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Author: Mack A. Damia
Date: Nov 6, 2007 11:47

On Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:50:58 -0800, Darrin aol.com> wrote:
>On Nov 6, 12:36?am, Mack A. Damia hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I miss Nathan's hot dogs. <*sob*>>
>
>Dave, long time no see!eh Nothing beats Nathan's Famous! Well, perhaps
>Hebrew National - they answer to a Higher Authority!! eh I wish you
>would have quoted the original message, so not to deprive the touchy-
>feely killfilers of a good edumacation (ehe) lesson!eehe Then again,
>Junior's Cheesecake will arrive by you soon enough!eh Let the noshing
>begin!eh -D, NYC "More hot dogs are eaten at New York's Yankee Stadium
>- 1.8 million in 2003 - than in any other major league ballpark in the
>country" - LITTLE BIG BOOK OF NEW YORK.."In 1871 Charles Feltman, a
>German butcher, opened up the first Coney Island (America's First
>Amusement Park) hot dog stand and sold 3,684 dachshund (or "little-
>dog") sausages during his first year in business. Nathan Handwerker, a
>former employee of Feltman, opened Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs and
>competed with Feltman's by charging only five cents per dog, instead
>of ten cents. When people began questioning the quality of his cheaper
>dog, he offered free hot dogs to interns at Coney Island Hospital on
>the condition that they come to his stand wearing their white coats.
>Nathan's gained a reputation for being the place where the doctors
>ate. Since 1916, Nathan's has hosted an annual hot dog eating contest
>on July 4th" - IBID
>
>> mad
>> On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:18:28 -0800, Darrin aol.com> wrote:
>>>On Nov 4, 7:23?am, Mike..... freedomnames.co.uk> wrote:
>>>> Following up to Darrin aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>>New York Post (oldest, continuously published newspaper in America;
>>>>>founded by one of our founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton)
>>>>>October 30,2007>
>>
>>>> you would think there would be an older newspaper.
>>>> Mike
>>>> Remove clothing to email
>>
>>>1801 is not old enough for ya?eh Along with Sir Isaac Goldsmid
>>>(Yiddish-British), Hamilton also founded The Bank of New York in 1784,
>>>making it the oldest bank in the US. NYC is a "city of firsts." Take a
>>>guess where the world's first steel suspension bridge lies? "The
>>>Brooklyn Bridge" sound familiar?ehe -D, NYC "I think in terms of
>>>quality and diversity, NY is the restaurant capital of the world. In
>>>terms of price, NY is the most expensive dining city in the US" -
>>>TIMOTHY ZAGAT (CEO/founder of The Zagat Guides/Surveys), interview on
>>>BLOOMBERG (4th Jewish Mayor of NY) TELEVISION.."If food were a
>>>competitive sport, New York City would have more gold medals than
>>>anywhere else in the world" - TRACY NIEPORENT, Myriad Restaurant Group/
>>>NYC & Company Restaurant Committee Chair.."New Yorkers spend $11
>>>billion a year eating out, making NY the restaurant capital of the
>>>world" - JANE'S NY (Jane Hansen, NBC 4 NY - Rockefeller Center - NBC
>>>World News Headquarters: home to SNL, Dateline, Late Night With Conan
>>>O'Brien, Today Show, and Nightly News With Brian Williams).."New York
>>>City has the zoo, aquarium, museums, fashion center, diamond center,
>>>U.N., Statue of Liberty; and it's got the Yanks and the Mets; and it's
>>>got every kind of food but lousy; and it's the home of the one-namers
>>>like Harrison, Dustin, Calvin, Katie, Rosie, Bianca, Bernadette, Matt,
>>>Bryant, Vanessa, Julia, Halle, Gwyneth, Donald, Ivana, Puffy" - CINDY
>>>ADAMS (umpteenth sweet, Jewish NYer, Page 6 of the NY Post).."New York
>>>City is the central home for this entire planet. The Olympics draws
>>>contestants from all countries. Wherever they come from we've got a
>>>family for them, a neighborhood for them, a group who speak their
>>>language, cook their food, support their religion, understand their
>>>needs. We have someone for everyone" - JUDGE JUDY, umpteenth sweet,
>>>Jewish NYer, as told to sweet Cindy Adams of Page 6 of the NY
>>>Post.."Historic Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain is the site of
>>>major victories in the Seven Years' War and the American Revolution" -
>>>LITTLE BIG BOOK OF NY.."On July 9, 1776 the Declaration of
>>>Independence was read aloud to General Washington's troops in New
>>>York" - IBID.."More history happened in New York than in any other
>>>place in the nation" - KENNETH T. JACKSON, Columbia University
>>>Professor, Encyclopedia of NY.."The people of New York are proud of
>>>their state and proud to be at the 'center of the universe.'
>>>Everything revolves around New York" - JOHN T. WHITE, WORLD RESERVE
>>>MONETARY EXCHANGE.."Between 1892 & 1924, 16 million immigrants entered
>>>America through Ellis Island - 71 %% of all immigrants in the United
>>>States -seeking freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and economic
>>>opportunities" - LITTLE BIG BOOK OF NY- Hide quoted text -

I thought I quoted your original message; how about this?

I know back east Nathan's frankfurters are sold in supermarkets; I
don't know about the West Coast, though. I need to check.

Probably not Mexico - although we have a new Cosco on the south-side
(Ensenada). Must look for them.

Did you see my new Jaguar, Darrin?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/90039878@N00/?saved=1

Drove it back here from Pennsylvania about a month or so ago.
--
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