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Oscar Mayer Wienermobile Had a Rough Monday

No injuries after famous giant hot dog crashes into car, overturns on Illinois highway

(Newser) - It's not exactly a car that crashed this week on an Illinois highway: The Chicago Tribune reports that an Oscar Mayer Wienermobile—one of the company's 23-foot-long nomadic vehicles shaped like a giant hot dog—rolled over a little past 11am local time on Monday after it hit...

Oscar Mayer Has a Tremendous Career Opportunity for You

Apply now to drive the Wienermobile—just don't get your hopes up

(Newser) - If you're looking to travel the country in one of the doofier rides out there and make new friends with an appreciation for highly processed meat, well, Oscar Mayer has just the gig for you. As USA Today reports, one of the nation's biggest names in hot dogs...

Oscar Mayer Wienermobile Has Its Catalytic Converter Stolen

Vehicle was issued a temporary fix

(Newser) - The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile may be massive and impossible to miss, but one thing it's not is immune to thieves. The 27-foot-long vehicle's catalytic converter was stolen while the hot dog on wheels was parked outside a Las Vegas motel, Fox 5 Vegas reports. The Wienermobile was in...

Wienermobile Doesn't Move Over, Gets Pulled Over

Driver walked away with a warning

(Newser) - The Wienermobile is not exempt from the law. A Waukesha County sheriff's deputy pulled the 27-foot-long hot dog-shaped vehicle Sunday in Wisconsin, CNN reports. The problem? The Oscar Mayer-branded vehicle failed to abide by the state's "Move Over Law," which requires drivers to change lanes in...

Cheese Mix-Up Forces Huge Oscar Mayer Wiener Recall

Kraft recalls 96k pounds

(Newser) - It hardly seems like the worst thing that could find its way into your hotdogs, but Kraft Foods is recalling 96,000 pounds of its Oscar Mayer wieners because they may mistakenly contain ... cheese. The US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said yesterday that Kraft's...

How Scientists Get You to Love Junk Food

Cadbury, Kraft, Frito-Lay hire the experts

(Newser) - The makers of American junk food have your personal taste—but not your personal health—down to an exact science, the New York Times Magazine reports. With Americans plagued by obesity and type 2 diabetes , companies like Cadbury Schweppes, Kraft, and Frito-Lay are hiring experts to conduct lengthy studies on...

In a Pickle, Chicago Orders Wienermobile to Go

Giant hot dog gets a $50 parking ticket

(Newser) - The 27-foot-long fiberglass hot dog's hazard lights were flashing, but Chicago's finest weren't fooled. The Oscar Meyer Wienermobile was slapped with a $50 ticket and narrowly avoided getting towed from the heart of downtown Chicago yesterday after dawdling illegally on a six-lane street. "You can't just park here,"...

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