7/9/07
I just want give my thoughts about the annual July 4th Nathans hotdog eating contest in Coney Island on ESPN. It is…freaking great! If I remember the stat correctly from a few days ago, more people watched this event on TV than the final game of the NBA finals. Amazing.
All the over the top characters are great: Kobiashi (sp?), Joe Chestnut, the guy with the chicken wing eating record…they are all good. And insane. That guy Chestnut ate nothing for two days before the event, but guzzled water by the gallon to expand his stomach. Nuts.
The announcer was fantastic too…”When you Google ‘American Hero’ tomorrow the results will be Abraham Lincoln, John Glen….and Joey Chestnut, for bringing the Nathans crown back to the USA.” LOL!
And to the people who say it’s disgusting and should be banned for the bad message it sends to children…go pound it. Yes it is disgusting but that’s what makes it hilarious, and I haven’t heard about any kid going and trying to eat 60 hotdogs after watching this over the top, messy, nasty “sport”. It’s just good “clean” fun.
OUT.
All the over the top characters are great: Kobiashi (sp?), Joe Chestnut, the guy with the chicken wing eating record…they are all good. And insane. That guy Chestnut ate nothing for two days before the event, but guzzled water by the gallon to expand his stomach. Nuts.
The announcer was fantastic too…”When you Google ‘American Hero’ tomorrow the results will be Abraham Lincoln, John Glen….and Joey Chestnut, for bringing the Nathans crown back to the USA.” LOL!
And to the people who say it’s disgusting and should be banned for the bad message it sends to children…go pound it. Yes it is disgusting but that’s what makes it hilarious, and I haven’t heard about any kid going and trying to eat 60 hotdogs after watching this over the top, messy, nasty “sport”. It’s just good “clean” fun.
OUT.
posted by Michael Schaffer at 4:48 PM
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