Joey Chestnut eats 69 hot dogs, sets new world record

[The Straight Story]

What’s more American than competing in a hot dog eating contest on the Fourth of July?

To over 40,000 people on Coney Island this afternoon, nothing.

On the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues, they witnessed Joey Chestnut of San Jose, Calif. inhale a record 69 hot dogs in 10 minutes, which won him his seventh straight Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest championship.

He didn’t do it without the help of his girlfriend Neslie, who stood in front of him and yelled at him to eat more.

On the women’s side, Sonya Thomas, who weighs only 100 lbs. and is known as the “Black Widow” of competitive eating, downed almost 37 franks for the win.

Here’s a compilation of the best commentary — live and on Twitter:

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/07/nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest-world-record/

[stuntcat]

1. "To over 40,000 people on Coney Island this afternoon"... funny number..

Funny number because that's also the average number of people who die of starvation every day!

Good job, Joey

[Cleita]

6. True, Nathan's would do better giving those hot dogs out to homeless people. n/t

[Berlum]

13. "Blahhhh." - Joey C. (R)

[dkf]

2. Do they throw it up afterwards?

Or just sit around for the next few days?

[Aerows]

4. or roll around

for the next few days on the bathroom floor near the toilet.

[Aerows]

3. Holy Crap!

69 hot dogs in one sitting!? That's a hell of a lot of mustard.

[Cleita]

5. It's contests like this that convince the world that Americans are the

dumbest people on the face of this planet. I know it's not true but doing stupid things like this makes the rest of us look bad.

[olddots]

7. it's not just America that celebrates ignorance ,greed and slease

we do have more TV stations than any other country so you are absolutely correct .You know those 69 hot dogs get barfed up too that makes it even more ignorant .

[meow2u3]

8. Meanwhile, we have starving people right here in America

And we're supposed to celebrate some guy who scarfs down 69 hot dogs? That could have fed 69 kids.

[jessie04]

9. You know...So far in this thread "starvation...homeless...dumb"

Life is complicated enough. Sometimes you need to lighten up and don't take things to seriously.

This is one of those times.

Congratulations Joey.

[dumbcat]

11. I'll add "sickening" to your list.

I think it's asinine. So we're not supposed to take health seriously?

[jessie04]

14. Think of it this way.....He was exercising his " Pursuit of Happiness"

[Cleita]

12. Then enjoy a game of beach volley ball instead. n/t

[dumbcat]

10. I wonder if he has to pay ....

... the same amount for health insurance as I do?

That can't be healthy.

[TheCowsCameHome]

15. There's nothing Wimpy about that guy.

[jessie04]

16. Agreed...the Man's a legend.

[penultimate]

17. While I find these contests rather disgusting, I don't think it's harming the world

or 'causing anyone to starve to death. Fact is that at most only 69 kids could have had a shitty meal had these hot dogs gone elsewhere. Even with the other contestants, it would hardly feed anyone for any length of time. It's a small drop in the bucket. Our issues with starving people has little to do with limits on food being available.

[Spirochete]

18. A sweeter victory has not been achieved

since Larry beat The Stomach.

[AsahinaKimi]

19. I have a feeling that he is probably gonna pay for it eventually...

Digesting that much food, especially something of high sodium, is going to take a toll on the body. Just a guess..

[jessie04]

21. Its not a secret that shortly after its over

they go behind something and have what is known in the business as a "reversal of fortune".

[Dash87]

20. But would Joey Hotdog eat 69 chestnuts?

[Whisp]

22. Gross! feh!