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Saturday, August 11, 2007

Oscar Meyer Weinermobile and Chicago Gain Notoriety After Michigan Avenue Parking Ticket Incident (NPR)

From NPR News:

"Hey, Hot Dog. Move It Along, Move It Along"
Morning Edition
August 10, 2007

The Oscar Meyer Wienermobile got a ticket for parking illegally on Chicago's Magnificent Mile. The city called for a tow, telling the Chicago Tribune: "We have trucks that can handle a Polish sausage, not just a hot dog." But the driver got back first, to find on the giant wiener a $50 ticket — license plate reading "WEEN-R."

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12668680

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