Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Hot Diggety Dog

You’ve heard of 3 dog night…right?

How about a 62 dog afternoon?

In case you missed it...
Nathan’s Famous July Fourth International Eating Contest was held this Fourth of July in Coney Island, NY
as it has since 1916.
The competition was broadcast on ESPN with Indy 500 Announcer, Paul Page and Major League Eating President, Rich Shea.
(Now that’s a play-by-play I could do without.)

And The weiner is...........

Joey Chesnut from San Jose California..his fifth consecutive win...making him a five peat weenie.

And the Hot dogger’s accomplishment?

62 hot dogs. Buns and all.
Six short of the world record he set in 2009. (Hey, you’re slipping Joey)
62 wieners...in 10 minutes.

Hot diggety dog

If I ate 62 dogs in 10 years...I would be pushin’ the wiener casing.



And the big prize?
10,000 dollars. Plus the highly coveted Mustard Belt.
Grey Poupon, per chance?

Hopefully the prize also comes with a tub of Tums and a few gallons of Imodium.
(Do NOT go in there.)

On a side note...Sonya Thomas took the title in the FIRST ever...Woman’s Division...
wolfing down 40 hot dogs, buns and all.
I hear she only weighs 105 pounds including her own buns.

Previously Sonya had been competing dog-to-dog with the men.
It’s about time women were given equal opportunity to cram their faces with processed meat
and make gluttons of themselves on a national stage.

Anywhooooo.............................

I’m not sure when eating became a sport...
but ESPN is bound and deter-gagged to make it one.
Apparently the TV audience is growing every year.
Probably because Americans can relate to a Joey Chesnut easier than a Lebron James.

Supposedly Joey Chestnut makes $220,00 per year from professional eating.
Geez...if he could make that much with his mouth...I wonder what he could make with his hands?

Maybe one day blogging will become a competitive sport...
and I,too, would have a chance at a coveted belt...a Prada Blogging Belt.

Until then....we are left with the hot dog eating contest.
Frankly.....I don’t give a weenie.

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