Competitive Eating!
I'm sure we've all heard of those tiny Asian dudes who win all the hot dog eating competitions the planet has to offer...but competitive eating has gotten, dare I say it, out of control. Case in point: The International Federation of Competitive Eating. I'm stunned. Silenced, even. How can you even process an entry such as this?"Baked Beans, Long Course
8.4 Pounds Baked Beans/ 84 Lumber
2 minutes 47 seconds/ Aug. 7, 2004
Sonya Thomas"
What is this? "Long Course?" What the hell does that even mean? Why are there so many people able to eat ungodly amounts of food in very little time? Why does this warrant an international federation? What's with the mayonnaise competition? Now there are condiment competitions? Wait, you can buy books on this? There's a STORE for the International Federation of Competitive Eating?! I'm confused, disoriented, and perhaps a bit nauseated. I need to go lie down.
posted by Becky Heineke at 6/08/2006 07:51:00 AM
Comments on "Competitive Eating!"
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Nothing Really Matters said ... (8:44 AM, June 08, 2006) :
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britpopbaby said ... (9:05 AM, June 08, 2006) :
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Nothing Really Matters said ... (9:17 AM, June 08, 2006) :
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Becky Heineke said ... (9:48 AM, June 08, 2006) :
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Nothing Really Matters said ... (10:10 AM, June 08, 2006) :
post a commentOnly in America could you guys could come up with a federation for eating! Do you have a book yet??
That's disgusting. But I kinda wanna join. Can you earn money from being a competitive eater?
I think you can win big bucks!
I have yet to buy a book, but now I'm fascinated and might have to find one. I'm pretty sure there are people who make careers out of competitive eating...but I don't really understand the logistics of putting that much food in your body at one time. It just seems there would be dire consequences.
"dire consequences"
Doesn’t bear thinking about!