‘Wiener war’ begins in Chicago
Here’s a story you’ll relish: Oscar Mayer and Ball Park are in court to determine who has America’s best-tasting weenie.
Nathan's Famous and Hebrew National say the real champ resides in New York City.
The judge opened the case in Chicago Monday by declaring ”Let the wiener wars begin.” You can catch up to the court action with this NPR article.
At issue is which Chicago company can claim to have the best dog.
Ball Park mustered a legal challenge after Oscar Mayer said “We are tastier” in a 2009 ad campaign.
Immediately, lawyers for the companies immediately began grilling the competition.
The Fooducate blog said neither tastes best. And wurst … err … worst of all, the processed meats are chock full of sulfites and sulfates. ”Buying an identifiable piece of meat … is a preferred choice,” Fooducate said.
A federal judge will determine which company can claim to be best, not a hungry jury.
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26 comments Add your comment
tasty cake
August 15th, 2011
2:11 pm
I thought this article was about former congressman anthony wiener….
Old Geezer
August 15th, 2011
2:34 pm
they both suck…Nathan’s beats them both.
PackedInWater
August 15th, 2011
2:38 pm
As a constitutionalist, vegetarian, feminist and lesbian (no redundancy there) I find all this talk about wieners, meat and lawyers offensive.
the gooch
August 15th, 2011
2:43 pm
oscar meyer has no taste and the ziplock bags they come in are sometimes opened at the store. BP franks are better…but Nathans are the best.
fes
August 15th, 2011
3:07 pm
ball park and oscar meyer aren’t even the best dogs in chicago, much less nationally. in chicago, it’s vienna beef. outside of chicago, it’s nathan’s, sabrett, or maybe a hebrew national (in a pinch).
TatonkaHonky
August 15th, 2011
3:46 pm
Bison Dogs are THE BEST, to say nothing of being a much healthier alternative!
Matt from MN
August 15th, 2011
3:53 pm
“Sabrett” or “Nathans” over those two godawful losers any day of the week.
barbara
August 15th, 2011
3:57 pm
ain’t that an efficient and necessary use of our court system?
Junior Samples
August 15th, 2011
4:16 pm
Are they competing for second place behind Vienna Beef? This is taking place in Chicago, right?
Kennesaw Dave
August 15th, 2011
4:20 pm
You stole my thunder miss barbara. All I could do was shake my head as I read this. What an idiotic use of our federal courts.