# What is the top speed of the Wienermobile? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 2, 2011, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-top-speed-of-the-wienermobile/604808 "2011-12-02T06:15:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [December 4, 2011, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-top-speed-of-the-wienermobile/604808/21 "2011-12-04T04:15:50Z")
> [@Giles](#): > > Well, it comes from Michigan, where the speed limit on the interstates is generally 70 mph – but only wimps drive below 75… “Everyone who drives slower than you is an idiot. Everyone who drives faster than you is a maniac.” - George Carlin ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2011, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-top-speed-of-the-wienermobile/604808/22 "2011-12-04T06:30:20Z")
> [@digs](#): > > (Yes, staring at a long row of yellow-and-orange Weinermobiles lit by the setting sun is indeed surreal.) Why haven’t I seen that as an album cover? ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-top-speed-of-the-wienermobile/604808/23 "2011-12-04T19:23:17Z")
Why stop at album cover? Watch for my entire line of Weinermobile CHristmas Cards, calendars, coasters, laptop skins and posters. With 2% of all profits going to _ **gaffa’s home for troubled teens** _. ---
**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:** [December 5, 2011, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-top-speed-of-the-wienermobile/604808/24 "2011-12-05T02:29:50Z")
“As an entertainer, I believe in giving back to the community, so I do a lot of work with unwed mothers. You know, just helping them get their start.” - Steve Martin ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-top-speed-of-the-wienermobile/604808/25 "2011-12-05T03:20:10Z")
Speaking of thermodynamics, does it go faster if it’s chili? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-top-speed-of-the-wienermobile/604808/26 "2011-12-05T09:41:35Z")
> [@digs](#): > > My classroom looks out on a random\* parking lot that has, on any given day, five to ten Weinermobiles. So I’d guess they have more than four out at a time (or four touring nationwide, and more locally). > > (Yes, staring at a long row of yellow-and-orange Weinermobiles lit by the setting sun is indeed surreal.) > \*Not owned by Oscar Mayer, but maybe they rent space there. Rumor has it they’re based here in Madison, but I’ve never seen them lined up in a parking lot. This is where the corporate headquarters are, and I see Weinermobiles on the street once in a while – maybe once a year, which I guess is more frequently than most people see them. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-top-speed-of-the-wienermobile/604808/27 "2011-12-05T09:45:59Z")
I think the OP is planning a heist. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-top-speed-of-the-wienermobile/604808/28 "2011-12-05T10:11:23Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > I think the OP is planning a heist. Not exactly, but Soderbergh is being very insistent that my Ocean’s Fourteen script is factually accurate. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-top-speed-of-the-wienermobile/604808/29 "2011-12-05T11:28:39Z")
At _least_ 14 Pork Ass-Lips per hour. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-top-speed-of-the-wienermobile/604808/30 "2011-12-05T13:03:40Z")
Do they ever pass out hotdogs? I hate hotdogs\* but if I had one from them I would enjoy it. \*Pinks doesn’t count. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-top-speed-of-the-wienermobile/604808/31 "2011-12-05T13:25:27Z")
> [@BMalion](#): > > Do they ever pass out hotdogs? > > I hate hotdogs\* but if I had one from them I would enjoy it. > \*Pinks doesn’t count. They race for pinks. ---
**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:** [December 5, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-top-speed-of-the-wienermobile/604808/32 "2011-12-05T14:18:23Z")
> [@drastic\_quench](#): > > They race for pinks. Heehee. FTW! ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-top-speed-of-the-wienermobile/604808/33 "2011-12-05T14:50:45Z")
> [@digs](#): > > My classroom looks out on a random\* parking lot that has, on any given day, five to ten Weinermobiles. So I’d guess they have more than four out at a time (or four touring nationwide, and more locally). > > (Yes, staring at a long row of yellow-and-orange Weinermobiles lit by the setting sun is indeed surreal.) > \*Not owned by Oscar Mayer, but maybe they rent space there. I remember seeing that lot in Madison many, many years ago (like the early 90s) even thought I couldn’t tell you where it is. I just rember driving by thinking “holy cow, I’ve never seen the weinermobile before and now here’s a whole parking lot full.” ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-top-speed-of-the-wienermobile/604808/34 "2011-12-05T15:01:25Z")
> [@drastic\_quench](#): > > They race for pinks. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![sco3tt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@sco3tt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sco3tt)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-top-speed-of-the-wienermobile/604808/35 "2011-12-05T18:55:00Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > “As an entertainer, I believe in giving back to the community, so I do a lot of work with unwed mothers. You know, just helping them get their start.” - Steve Martin Three years ago I passed a church in Galveston, TX that was running some sort of program for troubled pregnancies. It had a large sign on the lawn that simply read: Pregnant? Need Help? I really wish I’d snapped a pic of that. It would’ve become my favorite t-shirt. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-top-speed-of-the-wienermobile/604808/36 "2011-12-05T20:54:19Z")
> [@drastic\_quench](#): > > They race for pinks. I did that once, I couldn’t cut the mustard. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-top-speed-of-the-wienermobile/604808/37 "2011-12-05T21:11:19Z")
> [@BMalion](#): > > Do they ever pass out hotdogs? > > I hate hotdogs\* but if I had one from them I would enjoy it. > \*Pinks doesn’t count. “Pinks” means what in this context? ---
**Author:** ![Fish\_Cheer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fish_cheer/32/17179_2.png) [@Fish\_Cheer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish_Cheer)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-top-speed-of-the-wienermobile/604808/38 "2011-12-05T21:46:50Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > “Pinks” means what in this context? [This?](http://www.pinkshollywood.com/) ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2011, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-top-speed-of-the-wienermobile/604808/39 "2011-12-06T00:04:16Z")
> [@Fish\_Cheer](#): > > [This?](http://www.pinkshollywood.com/) Yes. Proof that God loves us. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-top-speed-of-the-wienermobile/604808/40 "2011-12-06T02:50:19Z")
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