April 29, 2009: Felony Franks

Felony Franks, home of the misdemeanor weiner... Food so good it's criminal.
Almost corny enough to make corn dogs.

A man on a mission to give jobs to convicted felons to help them turn their lives around is running into opposition.
It all hinges on a name: Felony Franks.
It has been the dream of Jim Andrews to open a chain of hot dog stands where he gives jobs to ex-felons.
The sign is already up on the first one at Jackson and Western.

That's in Chicago.



Great idea, huh? Now enter Snidely Whiplash... [SIZE="1"]booo hisss[/SIZE]

2nd Ward Alderman Bob Fioretti likes the idea of employing ex-felons but hates the name.
He thinks the name and the sign glorify crime.
"Felony Franks? The home of the misdemeanor wiener? Food so good it's criminal? You are actually in a sense elevating the life of crime here in our city and we cannot tolerate that."

C'mon Fioretti, you are "in a sense" being a complete asshole. :rolleyes:

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What a good idea. I wonder what Radar thinks about it...

Alternative name ideas:

Weiner Snitchel

On the bun

Assault your taste buds

Prison Bitches (dogs)

Really!?! Glorify crime! Perhaps I have a skewed vision of the whole thing but I fail to see the "glory" in serving dirty water dogs. :headshake

You have to chew them carefully, you wouldn't want to chip a tooth on a file.;)

I wish him well, but he's got a lot of competition here in Chicago. Portillo's is all over the place. Superdawg was on Road Food or some such. And there are a lot of neighborhood places that specialize in hot dogs. They're serious about hot dogs here.

Sheldonrs;561357 wrote:

Alternative name ideas:
--snip--
Prison Bitches (dogs)

orly?

I thought the prison bitches were the *buns* where the dogs were put.

BigV;561393 wrote:

orly?

I thought the prison bitches were the *buns* where the dogs were put.

We don't call them buns. They're paROLLS.

I think most of them might relish in the idea that their past may not ketchup to them.mustard. :smack:

birdclaw;561409 wrote:

I think most of them might relish in the idea that their past may not ketchup to them.mustard. :smack:

Your post may receive a chile reception.

Sheldonrs;561411 wrote:

Your post may receive a chile reception.

And you might end up in a pickle.

Sheldonrs;561411 wrote:

Your post may receive a chile reception.

To be quite frank, I was brat up on puns, and birdclaw's use of mustard didn't pass muster........d

dar512;561413 wrote:

And you might end up in a pickle.

Usually, the "pickle" ends up in me.


But I didn't mean to Poupon your post.

Maybe serving hot dogs will remind the felons of baseball, and baseball will remind them of "three strikes and you're out".

Every once in a while I post an IOtD and regret it later. :haha: