The_Kitchen_Guy
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(Emphasis is mine - you gotta read this to believe how stupid these people are.)
Judy Fitzgibbons says, "I always thought those things were really silly."
Um, yeah, so what's your point?
BTW, eating contests cause obesity? Has anyone seen a photo of Takeru Kobayashi, the guy who usually wins Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest? (He only ate 63 this year and came in second.) We should all be as obese as he is.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/59/TakeruKobayashi.jpg/225px-TakeruKobayashi.jpg
The multi-volume History of Britain says that the Puritans were dedicated to the philosophy that someone, somewhere, is having a good time and we have to stop it. That philosophy is, apparently, alive and well in Iowa.University of Iowa Cancels Corn-Eating Contest
The University of Iowa says "No" to an event meant to support it's team, and the state in a unique way. A campus alumni organization wanted to hold a corn-on-the-cob eating contest to get students fired up for the big Iowa-Iowa State game this weekend, but the university shot down the idea to send a message.
The university vice-president says the contest was canceled because it would promote gluttony and obesity. The university doesn't have a problem with giving out free corn, just the amount.
"I think it would have been funny to watch. I would have enjoyed that. I probably wouldn't have participated. I'm not really concerned that a corn eating contest would make kids huge," says Sophomore Julie Matic.
Freshman Stacey Burke adds, "If I heard there was an eating contest, I'd think hey that's Iowa life for you. We grow corn."
Not everyone thinks eating contests should be 'Iowa life.' Dietitian Judy Fitzgibbons of Hy-Vee says, "This day and age the idea of somebody stuffing themselves to capacity just seems like there's better ways of spending our time and our resources." She says participating in an eating contest won't necessarily make someone gain weight. She says making a habit of it is a different story.
Students, on the other hand, say it's all in good fun. "I think they could have let it slide. It's not like we're doing it with like beer or ice cream," says Matic.
Fitzgibbons says eating a bunch of corn probably won't do much to affect our bodies. She says, "Our bodies are really good at letting us know if we've done something awful, and someone's not really going to hurt themselves." But she adds that university is doing the right thing. "Good for them. As a dietitian that's a no-brainer. I always thought those things were really silly."
This was the first time the corn-on-the-cob eating contest was scheduled at the University of Iowa. There is also a traditional hot-dog eating contest during homecoming week in October. The university has asked organizers to cancel that event as well.
http://www.kwwl.com/News/index.php?ID=15111.
Judy Fitzgibbons says, "I always thought those things were really silly."
Um, yeah, so what's your point?
BTW, eating contests cause obesity? Has anyone seen a photo of Takeru Kobayashi, the guy who usually wins Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest? (He only ate 63 this year and came in second.) We should all be as obese as he is.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/59/TakeruKobayashi.jpg/225px-TakeruKobayashi.jpg