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Wienermobile wipes out
Firefighter Nation ^
| 2-9-2008
| George Osgood
Posted on 02/11/2008 2:59:21 PM PST by Cagey
MANSFIELD -- Let's be frank: motor vehicle accidents aren't much fun for anyone. But when a 27-foot-long tube-steak spins out on a snow-covered highway, it's bound to generate some grins. That's what happened Sunday to an Oscar Mayer Wienermobile on Route 15 about two miles south of Mansfield (at least it didn't roll over).
The growler contained two "hotdoggers" -- driver Emily Volpini, 22, of Lexington, Ky., and Caylen Goudie, 22, of Hinsdale, Ill. Although they didn't relish the experience, they weren't hurt, investigating state Trooper Rex Johnson said.
"Hotdoggers" are goodwill ambassadors for Kraft Foods and Oscar Mayer. There are 12 of them in the country -- two for each of the six Wienermobiles. They spend a year on the job traveling around the country. Part of their job is to recruit their replacements.
On Friday and Saturday, Volpini and Goudie and the iconic frankfurter were at Syracuse University, fulfilling the promise to the winner of "A Weekend with the Wienermobile" contest. Sunday morning, the women and the wiener on wheels headed south toward Penn State, where they will try to recruit candidates for the 2008-09 hotdoggers from a stable of Nittany Lion hopefuls. Mother Nature intervened, though briefly, at 12:20 p.m., putting the plastic porksicle on the median and out of service.
"We thought we had come out of the blizzard," Goudie said. "We thought we were through it. Then we hit a patch of ice. The Wienermobile weighs 7,000 pounds, so usually ice and snow isn't much of a problem. It was this time." Stuck, Volpini called 911 dispatchers in Wellsboro. Though skeptical at first, they notified state police at Mansfield. As passersby called in the crash on cell phones, the dispatchers became convinced that the barkburger was indeed in hot water.
Police contacted Dave Kurzejewski of Costy's Truck and Auto Mart, and he showed up in short order with a heavy four-wheel-drive vehicle and some chains. Johnson, the trooper, grilled the women briefly and concluded that a routine and sober spinout was all he had on his plate.
Kurzejewski hooked up and Emily fired up the highway hot dog, and a few well-timed tugs later, the Wienermobile was back on the highway. For Kurzejewski, veteran of hundreds of tows over the years, Sunday's experience was a new one. "I've pulled out a lot of vehicles," he said. "But that's the first wiener I've ever pulled out." It was a first for the women, too. They left none the wurst for wear.
"Usually we try to keep from scratching our buns," Goudie said. "But sometimes, things go wrong."
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Outdoors; Travel
KEYWORDS: canthandletheweiner; chickscantdrive; freepun; oscarmeyer; wiener; wienermobile
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posted on
02/11/2008 2:59:24 PM PST
by
Cagey
To: Cagey
"But that's the first wiener I've ever pulled out."
2
posted on
02/11/2008 3:02:32 PM PST
by
Dumpster Baby
(Eschew obfuscation)
To: Cagey
"But that's the first wiener I've ever pulled out." It was a first for the women, too. They left none the wurst for wear.So few words, so many bad puns.
3
posted on
02/11/2008 3:02:42 PM PST
by
Vigilanteman
(Are there any men left in Washington? Or are there only cowards? Ahmad Shah Massoud)
To: Cagey
Hope he didn't have to wait long for a tow.
4
posted on
02/11/2008 3:03:22 PM PST
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.)
To: Daffynition
5
posted on
02/11/2008 3:04:09 PM PST
by
Cagey
(Somewhere in South America, a village is getting a shipment of "19-0" T-shirts.)
To: Daffynition
6
posted on
02/11/2008 3:07:51 PM PST
by
rawhide
To: Cagey
But when a 27-foot-long tube-steak spins out on a snow-covered highway, it's bound to generate some grins.When it's put that way it generates outright laughter.
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posted on
02/11/2008 3:08:47 PM PST
by
CougarGA7
(Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.)
To: CougarGA7
ZZ TOP had a hit called “Tube Steak Boogie”. I hope it was playing on their CD as they were spinning out of control. LOL
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posted on
02/11/2008 3:11:11 PM PST
by
Cagey
(Somewhere in South America, a village is getting a shipment of "19-0" T-shirts.)
To: Cagey
Lol. That would be classic. And it would be better than having the Oscar Meyer Wiener song playing.
9
posted on
02/11/2008 3:17:40 PM PST
by
CougarGA7
(Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.)
To: Cagey; al baby; Auntbee; BJClinton; Dashing Dasher; dfwddr; exile; feinswinesuksass; ...
"Tard" refers to the ping list members and not to the subject of the thread!
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10
posted on
02/11/2008 3:20:02 PM PST
by
JRios1968
("If you go over a cliff with all flags flying, you are still going over a cliff”—Ronald Reagan)
To: Cagey
HAHAHA. Hold on ... I'm having a Zen moment ... it may not last long.
Life should be relished from inside the Wienermobile looking out:
Encourage wiener lovers nationwide to relish the delicacy, ketchup on the great taste of hot dogs, and give in to the craving once it's mustard. Be frank and furthermore, to be upstanding in a line for hot dogs at ball parks, barbecues, buffets, and other bashes. Journey into the streets, dachs, und ports of my community, wish well to all comers, plump and lean and leave them with a wiener to roast about. As once I wished I were, now I am an Oscar Mayer Wienermobile Hotdogger.
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posted on
02/11/2008 3:39:10 PM PST
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.)
To: JRios1968; Cagey
To: Daffynition
13
posted on
02/11/2008 3:52:16 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Just call me M.O.M. (Maverick opposed to McCain.))
