Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Nathan's hot dog contest

  • Even Mayor Bloomberg can't stomach the corny lines he's fed sometimes by his speechwriters. Who wrote this sh-t? the potty mouthed mayor asked during the annual weigh in for the Nathans Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest.
  • (New York Daily News)
  • Just dont do it more than once a year and you wont have a problem. The main event is Wednesday in Coney Island. The Nathans Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest has been a city tradition for 97 years.
  • (CBS News)
  • Who wrote this sh*t?!? Mayor Bloomberg demanded to know after the first 11 hot dog puns of his speech at the weigh-in for the Nathans Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest.
  • (New York Daily News)
  • In the 2012 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, the crowd is sure to be chanting for Takeru Kobayashi's freedom once again.
  • (Bleacherreport.com)
  • The finest, um, athletes, in the game gather Wednesday at Coney Island for Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, or as Shea calls it, "the Super Bowl of competitive eating.
  • (Wired News)
  • Mayor Bloomberg presided over the official Nathans Hot Dog Eating Contest weigh-in at City Hall Park on Tuesday, dually gracing New Yorkers with some of the most delightfully, awful hot dog puns weve heard in quite some time.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • Nathan's Famous, a public company since 1993, has promoted the hot-dog contest as a media event since 1972, according to the Jericho, New York-based company. It reported $62.
  • (Bloomberg)
  • The Nathans Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest has been a city tradition for 97 years. Nathans President and COO Wayne Norbitz said the fast food chain will donate 100,000 hot dogs to the Food Bank for New York City.
  • (nola.com)
  • New York (CNN) --Folks in New York are gearing up for Nathans Famous July Fourth International Hot Dog-Eating Contest. The video above is from last years contest. The 10 minute, all-you-can stomach hot-dog contests will feature nearly 30 contestants.
  • (KSDK)
  • That said, food-bully Bloomberg this morning will preside over the ceremonial weigh-in for this years annual Nathans Hot Dog Eating Contest. Since were on the subject of hypocrites moderation, last years winner, Joey Chestnut, ate 62 hot dogs in 12 minutes.
  • (Village Voice (blog))

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