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The Wieners Circle

Atlas Obscura is one of my new favorite websites. With its content focusing largely on geographical phenomena, oddball museums and outsider art, I was pleasantly surprised to see their entry on the infamous Chicago hotdog stand The Wieners Circle, home of both the char-broiled cheddarburger and the gleefully verbally-abusive staff. I recently saw a hilarious clip about Wieners Circle on local news channel CLTV (sadly, I can't find it online) in which they sent in a stooge who asked a bunch of insipid questions ("Do you have anything that's organic?" "Is there a lot of salt in that?") which, given the staff's tendency to demand that customers order quickly and get the hell out, soon had the order-taker exasperated. The questions escalated until this priceless exchange ended the segment:

Customer: Do you take credit cards?
Employee: Oh, sure, I'll take your credit card. And I'll just swipe it in the crack of my ass!

That final word was bleeped out, but it was clearly obvious what it was. Beautiful.

September 30, 2009 in Chicago Observations | Permalink

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Next time I'm in Chicago . . .

Posted by: Paul Lamb at Oct 1, 2009 6:23:08 AM

Make sure to leave your sensitivity at the hotel.

Posted by: Pete at Oct 1, 2009 4:50:28 PM

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