2009 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest

It is disgusting, and it's not a sport, but it's a fun way to kill an hour. The announcers are so over the the top and clearly in on the joke that I always enjoy it.

 

I always thought it was "lips and snouts"

 

I heard "elbows and assholes."

 

Funny, I heard "lips and assholes!"

 

I saw during the introductions that the lady ate 13 POUNDS of Cranberry sauce?

Are you fucking shitting me?

And throw me into the not a sport category.

 

Technically it is a sport - there's a time limit and they keep score.

It's more of a sport than poker and the Westminster Dog Show.

 

I'll swear by Hebrew National dogs until they embalm my ass.

 

No. But I bet she was.

 

AMEN! The greatest hot dogs on Planet Earth -- and second place (whatever that is) is so far in the distance that it's not worth commenting.

And Nathan's aren't that dog. Frankly, they're borderline disgusting, based on the two I've had killing time in the Atlanta airport.

THAT was the only reason I stuck around, to listen to how they killed 45 minutes pimping this -- and it was worth it on an amusing level to see them talk this up like the Super Bowl. Rob Stone once again displays his status as ESPN's box of Arm&Hammer Baking Soda in the Four Letter's refrigerator of announcers.

Still, as someone who was in two eating contests in his younger days: tacos and ribs (for charity), I find this fascinating on a train-wreck level.

 

I call bullshit. They train year round for this. They work out for this. It's a sport. Maybe not 10 years ago, but now its a sport.

 

You are singing my song, J_M.

 

The thought of a woman who can eat an entire hot dog in one bite both terrifies and excites me.