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Ready Set Eat

A big thanks to Andrew for the pictures!

What could be more American than gathering together on the 4th of July for a BBQ with friends? Doing exactly that but adding in an eating contest, of course. That's exactly how I spent my 4th and I have to say it was a hoot.

Recalling antics from college, I decided to put together a watermelon eating contest and get as many people to play along as possible. In the end, I could only convince 3 others to join me, but had a good time with it. As we all stood by with our first piece at the ready, the proverbial gun sounded. We all dove in and immediately burst into such hard laughter that our times suffered dramatically. Perhaps competitive eating and having a sense of humor don't go hand in hand.

With the exception of me (who couldn't stop long enough to get down more than 3 pieces), the competitors were neck and neck until the end. While Tone looked like he had it sealed up, judges ruled too much meat left on the bone so he had to go in for a second pass. Nater, who had been meticulously cleaning the rinds as he went, pulled ahead for the win.

The whole thing was so much fun that I'm inclined to do it again next year. In the meantime, I've got some practicing to do (and that's no laughing matter).

Wednesday July 8 2009

File under: holidays, food

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on Wed 08th Jul, 2009 10:47 am PDT Sean said:
Dude, a guy on America's got talen just juggled chain saws. They were kind of small, but still. You could totally top this guy.
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on Wed 08th Jul, 2009 11:21 am PDT Jenn said:
It made me smile looking at your pictures and thinking of you trying to eat watermelon as fast as you could while laughing. Thanks.
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