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Doomster : 7/4/2015 10:14 am
All the time devoted by ESPN on a freakin' hot dog eating contest....
If you were a hot dog  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 7/4/2015 10:16 am : link
would you eat yourself? It's a simple question....
do people really watch this?  
Matt M. : 7/4/2015 10:17 am : link
What is even remotely interesting about it?
RE: do people really watch this?  
CromartiesKid21 : 7/4/2015 10:19 am : link
In comment 12355870 Matt M. said:
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What is even remotely interesting about it?

'Murican tradition
if only  
spike : 7/4/2015 10:27 am : link
they share the dogs
What's sad is your outlook  
Still a Sam Huff fan : 7/4/2015 10:41 am : link
Clearly, as witnessed by the amount of people coming to see it live in Coney Island, the large TV audience and, of course, the advertisers that make it a profitable show, there is plenty of interest.

But you do not find it of value. You do not find it worthy of airing on TV. You do not understand people other than yourself enjoying themselves in other ways than you can fathom.

That's not the sad part. The sad part is taking the effort to post something that belittles other people's enjoyment and considering yourself holier than thou. That's sad. Maybe saddest of all is me taking my time to respond to your sad post.
OH SNAP!  
RobCrossRiver56 : 7/4/2015 10:49 am : link
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what's even sadder  
bbfanva : 7/4/2015 10:52 am : link
is that someone is holding a gun to your head and forcing you to watch otherwise, why would you care what other people waste their time watching on TV..
Sure is a lot of sadness...  
Chris in Philly : 7/4/2015 10:58 am : link
on this thread.

it is sad  
chris r : 7/4/2015 10:58 am : link
especially because its killing animals for our amusement, something we never fail to hate Michael Vick for.

Its also sad because so many people don't have enough to eat and its wasting food for our amusement.

And its sad because it reflects that there's enough people who will consider that entertaining to put it on a major network.
It's sad that anyone considers this a sport.  
Phil in Joisey : 7/4/2015 11:01 am : link
If people want to watch it on tv, fine, it should be shown on the Food Network instead of ESPN.
True story,  
Shepherdsam : 7/4/2015 11:04 am : link
during the Live 8 concert for hunger awareness, you could switch channels and find this on ESPN..
What's sad about it  
Mike Graves : 7/4/2015 11:05 am : link
It's once a year and it's become a popular event, I think them devoting their time to women's soccer is more sad
I think...  
Dave in Hoboken : 7/4/2015 11:08 am : link
I'm gonna cry..
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Jim in Fairfax : 7/4/2015 11:15 am : link
RE: it is sad  
Big Al : 7/4/2015 11:35 am : link
In comment 12355913 chris r said:
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especially because its killing animals for our amusement, something we never fail to hate Michael Vick for.

Its also sad because so many people don't have enough to eat and its wasting food for our amusement.

And its sad because it reflects that there's enough people who will consider that entertaining to put it on a major network.
You are a great humanitarian.
Sad.  
Big Al : 7/4/2015 11:36 am : link
Ms. L says that about my football addiction. I say that about her addiction to The Real Housewives of Peducah.
No, sad is the fact that ESPN thinks,,,  
EricJ : 7/4/2015 11:45 am : link
that it is appropriate to give a worthless ESPY award to Caitlyn Jenner this year.
The humanity!  
Headhunter : 7/4/2015 11:46 am : link
How many beefs were slaughtered and squished into hot dogs just to be rammed down Joey Chestnut's pie-hole in a couple of minutes? The starving children in China watching on Direct TV writing letters to Sally Struthers to do something to stop the madness
RE: it is sad  
Klaatu : 7/4/2015 11:55 am : link
In comment 12355913 chris r said:
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especially because its killing animals for our amusement, something we never fail to hate Michael Vick for.


I didn't realize that Michael Vick was eating the animals he killed. Regardless, wasn't he killing them not for amusement, but because they failed to amuse him with their prowess as fighters?

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Its also sad because so many people don't have enough to eat and its wasting food for our amusement.


Yup. I'm sure that all of the hot dogs eaten by the contestants once a year would go a long way to solving the world's hunger problems. Forget the tons of grain that are allowed to rot because some people are petrified by GMOs. Forget the tons of corn that go into gas tanks instead of pots of boiling water. Forget the farmers who have no water to raise crops because smelts must be protected. It's all about those greedy, amusement-obsessed bastards at Nathan's.

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And its sad because it reflects that there's enough people who will consider that entertaining to put it on a major network.


Absolutely. What we need is a new Federal Agency that can decide what is entertaining and what is not. Any network that does not comply should be shut down immediately.
I think it's great  
gidiefor : Mod : 7/4/2015 11:58 am : link
I wanna be like Joey Chestnut!
I saw Joe Chestnut eat a burrito..  
EricJ : 7/4/2015 12:15 pm : link
that was the size of a forearm in 90 seconds
wow  
Jints in Carolina : 7/4/2015 1:21 pm : link
where to begin with this thread..........
I believe the contest is over by now - - - -  
Phil in Joisey : 7/4/2015 1:29 pm : link
I'm waiting to see if anyone posts a "spoiler alert" thread.
Hoy cr@p  
gidiefor : Mod : 7/4/2015 1:38 pm : link
Joey Chestnut lost and is no longer the top dog - the winner ate 62 hot dogs and buns
I think we should have the winner - Matt Stonie  
gidiefor : Mod : 7/4/2015 1:40 pm : link
burp on radar - Am-I-Right?
Radar is a national treasure  
Greg from LI : 7/4/2015 2:08 pm : link
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I wold love for one of the contestants to need  
liteamorn : 7/4/2015 3:30 pm : link
A Heimlich Maneuver (successful of course)
Radar is a fucking idiot.  
Cam in MO : 7/4/2015 5:12 pm : link
Good grief.

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