Gothamist: Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest May Get Shorter

babyhitler

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:22:10 -0500

this is some cheating shit for those damn unamerican japs.

Spiritof76

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:47:50 -0500

At today's prices, I'm sure Nathan's would prefer Takeru and Joey to eat fewer dogs, too.

Kevin Walsh

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:41:13 -0500

The belt MUST remain with the United States of America, at all costs. www.forgotten-ny.com

JMH

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:47:35 -0500

I blame ESPN. They pushed for this so they could air two more minutes of commercials during the only TV show that people watch on July 4th.

bornbrednewyorker

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:40:11 -0500

They should have a diarrhea contest afterward!

Ralph

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:58:25 -0500

spleenhq, Last I checked, you weren't being forced to watch the hotdog eating contest. You can either not go to Coney on July 4th or not watch it on TV, correct?

Spleenhg

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:51:46 -0500

@Politburo Sooo, I should only post if I don't have an opinion? Me so confused. If you want to be an overabundant eater of hot dogs, you are free to do so. Just don't subject the rest of us to it.

Politburo

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:42:19 -0500

Posting on the internet is repulsive. There are people who don't have electricity in this world, and we bitch on the internet when the electricity goes out. Blah, blah, blah... If you want to be guilty about living in an overabundant society, you're free to do so. Just don't subject the rest of us to it.

TimSPC

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:42:12 -0500

I hope Kobayashi has been training. I'd love to see him recapture his title.

kapusta

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:22:41 -0500

this is an insult and outrageous. i've been puking nathans hotdogs for years. i think everyone should.

Rocknrope

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:16:59 -0500

Seriously, we're not talking about a century of historical precedence here. If hockey can eliminate the center two-line pass and include a shootout, this gorging contest can add two minutes to the time clock.

Fritzdecat

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:14:14 -0500

"Eating contests are repulsive" Agreed

Spleenhg

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:08:12 -0500

Eating contests are repulsive. There are starving and malnourished people in this world, and we have contests where people jam so much food into their guts that they vomit. Jen is right, they should make it an hour. Let's watch people gorge until they literally burst. That's sport!

Politburo

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:51:46 -0500

"The issue is history, and the preponderance of the evidence now suggests that the contest was always 10 minutes." Yeah, if you define "always" as "before 1988 and after 1974".. but we all do that, right?

JenChungsBra

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:49:21 -0500

They should make it an hour.