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	Welcome To My Home... September 24, 2002 The Many Uses of a Frozen Corndog Box By it's very nature, the frozen corndog box, which college students throughout the country invariably find themselves in possession of, offers itself to a variety of life-important uses. For starters, it is a place to store one's frozen corndogs, effectively keeping the corndogs separate from the countless other frozen goods strategically packed into the freezer. As an additional benefit, the convenient labeling on the corndog box makes for easy identification of the product once it has finally emerged to the front of the freezer after the systematic elimination of the front-most items. In fact, the frozen corndog box fares very well storing all essential household items. For example, one can fit a substantial amount of Resses' peaunut butter cups in the box while still allowing room for an auxilary pack of Kebler's soft batch chocolate chip cookies. But moving away from the obvious, this wonderful marvel of human achievement allows for almost limitless potential. The box can serve very well placed behind flashcards as you painstakingly cut them with an Exacto knife before getting around to purchasing a paper cutter. The colorful display on the front and sides of the box lends itself well for use as a decorative device to fill that uncomfortable empty space on the wall. Likewise, it complements nicely the Mr. Coffee packaging, Re-elect Jan Florey billboard, and Chevron with Techron poster that one may or may not have proudly mounted on the community room wall. A single computer speaker can be elevated up to an additional 3 inches from the table surface thanks to to the volumetric nature of the box. The nutrition information of frozen corndogs can be cut into sections and rearranged to form ransom notes. You can poke a pin-hole in one side and watch a solar eclipse. After placing a motorized Squiggle Ball into the box, one could write "Rattlesnake: Do not open" on the box and effectively have a virtual companion and conversation topic (or grounds for probation, depending on it's placement). The list goes on, my friends. Up until this point, though, I suspect that only one person has any idea what I'm talking about. Actually, it is rather obvious what I am talking about. I've made that pretty clear. But there is most likely only one person (if that) who knows why I have chosen for today's topic, a frozen corndog box. And I am tempted to leave it as such. But, while the above mentioned uses of a frozen corndog box certainly warrant a devoted post on their own, I must add what I believe to be the one use for this amazing contraption that will, upon your reading, pale all previous ideas in comparison. Because only after turning the frozen corndog box inside out, packing it chock-full of college essentials, applying the appropriate postage information, and discarding it into a mailbox of choice, has a person let the full glory of a frozen corn-dog box reach it's absolute potential. Thank you. Comments September 24, 2002 Corn Dog Box: Gone yet not forgotten Your tribute to the corndog box was wonderful. I personally share many of the same sentiments but I doubt I could have stated them as eliquently. So I thank you for putting into words what we all feel about corn dog boxes yet do not have an opportunity to say. You are very welcome, for I am the one who so graciously salvaged that particular box from the recycling. -Julie September 25, 2002 Unfortunately, here at UCSD... Unfortunately, here at UCSD, we have no frozen foods for long term storage and consumption, partially due to the fact that there is no freezer and that dining facility is less than 100 meters away from my front door. However, I have taken your advice well into consideration and will rally my suitemates during the next floor meeting to obtain such a box. I'm sure that after carefully reviewing the arguments you present here on your site, it should pass quite easily. -Victor September 25, 2002 A Consumer Report: Depite the picture on the box, which makes Kraft's "Thick and Creamy" macaroni and cheese appear to be fantastically different in texture from the original, and even a different color, the reality behind this diceitful act is that the only difference between Kraft's Thick and Creamy macaroni and cheese and Kraft's regular macaroni and cheese is the amount of powdered cheese mix in the little packet. With that obvious manipulation of the public mind aside, however, Kraft's Thick and Creamy is not bad. In fact, it is my firm opinion that you can never have too much cheese on something (except in the proven case of actually mixing the Kraft powdered cheese with real cheese sauce while on a campout, which is never, henceforth, recommended). Be forewarned, however, that the cheap 69 cent price is deceptive, as one box of macaroni is more than enough for one person's meal, and in the case of the afformentioned Thick and Creamy variety (which, you will recall, has a surplus of powdered cheese mix) can leave one with undesirable side-effects in the event that he does manage to consume the entire portion. September 26, 2002 Okay... 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