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Q. Why do hotdogs come in packages of 10, but hotdog buns come in packages of 8?
Jon Hansen 1/23/00
A. Some time in the early 1950's, at a top secret nation wide meeting of hot dog market specialists, a conclusion was reached to get people to continually buy hot dogs and hot dog buns. Take note that "hot dog" was a replacement term instituted during World War II that attempted to Americanize the favorite food originally from Germany known as the Frankfurter. Also the refrigerator was becoming a regular appliance in almost every home, allowing more bulk purchases to be made. Anyway, the hot dog industry decided to ensure continued sales and constant stock in the American home by selling hot dogs in packs of 10 and buns only in packs of 8; therefore, there would always be either 2 hot dogs who needed the cheaper buns in order to be served in the favorite bun style OR 6 hot dog buns left; and certainly all that bread could not be wasted and hot dog buns are of a particular shape that makes them laughable when used in any other situation of cuisine. Of couse the amounts of hot dogs to buns in the refrigerator would vary over the course of different purchase overlaps- but there would always be one leftover demanding the purchase of the other.
I want to know about your religious beliefs.
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O New York -- you beast! -- why do I pine for thee?
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Have you any advice for *adults* who aspire to be creative?
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"Joshu's unsheathed sword,
Glittering, severe frost is illuminating.
Asking what it is,
The body is cut in half.
Which line is most important?
Nine bows." -Ansho
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Is death painful?
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why is earth a woman? (Mother Earth...)
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What about respect?
- Didier Hampl, 8/26/01
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What do you think about President Bush rejecting the Kyoto treaty?
- David Hefner, 7/21/01
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Hello Jane.I would like to discuss with you a couple of comments you made...
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Jane, is this a character speaking, or are you utterly honest?
- anonymous 3/15/01
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Are there aspects of life that we cannot perceive?
- John Foster 1/15/01
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Why doesn't Hello Kitty have a mouth?
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If your life was a movie...who would the actress be that played you?
- Kathy Mueller FBI Distro, Moorestown, NJ 9/13/00
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Why do hotdogs come in packages of 10, but hotdog buns come in packages of 8?
- Jon Hansen 1/23/00
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If personalities are formed by the individual's perception of their environment, what about past lives?
- Matt Gosser 1/20/00
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Do you think numbers are real?
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Jane, why are people so mean?
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What color is the ocean at night?
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What is the first thing you do after you have sex?
- Erin Cocozzo 12/1/99
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Why do you love me so much!?
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Why is there something rather than nothing?
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Do you think that you have achieved all your life's dreams?
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