66 Freakin Wieners

[SalingerNY]

Don't get too excited.

That's just the number of hot-dogs Joey Chestnut inhaled today (in 12 min) to win the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest.

USA!!! USA!!!

http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/07/04...est/index.html

[NYYRules#1]

Kobayashi lost? Wow. Chestnut is amazing (and he has the perfect name as well).

[SalingerNY]

Kobayashi lost? Wow. Chestnut is amazing (and he has the perfect name as well).

Apparently Kobayashi was not his usual self, as he had his wisdom teeth removed recently. Still, 66 hot dogs in 12 min is insane.

[LDG]

How they do this without going into cardiac arrest is astonishing.

[4bronxbombers]

Nothing grosses me out more than watching a human being stuff huge amounts of food down their throats like that. Really. It's sickening.

[RhodyYanksFan]

Apparently Kobayashi was not his usual self, as he had his wisdom teeth removed recently. Still, 66 hot dogs in 12 min is insane.

He had "jaw arthritis".

Congrats to Joey.

[SalingerNY]

My bad, I'd missed the discussion here:

http://forums.nyyfans.com/showpost.p...90&postcount=1

Chalk it up to not considering this a "sport".

[TheYankee]

I'm so tired of ESPN flaunting this about like it's a big time sport...

On ESPN lets show the event, on ESPNews puts it in the lower right corner like Bonds just broke Aaron's record... cripes, I can't stand when they try to blow things like this into a sporting event.

[JeterForPresident]

My bad, I'd missed the discussion here:

http://forums.nyyfans.com/showpost.p...90&postcount=1

Chalk it up to not considering this a "sport".

I wasn't sure where to put it, I figured the sports thread would be a funny place for it, being some actually consider these eaters to be athletes, and heroes haha.

[shotz]

i heard on espn that adds up to 12,000 calories. yep, does a body good....

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espn

[CptCrunch]

USA! USA! USA! a

[yankeesAZ]

USA! USA! USA! a

About time we reclaim the throne on something. We are great at eating!

[NYYFAN]

His next bowel movement is going to suck...

[yankeesAZ]

The U.S. has to dominate at eating. We've been training hard for years now to make this nation fat. This is one sport we should win at.

[Jersey Yankee]

Kobayashi "lost" by inhaling SIXTY THREE WEINERS. Sixty-three. 63. LXIII. [faints]

_THUD_!!!

Now then, I'll bet that Jessica Simpson wish she could do that!!!

[RJ44]

Nothing grosses me out more than watching a human being stuff huge amounts of food down their throats like that. Really. It's sickening.

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That's awesome!

I was there, and it was a great time. Not that I'd ever think of competing, but the MC was very entertaining. I'd do it again.

[4bronxbombers]

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That's awesome!

I was there, and it was a great time. Not that I'd ever think of competing, but the MC was very entertaining. I'd do it again.

To each his own I guess.

[4bronxbombers]

His next bowel movement is going to suck...

Oh how gross.

[RJ44]

To each his own I guess.

Yeah, the wife had a pretty good time, but I'm sure she would've had more fun scrapbooking ( ) or something.

[4bronxbombers]

Yeah, the wife had a pretty good time, but I'm sure she would've had more fun scrapbooking ( ) or something.

Don't blame her.

Better than watching some guy shove 1,000 hotdogs down his throat.

[RJ44]

Don't blame her.

Better than watching some guy shove 1,000 hotdogs down his throat.

Well, in her defense, she couldn't really see anything (5' 3'' tops) except the numbers flipping over the heads of the top 3. I took her to Chinatown and "Kwik-E-Mart" afterwareds though, and that more than made up for it.
The MC really was entertaining, though. He helped us get through the waiting phase, no doubt.

One more thing to check off of my master list. I think there's only one more left now, really.

[4bronxbombers]

Well, in her defense, she couldn't really see anything (5' 3'' tops) except the numbers flipping over the heads of the top 3. I took her to Chinatown and "Kwik-E-Mart" afterwareds though, and that more than made up for it.
The MC really was entertaining, though. He helped us get through the waiting phase, no doubt.

One more thing to check off of my master list. I think there's only one more left now, really.

And that is??

[RJ44]

And that is??

Macy's Thxgiving Day Parade...


My list now holds the following...

-Yankees Opening Day (Matsui Grand Slam in '03)
-Reggie Jackson Old Timer's Day (when his number was retired)
-Yankees World Series Game (Pettitte's game 2 win in '03)
-Yankees World Series Parade (99 and '00)
-Times Square New Year's Eve (01 into 02 and 03 into 04)
-Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4 ('07)
--and, of course, NYYFFP, '06

[4bronxbombers]

Macy's Thxgiving Day Parade...


My list now holds the following...

-Yankees Opening Day (Matsui Grand Slam in '03)
-Reggie Jackson Old Timer's Day (when his number was retired)
-Yankees World Series Game (Pettitte's game 2 win in '03)
-Yankees World Series Parade (99 and '00)
-Times Square New Year's Eve (01 into 02 and 03 into 04)
-Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4 ('07)
--and, of course, NYYFFP, '06

Niiiiiice!

[RJ44]

Niiiiiice!

Thx! Funny thing was, as we were leaving Coney Island, I heard a guy behind me tell his crew "Well, I can check one off the list" and I knew EXACTLY what he was talking about. I guess I'm not the only one. Good Stuff.

