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Man Chokes to Death at South Dakota Hot Dog Eating Contest
KSTP ^ | 7-8-14 | KSTP

Posted on 07/08/2014 3:30:49 PM PDT by TurboZamboni

A Fourth of July hot dog eating contest in western South Dakota turned deadly when a contestant choked to death.

Walter Eagle Tail, 47, of Custer, died at a hospital Thursday after attempts to save him at the scene failed, Custer County Sheriff Rick Wheeler told the Rapid City Journal.

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TOPICS: Food; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: barney; competition; eating; eatingcontest; fail; frank; hotdog
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1 posted on 07/08/2014 3:30:49 PM PDT by TurboZamboni
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To: TurboZamboni

Darwin wins again.


2 posted on 07/08/2014 3:31:41 PM PDT by Steely Tom (How do you feel about robbing Peter's robot?)
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To: TurboZamboni

Drat. This will probably keep him out of the finals.


3 posted on 07/08/2014 3:32:30 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy ("Harvey Dent, can we trust him?" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBsdV--kLoQ)
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To: TurboZamboni

Choked on his dog?

Not the best title....


4 posted on 07/08/2014 3:32:47 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: TurboZamboni

Weird, just had my CPR and first aid refresher training today.
When they reviewed the Heimlich Maneuver I asked “What if I’m in Walmart and my arms are too short?”


5 posted on 07/08/2014 3:33:05 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Steely Tom

...only if he hasn’t already procreated.


6 posted on 07/08/2014 3:33:17 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
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To: TurboZamboni

gluttony is considered a sin for a reason....


7 posted on 07/08/2014 3:33:21 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: Vendome

Could be worse:

Dies choking on wiener

Hot beef injection kills man


8 posted on 07/08/2014 3:35:14 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: TurboZamboni

He was a nice guy, sad.

From what I read..

Who doesn’t get caught up into the moment

Once and a while..

Some pay,some don’t

Life is fickle or is it fate?

RIP

Pass the plate.


9 posted on 07/08/2014 3:35:30 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Revolution is a'brewin!!!)
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To: TurboZamboni

They need to have an EMT on site with a Schrader valve to stick in the @ss and a big air reservoir tank to plug in.


10 posted on 07/08/2014 3:35:31 PM PDT by nascarnation (Toxic Baraq Syndrome: hopefully infecting a Dem candidate near you)
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To: TurboZamboni

The hearse.

11 posted on 07/08/2014 3:35:34 PM PDT by Oliviaforever
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To: Tijeras_Slim

Get a running start with a head butt just below the sternum???


12 posted on 07/08/2014 3:36:17 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
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To: TurboZamboni

Leave it to the trained professionals like Joey Chestnut.


13 posted on 07/08/2014 3:36:30 PM PDT by Fair Paul
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To: TurboZamboni

Well that was unfortunate and ironic at the same time.


14 posted on 07/08/2014 3:36:52 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin.)
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To: Oliviaforever
Well lets not temp fate.

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15 posted on 07/08/2014 3:38:31 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin.)
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To: EEGator

Yeah, the last one is creative...

LOL...


16 posted on 07/08/2014 3:38:53 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: TurboZamboni
"We are at a loss for words,"

So was he.

17 posted on 07/08/2014 3:39:35 PM PDT by SIDENET
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To: TurboZamboni

His death has a first name its
o-s-c-a-r

His demise has a second name its
m-a-y-e-r

He loved to eat it every day, and if you could ask him why He’ll saaaaaaaay... cuz Oscar Meyer has a way with
choking on their food and ending up D O A!


18 posted on 07/08/2014 3:41:13 PM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: TurboZamboni

Just another white man conspiracy to eliminate the American Indian.


19 posted on 07/08/2014 3:41:39 PM PDT by Oliviaforever
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To: TurboZamboni

Where’s Moonlight Graham when you need him?


20 posted on 07/08/2014 3:42:23 PM PDT by edpc (Wilby 2016)
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