Food Eating Competitions - why?

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Food Eating Contests - yay or nay?

* Oh HELL yeah! It's awesome to see competitive gorging!
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* Oh HELL no. This is some seriously stupid shit.
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I was invited by a friend to a charity crab cookout over the weekend. Proceeds will go to the animal shelters rescuing pets and other animals who were victims of the hurricane. So hey - good food, beer, and money to a worthy cause? I'm in.

Found out today part of the festivities will involve a crab eating contest, and the star participant will be a local guy who lost to the national champion at one of the recent hot dog eating events.

And I just don't get it.

I know there are a lot of stupid things we watch and participate in for entertainment, but I have never seen the allure of these food eating events. It actually makes me nauseous trying to see someone wolf down a large quantity of food in a short time.

Some people even do it for fun, without competition or prizes, which makes me even more of the "wtf?" mindset regarding the practice.
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I am not a competitive eater I am more of a Repetitive eater.
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Rockbear99 wrote:I am not a competitive eater I am more of a Repetitive eater.

:headbang: ... especially true on game days for me

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