Lair reminded me that today is 4/11. He says to ask him any question.
I think I’ll take questions from the audience, too.
04/11/2007
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Lair reminded me that today is 4/11. He says to ask him any question.
I think I’ll take questions from the audience, too.
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OK, I’ll bite.
Why are cats so captivating?
Comment by Rahel — 04/11/2007 @ 5:07 pm
Rahel – that’s easy. Because you put cat food in the trap.
Oh wait — you said captivATING (not captive). In that case, I haven’t a clue.
But I’ve always wondered why hot dogs are called hot dogs.
Comment by Bob — 04/12/2007 @ 12:47 am
Mock the solemnity of 4/11 all you like; I was there that day when we all heard “city and listing, please?” and the world changed forever…
Comment by The Doctor — 04/12/2007 @ 8:32 am
Simple. CApTivating. You can’t spell captivating without cat.
Next?
Comment by Meryl Yourish — 04/12/2007 @ 10:38 am
Bob: Because it resembles a Dachshund. Around the turn of the 20th century, a concessionaire at the NY Polo Grounds named Harry Stevens had his vendors yell “Get your red-hot dachsund sausages!”. The sports cartoonist T.A. Dorgan got a kick out of this, and started calling them hot dogs. He drew a picture of a frankfurter shaped like a dachshund in a bun, and the term was born.
The above is from “Why Does Popcorn Pop? and 201 other fascinating facts about food.”
You can’t stump me.
Comment by Meryl Yourish — 04/12/2007 @ 11:13 am