Archive for the ‘hot dogs’ Category
Overtime is Fucked Up
At least in the NFL. Teams spend 60 minutes proving they are completely equal, then determine the winner by flipping a coin. They should just mark it as a tie in the standings, counting as one-half of a win and one-half of a loss for deciding playoff teams. Once in the playoffs, play a full 10 or 15 minute period. If still tied, sudden death starts
Since this was advertised as a championship event it couldn’t end in a tie. Finished the 12 minutes having eaten 29.5 — the exact same amount as Pete — then another five more in overtime
Regulation was a great time. Overtime was uncomfortable. My limit before eating moves from something fun to something painful is somewhere between 9 000 and 10 000 Calories
A big meal with a great group of guys who definitely like to eat. Third place was the guy who made sure he was wearing his sunglasses on inside. Eating the next most was the guy who flew in from Chicago. He may or may not have been Leroy Brown. Shawn and Brad and the quiet guy were cool. There was even a good looking woman eating. I hope the good looking women counting how many each person ate weren’t too offended
thanks to: The Derby Deli & Dueling Piano Bar
Hot Dog Contest I
After a long wait and a couple frustrations, finally found a place offering the opportunity to have a great meal with other people who like to eat. Simple and fairly standard: A bunch of people eat hot dogs and whoever likes them enough to not stop eating during the entire 10 minutes has a good chance to be invited back next month for another meal
What was awesome and unusual about this event is that it was actually open to anyone who wanted to take part. Most other similaar events will ban either everyone or mostly everyone who actually likes to eat
In the first group of guys and one lady, Mike proved he liked to eat more than anyone, eating a full 15 hot dogs in 10 minutes. The next group of guys all wanted to exceed that. I was able to keep eating until finishing twice that amount, being one of five who were invited back in three weeks. Ms America candidate was there doing what Ms America candidates do, both helping out and offering a pretty face. Very professional of her to hide her disgust well
Not completely full, a few hot dogs were still left on my plate, so I ate another one before someone took all the leftovers away. Left without looking at the dessert menu, instead snacked on a bag of Fiber One cereal on the ride home
30 of them in 10 minutes
thanks to: The 401 Tavern, 401tavern.com
congratulations to: Martin B guessed 29 to win the $50 gift from Amazon.com
hotdog eating contest
Tried to enter Nathan’s Fourth of July hotdog contest for the first time in 2007. I was told fairly specifically that I did not like hotdogs enough and would stop eating before finishing even a small number. Being the most well known eating contest in the world, that is the only reason I can think of for being denied a chance to enjoy a big meal with others who also like to eat. Second time trying to enter was this year and I was told that there was a different reason
Joey Chestnut enjoys eating so much that he keeps eating and eating until the point of finishing 54 hotdogs and that is truly awesome. A major theme I will forever focus on is that the rational person will keep eating so long as they enjoy it and stop eating when they don’t and he enjoys it so much, he just doesn’t stop. To not eat when it would be enjoyable or to keep eating when it no longer makes you happy would be irrational. So obviously this contest on ESPN is designed to find the person who likes these hotdogs the most and he is a truly great representative
But why does the event either ban or fail to attract most of the people who might like to eat even half as many hotdogs as those guys do? Even in a country where most people don’t like to eat, there has to be more than a small handful among the hundreds of millions. This year the reason I was told for why the majority of us who like to eat are banned is effectively because the people who organize the event are petty and hateful
The situation with Tekeru Kobayashi is only further confirmation that my understanding is completely correct. Damn does that whole thing seem fucked up
thanks to: Joey Chestnut and Tekeru Kobayashi
disparagement to: ifoce.com and nathansfamous.com
