Wienermobile Gone Wild

[marmar]

Imagine coming home to find a gigantic wiener in your house. :scared:



Kraft dealing with fallout from 'Wienermobile' mishap
By Russ Britt, MarketWatch


LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Officials at Kraft Foods Co. dealt with a potentially embarrassing public relations episode Saturday -- the famed "Wienermobile" from its Oscar Mayer unit crashed into a home in Wisconsin.

The vehicle, shaped like a hot dog with the "Oscar Mayer" logo emblazoned on it, crashed into the garage of a home in Mount Pleasant, about 35 miles south of Milwaukee, on Friday, company officials said.

"It got into a bit of a pickle," Oscar Mayer spokeswoman Sydney Lindner said. Oscar Mayer has been a Kraft unit since 1989.

The driver was trying to turn around the Wienermobile in a driveway and hit the gas while she thought it was in reverse, Lindner said. But it was in drive instead. The vehicle lurched forward, crashed into the garage and then was wedged into it. ..........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/kraft-faces-fallout-from-wienermobile-mishap

[YOY]

1. Somewhere someone is immensely turned on by this.

n/t

[Schema Thing]

3. Crash

[MADem]

2. Hahahahahaha!!!! That's just funny!

That poor driver....oh, the shame!

It's bad enough cracking up a "work vehicle," but when that vehicle is a giant hotdog.....!!!!!

[foginthemorn]

4. I have sat with the kids through many a parade with

the weinermoble. It is a fun vehicle. I am glad no one was hurt.

[obliviously]

5. Perhaps they could shorten it a bit!

A long weiner can be hard to control!

[Liberal In Texas]

6. PIC: