# Have you ever encountered my favorite Wiener? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 15, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-encountered-my-favorite-wiener/814233 "2018-05-15T18:22:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-encountered-my-favorite-wiener/814233/1 "2018-05-15T18:22:03Z")
[The Oscar Meyer Wienermobile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wienermobile), that is. The first time I saw it was at March AFB back in 1979, and the driver gave me a wienerwhistle. The second time was last year here in Portland, when I was stuck in traffic right next to The Big Red One. Have any of you ever seen it in person, or been lucky enough to get a whistle from the driver? ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-encountered-my-favorite-wiener/814233/2 "2018-05-15T18:38:33Z")
Yeah, I’ve seen it several times. The last time was a few years ago, when it happened to be in a shopping center we were at. We were eating dinner, and by the time we finished, it was gone. I would have gone over to it otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![PackerMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@PackerMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PackerMan)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-encountered-my-favorite-wiener/814233/3 "2018-05-15T19:48:33Z")
My brother in Orlando sent me pictures of one driving down the road about a month ago. ---
**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-encountered-my-favorite-wiener/814233/4 "2018-05-15T19:51:07Z")
Many years ago (late 80s-early 90s, I think), I saw THREE Wienermobiles driving single-file down the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago. They were heading east (toward downtown) and I was going west. I briefly considered finding an exit and making a U-turn so I could follow them, but reluctantly kept going. I also saw one in Madison, Wisconsin sometime during the 1980s. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-encountered-my-favorite-wiener/814233/5 "2018-05-15T19:58:47Z")
Twice that I can remember. Once about 10 years ago on I-95 South on my way to Atlanta, and I passed by it that time a few years ago when it was crashed into a pole in Harrisburg. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-encountered-my-favorite-wiener/814233/6 "2018-05-15T19:59:24Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Twice that I can remember. Once about 10 years ago on I-95 South on my way to Atlanta, and I passed by it that time a few years ago when it was crashed into a pole in Harrisburg. Hot dog on a stick! ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-encountered-my-favorite-wiener/814233/7 "2018-05-15T20:00:22Z")
I just saw the Wienermobile this past weekend! ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-encountered-my-favorite-wiener/814233/8 "2018-05-15T20:09:19Z")
I have never seen it in person, but I have a wiener whistle so I think maybe my brother saw it somewhere and got me a whistle. ---
**Author:** ![SmellMyWort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-encountered-my-favorite-wiener/814233/9 "2018-05-15T20:19:38Z")
Pretty much every year as they usually have one or more parked at [Brat Fest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brat_Fest). ---
**Author:** ![Lurking\_Quahog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lurking_quahog/32/21274_2.png) [@Lurking\_Quahog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lurking_Quahog)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-encountered-my-favorite-wiener/814233/10 "2018-05-15T20:26:04Z")
I saw one at a supermarket in Warwick, RI a couple of years ago. Got me a wiener whistle which I still have! ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-encountered-my-favorite-wiener/814233/11 "2018-05-16T19:49:29Z")
I passed the weinermobile going the other way on I-5 south of Portland a few years ago. However I saw the Mr. Peanut [NUTmobile](https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/16/nutmobile_n_5500971.html) parked in front of the Fred Meyers in Newberg just last month. I don’t know if they were giving anything away however, as I was in a hurry and didn’t stop to find out. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-encountered-my-favorite-wiener/814233/12 "2018-05-16T20:40:39Z")
My husband (Andy L) saw it at our local supermarket (Maryland) many years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-encountered-my-favorite-wiener/814233/13 "2018-05-16T21:06:26Z")
I saw one just about a month ago. I was driving out of our neighborhood towards the nearest major intersection and saw it go driving past as I approached the stoplight. I didn’t get a real good look at it but there is no mistaking a Weinermobile. ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-encountered-my-favorite-wiener/814233/14 "2018-05-16T22:30:41Z")
I saw one the day before my wedding (8\10\96). I’m not sure if I’ve seen one since. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-encountered-my-favorite-wiener/814233/15 "2018-05-16T22:44:42Z")
I’ve never seen it in person, but I may this October. I’m going to an Octoberfest in a small Kansas town. They have dachshund races, and in some photos and video from past fests I’ve seen the WeinerMobile in the background. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-encountered-my-favorite-wiener/814233/16 "2018-05-16T22:46:50Z")
Never seen it except on TV. My favorite is a dog. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-encountered-my-favorite-wiener/814233/17 "2018-05-16T23:12:47Z")
It was here (Gillette, Wyoming) within the last week. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-encountered-my-favorite-wiener/814233/18 "2018-05-17T01:46:58Z")
It made an appearance in my town a couple years ago, which isn’t all that surprising because we have an Oscar Mayer factory in the region. I was at a stoplight and saw it go by on a major road, presumably en route to the appearance. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![MickNickMaggies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@MickNickMaggies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MickNickMaggies)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-encountered-my-favorite-wiener/814233/19 "2018-05-17T11:47:03Z")
Wienermobile anecdote: when I was at University, we had several valedictorians in our graduating class. And while they didn’t call out accomplishments and future plans for all 500+ of us at the main commencement ceremony, they did for the valedictorians. After several of them were announced to be heading off to law schools, top-tier engineering postgraduate studies, medical schools, the one with the biggest grin of all was… Off to drive the Wienermobile for the summer. That was a truly happy young man. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-encountered-my-favorite-wiener/814233/20 "2018-05-17T11:56:13Z")
Yup, I’ve seen it a few times over the years. IIRC, they live in Madison, or at least did, I don’t know where it is now. A few years ago it crashed into the front of someone’s house in the next county over from me. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-encountered-my-favorite-wiener/814233.md?page=2)