h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Why do hotdogs come in packs of 10 and buns in packs of 8?

For the few folks on the Atkins Diet at your cook out?

because i am a greedy pig and like 2 (veggie) hotdogs in each roll!!



But even then i will end up with 3 extra rolls ... back to the drawing board on that one then.

The "Bulletproof Monk" has the answer.


Count Zero

Just recalling Terry Pratchett's interpretation of "the eternal conundrum" which seems to have relevance here too...

Heh... from 2003.

I had no idea what my statement above meant. None whatsoever.


So, I did a little googling.


"Bulletproof Monk" was a Chow Yun Fat / Sean William Scott martial arts flick.

Kar: "So, I figured it out, why hot dogs come in packages of ten and hot dog buns come in packages of eight. See, the thing is, life doesn't always work out according to plan so be happy with what you've got, because you can always get a hot dog."

I must have just watched the film because otherwise it must not be very memorable.


BG

Ah. apologies. In a different context, and not the one that may first spring to mind, Pratchett defined the Eternal Conundrum as "Spit or Swallow?" (in context - a fastidious man has just been offered a surprisingly good mug of tea by a derilect and is appreciating it - until he is informed as to where the tramps found the slices of lemon)

Since this post, a new hot dot conundrum has arisen.



Is a hot dog a sandwich? What about a taco?