Request for info on hot dogs in literature

[Mullins, Bill]

There's a scene in _Salem's Lot_ (Stephen King) where the protagonist
discusses the right way to cook hot dogs with his would-be girlfriend's
father.

Not written literature, but Clint Eastwood is eating a hot dog when he stops
an armed robbery in one of the Dirty Harry movies.

Aviv's email address didn't show up.  Will you (Gerald) forward to her?



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cohen, Gerald Leonard [mailto:gcohen at UMR.EDU]
> Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 10:22 PM
> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject: Re: Request for info on hot dogs in literature
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> Sender:       American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> Poster:       "Cohen, Gerald Leonard" <gcohen at UMR.EDU>
> Subject:      Re: Request for info on hot dogs in literature
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> Ms. Aviv,
>     I'm forwarding your request to the American Dialect
> Society. Maybe someone there will be able to help you.
> Offhand I don't know of any works of literature in which hot
> dogs figure prominently, although independent scholar Barry
> Popik has unearthed a wealth of "hot dog"
> stories/anecdotes/etc. in various humor magazines. If you're
> interested in that, we've just written a book (the late David
> Shulman is also listed as author) entitled _Origin of the
> Term "Hot Dog_"--- limited edition; currently at the print
> shop.  If you're interested in that sort of material just let
> me know. (I'll be out of the office and away from my computer
> for a few days.)
>
> Sincerely,
> Gerald Cohen
>
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> > From:         Rachel Aviv
> > Reply To:     Rachel Aviv
> > Sent:         Sunday, November 21, 2004 10:04 PM
> > To:   Cohen, Gerald Leonard
> > Subject:      hot dogs in literature
> >
> > Dear Professor Cohen,
> >
> > Bruce Kraig suggested I write you.  I am writing an article
> for the Believer (a San Francisco book review journal) about
> fat heroes in literature.  I'm interested in talking about
> the role the hot dog has played in novels and poems -- I was
> wondering if you knew any early or current works in which hot
> dogs figure prominently.  So far the only ones I can think of
> are Confederacy of Dunces and The Afterlife Diet.
> > I read online that a hot dog like substance appeared in the
> Iliad ("As
> > when a man besides a great fire has filled a sausage with
> fat and blood and turns it this way and that and is very
> eager to get it quickly roasted") -- would you say that's
> true?  And, if so - you don't know what the exact translation
> of the sausage word would be, do you?
> >
> > At this point, my research has been pretty limited to
> google searches,
> > so if you have any suggestions, or if you could point me to
> a text or
> > two, it would be a great help --
> >
> > Thanks very much!
> >
> > Best
> >
> > Rachel
> >
> >
> >
>