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RIP Oscar Meyer
Posted: 2009-07-08 09:31pm
by CaptainChewbacca
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Oscar G. Mayer, the retired chairman of one of America’s best known hot dog and cold cut producers, Oscar Mayer Foods, has died at the age of 95.
Founded by German immigrant Oskar Ferdinand Mayer in 1989, Oscar Mayer were one of the first cold cuts manufacturers to start branding their products in 1904, and in 1906 amongst the first companies to voluntarily submit to the newly created Food Safety Inspection Service for testing the purity of their products.
Oscar G. Mayer was the third Oscar Mayer in the family – his grandfather, Oscar F. Mayer, died in 1955 and his father, Oscar G. Mayer Snr., died in 1965 – and transformed the small family business into one of the best known processed meat producers in America..
Mayer retired as chairman of the board in 1977 at age 62, soon after the company recorded its first $1 billion year.
The company was later sold to General Foods and is now a business unit of Kraft.
Mayer’s first wife, Rosalie, died in 1998 and he married Geraldine Fitzpatrick in 1999.
Many American’s will be surprised to learn of the existence of Mayer, let alone recognize him
The company used a dwarf, ‘Little Oscar,’ as its spokesman – by comparison, Mayer was a tall, dignified and courtly man, who rarely sought publicity.
Rest in Peace, sir. You spirit and weinermobiles changed a nation
Re: RIP Oscar Meyer
Posted: 2009-07-08 09:33pm
by CaptainChewbacca
Shoot, this was supposed to go to OT.
Could a mod move it?
Re: RIP Oscar Meyer
Posted: 2009-07-08 10:45pm
by Frank Hipper
CaptainChewbacca wrote:Shoot, this was supposed to go to OT.
Could a mod move it?
Grrrr....
Re: RIP Oscar Meyer
Posted: 2009-07-09 02:32am
by Zed Snardbody
Re: RIP Oscar Meyer
Posted: 2009-07-09 04:48am
by Havok
Many American’s will be surprised to learn of the existence of Mayer, let alone recognize him
Hav- "Holy shit. I didn't know Oscar Meyar was a real person. Baby, did you know Oscar Meyar was a real person?"
Jenn- "He was?"
Thanks for the hotdogs. R.I.P.
Re: RIP Oscar Meyer
Posted: 2009-07-09 06:02am
by Rogue 9
CaptainChewbacca wrote:Founded by German immigrant Oskar Ferdinand Mayer in 1989, Oscar Mayer were one of the first cold cuts manufacturers to start branding their products in 1904, and in 1906 amongst the first companies to voluntarily submit to the newly created Food Safety Inspection Service for testing the purity of their products.
Call it a hunch, but I think the first year in there is supposed to be 1889.
Re: RIP Oscar Meyer
Posted: 2009-07-09 08:29am
by Solauren
(Musical note)
Oh, I wish I was an Osycar Meyer weiner!
(/Note)
Sorry, don't know the rest of the sound, but damn, he lived a will.
Rest in Peace Sir.
Re: RIP Oscar Meyer
Posted: 2009-07-09 12:47pm
by The Spartan
Solauren wrote:(Musical note)
Oh, I wish I was an Oscar Meyer weiner!
(/Note)
Sorry, don't know the rest of the sound, but damn, he lived a will.
Rest in Peace Sir.
(Musical note)
Oh, I wish I were an Oscar Meyer weiner!
That is what I'd really like to be-E-e!
Cause if I were an Oscar Meyer weiner,
Everone would be in love with me!
(/Note)
Hot dogs, as unhealthy as they can be, are still so much fun to eat.
Love chili, cheese and onion on mine personally, but I don't think Oscar Meyer produces anything but the weiner.
Edit: were, not was.
Re: RIP Oscar Meyer
Posted: 2009-07-09 12:50pm
by Soldier of Entropy
The Spartan wrote:
(Musical note)
Oh, I wish I was an Oscar Meyer weiner!
That is what I'd really like to be-E-e!
Cause if I were an Oscar Meyer weiner,
Everone would be in love with me!
(/Note)
Also:
"My balogna has a first name it's O-S-C-A-R.
My balogna has a second name it's M-E-Y-E-R.
I love to eat it every day and if you ask me why I'll sa-a-ay...
Oscar Meyer has a way with B-O-L-O-G-N-A."
RIP Oscar Meyer
Re: RIP Oscar Meyer
Posted: 2009-07-10 11:07pm
by Akkleptos
How can anyone not be sad when a person who contributed this much to our gourmand rejoicement dies? Even when he was the third Oscar Meyer in the company, he deserves the credit for expanding and keeping the company successful until 1977.
Those Germans sure know their Würstchen.
Vielen Danken, Oskar (all three of you).