J-Wiener Eater: Chompin' Champ...NOT

[Samurai_Jerk]

[Doctor Stop]

"I thought he was going to congratulate Chestnut as he was lifting up his belt," one man said.

But a female witness disagreed, and chimed in: "For all I know, he was going up there to punch him out.".

I'm surprised that an eyewitness didn't say that they were disappointed that Kobayashi didn't try to bring a foreign object or even a folding chair into the ring. Where was his tag team partner or manager when this was going on? Didn't they know that they should have been distracting the referee?

[Samurai_Jerk]

I'm surprised that an eyewitness didn't say that they were disappointed that Kobayashi didn't try to bring a foreign object or even a folding chair into the ring. Where was his tag team partner or manager when this was going on? Didn't they know that they should have been distracting the referee?

That's exactly what I was thinking. I wonder if this is all a publicity stunt.

[Dragonette]

[BigInJapan]

Uh, you ever watch J-TV?

Of course, there's that young "Gal Sone" with the freak stomach that can consume half her weight in sushi in one sitting for example.
And there are restaurants throughout Japan with gimmick deals where if you can eat like 2 kg of curry rice your meal is free.

But what I found amusing was that there is an association called "Major League Eating" in the US, indicating that there are enough over-eaters that it warranted starting up a franchise to promote pigging out in front of a nationwide audience.

[Doctor Stop]

But what I found amusing was that there is an association called "Major League Eating" in the US, indicating that there are enough over-eaters that it warranted starting up a franchise to promote pigging out in front of a nationwide audience.

How long until competitive eating becomes an Olympic sport? I mean you could have hot food eating like hotdogs during the Summer Olympics and cold food eating like ice cream in the Winter Olympics, or vice versa. Beer drinking could could easily be in both and it would help wash things down. And the sponsors could be makers of processed foods rather than makers of fancy ass sport shoes that people who spend most of their time eating while watching TV don't need anyway.

USA! USA! USA!

[Iraira]

How long until competitive eating becomes an Olympic sport? I mean you could have hot food eating like hotdogs during the Summer Olympics and cold food eating like ice cream in the Winter Olympics, or vice versa. Beer drinking could could easily be in both and it would help wash things down. And the sponsors could be makers of processed foods rather than makers of fancy ass sport shoes that people who spend most of their time eating while watching TV don't need anyway.

USA! USA! USA!

They gotta combine it with a separate activity...kinda biathalon style.
I suggest beer drinking and bowling....again, US is a cinch for gold.
Beer drinking and javalin catching would be awesome to watch.

[Greji]

How long until competitive eating becomes an Olympic sport? I mean you could have hot food eating like hotdogs during the Summer Olympics and cold food eating like ice cream in the Winter Olympics, or vice versa. Beer drinking could could easily be in both and it would help wash things down. And the sponsors could be makers of processed foods rather than makers of fancy ass sport shoes that people who spend most of their time eating while watching TV don't need anyway.

USA! USA! USA!

Doc, that's a great idea, but I can't see them opening the sport. Can you imagine having a World Wiener Eater Competition with Noriko entered? What other country would have a chance?

[FG Lurker]

They gotta combine it with a separate activity...kinda biathalon style.
I suggest beer drinking and bowling....again, US is a cinch for gold.
Beer drinking and javalin catching would be awesome to watch.

Here, hold my beer and watch this...!

[Catoneinutica]

There are apparently mayonnaise-eating contests. Quite the odd subculture.

[maraboutslim]

Speaking of combining eating with athletics, there is a video of some guys who did a 4th of July 400m race. At the start you have to eat 1/2 lb. of macaroni salad, then run 100m, eat a sizeable hotdog w/bun, run 100m, eat a 1/3 lb. hamburger with bun, run 100m, eat a huge piece of watermellon and then run the last 100m. One guy DNFed, one guy's time was 18min or so and the other guy killed it at 9min. I was impressed.

I think I prefer "sloshball" we played in college. It's a softball game but you can't advance past 2nd bass until you've finished a glass of beer from a keg placed there. You can stack up as many runners there as you want until they are done drinking (only one can leave at a time though).

[Doctor Stop]

Can you imagine having a World Wiener Eater Competition with Noriko entered?

Even Noriko would have a hard time competing with the founder of Nathan's, Nathan Handwerker. His handiwork cost half that of the joint down the street.

[Taro Toporific]

Japan's hot-dog eating champ sentenced to 6 months' probation
(AP, Aug 06)
Takeru Kobayashi, the Japanese former champion of an annual U.S. Independence Day hot-dog eating contest, was sentenced to 6 months' probation by a criminal court in New York on Thursday. Kobayashi, 32, was in court to face charges of obstruction of governmental administration, resisting arrest, trespassing and disorderly conduct, following a scuffle with a police officer after this year's July 4 contest in New York, in which he did not participate due to a contract dispute with the event organizer.
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[IkemenTommy]

Kobayashi's glorious hot dog chomping days are over.

[Samurai_Jerk]

[IkemenTommy]

I wonder if there is any career opportunities left for Kobayashi besides being a "personal trainer" for competitive eating.

[Yokohammer]

I can't help wondering when all the calories are going to kick in and he's going to turn into a blimp.

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

And what happens when you become a has-been on the competitive eating circuit?
Getting busted for interrupting events sure aint gonna endear you to sponsors or the media circuit (Is there one for this sport?).
Still, there's always Japan, which will be glad to welcome home a former World Champion regardless of whatever faux pas he may have committed...Shite, even Shuzo Matsuoka has parlayed his way into a lucrative media career despite barely ever passing the second round of an ATP event (bar one extraordinarily good Wimbledon where I was seriously searching for the bookies his performance was that far out of character...)

[Doctor Stop]

[quote="Samurai_Jerk"]
Kobayashi was able to eat the pizza in a remarkable 2 minutes, 3 seconds &#8211]We all know that if, and only if, that pizza was only covered with canned corn, canned tuna, mayonnaise and nori flakes, Kobayashi would have easily won.

[Doctor Stop]

And what happens when you become a has-been on the competitive eating circuit?

Sumo?

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

Sumo?

Don't you have to be Mongolian for that now?

[Bucky]

[matsuki]

Hot dog eating champ Takeru Kobayashi (tah-kah-roo koh-bee-yah-shee)

Wow, that's a weird way to sound out his name and they even managed to fuck it up. Kobiyashi?? Could be worse though, I managed a race team where the driver's name was Takatori...he wanted to murder the announcer when he was given the "nickname" Chicken Yakitori...

[Mr Doricar]

Could be worse...I had a friend called Nakada Shintaro. The commentator shortened his name to Nakadashi

[matsuki]

Hahahaha, not a good nickname to have if you're single with baby mommas comin' after yah!

[dimwit]

What a come down. From eating hot dogs in New York to eating Pizzas in Barrie.

In torrential rain, super eaters Takeru Kobayashi and Canadian Furious Pete Czerwinski squared off again.

http://thestar.blogs.com/photoblog/2011/08/kobayashi-ve-furious-pete-showdown-in-the-rain.html

[Taro Toporific]

Competitive Eater Takeru Kobayashi Answers Your Questions
www.reddit.com...competitive_eater_takeru_kobayashi_answers



Takeru Kobayashi Interview:-- JapanProbe
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[dimwit]

I'm not gay, I'm Japanese.

Brilliant quote.

[Mike Oxlong]

Kobayashi eats record 337 chicken wings

Competitive-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi conquered Philadelphia's annual gustatory gorge-fest by eating 337 chicken wings in a half-hour before a crowd of nearly 20,000 at Wing Bowl XX.

The Japanese phenom demolished the record of 255 set last year by Jonathan "Super" Squibb.

The Friday morning extravaganza drew thousands to the Wells Fargo Center before sunrise to watch competitors stuff themselves with chicken wings. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the competition featured two 14-minute rounds, followed by a 2-minute round of sprint eating.

Kobayashi claimed a $20,000 cash prize for his victory. It was the six-time Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest champ's first time competing at Wing Bowl, though he consumed a cheesesteak in 24 seconds as part of an eating exhibition last year.

Kobayashi boasted through an interpreter, "I could probably eat another 100 wings or so. "Not really fast, I'd have to take my time. But if you brought me 100 more I could eat them."

[s4bzzz]

At least it's a better way to make up for his schlong length then getting mad at FGs:winkb: