Posted on 10/01/2003 6:58:34 AM PDT by bedolido
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Three minutes after Jim Hager started eating M&Ms with a pair of chopsticks, he was headed for the Guinness Book of World Records.
The 47-year-old Oakland resident gobbled 115 M&Ms in 3 minutes Sunday, breaking a previous record of 112 Smarties consumed by Kathryn Ratcliffe of England in December 2002.
The new record won't become official until event organizers send documentation to the Guinness association, including a videotape, photographs and written declarations from witnesses, but it seems likely he'll have his place in the list.
For his efforts, he received 25 pounds of M&Ms courtesy of a local candy store that sponsored the event.
"His kids were very happy," said store owner Wendy Winter.
She said the association gave very specific guidelines: Contestants had to use wooden chopsticks, the M&Ms had to be of the standard variety and they had to be carried to the mouth - one at a time - in the chopsticks.
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My father once knew a woman who told him she knew the secret to success. She said it was to pick something, anything, and practice it, faithfully. Yoga, bowling, whatever. It has a sort of Zen-like truth to it. I guess her point was that it conditions the mind to believing in the concept of improvement, and it just might inspire those around you.
That said, I prefer Skittles. Sure, they're pretty much pure sugar and nutritionaly void. Don't care. I just can't eat too much chocolate at once. I can't tolerate that kind of sweetness too long.
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