So my daughter phones for a weekly update, and begins telling me about the merits of Poochie's on Dempster, which leads me to Greasefreak.com, which leads me to this very informative article on exactly what emulsified forcemeat is made of ...

... all dog lovers, enjoy ... hey, maybe another local AGP.net outing ?

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"Just below the surface of our everyday world lie riches." - R. Fripp

Dude....you have not lived until you hit Hot Dougs..go here: www.hotdougs.com

Let's organize an "encased meat" tour!

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Kurt Michaels on the subject of musical composition vs improvisation:

"Composition is anal retentive improvisation and improvisation is OCD composition. One is treated with Ex-Lax and the other is treated with antidepressants and/or cognitive therapy....."

Yes, we must ... good to great dog places are not easy to find in the northwest suburbs ... there was a very good place on Golf Road that had char dogs and also cheddar burger which I loved ... now closed.

There also was a Greek Eatery in Rolling Meadows/Arlington Heights with feta burgers ... lunch special was a feta burger with a lemon soup opener ... man, that was good ... in fact, one of my proposals to Jill was there ... hmm .... ... sadly it is now a Pepe's Mexican Restaurant ...

I don't get into Chicago for lunch that much anymore ...

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"Just below the surface of our everyday world lie riches." - R. Fripp

Well, I never ate there but at least I got to drive by it once.

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"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."

Mark Twain

We'll take another pass at it next time you hit town. The best way to do it is to get there right after they open, just before the lunchtime vultures descend upon that place....

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Kurt Michaels on the subject of musical composition vs improvisation:

"Composition is anal retentive improvisation and improvisation is OCD composition. One is treated with Ex-Lax and the other is treated with antidepressants and/or cognitive therapy....."

I think when we get to the new place, we should formalize this....and come up with a system for rating hotdogs and the fine establishments that offer them. I travel a fair amount, and will try to "report from the road". Certainly anyone that wants to contribute is encouraged...but I think that since Lost started this thread, that he and I should serve together as the Siskel and Ebert of all things encased meat!

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Kurt Michaels on the subject of musical composition vs improvisation:

"Composition is anal retentive improvisation and improvisation is OCD composition. One is treated with Ex-Lax and the other is treated with antidepressants and/or cognitive therapy....."

Right then. But can you stop saying "encased meat" please? It's, well, you know. Weird.

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"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."

Mark Twain

Trust me....you won't think it's so weird once you get to Hot Doug's. I actually liberated that term from him. He is one guy I think that "got it right"!

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Kurt Michaels on the subject of musical composition vs improvisation:

"Composition is anal retentive improvisation and improvisation is OCD composition. One is treated with Ex-Lax and the other is treated with antidepressants and/or cognitive therapy....."

Buried one for a school experiment when I was a young 'un.

Damn thing refused to decompose - even after a year in the compost heap!!

Haven't scoffed one since: If maggots and worms won't touch 'em, can't think why Stinky should...

I think you can say that about most any heavily processed foodstuffs. Not all food is heavily processed. The Hot Dougs place I am referring to makes their own dogs fresh, including fresh cut french fries....no frozen stuff on their menu. Get this...aside from the fries being fresh cut, on Saturdays they cook em in goose fat for those willing to thumb their noses at clogged arteries !!!! It's pure poisin, but it is unbelievably good.....

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Kurt Michaels on the subject of musical composition vs improvisation:

"Composition is anal retentive improvisation and improvisation is OCD composition. One is treated with Ex-Lax and the other is treated with antidepressants and/or cognitive therapy....."

hahahaha Sometimes you say the darndest things.

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BBC News: because terrible news sounds better in a sexy British accent.

Hahaha, encased meat. You guys don't WANT to know what I am thinking!

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Deep within the dark
We sometimes catch a spark...

I didn't make this one up. The guy at Hot Dogs coined that phrase and uses it in his slogan.

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Kurt Michaels on the subject of musical composition vs improvisation:

"Composition is anal retentive improvisation and improvisation is OCD composition. One is treated with Ex-Lax and the other is treated with antidepressants and/or cognitive therapy....."