Competitive eater Joey Chestnut won his fifth straight Fourth of July hot dog-eating

bonzodog2

Source: link (Washington Post)

Competitive eaters gather during the 2011 Nathan's International Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island on July 4 in Brooklyn. Joey Chestnut won the men's competition by eating 62 hot dogs in 10 minutes, marking his fifth-straight win in the annual competition.

castletownman

A real chestnut of a thread!

yermandan

Wtf.....HOW is he not dead yet?

ItsAWindUp

Only in America.

Needler

Does he deep throat them and push one down with the next or what's the story?

ItsAWindUp

Imagine the state his heart must be in.

bonzodog2

See also "Sonya Thomas" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonya_Thomas

On July 4, 2011, Thomas became the first champion of Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest for Women. Eating 40 hot dogs in 10 minutes, Thomas earned her first Mustard Belt and won $10,000

Needler

ItsAWindUp wrote: »

Imagine the state his heart must be in.

New York i'd say

ItsAWindUp

Needler wrote: »

New York i'd say

For f uck sake:D

Temptamperu

How the hell can someone eat so much, i woulda hurled after my third at most.

cesc77

Digestion(and constipation) has to be an issue.


I know that rabbits eat their own business as they havent taken all of the goodness out of it the first time through.

retch..

Needler

cesc77 wrote: »

I know that rabbits eat their own business as they havent taken all of the goodness out of it the first time through.

retch..

Makes you want to throw em into the Liffey, dirty creatures

annascott

This guy looks ok, they are normally huge. I always find it funny when they call eating contests 'sport' and refer to themselves as atheletes...

bonzodog2

I think at least some of these 'competitive eaters' make themselves vomit soon after ingesting their competitive effort. I was listening to an interview with Sonya Thomas a couple of nights ago on BBC radio. She dips the hotdog buns in some type of liquid (forget) to aid the fast eating.

Bottle_of_Smoke

Imagine showing this to an audience in a famine-stricken country. This is why people end up getting into socialism.

cesc77

Bottle_of_Smoke wrote: »

Imagine showing this to an audience in a famine-stricken country. This is why people end up getting into socialism.

Anything shown to a famine-stricken country from a developed world wouldnt impress them too much.We have food.They dont.

Ban hot dog eating contests!!!!!!


Ban everything where one person indulges in something someone else cannot.


Comunism?Is that what youre advocating?

The Internet Explorer

Excellent surname.

Bottle_of_Smoke

cesc77 wrote: »

Anything shown to a famine-stricken country from a developed world wouldnt impress them too much.We have food.They dont.

Ban hot dog eating contests!!!!!!


Ban everything where one person indulges in something someone else cannot.


Comunism?Is that what youre advocating?

No I'm anti-communist/anti-socialist, but saying this is the type of silliness that drives people to supporting it!

I know its awful for the third world but this is just rubbing it in their faces.

Tipsy McSwagger

Bottle_of_Smoke wrote: »

No I'm anti-communist/anti-socialist, but saying this is the type of silliness that drives people to supporting it!

I know its awful for the third world but this is just rubbing it in their faces.

Thread killer:rolleyes:

sagat2

I was there on Monday for the event. The women's competition was first, utterly savage and surprising when you see the scale of these women they are all rater petite. In the men's competition the majority of them are rather large over 6" and relatively rotund. One competitor spewed after 10 or so dogs which undoubtedly affected the athletes around him but from the get-go there was no doubt Chestnut would reign supreme he's in a class of his own. Surprisingly after witnessing the carnage I had a craving for a hotdog. Would recommend a Coney island trip for anyone who visits NYC on the 4th of July seeing the pinnacle of our modern civilization for myself instilled a great deal of belief for the future of the human race, if a man can dispatch over 60 hotdogs in 10 minutes then surely world peace is only a whisker away.

Glutton Number One

I'm Ireland's first competitive eater. They did a piece on me in Friday's Daily Star...

I'M A FAT, MEAN EATING MACHINE

Ex-gym instructor becomes eathlete



A former gym instructor's belly has gone from flat to fat from training to be Ireland's champion eater and trying to make food eating a pro-sport here. Neil Thomas from Dublin has gained around 3st since taking up eating as a sport.

"Thats a side effect to it," he told The Star, adding that his eating name is Glutton Number 1. "I'm now proud to call myself a fat, gluttonous, eating machine," he said. "Part of the training for competitive eating is stomach stretching - so you can increase capacity. You must eat a huge amount of food as fast as you can. It isn't the healthiest sport to participate in but it is addictive. I used to be in pretty good shape. It turns out, there is only one thing now that I'm passionate about, that is competitive eating."

'Eathlete Neil said he believes it could become a popular sport in Ireland, following it's popularity in the US where people compete for money. Neil, who trains at all-you-can-eat buffets in Dublin says he has yet to compete for money, but has already done some competitions with pals. "I've done ten double quarter pounders from McDonald's in 18 minutes. That's 4,400 calories, and that's my greatest feat so far," he said. "It's a sport that has enjoyed massive success in America and I want to bring it here to Ireland."

