Man collapses, dies after winning roach-eating contest in Broward

Miami Herald ^ | 10-08-12 | ANNA EDGERTON

[atomic conspiracy]

And my first wife thought I was nuts for trying the 64 ounce steak dinner challenge at Big Texan in Amarillo. (It's free if you finish it. I did but I was in, er, some distress for several days afterward.)

[DemforBush]

I’m wondering if the guy had a shellfish allergy? Many of the same substances in shellfish shells are also in insect exoskeletons (chitin, etc.)

[Ezekiel]

Edward Archbold was willing to do anything to win an exotic python —

You know what they say— when there's a will there's a way.

[shibumi]

Hail Discoidia!

[A_Former_Democrat]

Wow, you should been on the very first Man v. Food !

[Gasshog]

Ive eaten off the Roach Coach but this is ridiculous.

EEEEwwww!

[piasa]

Roaches are related to lobster.

Palmetto bugs- the big Florida "state bird" wood roaches that live in palm trees, not the tiny nasty things that infest sloppy households- smell exactly like almond extract when you squish them.

They do get inside once in a while because they are attracted to light and water so there is always a chance you'll have one slip unseen through a door as people are dropping by in the evening only to come sailing out unexpectedly to fly great glorious loops over the dining room table when you have guests from up north... and whenever the good Lord thinks you need humiliation.

On the plus side such an airshow has a way of keeping people from overstaying their welcome.

[atomic conspiracy]

This was in the 70s. Quite a few people managed to finish it back then. The steak is still 64 oz but the “trimmings” are a lot more substantial now, and winners are comparatively rare.

[Slings and Arrows]

Where there’s a will, there’s a probate lawyer.

[Slings and Arrows]

Palmetto bugs would occasionally sneak into my house in South Carolina. My cats appreciated the entertainment.

[P.O.E.]

Live by the roach, die by the roach

[expat1000]

Edwin Lewis, an entomologist at the University of California at Davis, described the surprisingly enjoyable experience of eating cooked waterbugs in Thailand, which are not too far removed from cockroaches.

They look a lot like cockroaches, but that famous Thai smile will quickly morph into something very unpleasant if you suggest they eat a cockroach.

Discoid roaches, Siegel said, are “eaten by people all over the world.”

AFAIK, cockroaches are not eaten by sane people anywhere.

[Fungi]

No allergy, just idiocy.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[DemforBush]

AGH! I had to reach archy in grade school. It drove me crazy (i.e. the lack of capitalization and punctuation).

[Defiant]

Forfeit!

[Fungi]

You said it better than I did.

[Salamander]

/quietly pounds head on palm rest

[Salamander]

“Ben Siegel Reptiles”

Wait...what?

I know Ben!

His Facebook critter auctions are legendary amongst herpers.

[drew]

What kind of distress: pukin’ or poopin’?