OMG - LOL - Kraft and Sara Lee sue each other over who has the best hot dogs!

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#1 topsemag55
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CHICAGO - The nation's two largest hot dog makers are taking their legal beefs Monday to federal court in Chicago, where a judge will determine whether Oscar Mayer or Ball Park franks broke false-advertising laws in their efforts to become top dog. The case could clarify how far companies nationwide can go when boasting that their product is better than a competitor's. Thousands of pages of filings in three years of pretrial litigation by both food-industry giants demonstrate that the stakes are high. Sara Lee fired the first volley in a 2009 lawsuit singling out Oscar Mayer ads that brag its dogs beat out Ball Park franks in a national taste test. Those tests, Sara Lee argued, stacked the deck against Ball Park in part by altering the way the hot dogs were cooked and served. The lawsuit also contends that Oscar Mayer touts its Jumbo Beef Franks as "100 percent pure beef," arguing that the claim is untrue, cast aspersions on Ball Park franks and damaged their sales. Kraft filed its own lawsuit in 2009, alleging Sara Lee ran false and deceptive ads including a campaign where Ball Parks are heralded as "America's Best Franks." The ad further asserts that other hot dogs "aren't even in the same league." Story here. Discuss and vote in poll - which is better, Ball Park or Oscar Mayer?
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#2 Jolt_counter119
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Hot dogs, this some serious f*****g business. Personally I like Hebrew National dogs.

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People never ceases to amaze me
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#4 TheShadowLord07
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I like ball park franks. dont think I try oscar mayer hot dogs before

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#5 Grodus5
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This is a sad lawsuit, but based on the information given, Ball Parks has a better case.

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#6 JML897
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Of those two, Ball Park hot dogs are far better.
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#7 Ingenemployee
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Sorry Kraft and Sara Lee, that spot belongs to Hofmann.

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#8 BrianB0422
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Makes me think of how EVERY restaurant claims to have the "best fish sandwich in town!". One of them is right, and the rest are breaking the law, right? They should all sue each other.
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#9 EasyStreet
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Hebrew national is laughing hard on the sidelines.

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#10 MarioRPGer
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Esskay.

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#11 mrbojangles25
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any debate over "best tasting" is strictly subjective, so this is completely bogus. Technically I could say a hot dog made of dog crap tastes better and I wouldnt be wrong.

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#12 MarioRPGer
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any debate over "best tasting" is strictly subjective, so this is completely bogus. Technically I could say a hot dog made of dog crap tastes better and I wouldnt be wrong.

mrbojangles25

I could say you're an idiot and I wouldn't be wrong. Hey, this subjectivism thing is fun!

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#13 Planet_Pluto
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The best are Nathans, followed closely by Sabrettes, in my humble opinion.

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#14 tocool340
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Oh, I'd love to be an Oscar Mayer wiener. That is what I'd truly like to be. Cause if I were an Oscar Mayer wiener, Everyone would be in love with me. Oh, I'm glad I'm not an Oscar Mayer wiener. That is what I'd never want to be. Cause if I were an Oscar Mayer wiener. There would soon be nothing left of me!...:P Between the two, I'd take a ball park hot dog any time....
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#15 SonicSpeed360
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Ball Parks for me. 'specially with chili, dawg.

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#16 deactivated-59d151f079814
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Neither..
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#17 DarkGamer007
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Haven't had a Ball Park hotdog before but Oscar Meyer hotdogs are nasty and disgusting. HotDogs are only good if they are high quality.

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#18 mrbojangles25
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[QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]

any debate over "best tasting" is strictly subjective, so this is completely bogus. Technically I could say a hot dog made of dog crap tastes better and I wouldnt be wrong.

MarioRPGer

I could say you're an idiot and I wouldn't be wrong. Hey, this subjectivism thing is fun!

now you got it!

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#19 GeForce2187
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I've actually been trying out different brands of hot dogs lately to find which one is the best. So far the top three is: 1. Nathan's 2. Oscar Meyer 3. Ball Park I still have a few brands to try, I know I haven't tried Hebrew National yet.
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#20 AtlanticRock
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I'm from Brooklyn. I only eat Nathan's.

But Ball Park taste the best, it's what we always get for BBQ's... damn, just reminded me how summer is over in about a week :(

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#21 mrbojangles25
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I look forward to the day I can tell my grandkids about the great case of Park v Meyer

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#22 MgamerBD
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They both lose. Nathans and Sabrettes is where its at.
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#23 KiIIyou
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[QUOTE="GeForce2187"]I've actually been trying out different brands of hot dogs lately to find which one is the best. So far the top three is: 1. Nathan's 2. Oscar Meyer 3. Ball Park I still have a few brands to try, I know I haven't tried Hebrew National yet.

Try Vienna Beef also, those my favourite.
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#24 BuryMe
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Ok, i usually hate frivolous lawsuits, but this is just too full of win.

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#25 MagnumPI
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All hot dogs taste like ****. They're garbage. That's why they are covered with chili, onions, pickles, ketchup, mustard, sour cream and so on, because they taste like ****.

Only good hot dog I ever had was some Hebrew dog that looked like giant slim Jim. It was smoked sausage.Can't get them anymore but they were good, because they weren't madeof the **** nobody eats. If you like hot dogs you probably can't taste.

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#26 KiIIyou
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All hot dogs taste like ****. They're garbage. That's why they are covered with chili, onions, pickles, ketchup, mustard, sour cream and so on, because they taste like ****.

Only good hot dog I ever had was some Hebrew dog that looked like giant slim Jim. It was smoked sausage.Can't get them anymore but they were good, because they weren't madeof the **** nobody eats. If you like hot dogs you probably can't taste.

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lol Why you exaggerate so much?
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#27 WhiteKnight77
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Nothing beats white hots from Wegmans. Case closed.

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#28 789shadow
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Every single company involved in this probably has sucky hot dogs.

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#29 Optical_Order
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Neither. My compost hot dogs blow both out of the water. Always fresh too!

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#30 UnknownSniper65
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pfff....hotdogs will always lose to bratwurst

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[QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]

any debate over "best tasting" is strictly subjective, so this is completely bogus. Technically I could say a hot dog made of dog crap tastes better and I wouldnt be wrong.

MarioRPGer

I could say you're an idiot and I wouldn't be wrong. Hey, this subjectivism thing is fun!

Well, if he's eating dog s*** I think that that statement wouldnt be subjective anymore.