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Wienermobile Crashes into Racine home (Doggone shame!)
witi ^ | 7/17/2009 | milwguy

Posted on 07/17/2009 2:50:21 PM PDT by milwguy

The Oscar Meyer 'weinermobile' crashed into a house today. Wisconsinm icon damaged in accident.


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KEYWORDS: oscarmeyer; oscarmeyeweiner
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To: milwguy
Everybody sing:

Wellll..., I wish I were an Oscar Meyer weiner, that is what I truly want to be-e-e! Cuz, if I were an Oscar Meyer weiner, everyone would be in love with me!

...until I ran into your house, that is!

You're singing it, aren't ya?

21 posted on 07/17/2009 3:00:18 PM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (I'll miss President Bush greatly! Palin in 2012!)
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To: theFIRMbss

Was the driver texting someone?


22 posted on 07/17/2009 3:00:51 PM PDT by GraceG
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To: cripplecreek

“Would have been a lot funnier if it crashed into a brothel.”

Or a mosque.

Another American icon headed to the body shop.


23 posted on 07/17/2009 3:01:57 PM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (What kind of organization answers the phone if you call a suicide hotline in Gaza City?)
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To: milwguy

I wonder if anyone will eat his a$$ out? Just sayin’


24 posted on 07/17/2009 3:02:01 PM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (I'll miss President Bush greatly! Palin in 2012!)
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To: Sparko

To be frank, that was a good one.


25 posted on 07/17/2009 3:02:18 PM PDT by OB1kNOb (It is impossible to convince someone of facts or truth if they don't want to believe it.)
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To: milwguy

Bummer. There are not many left.


26 posted on 07/17/2009 3:02:26 PM PDT by sinanju
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To: rvoitier

Mr. Meyer was a gracious gentleman. May he rest in peace.


27 posted on 07/17/2009 3:03:32 PM PDT by madinmadtown (Nuclear...better to mispronounce it, than not understand it.)
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To: milwguy

Well I guess we know who the weiners and losers are in this little incident.


28 posted on 07/17/2009 3:03:58 PM PDT by OB1kNOb (It is impossible to convince someone of facts or truth if they don't want to believe it.)
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To: milwguy

"Honest officer, I was just driving the intercourse over there when suddenly I lost control, my whole body shuddered and I came straight into this garage!"

29 posted on 07/17/2009 3:05:06 PM PDT by MarineBrat (Who is Jim Thompson?)
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To: milwguy

That is the wurst crash I’ve seen in a schlong time!


30 posted on 07/17/2009 3:05:53 PM PDT by SnuffaBolshevik
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To: milwguy
Looks like there'll soon be an update to the "Mishaps and incidents" section below...

Wienermobile
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A "Wienermobile" is an automobile shaped like a hot dog on a bun that is used to promote and advertise Oscar Mayer products. It was created in 1936 by Oscar's nephew, Carl G. Mayer, and variants are still used by Oscar Mayer today. In 2004, Oscar Mayer announced a contest whereby customers could win the right to use the Wienermobile for a day. Within a month, the contest had generated over 15,000 entries.[citation needed] Drivers of the Wienermobiles are known as Hotdoggers and often hand out toy whistles shaped as replicas of the Wienermobile, known as Wienerwhistles.

The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile has evolved from Carl Mayer’s original 1936 vehicle to the current vehicles seen on the road today. Although gas rationing kept the Wienermobile off the road during World War II, in the 1950s Oscar Mayer and the Gerstenslager Company created several new vehicles using a Dodge chassis or a Willys Jeep chassis. One of these models is on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. These Wienermobiles were piloted by "Little Oscar" who would visit stores, schools, orphanages, children's hospitals, and participate in parades and festivals. In 1969, new Wienermobiles were built upon a Chevy motor home chassis and featured Ford Thunderbird taillights. The 1969 vehicle was the first Wienermobile to travel to foreign countries. In 1976 Plastic Products, inc., built a fiberglass and styrofoam model, again on a Chevy motor home chassis.

