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To: NYer
Nothing will ever beat the 50+ hot dogs that Japanese fellow gobbled down in 12 minutes.

I mean, second place was 25...
8 posted on 01/24/2003 10:54:18 AM PST by Guillermo (Sic 'Em)
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To: Guillermo
And if I remember right he was half everybody else's size.

But they said he was using the ancient deadly chinese art of kung foo-d. :-)
10 posted on 01/24/2003 10:59:55 AM PST by JoeSixPack1 (Pre-owned Tag Lines For Sale. Cheap.)
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To: Guillermo
I world record prior to that event was 25 hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes. He broke the world record in under 5 minutes!

His name is Takeru Kobayashi. And heres a pic.


17 posted on 01/24/2003 11:23:09 AM PST by Phantom Lord (No Remorse)
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To: Guillermo
Kobayashi also holds the record for Cow Brains! 57 (17.7 pounds) in 15 minutes
20 posted on 01/24/2003 11:27:30 AM PST by Phantom Lord (No Remorse)
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To: Guillermo
Nothing will ever beat the 50+ hot dogs that Japanese fellow gobbled down in 12 minutes.

Japanese champion Takeru Kobayashi retained his title in Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, downing 50-and-a-half hot dogs in 12 minutes.

ESPN compares him to Tiger Woods!

"I myself compared him to Tiger Woods last year," said Rich Shea, president of the International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE), which sanctions 50 events each year. "I've often heard people say he's the Michael Jordan of eating. But I think to associate Michael Jordan with Kobayashi is a slight against Kobayashi ... if you look at the margins with which this guy wins."

In the first three minutes of this year's competition, Kobayashi ate 18 hot dogs. A minute and half later, he was beating Booker by 18. A little more than five minutes in, he beat Booker's U.S. record of 28, freshly established a month ago. He then proceeded to eat 3.3 hot dogs a minute for the final six minutes, a pace that no competitor could keep up with after the first three minutes of eating.

27 posted on 01/24/2003 11:45:56 AM PST by NYer (Nathan's hot dogs forever ...........)
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