# The Dinosaur and Hot Dog **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 20, 2012, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dinosaur-and-hot-dog/619414 "2012-04-20T15:04:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dinosaur-and-hot-dog/619414/1 "2012-04-20T15:04:46Z")
This sounds like a great name for a faux-British-Pub American eatery: > **[Derby, NY - Self-Garnishing Hot Dog](https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/33267)** > > Visit reports, news, maps, directions and info on Self-Garnishing Hot Dog in Derby, New York. Is this: a.) A Dinosaur eating a Hot Dog in an inconvenient manner b.) a Dinosaur sticking out his tnogue c.) A very suggestive Dinosaur Statue I note, by the way, that, except for that anomalous hot dog, this is a much more realistic dinosaur statue than you normally encounter at a nondescript roadside place. ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dinosaur-and-hot-dog/619414/2 "2012-04-20T15:51:12Z")
As a guy, my immediate reaction to that photo is to squirm uncomfortably in my chair. I think it would have a lot less unfortunate connotations if the hot dog had simply been placed sideways. ---
**Author:** ![Bytegeist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@Bytegeist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bytegeist)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dinosaur-and-hot-dog/619414/3 "2012-04-20T16:42:42Z")
Eric Cartman could have used him in “Scott Tenorman Must Die”. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dinosaur-and-hot-dog/619414/4 "2012-04-20T16:44:42Z")
I think that’s an artistic representation of a T. Rex eating a _Dachshundosaur_ (latin: Weiner Lizard). ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dinosaur-and-hot-dog/619414/5 "2012-04-20T18:17:17Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > This sounds like a great name for a faux-British-Pub American eatery: > > [Derby, NY - Self-Garnishing Hot Dog](http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/33267) > > Is this: > > a.) A Dinosaur eating a Hot Dog in an inconvenient manner > > b.) a Dinosaur sticking out his tnogue > > c.) A very suggestive Dinosaur Statue > > I note, by the way, that, except for that anomalous hot dog, this is a much more realistic dinosaur statue than you normally encounter at a nondescript roadside place. I’d just like to say that that looks like a neat website to go exploring. It makes me think of [The West Virginia Surfing Report](http://thewvsr.com/) for some unclear reason. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dinosaur-and-hot-dog/619414/6 "2012-04-20T18:23:27Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > I’d just like to say that that looks like a neat website to go exploring. It makes me think of [The West Virginia Surfing Report](http://thewvsr.com/) for some unclear reason. Oh, it is. I’ve been exploring it for years. I also have the last edition of their book, which is _WOEFULLY_ out of date, and desperately in need of a new edition. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dinosaur-and-hot-dog/619414/7 "2012-04-20T18:29:41Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > I note, by the way, that, except for that anomalous hot dog, this is a much more realistic dinosaur statue than you normally encounter at a nondescript roadside place. I really don’t know, but my guess is that the dinosaur was created by [Mark Cline](http://www.monstersanddinosaurs.com/), who has created many fiberglass dinosaurs in that somewhat realistic style in southwestern Virginia. Someday I WILL visit the Dinosaur Kingdom, which depicts the bloodbath when union soldiers in the Civil War happened upon a dinosaur enclave. Edit: your link \*says \*it’s Mark Cline.