Hot Dog Eating Championship

PGStaff10,000+ posts

Anyone watch the Hot Dog or Brat eating Championships on ESPN.

What bothered me was the announcer kept saying how great these "athletes" are. In fact, at least once he mentioned something like... one of the "world's greatest athletes". This would have been funny except I didn't get the impression that he was joking.

The Japanese guy is amazing. 95 brats in 10 minutes... maybe that does take some kind of athletic ability. He is a machine! BTW, there was a 62 year old and a hundred pound woman in the same championship.

How can anyone eat that many Brats? It just doesn't seem possible!

4/18/074:40 PM

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MN-MomHSBaseballWeb Owner

It makes me feel sick just to watch a little bit of those eating contests ... very unappetizing. Hard to believe someone would call the contestants athletes!

4/18/076:51 PM

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Dad045,000+ posts

Not sure they are athletes but they do have freakish physical abilities sort of like a.....99 mph fastball.

4/18/077:12 PM

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theEH1,000+ posts

Of coarse there is that famous athlete that not only Boxed, But also was a race car driver, a Pool player, and a Hockey champion,
Who once ate 50 hard boiled eggs in 1 hour.

Cool Hand Luke??
EH

4/18/077:27 PM

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observer441,000+ posts

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I agree, Pretty darned amazing...in a gross sort of way...

The thing that amazed me the most was the "Prize fighter" introductions...

"...Ladies and Gentlemen!...Hailing from Nagano, Japan...The Tsunami, Takeru Kobayashi!...Currently ranked #1 in the world by the IFOCE (International Federation of Competitive Eating)...Currently Holds world records in hot dogs at 53 1/4 in 12 minutes...Cow brains 17.7 pounds in 15 minutes...Crabcakes at 48 in 10 minutes...Krystal hamburgers at 97 in 8 minutes..."

Adds new meaning to the term..."LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE!..."

Check this out too...

http://www.ifoce.com/records.php

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4/18/077:28 PM

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observer441,000+ posts

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Eggs you say?...

...lets see Luke eat 65 in 6 minutes and 40 seconds! (The current world record according to the IFOCE..)

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4/18/077:30 PM

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Dad045,000+ posts

quote:
Originally posted by theEH:
Of coarse there is that famous athlete that not only Boxed, But also was a race car driver, a Pool player, and a Hockey champion,
Who once ate 50 hard boiled eggs in 1 hour.

Cool Hand Luke??
EH

Luke was fictional, I think. Minnisota Fats and racers are real. Hockey, field, ice and roller are sports played by athletes.

4/18/077:38 PM

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HunterMac95100+ posts

Adds new meaning to the term..."LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE!..."

The only thing rumbling is stomachs on the way to the bathroom.

4/19/076:10 AM

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20dad1,000+ posts

i'm surprised more people don't sign up for the free meal. i thought with my age and weight i was washed up with athletics,this may open a new door.lol

4/19/076:48 AM

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gotwood4sale10,000+ posts

I know the feeling 20dad...you should see the doors that opened up for me.

4/19/079:13 AM

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20dad1,000+ posts

like my doctor said to me, i hope 2007 is a good year for you........just like all the other blimps. then he gave me his bill. it just ain't right.

4/19/0712:21 PM

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gotwood4sale10,000+ posts

Those of us who are likely candidates to be approached by others seeking to purchase 'ad space' on our belly or merely full of hot air must form an alliance...stick together...

Despite being spineless dirigible wannabes we must remain upbeat and bouyant...

4/19/072:15 PM

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gotwood4sale10,000+ posts

The bill that your doctor gave to you 20dad...you said "it just ain't right." Did it look anything like the bill my doctor gave me? Mine's just fine...fits perfectly as a matter of fact...he's no quack believe it or not!

4/19/072:45 PM

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