A 140 year old hot doghas been found frozen under a building that is being torn down in ConeyIsland. Boy, they don’t make em like that anymore. Yep, with all the preservatives in the “new dogs” you could skip the freezing process completely to create a memento for posterity 140 years from now.
What kept that poor lump of meat (or floor sweepings) frozen in a large block of ice for 140 years? Doesn’t New York ever warm up?
By coincidence a receipt was found with it. I guess that is how they dated it to 140 years ago. Otherwise what would they do to determine its age? Carbon dating? DNA? Taste comparisons? Or a newspaper article from 140 years ago about the mysterious disappearance of a hot dog and receipt as described by a depressed and hungry little boy when he went to the Coney Island fair?
Did the little boy buy another hot dog or did he continue to grieve? Did this loss of his bun containing that tube of nutritious grub affect his whole life and potentially his family and descendants to this day? I know I would never give up trying to locate my poor runaway hot dog!
Who on earth is stupid enough to buy a hot dog and put it under a building, with the receipt, into a convenient block of ice 140 years ago? Were they saving it “for later”?
This glorious reminder of past delightful foodstuff creation by a famous inventor will be on display and available for your viewing pleasure soon. NO TASTING!! The exhibit is free, believe it or not, surely a 140 year old hot dog should be exploited! The proceeds could go towards reducing the cost of health care.
Good grief, I’m not sure I believe it’s real!! Look what we’ve come to, counterfeit hot dogs!!
Are we being suckered here?
Coney Island in the 1880s
This is Coney Island in the 1880s, about 10 years after the rash of hot dog thievery started. As you can see none of these people have hot dogs. Were they stolen and hidden? Is the insane hot dog perloiner still plying his trade? What’s with this nut?
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