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Chief Wiggum Responds To Reports Of Pets Being Eaten In Springfield

Darcy Jimenez
Darcy Jimenez
Chief Wiggum Responds To Reports Of Pets Being Eaten In Springfield
"Mr. Katz is eating hot dogs?"
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Via @HankAzaria.

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  1. Dale OBrien 2 days ago

    The late Bob Newhart would approve but I’m not sure the squeaky voice adds to the comedy

    1. Unknown 1 day ago

      well, see, there is this TV show, rather obscure, called The Simpsons.. pretty new, only aired since 1989... So anyway, that's one of the voice actors, and he's using the voice of one of the recurring characters. It'd probably be more funny if the show was more well-known, but sometimes Digg features niche things.

  2. Van Schroeder 2 days ago

    The great Hank Azaria, a national treasure.

  3. SoHannaBarberaesque 2 days ago

    Historical Insight:

    Soon after Nathan Handwerker's Coney Island hot dog stand (still in business at Stilwell and Surf) opened in 1913 with hot dogs priced at 5¢ each, a wild rumour surfaced which claimed that the cheap price for Nathan's franks was because dog meat and other less-than-wholesome ingredients were part of the meat mixture (even though Handwerker was Jewish himself).

    To dispel the rumours, Mr. Handwerker invited the doctors, nurses and surgical staff at nearby Coney Island Hospital to try his franks for free, so long as they were in medical garb. All such pronounced Nathan's franks to be made of only pure and wholesome ingredients of the highest quality, and business quickly recovered. In time, inspiring "Where The Doctors Eat" as a slogan for Nathan's Famous, as the place is known.

    (Interesting fact: When William Gaines was in charge of MAD Magazine, he was legendary for pegging the newsstand price to that of a hot dog at Nathan's Famous.)

    1. Van Schroeder 2 days ago

      I didn’t find the $.05 price claim to be unusual for the period. In fact if you research a bit you’ll find menus online advertising dinner entrees at restaurants for $1.00 or cups of stews and soups for $.30.

      I found this link https://classicnewyorkhistory.com/history-of-nathans-famous-hot-dogs-at-coney-island/ which purports the “rumor” was spread by Feldman’s German Gardens, Handwerker’s former employer, whose $.10 hot dogs were complained about as being too expensive. It was the complaints regarding the price that spurred Mr Handwerker and his wife to start their business.

      So hardly a “wild rumor”, and very much a bit of slander by a disgruntled former employer. Which clearly didn’t do much to dissuade the public.

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