In 1988, Oscar Mayer launched its Hotdogger program, where recent college graduates were hired to drive the Wienermobile through various parts of the nation and abroad. Using a converted Chevy van chassis, Stevens Automotive Corporation and noted industrial designer Brooks Stevens built a fleet of six Wienermobiles for the new team of Hotdoggers. In 1995, the Wienermobile grew in size to 27-feet long and 11-feet high. In 2000, the big dog was given the power of a 5700 GM VORTEC engine. The most recent version of the Wienermobile, built in 2004, has been updated to include a voice activated GPS navigation device, an audio center with a wireless microphone, and a horn that plays the Wiener Jingle in 21 different genres from Cajun to Rap to Bossa Nova, according to American Eats. There are seven Wienermobiles in existence. The current Wienermobile sports fourth generation Pontiac Firebird taillights.

Mishaps and incidents

In June, 2007, a Wienermobile with the Wisconsin license plate of YUMMY made headlines after having been stopped by an Arizona Department of Public Safety officer for having an alleged stolen license plate. Officer K. Lankow had observed the Wienermobile slowing traffic and checked the license plate number to determine if the vehicle was street legal. The license plate came back as being stolen out of Columbia, Wisconsin, so the officer stopped the Wienermobile and detained the driver. The Columbia Police Department, that had flagged the license plate as being stolen, had neglected to add that it should be considered stolen only if not on a Wienermobile. The Wienermobile was released soon after the error was revealed.[2][3][4]

On August 9, 2007, a Wienermobile with the Wisconsin license plate of WEENR was ticketed by Chicago police for parking in a no parking/no standing zone on Chicago's Magnificent Mile.[5]

On February 11, 2008, a Wienermobile slid off of U.S. Route 15 outside of Mansfield, Pennsylvania due to icy conditions following a winter storm, drawing moderate local media attention. There were no injuries, and the Wienermobile suffered only minor damage.[6]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wienermobile

31 posted on 07/17/2009 3:07:39 PM PDT by ETL (ALL the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: milwguy
In a related story (or not):

Beer Truck Overturns During Morning Commute
Driver Unhurt In Crash

MADISON, Wis. -- A beer truck rolled over on Highway 151 in Madison on Friday morning, leaving the the smell of beer to linger during the morning commute.

More here --

http://www.channel3000.com/news/20089162/detail.html


32 posted on 07/17/2009 3:09:01 PM PDT by green pastures
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To: Domandred

I love to hear the homeowners call to his insurance agent.


33 posted on 07/17/2009 3:09:16 PM PDT by AFreeBird
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To: milwguy

Will we ever learn if the driver was texting, tweeting or just simply “wanking?”


34 posted on 07/17/2009 3:12:41 PM PDT by davisfh ( Islam is a very serious mental illness)
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To: Snurple

LOL...perfect!


35 posted on 07/17/2009 3:12:45 PM PDT by Las Vegas Ron (Move over NetZero - Obama's in the house!)
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To: milwguy

Is this a case of “throwing a hotdog down a hallway”?


36 posted on 07/17/2009 3:13:13 PM PDT by Dumpster Baby (The chair is against the wall. John has a long mustache.)
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To: SnuffaBolshevik

Stop it! You’re all a bunch of little brats.


37 posted on 07/17/2009 3:13:23 PM PDT by beelzepug (It's not what you said, it's how you said it.)
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To: milwguy

GOT to be more careful where you put that thing.

Maybe, they shoulda used KY jelly.


38 posted on 07/17/2009 3:13:32 PM PDT by wizr ( Freedom ain't free, and common sense ain't common, it's a gift, from God.)
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To: Sparko
I never sausage an accident before.

I guess they were on a roll................

(and couldn't stop).

39 posted on 07/17/2009 3:13:38 PM PDT by Liz (When people fear govt, we have tyranny; when govt fears the people, we have freedom.)
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To: AFreeBird

“Um...am I covered for weiner collisions?”


40 posted on 07/17/2009 3:16:30 PM PDT by Palladin (The President wears "mom jeans"!)
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