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Posted by Paul G. Thompson (Member # 655) on 07-04-2004, 06:24 PM:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5364916/

SKobayashi, of Nagano, Japan, gulped down 53½ wieners in 12 minutes and shattered his own world record by three dogs. In 2002, he had wolfed down 50½.

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 07-04-2004, 06:31 PM:

As a BIG weenie lover, I can attest that Nathan's hotdogs are the best followed by Farmer John's hot dogs. NONE of that all-beef crap for me! Give me the scraps and bone-scrapings for a REAL hot dog! YUM!

>>> Phil

Posted by Paul Mayer (Member # 355) on 07-04-2004, 06:32 PM:

Where does he put it all? [Smile]

Paul, you will always be the Weenie Man around here!

Posted by Steve Kraus (Member # 476) on 07-04-2004, 08:05 PM:

The man makes a fine dog but Nathan's true gift was keeping steam locomotives dripping with oil. Remind anyone of a Simplex E7?

(It's a mechanical lubricator...the lever is connected to the mechanism and it would send oil out those small tubes to various wearing surfaces and, most importantly, into the steam headed for the cylinders keeping them and the valves lubricated.)

Phil, we knew you loved weiners. Just didn't know you liked hot dogs, too!

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 07-04-2004, 08:11 PM:

quote: Steve Kraus
Remind anyone of a Simplex E7?

Not really, Steve. But more like those old steam engines that were used on those OLD ships that Paul was talking about.

>>> Phil

Posted by Will Kutler (Member # 770) on 07-04-2004, 08:31 PM:

HEBREW NATIONAL....WE ANSWER TO A HIGHER SOURCE! - or ALL BEEF w/NATURAL CASINGS! [Big Grin]

AND NO DISGUSTING REMARKS FROM THE PEANUT GALLERY...AND THAT MEANS YOU...PHIL! [Big Grin]

One problem Steve...E-7s use Bijur, whil Steam locos generally use Nathan! But ya, it does look similar to the E-7...and btw, the E-7 fittings are in fact check-valves!

Posted by William T. Parr (Member # 677) on 07-04-2004, 08:47 PM:

quote: Will Kutler
HEBREW NATIONAL.

Fucking A Right.... Those are the best damn hotdog I have ever had. Well worth the money for thier Ballpark type hotdogs. Bet you cant eat more than 1

Posted by Paul Mayer (Member # 355) on 07-04-2004, 10:13 PM:

And let us not forget the sound of the Southern Pacific in SoCal:

http://atsf.railfan.net/airhorns/p3.html

Air whistles rule! [thumbsup]

Posted by Steve Kraus (Member # 476) on 07-04-2004, 10:23 PM:

Only to someone who hasn't heard a steam whistle. I heard one just a few hours ago. It's haunting.

Do I want to know what a "natural casing" is? Hmmmm...maybe not.

Posted by Paul G. Thompson (Member # 655) on 07-04-2004, 10:55 PM:

OK, so here is a small drift off the subject.

Speaking of who made what, did you guys know that Adolphus Busch
(yes, the same Busch from Anheuser Busch Company, makers of Budweiser beer eventually became partners with Eberhard Anheuser was a leading Diesel Engine manufacturing plant?) He even had Dr. Rudolph Diesel as a consultant. The Diesel Engine came to America in 1897, when Adolphus Busch obtained the American rights to build Diesels. The first Diesel Engine built by his company was installed in the Anheuser-Busch power plant in 1898.

http://ussubvetsofworldwarii.org/Diesel_Engines.html

http://www.derbysulzers.com/sulzerengine.html

http://www.didyouknow.cd/anheuser.htm

Steve, I don't know if you have seen these links, but they are interesting.

Maybe their idea was to use beer as a fuel. [Big Grin]

Posted by Steve Kraus (Member # 476) on 07-05-2004, 10:01 AM:

Yeah, I know a bit about the Busch / Diesel connection as Kirkland discusses it in Dawn of the Diesel Age. Refrigeration compressors and engines are closely related mechanical technologies. John F. Kirkland was a former Baldwin man who wrote the three volume Diesel Builders series about ALCO/GE (& MLW), Lima & Fairbanks-Morse, and then Baldwin. Sadly, he is no longer with us so someone else will need to write a detailed history of EMC/EMD.

Going off off off topic (yet closer to show biz) the reason I snapped pictures of a few lubricators was I wanted pictures of both the Nathan and Detroit brands so I could juxtapose them into "Nathan Detroit" for a friend who loves Guys and Dolls. I keep teasing her about the main character being named after lubricators.

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 07-05-2004, 10:58 AM:

The best hot dogs on Earth were at a place in Lexington, KY called GARO'S, back in the late 70s. The owner sold out and retired sometime around 1988, and the hot dogs were never the same after that.

Then, I had Nathan's.

Man-oh-man! Not quite as good as Garo's, but a damned close second... damned close! Nathan's is now Tim Reed's official hot dog, a lofty honor that went unawared for many years.

Posted by Jeff Stricker (Member # 224) on 07-05-2004, 03:24 PM:

I'm thinking Angelo's Coney Island in Flint, Michigan. They are slathered with tons of diced onions and Coney sauce. [thumbsup]

Anybody else ever try one? Much better than a Nathan's IMHO.

Posted by Paul Mayer (Member # 355) on 07-05-2004, 05:24 PM:

What's "Coney" sauce?

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 07-05-2004, 06:05 PM:

Farmer Vincent's hot dogs are supposed to be really good too.

>>> Phil

Posted by Adam Martin (Member # 641) on 07-05-2004, 06:05 PM:

I assume it's chili.

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 07-05-2004, 06:18 PM:

I agree Adam.

Betty Crocker, Rachael Ray, Tyler Florence, and Alton Brown have all personally sent me this recipe for Coney Sauce ...YUMMY!

>>> Phil

Posted by Bob Brown (Member # 1205) on 07-05-2004, 06:30 PM:

Oh, I had forgotten about these guys. If I remember they were located in one of the malls in Flint. I used to go over there a couple of times a week when I lived in Owosso. They were always busy. I was never disappointed. Think of it...driving 45 minutes just for a weenie [Eek!]

Posted by Adam Martin (Member # 641) on 07-05-2004, 07:09 PM:

quote: From Phil's link
1/2 pound ground beef
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1 cup tomato sauce
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon monosodium glutamate (MSG)
1/2 teaspoon salt

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 07-05-2004, 08:42 PM:

quote: Adam Martin
1/2 teaspoon monosodium glutamate (MSG)

MSG! YUM! [thumbsup]

>>> Phil

Posted by Jeff Stricker (Member # 224) on 07-06-2004, 06:27 AM:

Yeh, I think there are several Angelo's locations in Flint. The one I remember is the original location not far from the old Buick plant.

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 07-08-2004, 03:45 PM:

Oh, yes, you made me think of another one, Jeff. "James Coney Island", Houston... The dogs and chili were so good there, I used to have them for breakfast!
[beer]