>>>That's the FIRST time I've ever heard anything like that, and I'm from the capital of Ireland. And to suggest that "corned dog" is anything like bacon suggests that you guys have never tasted bacon.
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>>Our friends to the south don't know what bacon is. Kevin Bacon maybe.
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>When my source for Irish Bacon runs out I automatically go to Canadian bacon.


Which is entirely different from American bacon. (And much healthier). It's closer to what we call ham. I can easily understand Terry's confusion about corned beef.