To: JRios1968
I thought the McCain bus went off the road.
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posted on
02/11/2008 3:57:50 PM PST
by
Enterprise
(Those who "betray us" also "Betray U.S." They're called DEMOCRATS!)
To: Cagey
"I've pulled out a lot of vehicles," he said. "But that's the first wiener I've ever pulled out." It was a first for the women, too.Sometimes, these jokes just write themselves, LOL!
To: Cagey
Kurzejewski hooked up...Well, what would you have expected the guy to do with two hot female hotdoggers?
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posted on
02/11/2008 3:58:36 PM PST
by
The Electrician
("Government is the only enterprise in the world which expands in size when its failures increase.")
To: Cagey; Larry Lucido; MotleyGirl70; Rb ver. 2.0; jdm; Gamecock
"that's the first wiener I've ever pulled out." ELAINE: He took .. it out.
To: Cagey
Several people tried to push out the weiner mobile, but they got mustard out.
Then there was not time to ketchup.
(I relish these threads).
Is this story from The Onion?
To: cripplecreek
HAHAHA! Cripplecreek ...you are a few fries short ...;-D

...and I mean that in the nicest possible way. ;-D
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posted on
02/11/2008 4:05:17 PM PST
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.)
To: Cagey
“Remember boys and girls....Practice safe lunch by always using a condiment.”
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posted on
02/11/2008 4:06:42 PM PST
by
SGCOS
To: Daffynition
The burger wars are getting rough.
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posted on
02/11/2008 4:08:05 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Just call me M.O.M. (Maverick opposed to McCain.))
To: Darksheare; Peanut Gallery
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posted on
02/11/2008 4:10:50 PM PST
by
Professional Engineer
(www.pinupsforvets.com --- In other news, K7UGA, what a dude.)
To: cripplecreek
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posted on
02/11/2008 4:15:38 PM PST
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.)
To: Professional Engineer
I swear I didn’t do it.
Nor was my coffee involved.
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posted on
02/11/2008 4:25:56 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Do you or anyone you know suffer from Bunny on the Head?)
To: Daffynition
Chris Walken, “Hello.”
Kids, “EEEEK!” *runs off*
Chris Walken, “Why won’t anyone say hello?”
(Paraphrased/stolen from Animaniacs. Parastolen?)
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posted on
02/11/2008 4:29:13 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Do you or anyone you know suffer from Bunny on the Head?)
To: EveningStar
To: Enterprise; JRios1968
I thought the McCain bus went off the road.
DING DING DING
We got a WEINER!!!
To: FredHead47
To: Daffynition
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posted on
02/11/2008 8:12:38 PM PST
by
JRios1968
("If you go over a cliff with all flags flying, you are still going over a cliff”—Ronald Reagan)
To: JRios1968
LOL Classic BK.
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posted on
02/12/2008 2:47:48 AM PST
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.)
To: Daffynition
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posted on
02/12/2008 4:39:26 AM PST
by
JRios1968
("If you go over a cliff with all flags flying, you are still going over a cliff”—Ronald Reagan)
To: Cagey; The Spirit Of Allegiance; martin_fierro; AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; ...
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posted on
02/12/2008 9:56:15 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________Profile updated Sunday, February 10, 2008)
To: JRios1968
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posted on
02/12/2008 2:03:12 PM PST
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.)
To: Daffynition
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posted on
02/12/2008 2:33:12 PM PST
by
JRios1968
("If you go over a cliff with all flags flying, you are still going over a cliff" —Ronald Reagan)
To: Cagey

A Weiner-Ectomy? Looks painful, LOL!
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posted on
02/12/2008 3:21:22 PM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
To: JRios1968
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posted on
02/12/2008 4:18:30 PM PST
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
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posted on
02/12/2008 5:43:35 PM PST
by
Cagey
(Somewhere in South America, a village is getting a shipment of "19-0" T-shirts.)
To: Daffynition
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posted on
02/12/2008 5:45:54 PM PST
by
Cagey
(Somewhere in South America, a village is getting a shipment of "19-0" T-shirts.)
To: Cagey
HAHAHAHOY! Looks like it's time to fish or cut bait.
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posted on
02/12/2008 5:53:58 PM PST
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.)
To: Daffynition
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posted on
02/12/2008 6:53:15 PM PST
by
JRios1968
("If you go over a cliff with all flags flying, you are still going over a cliff" —Ronald Reagan)
To: Cagey
They were driving too fast, trying to ketchup.
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posted on
02/12/2008 6:58:05 PM PST
by
reg45
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posted on
02/13/2008 1:16:55 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________Profile updated Sunday, February 10, 2008)
To: JRios1968
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posted on
02/13/2008 2:58:12 AM PST
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.)
To: Daffynition
44
posted on
02/13/2008 4:38:42 AM PST
by
JRios1968
("If you go over a cliff with all flags flying, you are still going over a cliff" —Ronald Reagan)
To: Daffynition
45
posted on
02/13/2008 8:25:13 AM PST
by
cyborg
(Nursing school, another marathon and a cherry on top)
To: JRios1968
46
posted on
02/13/2008 3:37:06 PM PST
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.)
To: Daffynition
47
posted on
02/13/2008 9:06:36 PM PST
by
JRios1968
("If you go over a cliff with all flags flying, you are still going over a cliff" —Ronald Reagan)
To: JRios1968
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posted on
02/14/2008 3:29:04 AM PST
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.)
To: Daffynition
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posted on
02/14/2008 4:57:41 AM PST
by
JRios1968
("If you go over a cliff with all flags flying, you are still going over a cliff" —Ronald Reagan)
To: JRios1968
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posted on
02/14/2008 12:57:20 PM PST
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.)
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