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TQS takes on hot dogs

An aerial view of the top half of three hot dogs, each in a classic hot dog bun, aligned vertically: One with ketchup, sliced apples, and an indiscriminate crunchy topping; one with ketchup, mustard, and an indiscriminate crunchy topping; and one with ketchup, mustard, sliced pickles, and an indiscriminate crunchy topping. Each hot dog has a drop shadow to its right.

Is a hot dog a sandwich? In honor of national hot dog month, we grilled the staff to see what each other has to say about this hotly contested conversation. Get a healthy helping of our red-hot wiener takes right here. Emily Olek, Account Manager According to dictionary.com, a hot dog is “a person who shows […]

TQS takes on space aliens

Do we believe? Some of us believe. Some of us want to believe. Find out which staffers are strapping on the tinfoil hats and gearing up for the alien invasion (or something like that). Emily Olek, Account Manager 100%. This was reinforced after watching Werner Herzog’s “Fireball.” It was delightful. Lisa Hinterberger, Graphic Designer Definitely. […]

TQS takes on social media

TQS takes on social media! A hand holds a smartphone that is loaded with apps.

Scroll. Click. Watch. Scroll. Repeat. Sometimes we all surrender to the flow of social media. Don’t you? We do. We really do. Social media! Here’s who we’re following. Emily Olek, Account Manager I’ve recently become a resident of Flavortown USA and I proudly support my mayor, @guyfieri. Steve Lingle, CEO Joey Mulinaro on Twitter (@joeymulinaro). […]

TQS takes on the Zombie Apocaylpse

TQS takes on the Zombie Apocalypse

Dear God, it’s the Zombie Apocalypse. What are we doing?! Where are we going?! We paneled the Quilted Squirrel staff to see how they’d handle the dreaded—but ultimately inevitable—Zombie Apocalypse. Here’s what we had to say. Emily Olek, Account Manager If the Zombie Apocalypse is here, I have most certainly perished. I am now the […]

TQS takes on reading!

TQS takes on reading

It’s been a long, hard winter. Have we taken advantage of our time inside by reading some good books? Maybe so, maybe not. We asked the gang: Tell us what books you’re reading (if any), but try not to sound so pretentious about it, okay? Here’s what we had to say. Lisa, Graphic Designer I […]

TQS takes on the White House

TQS Takes on the White House

It looks like the White House has rebranded its logo… So we asked our staff, “Uh, what do you think?” Some responses included insightful and informed perspectives from our savviest of professionals. Others, well… didn’t. And still some takes were presented with such a reckless indifference that you have to wonder if it was a […]

TQS Thanksgiving Day Draft

Ohhh doctorrr. The inaugural TQS Thanksgiving Day Draft is in the books and boy was it a good one. We’ll spare you the pre-game platitudes and get right to the good stuff. Here’s a blow-by-blow rundown of the TQS Thanksgiving Day Draft: Round 1 Pick 1: Tyler – FOOTBALL With the first overall pick in […]

4 Suggestions for a Better NYS License Plate

Right now, New Yorkers across the state are exercising their inalienable right to vote on one of the most the most pressing issues of our time. It’s nearly unavoidable—one we’re forced to confront every day, one that, up until now, we’ve been forced to accept by the lousy bureaucrats in the 518. The issue of […]

Seven Great Places to Have a Nervous Breakdown in Western New York

Western New York is perhaps one of the best-kept and often-overlooked secrets of the Northeast. It’s abundant with beautiful vistas and natural wonders, rich with history and local culture, and home to lots of friendly people who love to talk about how great it is. That’s probably why People named Buffalo one of the top […]

Words of Encouragement

Everyone, meet Kit! Kit recently joined our team as an intern – and besides helping us with daily tasks and laughing at our jokes, she’s also great at giving the occasional pep talk. So great, in fact, that sometimes it takes us a few days to really let her profound words sink in. This was […]

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