By the way, if it makes you feel any better, I was listening to a radio report on the hotdog eating contest a while ago. Then a talkshow host in my town was talking about it on his show. He said that he wouldn't be surprised if someone died soon enough in one of these contests. I agree.
When I was watching the contest it actually grossed me out to watch it. But that's life in America.
By the way, I don't know if you heard that one of those contestants yesterday was a vegetarian! How odd is that?
Thanks for the concern, but I dont really need to feel better. I only mentioned that I thought eating contests were a bit inappropriate with people starving in the world and a certain poster tried to make a federal case of it.
Its no big deal really if people want to eat till they puke. Just a silly contest in my view. Yes: I wouldnt be at all surprised if someone died as a result of ingesting this amount of food. I believe we have all over eaten at one time or another and the feeling isnt pleasant. I am pretty sure that off-camera the first thing these people do is bring that food back up, bringing with it the danger of inhaling their vomit.Again , not a pretty picture.
If one of the competitors was a vegetarian then they arent any longer are they?