The Hot Dog Eating title is back in America where it belongs. In 2001, that interloper from Japan, Kobayahsi, came in and shattered all previous hot dog eating records.* He has since dominated the, er, sport. Well, after six straight titles, we’re not going to stand for that anymore.
Joey Chestnut, represent! USA! USA! USA!
No one does gluttony like we do. No one. Don’t try and take that us from us. Chestnut ate 66 hot dogs in 12 minutes, meaning he ate a hot dog every 10 seconds. That is pretty impressive in a very disgusting way. This is a proud moment for America.
*Yeah, I know. They keep competitive eating records. I’m as surprised as you are.
**After posting this, I wandered over to Osler’s blog, only to find he has posted the same thing. And we even had the same “USA!” chant joke. Sorry everyone. You just got a backup post. Great minds thinking alike and all that.
3 comments:
a couple great quotes from the announcers:
1. "this is almost as painful as a peyton manning cell phone commercial"
2. "you look up american hero in the dictionary tomorrow and you will see Abe Lincoln, Neil Armstrom, TAYLOR HICKS...."
BTW - deadspin finally posted their coverage and it is great. I highly recommend you give the mighty sports blog a click
http://deadspin.com/sports/field-trips/our-visit-to-the-hot-dog-eating-championships-275216.php
how about the professor for Evidence in the Fall being listed as TBA on Bearweb?
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