Apr 29 2008The OctoDog Slices Wieners, Is Really Cute
OctoDog is a $16 kitchen utensil that slices hot dogs into a fun octopus shape (the eyes even poke eye holes in the dog). It's totally freaking awesome. Because, if there's one thing I learned growing up, it's that hot dogs are made of pig lips and assholes and only taste right if they're in the shape of an eight-legged sea creature. Hit the jump for a bunch more pictures of what you can do with your newfound hot dog friends as well as an instructional video on how to use the slicer. Just a word of warning though: DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT purchase one of these if you're a man and currently cheating on your wife/girlfriend. Or if you just fight regularly and she has ever made any sort of threat to "slice your pecker up". If that's the case you should probably even delete your browser history and cookies so there's no chance she'll ever see this thing.
Worthwhile pictures and a video after the jump.
I Love You OctoDog! [divinecaroline]
Thanks to Kevin, who once beat Takeru Kobayashi in an octopus-shaped hot dog eating contest just for fun, for the tip
Reader Comments
1. Hahahahaha - April 29, 2008 1:33 PM
First!!!
Or Second...
Or Third...
2. Paul - April 29, 2008 1:33 PM
This thing is rather old, ne? I think it debuted on one of the morning news shows like 6 years ago...
3. Hoov - April 29, 2008 1:35 PM
"First thing you need to do is grab yourself a wiener." Priceless!
Do you think Baron Bob used that thing on his wiener?...
4. crazygut - April 29, 2008 1:36 PM
FAKE!
5. Scott - April 29, 2008 1:42 PM
I didn't think it was possible for something to look more disgusting than a real octopus....enter, the hot dog octopus.
@4, how long can you keep that up? I'm telling you, they just don't get it.
6. PB&J - April 29, 2008 1:54 PM
Cool product. Creppy salesman.
7. Jason - April 29, 2008 2:04 PM
Mmmm. Nothing says nutrition like mustard, ketchup, and whipped cream.
8. SmokingGirl - April 29, 2008 2:10 PM
I think I'm going to throw up...oh god.
Oh...EIGHTH! That's right bitches, I'm eighth. How you like them apples? HAHA...*sigh*
9. Uncle Eccoli - April 29, 2008 2:20 PM
That's disgusting.
10. GeekThug - April 29, 2008 2:25 PM
Weird, I've seen this things as torture devices at S&M Dungons, I didn't know you can use them for food too.
11. Mysterious M - April 29, 2008 2:44 PM
I am officially NOT a spoiled American/Japanese citizen.
I have to cut my hotdog octopi by hand.
It is a skill to be proud of.
In fact I still have all my fingers - which I think qualifies me as a professional hotdog sllicer.
I need a freakin bumber sticker to show my pride.
12. Nat - April 29, 2008 2:50 PM
They've had these in Japan for ages. They're used to cut up mini hotdogs for bento lunches so kid's will want to eat 'em.
13. Lisa - April 29, 2008 2:59 PM
@12 I don't doubt these have been around for a while, but I find it hard to believe that someone would have to bribe kids with octoweenies just to get them to eat hotdogs. They were a staple of my (and most of my friends') childhood, which, incidentally, explains my fat ass.
14. Sophie - April 29, 2008 3:05 PM
It's not everyday that a full grown man slaps a weiner on his face and they post it on Geekologie....yeowsa
15. Have one - April 29, 2008 4:14 PM
These are real! My wife bought one for me a couple years ago. She saw one and thought it was too funny to pass up.
16. Xaandria - April 29, 2008 5:05 PM
Did anyone else want to smack Baron Bob after hearing his nasally hick voice? Yowza.
17. Konstance - April 29, 2008 10:01 PM
it looks like a tampon on second frame of first picture
18. buzz_clik - April 29, 2008 11:34 PM
#8 - Eighth on a story about OctoDogs? I'm tres jealous.
P.S. The word Eighth just looks plain wrong now that I'm looking at it.
19. chris - April 30, 2008 12:15 AM
really really old!
sorry superficial i still love you
20. SmokingGirl - April 30, 2008 12:40 AM
*cleans glasses* It does "look" wrong, doesn't it...*scratches my "not really there" beard* How interesting.
Doesn't change the fact that I was eighth and you're uber jealous. Nah-nah.
21. Super Duper! - April 30, 2008 12:52 AM
Mmmmm
22. groonk - April 30, 2008 1:37 AM
that looks unsanitary.
no wait. i meant horrible. that's just frickin' horrible.
23. msondo - April 30, 2008 1:16 PM
Salchipulpo! There was a radio PSA in Mexico a few years back that mentioned having a bad time after eating a ton of octodogs at the fair.
24. Jazzman - April 30, 2008 1:53 PM
I don't know.. .something about that just looks a 'lil too freaky
25. buzz_clik - April 30, 2008 8:31 PM
#20 - "not really there beard"? The lady doth protest too much, methinks...
NOTE: My still seething octo-envy may have guided that comment.
26. Grace - May 1, 2008 7:30 AM
Hahahah, I couldn't stop laughing...."take the eyeballs, just 'poop' em' right back in"
27. JAJSJAD - May 1, 2008 6:28 PM
THIS MADE ME HAVE AN ORGASM.
28. v - May 2, 2008 12:26 PM
I'll save myself $16 and just use the damn toothpicks and cleaver I have in my kitchen. Considering that I cook with a wok and haven't killed myself with the underhand-flying-food-flipping-over toss yet, I think I can handle cutting the damn hog dogs on my own.
It'll probably take about that long, too.
29. jeremiah - May 5, 2008 4:22 PM
I didn't even need to read after I seen the picture. DEAR F***ING GOD THAT THING SCARES THE SHIT OUT OF ME
30. Super Duper! - May 6, 2008 6:34 AM
It's not the fact that this product exists that causes me disgust. No, for me the gross part is thinking that people eat those weenie things. There are no identifiable animal parts in them whatsoever and they flop weirdly. Ewww.