Neil has set up a Facebook group called the Irish Federation of Competitive Eaters.

bonzodog2

So its a Federation of one then ?

Glutton Number One

There are twenty-one members but I'm the founder. We're associated with the International Federation of Competitive Eaters, based in America. You care to sign up?

Logical Fallacy

Bottle_of_Smoke wrote: »

Imagine showing this to an audience in a famine-stricken country. This is why people end up getting into socialism.

If they have the internet i don't see why they can't eat.

Sure you can order pizza online now.

aligator_am

What did he win, a free hot dog? or possibly free visit to A&E? Thank fook the competition wasn't held in Roscommon

Glutton Number One

Joey won the top prize of 20,000 dollars. I plan to earn cash from my own gluttony, here in Ireland (someday).

orourkeda

Needler wrote: »

New York i'd say

New Jersey probably

Ally Dick

Glutton Number One wrote: »

I'm Ireland's first competitive eater. They did a piece on me in Friday's Daily Star...

I'M A FAT, MEAN EATING MACHINE

Ex-gym instructor becomes eathlete



A former gym instructor's belly has gone from flat to fat from training to be Ireland's champion eater and trying to make food eating a pro-sport here. Neil Thomas from Dublin has gained around 3st since taking up eating as a sport.

"Thats a side effect to it," he told The Star, adding that his eating name is Glutton Number 1. "I'm now proud to call myself a fat, gluttonous, eating machine," he said. "Part of the training for competitive eating is stomach stretching - so you can increase capacity. You must eat a huge amount of food as fast as you can. It isn't the healthiest sport to participate in but it is addictive. I used to be in pretty good shape. It turns out, there is only one thing now that I'm passionate about, that is competitive eating."

'Eathlete Neil said he believes it could become a popular sport in Ireland, following it's popularity in the US where people compete for money. Neil, who trains at all-you-can-eat buffets in Dublin says he has yet to compete for money, but has already done some competitions with pals. "I've done ten double quarter pounders from McDonald's in 18 minutes. That's 4,400 calories, and that's my greatest feat so far," he said. "It's a sport that has enjoyed massive success in America and I want to bring it here to Ireland."

Neil has set up a Facebook group called the Irish Federation of Competitive Eaters.

Posting and user name of 2011

bonzodog2

Glutton Number One wrote: »

There are twenty-one members but I'm the founder. We're associated with the International Federation of Competitive Eaters, based in America. You care to sign up?

Your earlier post said you were the first Irish competitive eater, are the other twenty just supporters ?

As for signing up, no thanks. I don't do FB anyway.
But good luck anyway !

Ally Dick

Any connections with Bulimia Ireland ?

The Orb

This was shown on ESPN America yesterday, compulsive viewing but totally disgusting at the same time. What's the point of it. What next, competitive drinking, competitive drug taking?

Glutton Number One

Thanks A.D. but no connections there. Rules are that you must keep the ingested food down for fifteen minutes after a contest, otherwise you're disqualified.

The members of the Irish Federation are both supporters and some competitors. All comers welcome! We aim to build recognition here in Ireland.

LETS EAT THIS WORLD!

TheUsual

Well that's chest nuts.

c_man

ItsAWindUp wrote: »

Only in America.

Big in Japan as well (from what King of the Hill informs me :pac: )


Takeru Kobayashi - "He held the world record for hot dog eating for nearly six years, and holds several other eating records, including four Guinness Records for hot dogs, meatballs, hamburgers, and pasta."

Glutton Number One

The Orb wrote: »

This was shown on ESPN America yesterday, compulsive viewing but totally disgusting at the same time. What's the point of it. What next, competitive drinking, competitive drug taking?

It's a primal sport, compulsive. It's mind over matter, but can be physicaly grueling to. Stomach stretching and jaw strengthening are vitaly important to practice.

Glutton Number One

Welcome aboard, EMBRACE THE GLUTTONY!

I practice at the Epicurean Food Hall on Liffey St. They have three all you can eat buffets. Join me anytime to see a man REALLY eat!

Cookie_Monster

cesc77 wrote: »

I know that rabbits eat their own business as they havent taken all of the goodness out of it the first time through.

retch..

many many animals do that, makes sense for grass eating herbivores. Cows even do it without pooing it out first

why does it make you retch?

sunflower27

sagat2 wrote: »

I was there on Monday for the event. The women's competition was first, utterly savage and surprising when you see the scale of these women they are all rater petite. In the men's competition the majority of them are rather large over 6" and relatively rotund. One competitor spewed after 10 or so dogs which undoubtedly affected the athletes around him but from the get-go there was no doubt Chestnut would reign supreme he's in a class of his own. Surprisingly after witnessing the carnage I had a craving for a hotdog. Would recommend a Coney island trip for anyone who visits NYC on the 4th of July seeing the pinnacle of our modern civilization for myself instilled a great deal of belief for the future of the human race, if a man can dispatch over 60 hotdogs in 10 minutes then surely world peace is only a whisker away.

I love that word.:p:p

Glutton Number One

sunflower27 wrote: »

I love that word.:p:p

Then you'd love me!