# This thread goes backwards **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 6, 2019, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-goes-backwards/839769 "2019-09-06T02:22:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 19
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-goes-backwards/839769/361 "2019-09-25T15:02:20Z")
I made some wiener soup yesterday. Sliced hot dogs and lots of veggies. I’m freezing a lot of it. ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-goes-backwards/839769/362 "2019-09-25T15:24:07Z")
So the circus is in town. Big deal. No elephants, no lion tamers, not even a dog act. Just creepy clowns, lame acrobats, and enough junk food to choke an elephant… which they don’t have. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-goes-backwards/839769/363 "2019-09-25T15:28:58Z")
Hey, did you hear the CIRCUS is in town? I LOVE the circus! Granted, they’ve had to make some cutbacks, but still… ---
**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:** [September 25, 2019, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-goes-backwards/839769/364 "2019-09-25T17:46:23Z")
How I despise what’s happened to our society in the 21st century. How has our society progressed? The leader of the free world is a former reality tv star that just happens to be a pathologic liar…there’s a mass shooting practically every other week…children’s snow cone machine sales have declined 26% during the last 20 years, and nearly everyone feels it’s perfectly okay to abandon the Truth and just make up whatever facts they feel like to suit their mood at that moment. I tell you we’re going to hell in a handbasket. About the only good thing I can think of is how circuses are becoming a thing of the past. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-goes-backwards/839769/365 "2019-09-25T17:58:07Z")
I think the oddest thing about the conversation between Trump and Zelensky was their frequent mentions of wiener soup. I don’t know if that’s a Ukrainian delicacy or a Stormy Daniels movie. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-goes-backwards/839769/366 "2019-09-25T19:16:51Z")
Bah humbug! Wieners don’t even taste like wieners anymore. Except for Nathan’s and maybe a couple of other small brands, they all taste like those canned Vienna Sausages. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-goes-backwards/839769/367 "2019-09-25T19:21:25Z")
At Christmas I’m giving Sonic gift cards to everyone. I know they all like hotdogs and corndogs. Perfect gift!! ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-goes-backwards/839769/368 "2019-09-25T19:46:58Z")
If I had to pick one food to live off of for the rest of my life… I know the obvious choice is pizza, but I’d say hot dogs. Or wieners, weenies, frankfurters, whatever you want to call them. Chicken, turkey, all beef, traditional, name brands, store brands, dollar store weiners. On buns, bread, bagels, rolls, English muffins. Boiled, microwaved, barbecued, uncooked. With mustard, onions, relish, barbecue sauce, salad dressing. With all the possible permutations and combinations, you’d never have the same meal twice in five years. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-goes-backwards/839769/369 "2019-09-25T22:11:36Z")
I’m thinking of restricting my diet to just one food, just to simplify things. But I can’t decide which food. Pizza? Hot dogs? Hot dog pizzas? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-goes-backwards/839769/370 "2019-09-26T05:14:28Z")
Anybody here considering a major lifestyle change? The more poorly-thought-out, simplistic and foolish, the better, sez I. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-goes-backwards/839769/371 "2019-09-26T07:11:41Z")
Sez who? ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-goes-backwards/839769/372 "2019-09-26T07:30:40Z")
If there’s one thing I know it’s that Elendil’s Heir knows what’s best. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-goes-backwards/839769/373 "2019-09-26T09:21:19Z")
Sometimes the older I get the less I feel I know. Anyone else ever feel like that? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-goes-backwards/839769/374 "2019-09-26T09:58:33Z")
I’m older than most of you guys, so that goes double for me. ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-goes-backwards/839769/375 "2019-09-26T11:14:56Z")
Help! I’m turning into my father! I’m complaining about the same things, mostly about how today’s music sucks, movies were better 30 years ago, and forget about the junk on TV. Am I the only one who thinks generations X-Z are idiots? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-goes-backwards/839769/376 "2019-09-26T14:45:00Z")
I confess I have always admired \*\*Isamu \*\*for that poster’s keen insights and thoughtful, well-reasoned understanding of Dope culture. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-goes-backwards/839769/377 "2019-09-26T15:07:39Z")
OK three things everybody: **Go\_Arachnid\_Laser** - I didn’t say marching bands caused earthquakes, I said that sometimes under the right conditions the sonic effects from marching bands (think of the bass drums and the larger brass instruments) can _simulate_ seismic in limited areas. I’d like to think there’s a bit of a difference. Whoever thinks hot dogs belong on pizzas as a topping… what the heck are you on? **Isamu** - I think you are right on the money there. I never really thought of it from that angle. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-goes-backwards/839769/378 "2019-09-26T15:16:03Z")
Along those lines, I was thinking last night of the number of Dope posters whose thoughts I truly appreciate. Really too many to list. And the hot dogs as a pizza topping sounds yummy, as long as they’re placed under the cheese. ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-goes-backwards/839769/379 "2019-09-26T19:07:12Z")
Unusual pizza toppings? Hot dogs, maybe? Shrimp, crab, oysters… I’d stay away from tuna and salmon, cant imagine those working well with pizza sauce. Barbecue chicken, White Castle sliders, croutons. Or maybe fruit toppings. Apples might work. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-goes-backwards/839769/380 "2019-09-26T19:56:26Z")
I get so tired of the same old pizza toppings. I even tried lox and cream cheese, but getting the cream cheese done the right way was hit-and-miss. And hot dogs as a topping? Then you have the age-old question, whether to use ketchup? Any other suggestions? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-goes-backwards/839769.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-goes-backwards/839769.md?page=20)