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[golding76]

Recently and for the first time, I've been seeing warnings that every hot dog you eat takes 35 minutes off your life.  Have you seen this announcement lately?

I do not eat hot dogs very often.  In general, I'll have two hot dogs on Memorial Day, the Fourth of July and on Labor Day.  That's it unless I'm at the local mall (which really doesn't happen often these days), where I cannot resist one of those tiny Auntie Anne hot dogs nestled in a tiny roll.

But today I went for The Big One -- Ben's Chili Dog from Ben's Chili Bowl in Washington, D.C.  A dear friend was in D.C. and headed over to Ben's Chili Bowl and asked if I wanted a hot dog.  I did not pause for a second.  Yes, oh yes, please.

Oh my, but it was a delight.  It not only satiated my appetite for something different but it also cleared out my sinuses a bit with its spicy mustard.  I'm not much for spicy, but I approve of the salutary effects of that mustard of theirs.  Having thrown caution to the wind, I also downed a bag of Lay's potato chips that came with it.  What a pleasure!

By the way, I was informed that the hot dog is actually a half smoke.  It was.

ETA:  Because of the comments that follow, I thought that I'd let you know that we eat Nathan's hot dogs when we do have them.

[catter70]

They come out with this kind of info on just about anything that we eat and then backtrack later. Don't eat eggs, tuna, beef, etc. If everything was taken away that's bad for us, there wouldn't be much left to eat.  Like they said on the news, Joey Chestnut should have died long ago, then.

[Mistreatedbycs]

So if you ate a hot dog every day for a month that would be an average of 30 days x 35 minutes off your life which would be 1050 minutes you would lose a month.

Now that you ate this hot dog and lost the 35 minutes, you are still AHEAD  by 1015 minutes....so you are doing good!

That looks pretty good, don't you love it when you anticipate the flavor and texture and it was so delicious!

That's the best.

I know that's crazy logic but it should make you feel good.

[Anonymous032819]

If there was any truth to that study, Nathan's Hotdog champion, Joey Chestnut,  would be dead already.

[deepwaterdotter]

Considering the number of beef hot dogs I have eaten in my life, I should probably be dead by now.

[threecees]

@catter70  

[Stormygirl]

I think I recall reading something negative about hot dogs but didnt pay it much mind LOL. Seems just about anything good tasting is dangerous for my hips hahaha You know . Seriously I dont eat many hot dogs either but admit to loving the ones they sell at ball parks. Your description of the hot dog and mustard you had now has me hankering for one hehehe! I dont think one would hurt..Naaaaa! I doubt would take many minutes off ones life...Who did that study anyway? Cheers! 

[pupwhipped]

You dare devil dog you! Looks yummy and worth every last minute lost.

[golding76]

I never paid attention to who was promoting this deadly hot dog attack nor did I learn who conducted a "study," if there was one.

I've just noticed it as a quick PSA on the TV.  Next time, I will pay closer attention.

Yes, all Nathan's hot dog-eating champs should have expired by now.  

ETA:  A story on the study.  I can give you the link but I am unable to read the article because I do not accept ads.  Also, it is 36 minutes of your life that you lose, not 35.  Clearly, I did not like this news since I chopped off one minute from the news.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/27/health/hot-dog-could-shorten-life-trnd-wellness-scn/index.html

[Nightowlz]

LOL!!! What happens when you eat a steak?

The Meat Market here started making all beef hot dogs. Sure does not taste like a store bought hot dog. Did not mess up my stomach either. I still hardly ever eat them.