Eating hot dogs is a sport rich in tactics and gamesmanship. It’s a battle of wits. It isn’t just a bunch of fatsos cramming sausages into their faces in a frenzy of gluttony, until the veins in their heads burst out. And even if it is, it’s still more interesting than, say, England vs. Ecuador.
Eric Booker, a 425-pound fat knacker from Long Island, holds eating records for pies and matzo balls. Where’s your Wayne Rooney now?
Sonya Thomas ate 65 boiled eggs in 6 minutes and 40 seconds. Her next bowel movement is scheduled for around the time of the next World Cup.
