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LOL... sorry I missed this one.... happy 4th to you. The mustard belt is
back in the USA. LOL
posted by
-blackcat
on July 4, 2007 at 10:05 AM
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Really, a competitive eater with a jaw injury. When I heard about it I thought it sounded so much like one of my short stories!
posted by
Holy_Grail
on July 3, 2007 at 10:11 PM
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Hi Julia, hope he recovers. I'll try to see ESPN, though the timing
would be different in India.Thanks for visiting my blog and your believing in reincarnation. We may share your some of your experiences.
posted by
Bhaskar.ing
on July 3, 2007 at 8:43 PM
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hazel cricket--
eeeeeewwww, me too!! I don't even know how babies can stomach that pureed crap, I mean, food. ;-)
posted by
Julia.
on July 3, 2007 at 1:24 PM
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rainyday--
aaaah.
Well, he has a few hours yet to recover before the event, so I'm rooting for the little wiener champ, lol.
posted by
Julia.
on July 3, 2007 at 1:22 PM
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strat--
ROFL!! I spilled my coffee laughing at your comment. Takeru is a beanpole compared to some of the other "athletes" in this "sport"--such that it is, LOL.
posted by
Julia.
on July 3, 2007 at 1:19 PM
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Powder--
I know what you mean; sadly, it's just one example of thousands of ways humans (in general) are exceptionally wasteful creatures.
posted by
Julia.
on July 3, 2007 at 1:17 PM
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I find this contest to be...........
sickening, disgusting, hilarious, and interesting and exciting ! Damn, hope he gets his jaws working...probably has arthtritis and carpel tunnel of the jaw...worker's comp and SSI future.....oh...no....babyfood hotdogs from here on out ! YUCK ! He'll be in the most babyfood contest...hahahahah..I just totally grossed myself out !
posted by
hazel_st_cricket
on July 3, 2007 at 1:16 PM
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this is hilarious and sad, all rolled into one. (and I don't mean sad because he can't gorge himself either... :) )
posted by
rainydayinmay
on July 3, 2007 at 1:05 PM
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Say it ain't so!
I watched him down the competition at last year's Nathan's open. okay, I was watching it on TV and both disgusted and amused by it. I find it interesting that this 5'10" 160 pound weed could eat three times as many nitrate-cycles with all the bread than those 300 pound behemoths lined up next to him.
A jaw injury, huh? A shame -- a prime career, or is that prime rib career, cut short, or lean, as it were, by a sports injury, such as it is....
posted by
strat
on July 3, 2007 at 11:33 AM
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Julia...
I saw a thing on him either VH1 or MTV true story and he has a weird stomach thing where it goes below his abdomen muscles and allows for more room. Eww. When I was talking about the waste...they throw up a lot of the food afterward and the left overs get thrown away. I don't know it just seems so sad that so much money gets thrown into such a thing...
posted by
RedHeadedGypsy
on July 3, 2007 at 10:32 AM
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Offy--
he is a trim, kinda cute Japanese guy. I remember reading about the prizes for the hot dog eating competition--guess what--the winner gets a gazillion HOT DOGS!! I kid you not...
posted by
Julia.
on July 3, 2007 at 10:29 AM
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Julia
I wonder if that's the same guy they did an interview with last week where he said he was going for a new record..after 50 plus dogs. I didn't know he hurt his jaw though. I like to watch them do it...I am amazed they can put that much down and still walk away...Wonder what the prizes are?
posted by
Offy
on July 3, 2007 at 10:26 AM
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OTA--LMAO!!
I think Smiley just broke the record! I watched him down dog after dog and he just doesn't show any signs of stopping.
posted by
Julia.
on July 3, 2007 at 10:14 AM
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Powder
I agree, it is kind of a disgusting display of excess; but they don't really "waste" the food since they eat it all. I can't figure out how most of them remain at normal weight though.
posted by
Julia.
on July 3, 2007 at 10:12 AM
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Julia
wow.. I guess he wont be making any commercials for Oscar Meyer for a while .. too bad. 
.. ~Peace, OTA 
~Smiley is in training.. upon learning of the competitions fall from the throne.
posted by
Blue_feathers
on July 3, 2007 at 10:09 AM
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Julia...
I never really thought this was a great sport...especially with so many people actually going hungry and you have people gorging themselves and wasting food. It's kind of disgusting really. Now maybe he can find something worthwhile to do!
posted by
RedHeadedGypsy
on July 3, 2007 at 10:03 AM
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