[Physicist]

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

1. For inspiration, watch a tape of the Glutton Bowl #1, wherein Takeru Kobayashi downs more than ten pounds of cow brains to win the crown. It's spritually uplifting to watch a world-class athlete in top form.
2. Touch the hem of Ed "Cookie" Jarvis's garments for good luck. (He can do a 76-oz steak in 20 minutes.)
3. Overstuff yourself at every meal for a week or so beforehand.
4. Remember that you are an American. It is your responsibility to consume enough unnecessary calories at a single sitting to feed a third-world village for a week, because they are unable to consume them for themselves. OK, so maybe that doesn't help them out very much, but perhaps they can vicariously get fed up.
5. THIS IS IMPORTANT: wash it down with brandy, or another high-alcohol beverage (not enough to get 'faced, though). The alcohol both relaxes the stomach and anaesthetizes it.

[prarie earth]

[Rodney King]

THIS IS IMPORTANT: wash it down with brandy, or another high-alcohol beverage (not enough to get 'faced, though). The alcohol both relaxes the stomach and anaesthetizes it.

thanks. What are you thinking exactly? Should I bring a shot or two of whiskey to have during the meal? Or should it be before? Thanks!