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Re: Takeru Kobayashi Loses Hot Dog Eating Contest again. Shouldn’t go swimming for at least 30 minutes

koichi — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:13:07 -0000

It's on Flickr under a creative commons license that allows use with attribution, which I did do (see link at bottom that says "image source"), so I don't think I'm doing anything wrong... I definitely _would_ appreciate being able to keep them up though. I could add links on the images themselves if that would help?

Re: Takeru Kobayashi Loses Hot Dog Eating Contest again. Shouldn’t go swimming for at least 30 minutes

Dietrich — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:54:40 -0000

These are my photos of the Nathan's Hot Dog Contest that you used for this article without my permission. Please remove them from your site.

-Dietrich

Re: Takeru Kobayashi Loses Hot Dog Eating Contest again. Shouldn’t go swimming for at least 30 minutes

Ami — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:42:42 -0000

I was there at the contest and my god, it was crazy even trying to watch e__e

Re: Takeru Kobayashi Loses Hot Dog Eating Contest again. Shouldn’t go swimming for at least 30 minutes

heartlessangel — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:47:09 -0000

idk it kinda just makes me want to throw up

Re: Takeru Kobayashi Loses Hot Dog Eating Contest again. Shouldn’t go swimming for at least 30 minutes

little_bee — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:39:11 -0000

I think I remember watching him compete on TV a few years ago. Wasn’t he notorious for some sort of wiggle he did to force the food down a little faster?

It’s amazing how much food these guys can eat. I’ve heard that even after just one oversized meal, your stomach can start to stretch. I wonder. Can stomach tissue develop stretch-marks?

Re: Takeru Kobayashi Loses Hot Dog Eating Contest again. Shouldn’t go swimming for at least 30 minutes

Pachi_PMT — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:48:45 -0000

It seemed as though Kobayashi had a (somewhat) easier time with the hotdogs than Chestnut, who looked like he kept trying not to gag. Though maybe that was because he was trying to stuff himself faster than Kobayashi (Biting off more than he could swallow, perhaps?).

Anyway, thanks for putting up vid links!

Re: Takeru Kobayashi Loses Hot Dog Eating Contest again. Shouldn’t go swimming for at least 30 minutes

Pachi_PMT — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:43:54 -0000

So according to the article, we'll get to see his eating skills with hamburgers soon. Cool!

Re: Takeru Kobayashi Loses Hot Dog Eating Contest again. Shouldn’t go swimming for at least 30 minutes

emiko — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:18:07 -0000

my friend said that she watched a documentary on him and he DRANK a lot of oil (cooking) in a challenge!! that's amazing!

Re: Takeru Kobayashi Loses Hot Dog Eating Contest again. Shouldn’t go swimming for at least 30 minutes

Viet — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 06:19:30 -0000

Well... Just recently Kobayashi beat out Chestnut in the annual Satay eating contest in Singapore.

http://news.smh.com.au/world/japanese-eating-ch...

Re: Takeru Kobayashi Loses Hot Dog Eating Contest again. Shouldn’t go swimming for at least 30 minutes

Grammar Police — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:54:24 -0000

"They followed him to a ramen shop where he at a ridiculous amount of ramen. " Got proof reading? just kidding:P

Re: Takeru Kobayashi Loses Hot Dog Eating Contest again. Shouldn’t go swimming for at least 30 minutes

james — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:38:25 -0000

convenient, eh?

Re: Takeru Kobayashi Loses Hot Dog Eating Contest again. Shouldn’t go swimming for at least 30 minutes

TomiWar — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:58:13 -0000

lmao thats f-ing kool

Re: Takeru Kobayashi Loses Hot Dog Eating Contest again. Shouldn’t go swimming for at least 30 minutes

Digger — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:26:33 -0000

Ah! Did you notice Kobayashi off to the side with his stomach all distended?! Ouch! I mean, I half expect for a monster to break out of there like in Alien or something..........

Re: Takeru Kobayashi Loses Hot Dog Eating Contest again. Shouldn’t go swimming for at least 30 minutes

koichi — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:20:05 -0000

I'm not the type that keeps track, so I've really got no idea...

Sent from my iphone

Re: Takeru Kobayashi Loses Hot Dog Eating Contest again. Shouldn’t go swimming for at least 30 minutes

james — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:53:23 -0000

Edit: Actually, I am asking everyone. How many kanji do you guys know?

Re: Takeru Kobayashi Loses Hot Dog Eating Contest again. Shouldn’t go swimming for at least 30 minutes

james — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:38:05 -0000

Sorry for the offtopic post koichi, but how many kanji do you know?

Re: Takeru Kobayashi Loses Hot Dog Eating Contest again. Shouldn’t go swimming for at least 30 minutes

keirakibou — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:48:40 -0000

he looks pregnant in that second picture...

Re: Takeru Kobayashi Loses Hot Dog Eating Contest again. Shouldn’t go swimming for at least 30 minutes

Kobayashi Fan — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:36:21 -0000

I was really hoping he's win, although I still maintain that he eats more of the hotdog than Chestnut does. Chestnut wears most of his hotdogs on his face, which really shouldn't count...

Go Kobayashi!

Re: Takeru Kobayashi Loses Hot Dog Eating Contest again. Shouldn’t go swimming for at least 30 minutes

Djarno — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:09:26 -0000

I have to give you props, Koichi. If one picture alone could sum up the entire world of competitive eating, it would be the one you chose for the beginning of this article.

Re: Takeru Kobayashi Loses Hot Dog Eating Contest again. Shouldn’t go swimming for at least 30 minutes

Girugamesh — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:10:51 -0000

WOW, thats a lot of hotdogs!

Re: Takeru Kobayashi Loses Hot Dog Eating Contest again. Shouldn’t go swimming for at least 30 minutes

Caitie — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:39:14 -0000

From a vegetarian's view point that's just disgusting..................no......from any normal person's view point that many hot dogs is frightening.

Ick.

On the other hand I bet Kobayashi still holds the hot dog eating record in Japan...so that's a plus...right? =]

Re: Takeru Kobayashi Loses Hot Dog Eating Contest again. Shouldn’t go swimming for at least 30 minutes

St — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:09:49 -0000

Chestnut ate 66 hotdogs in 12 minutes in 2007? What would the record be if this "sport" became as popular as, say, baseball or soccer?

Re: Takeru Kobayashi Loses Hot Dog Eating Contest again. Shouldn’t go swimming for at least 30 minutes

emiko — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:42:12 -0000

i wish i could eat like that sometimes . . . even though it is a little bit gross . . . but how does he stay so thin and eat so much? . . . it must be a gift

Re: Takeru Kobayashi Loses Hot Dog Eating Contest again. Shouldn’t go swimming for at least 30 minutes

Jamaipanese — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:00:27 -0000

thats a tonne load of hotdogs they ate -_-

Re: Takeru Kobayashi Loses Hot Dog Eating Contest again. Shouldn’t go swimming for at least 30 minutes

Viet — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:59:44 -0000

Before Kobayshi joined the scene there was another Japanese man that dominated the Coney Island contest for a few years. The guy was also a skinny man. I think Kobayashi got his inspiration from his former.