Controversy overshadows the new hotdog eating world record
Despite the dogged efforts of the organizers, the hotdog eating world record event has been dogged by controversy. The feeling that one contestant was unfairly penalized is so thick that you could stab it with a fork and cut it with a knife.
Joe Chestnut breaks the old record for eating hotdogs, but setting the new record did not occur without some controversy:
A California man smashed the world record for hot dog eating at a contest Saturday, gobbling up more than 59 franks in 12 minutes.
Joe Chestnut, 22, of San Jose, shattered the record held by Takeru Kobayashi of Japan by downing 59 1/2 "HBDs" — hot dogs and buns — during the Southwest Regional Hot Dog Eating Championship at the Arizona Mills Mall in suburban Tempe.
The unidentified contestant who finished in last place, having consumed only one third of this first hot dog served to him, complained to the judges, saying he had performed so badly only because he had dropped his knife and fork:
Thees eez unfair! I dropped my knife and my fork beefore I could feeneesh cutting my -- um, how do you say -- my hot dog! Do you theenk eet eez easy to set prioreeteez?! Wheech do I peek up first?
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Now, that's comedy!
Posted by: Moebius at June 3, 2007 05:39 PM
Some might say this post just doesn't cut the mustard. :-)
But we relish it anyway!
Posted by: WW at June 3, 2007 07:38 PM
...what a wiener...
Posted by: tomax7 at June 3, 2007 11:35 PM
Just proof that Steffi has gone to the dogs.
Woof woof.
Posted by: Fred at June 4, 2007 08:08 AM
What the heck is a "hotgog"?
Posted by: David E. at June 4, 2007 10:12 AM
He might have been worried about having to buy extra carbon credits from all the belching he would have to do.
Posted by: David at June 4, 2007 10:46 AM
What the heck is a "hotgog"?
It is a typo. People who type (badly) make 'em. Grrrr.
Posted by: Steve Janke at June 4, 2007 10:56 AM
WW: GROAN.
Hot dog eating contests are gross and so low class. It's obvious Dion never ate one before, didn't know they're hands on eating, sort of large finger foods.
There's possibly another problem, getting his tiny mouth around a large bite, no shame, we all have our limitations.
Wonder what's his excuse for not getting his tongue around the English language as well?
Posted by: Libby at June 4, 2007 12:43 PM
Brilliant. And people don't even want to eat burgers with him:
"As long as it's a Harvey's Angus Burger (and not Weetabix)"
http://www.damianpenny.com/archived/009532.html
Mark
Ottawa
Posted by: Mark Collins at June 4, 2007 03:50 PM
 
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