Also, FYI, they said just as we left that the crowd there was estimated at 50,000.

[4bronxbombers]

Thx! Funny thing was, as we were leaving Coney Island, I heard a guy behind me tell his crew "Well, I can check one off the list" and I knew EXACTLY what he was talking about. I guess I'm not the only one. Good Stuff.

Also, FYI, they said just as we left that the crowd there was estimated at 50,000.

50,000 people watching people stuff hotdogs down their throats? What am I missing?!?!

[RJ44]

50,000 people watching people stuff hotdogs down their throats? What am I missing?!?!

I sold it to my wife like this "What's more American on the 4th of July than watching a dozen people get all gluttonous over hot dogs?"

[4bronxbombers]

I sold it to my wife like this "What's more American on the 4th of July than watching a dozen people get all gluttonous over hot dogs?"

Only in America.

[RJ44]

Only in America.

Doing the math...
the 2 top finishers AVERAGED more than 5 hot dogs a minute... or quicker than 1 hot dog every 12 seconds....
ok, here it comes......

[SalingerNY]

50,000 people watching people stuff hotdogs down their throats? What am I missing?!?!

A spectacle. You're missing a spectacle. People will turn out for that in droves.

[4bronxbombers]

Doing the math...
the 2 top finishers AVERAGED more than 5 hot dogs a minute... or quicker than 1 hot dog every 12 seconds....
ok, here it comes......

Oh god....I don't know if I can eat my cereal this morning after learning that nice little tidbit of info. Thanks

[SalingerNY]

Doing the math...
the 2 top finishers AVERAGED more than 5 hot dogs a minute... or quicker than 1 hot dog every 12 seconds....
ok, here it comes......

Did you witness any projectile vomiting?

[4bronxbombers]

Did you witness any projectile vomiting?

oh no....time for me to exit this thread.

[RJ44]

Oh god....I don't know if I can eat my cereal this morning after learning that nice little tidbit of info. Thanks

My apologies.. It really is a staggering statistic though..
that's like when I heard that Nascar drivers lose up to 15 lbs. a race cuz it gets so hot in those cars...
Hard not to consider it a sport after hearing that stuff, since I know full well I couldn't do it.

[RJ44]

Did you witness any projectile vomiting?

No, I did not, but I'll be the first to admit I wasn't in a prime viewing area for that (if you can really call it that).

[DontHateOnNumber2]

For some reason I was really pumped about Joey winning. USA suckas!

[RJ44]

For some reason I was really pumped about Joey winning. USA suckas!

I was standing next to some kids that were rooting for Kobayashi, and cheering for him in Japanese. I couldn't help but get louder in rooting for Joey and chanting "USA". Almost lost my voice... good thing it was only 12 minutes!

[PeteRFNY]

I'm so tired of ESPN flaunting this about like it's a big time sport...

On ESPN lets show the event, on ESPNews puts it in the lower right corner like Bonds just broke Aaron's record... cripes, I can't stand when they try to blow things like this into a sporting event.

Ah, it's all in good fun - and it's been going on since 1919!

Besides, I'd rather hear about Joey Chestnut's bloated stomach than Barry Bonds' bloated head any day.

[bobbymagee]

Great competition!!! Love watching them eat like beavers! Amazing. True talent!

[Hitman23]

I am completely shocked that not only is there national coverage on a hot dog eating contest, but I know a contestant's name.

[fredgmuggs]

Am I wrong in assuming there may be a little bit of purging after the competition?

[NYYRules#1]

I've always wanted to attend this, honestly. It seems so awesome.

[RJ44]

I've always wanted to attend this, honestly. It seems so awesome.

It was pretty cool. I say I'd go back, but probably with buddies, instead of the wife. It just seems to be more of a guy thing.... go figure.

[apolansk]

I went with a bunch of my friends also. It kind of felt like a horse race, except it was for 12 minutes, it was so intense.

[PeteRFNY]

Am I wrong in assuming there may be a little bit of purging after the competition?

Without getting too gross...I know people who cover it every year, and they tell me that's why a lot of these competitive eaters are rail-thin. The food essentially is just double-parking.

[RJ44]

The food essentially is just double-parking.

As in "Don't put the coffee on, we're not staying long?"

[jlw1980]

Were they big weiners?

[Jersey Yankee]

Were they big weiners?

You don't really want to go there, now do you?

Anyways, I did the math, and in 720 seconds (12 minutes), the winners inhaled one standard-sized wiener in this amount of time:

Joey Chestnut: 10.90909091
Takeru Kobayashi: 11.42857143

Kobayashi invented dipping the dog into the water to make it go down easier. He also doesn't swallow the dog and the bun at the same time like people would normally do.

I remember the MC from around 2005. He was awesome, especially when he'd revved his voice up and they'd slid him up on something that kept climbing (like a tall cherry picker or something).

Anyway, I may just go to Coney Island this weekend just for fun.

[4bronxbombers]

It was pretty cool. I say I'd go back, but probably with buddies, instead of the wife. It just seems to be more of a guy thing.... go figure.

Shocking.

[RJ44]

Shocking.

Yeah, but I do have to give her credit. She went cuz I wanted to (and I took her to the Kwik-E-Mart and Chinatown); she really didn't have to do that.