just curious!
2006-12-31 07:26:23 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
If you are serious and if you're wondering why they are called like that (I've always been curious about this myself), here's the info I found on Wikipedia:
'Hot dogs were frequently known as frankfurters or franks, but the name "hot dog" became popular by the 1890s. In the 1830s, it was widely rumored that the dogs that roamed urban streets were regularly rounded up (by "dog wagons") and made into sausages; by the 1840s, the term "dog sandwich" was used. The 1860s popular song "Der Deitcher's Dog" (written by Septimus Winner and known by the lyrics "Where oh where has my little dog gone?") contained:
Und sausage is goot: Baloney, of course,
Oh! where, oh! where can he be?
Dey makes ‘em mit dog, und dey makes ‘em mit horse:
I guess dey makes ‘em mit he.
"Hot dog" first came into use in an old joke involving a dog's "pants" (the verb "pant" substituted for the noun). The following was widely reprinted in newspapers, from at least 1870: "What’s the difference between a chilly man and a hot dog? One wears a great coat, and the other pants. The October 18, 1894 University of Michigan humor magazine The Wrinkle contained this on the cover page: "Two Greeks a 'hot dog' freshman sought. The Clothes they found, their favors bought. "Hot dog" meant a stylish dresser, someone who was sharply attired. A popular phrase was "puttin' on the dog."'
2006-12-31 07:39:35 · answer #1 · answered by Cheshire Riddle 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To answer your question: I don't know
But checking out your photo, are you a hot dog or a hot cat?
2006-12-31 17:31:07 · answer #2 · answered by cat lady 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hee Hee. I like your question. Because the hot dog sounds better than a frankfurter or a weiner, and it got it's nickname because a hot dog looks like a weiner dog! Not too many people would ever eat a cat-shaped frankfurter!
2006-12-31 15:34:50 · answer #3 · answered by Emerald 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good question! But if hot dogs are made of almost anything, would hot cats be made of all one ingredient?
2006-12-31 15:28:42 · answer #4 · answered by cows go moo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They have cool cats. But they don't eat them. After eating one hot dog, they're no longer hungry.
2006-12-31 15:34:40 · answer #5 · answered by x4294967296 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
good question. hot dogs just sounds tastier than hot cats.
2006-12-31 15:28:06 · answer #6 · answered by Kel Kel 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Aqui no Brasil tem churrasquinho de gato , é muito gostoso!!!
Hello!!I'm brazilian people and my opinion about your question is don't have hot cat's ,but here in Brazil have barbecue of cat's, is delicius!!!Come here for experiment!!!!Kisses and happy new year!!!
2006-12-31 15:36:52 · answer #7 · answered by Susane 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cats prefer to remain at room temperature.
2006-12-31 15:31:13 · answer #8 · answered by Two Peas 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever eaten at an Asian restaurant ? Bring two cats you get one free meal.
2006-12-31 15:29:38 · answer #9 · answered by dreamweaver021557 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because Cats don't resemble food(or the other way around?).
2006-12-31 15:30:01 · answer #10 · answered by Sunrise 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