Cleats by Bill Hinds for September 06, 2017
September 05, 2017
September 07, 2017
Transcript:
Jerome's grandpa: Back in the early part of the 20th century, a sports cartoonist, Tad Dorgan, was at a baseball game, listening to vendors selling sausages in a bun by yelling "get your hot Dachsunds!" Dorgan wanted to work that into one of his cartoons. He wasn't sure how to spell "Dachsunds," so he just wrote "hot dogs." Jerome: Cartoonists don't have to worry about that now because of "spell check." Jerome's grandpa: That's write.
Govi Premium Member about 7 years ago
Spellcheck: dachshund (not dachsund)
drivingfuriously Premium Member about 7 years ago
Right
seanb51229 Premium Member about 7 years ago
So now we know the origin of the word “hot dog”. But what is the origin of “hot dachshund” ?
RWill about 7 years ago
So, which of the kids will Google this and find out that the story is indeed a myth? xD