Monday, June 21, 2010

Cook out!

Why are there only seven hotdogs in a Hebrew National packet?* Packets of hotdog buns contain eight buns. I'd have to buy eight packets of Hebrew National hotdogs and seven packets of buns to even things out. Fifty-six hotdogs!

But then I'd need fifty-six beers - one per hotdog - to go along with that. Beer comes in six- or twelve packs, or cases of twenty-four... So I'd need to buy twenty-four packets of Hebrew National hotdogs, twenty-one packets of buns and seven cases (or twenty-eight six-packs) of beer. Now we're up to 168 hotdogs.

But what about the paper plates? Do they come in packs of 168? Or six? or seven? Eight? Twenty-four? And how about napkins?

...

Steak anyone?






* According to that repository of all things true, Google, seven is a lucky number in Judaism. Hence seven hotdogs.

12 comments:

Dr. No said...

You better start hotdog eating and beer drinking now- polishing off that money will take hours...put me down for 6 each.

Prof-like Substance said...

I'll take a chicken breast and the beer you can't drink.

Odyssey said...

...the beer you can't drink.

No such thing. You do realize I'm Australian, right?

Professor in Training said...

Hot dogs? Ugh. Why aren't you buying regular snags?

Odyssey said...

There's nothing in this part of the country that even somewhat resembles a real snag... Besides, they would come in packs containing a sensible number and I wouldn't have had anything to write about.

Professor in Training said...

I'm having the same problem. The only thing I can find is Bratwurst.

But if you could find decent sausages, you would then only need a loaf of white bread, some onions and tomato sauce to make the bbq complete. And beer, I guess.

Odyssey said...

Must have beer. Wouldn't be a bbq without it.

Prof-like Substance said...

Alright, how about the beer I can get to faster than you?

Professor in Training said...

Dude, Odyssey is Australian. Do you really think he would leave his beer more than an arm's length away?

Anonymous said...

Recently witnessed tshirt/facebook page

I'm not an alcoholic. I'm an Australian/New Zealander

-antipodean

Odyssey said...

PlS:
You're one funny dude. Get to a beer faster than an Australian. That's a good one! If they allowed us to put a beer or two at the finish line every single Olympic race would be won by an Australian.

Prof-like Substance said...

I'll get the petition to the Olympic committee going today!