Talk:1641: Hot Dogs

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a friend of mine told a story once of a girl in his high school that used a hot dog as a toy once. supposedly it broke off inside and she had to go to the ER to have it removed. Is it unreasonable to theorize, since condoms are used primarily for sexual activities, and hot dogs are shaped similar to sexual objects, whether anatomical or otherwise, that the person off screen is using the hot dogs in condoms possibly for sexual activity, or maybe (https://explainxkcd.com/330/). I really don't know, but if someone else thinks there is possibly validity in this theory, i don't know how to incorporate it into the explanation --Beardmcbeardson (talk) 07:46, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

That's actually an old urban legend. 162.158.142.148 08:24, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

In point of fact, hot dogs come in packages of seven. At least the ones I like do Mikemk (talk) 09:35, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

I always buy condoms in packs of one hundred. The fun / expense ratio is much better, than in small packs. 162.158.203.142 10:45, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

This is a very simple problem: Hot dogs go back to German tradition, where a sausage is held within a German "Weck" but a real one, not one of those American buns. (See Wikipedia) The American style buns were an invention of American bakers, so the reason for those numbers is obvious: The Hot Dogs stuck with the German tradition (decimal system), whereas the buns are in packages of eight for easy break down in halves, quarters, eights. (Witworth) 162.158.91.215 15:21, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

Should a reference to 305: Rule 34 be added for the pizza? Condor70 (talk) 17:00, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

Perhaps the off-panel person is making some sort of reference to sheep intestines?108.162.216.10 18:16, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

I just bought hot dogs yesterday for the first time in over a year because I have chili and wanted something different to go with it. So this was an interesting comic to wake up to. 108.162.238.76 19:19, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

I find that hot dogs and buns are usually sold in multiples of 6. 141.101.106.23 19:24, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

Well, instead of "he realizes his friend is putting hot dogs in condoms" I was initially thinking of (what is apparently called) french hot dog buns, which means... well, I guess you can figure it out. 162.158.91.194 17:17, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

The reason I heard for why hot dogs and buns come in uneven counts was because the manufacturers of each came to a mutual arrangement. The logic was that consumers with leftover hot dog buns would buy extra hot dogs, and vice versa. As such, hot dog makers and bun makers both profit. 108.162.216.55 17:04, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

I always figured it was the opposite -- that hot dog makes and bun makers didn't coordinate their efforts, and instead sold hot dogs and buns packed in whatever amounts made the most sense for themselves at the price they thought was best. --Aaron of Mpls (talk) 19:35, 10 February 2016 (UTC)