In yesterday’s Elmira Star-Gazette, there was a story about an Oscar Mayer “Wienermobile” that spun out on a snow-covered local highway. Fortunately, the “hotdoggers” who staff the promotional vehicle were unhurt and there was no damage to the vehicle.

Though the picture of the incident was mildly amusing, by far the best part of the article was the irreverent writing. The author, George Osgood, obviously had a great time with the story and I think he treated it with almost the perfect amount of humor. My favorite passage from the article comes at the end:

Kurzejewski hooked up and Emily fired up the highway hot dog, and a few well-timed tugs later, the Wienermobile was back on the highway.

For Kurzejewski, veteran of hundreds of tows over the years, Sunday’s experience was a new one.

“I’ve pulled out a lot of vehicles,” he said. “But that’s the first wiener I’ve ever pulled out.”

Priceless!