54 or Bust! the sign said, held up in the crowd of onlookers at the 91st annual Nathan's Famous July Fourth International Hot Dog Eating Contest.After a morning of hiking and geocaching, we were sitting in a nice air-conditioned restaurant when the television coverage of the hot dog eating contest caught our attention. It was definitely not appealing to watch while we were trying to eat our own lunch.
The question comes to mind - Why?
Why would anyone do this? Eat over 50 hot dogs in 12 minutes? Is it the coveted yellow mustard belt? Is it the unavoidable bloating feeling afterward? What message does this send? That it is okay to gorge yourself? That anything is worth it just to get the prize? That you should dye your hair yellow to match the sponsor's billboard?
Would you do this?
Well, maybe if it was donuts…
Melissa once entered a watermelon eating contest on the 4th of July, now that was fun to watch!
