Angels With Nitrate-Laden Faces

They've outdone themselves.  Truly.

Both of you longtime readers will no doubt recall my fascination with the plastic "collectors" cups from the local chain of Brighton Hot Dog Shops.

For the uninitiated, Brighton is a small chain of restaurants here in the northern suburbs of Pittsburgh.  I'm guessing that they might have, at most, four or five locations.  Every month, Brighton releases a new collectors cup.

Usually, the cups feature characters from decades-old tv shows and movies.  The characters have been transformed into hot dogs, and they are also usually EATING hot dogs.  Very cannibalistic.

But the cups entertain me for a reason that I can't quite put my finger on.

For example, here's last year's Christmas Cup.  Or, take a look at these two cups -- the disturbing Gomer Pyle, USMC cup, which gives me the willies, along with the oddly compelling Charlie's Angels cup.

For the last few months, there have been no cups.  One of my co-workers inquired, and learned that the company that makes the cups was in Louisiana, and had been severely damaged in the flooding.

Perhaps that's what inspired the following (which, I noticed, was created by a different company from all of the previous cups.)

Since I didn't want to cut my precious cups up to give you a full view, I'll simply re-create the caption here:

We support those who have suffered from the disasters of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

I'm sure these somber hot dog angels are a great comfort to those affected.  I mean -- c'mon.  Check out the serious look on the angel's face:

That's about as somber as a cartoon angel made out of a hot dog and wearing a green sash and sandals can get. 

(Oh, and I apologize in advance to Sarah, who no doubt will come away from this entry craving a Brighton hot dog.  No doggies for you for another 8 weeks or so, young woman!)

Comments

[Sarah]

Ha! I could eat all the chilli cheese dogs I want, and fries (with vinegar, of course). Baby doesn't need all those IQ points! But not to worry - the craving du jour is doughnuts. Lots and lots of doughnuts.
I thought of you every time I drove past the new Target this week. The north hills is not so much a suburb so much as it is a rabbit warren.

[Deadlytoque]

So what exactly do you think they mean by "support", anyway? I hate to sound so terribly cynical -- which is to say, I hate to sound as cynical as I am -- but "support" can mean a lot of things, from "we are donating 50% of our yearly profits to rebuilding" to "we sent a truckload of hot dogs to the survivors" to "there's one guy who works here who gets all dewy-eyed when he watches disaster footage".

Curse you hot dog cups! Be more specific!

[jet]

Not to mention that they dumped their damaged manufacturer in Louisiana in favor of continuing the collector cups. Will they return to the original manufacturer when they get back online? I wonder.

[CGG]

That's really something. I'm sure it was well intentioned, but...wow.