Are you hungry? Are you ready for a colorful Independence day tradition?
According to legend, on July 4, 1916 four immigrants had a hot dog eating contest at Nathan's stand in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York to settle an argument about who was the most patriotic.
The victorious James Mullen downed 13 dogs in the allotted 12 minutes. Joey 'Jaws' Chestnut broke the record in 2007 by gulping down 66 delightful dogs! You can even watch it live on ESPN at 12p.m. EDT! I can't wait to find out who will win and gain possession of the coveted mustard-yellow belt.
I'll be eating a few brats myself today. I'll smother mine in mustard and sauerkraut though:)
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A Hot Doggy Fourth of July - Vintage Postcards
Posted by Marie Reed at 1:50 PM
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8 cool cats commented:
Oooh, yummy... Now I want a hot dog for breakfast.
Wierd and wonderful world you inhabit. Fabulous as always to read ans view.
Nathan's??? I guess, but give me a good old Chicago Vienna Frank any day. With all the fixings including celery salt.
- Suzanne, the Farmer's Wife
Happy 4th!
66! That's a lot of hot dogs in 12 minutes.
Happy firecracker to you, Marie!
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Happy Independence Day and thanks to the French who helped us Yanks win! We sat on the wharf last night and watched fireworks over Weeks Bay for hours... we could see in the rocket's red glare that our flag was still there!
Happy Independence Day and thanks to the French who helped us Yanks win! We sat on the wharf last night and watched fireworks over Weeks Bay for hours... we could see in the rocket's red glare that our flag was still there!
I love hot dogs. Processed goodness.
Have you ever seen that ESPN special about the Japanese guy who held the record for ages? It follows him around as he trains and stuff. It is amaaaazing.
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