Well OK, Joey Chestnut won the hot-dog eating contest at Nathan's Coney Island again. No big surprise there. The San Jose dude can put away some serious chow in a hurry. Kind of like one of those chippers/shredding machines tree trimmers feed small branches and foliage into.
What WAS a bit of a surprise was Chestnut taking a knee and proposing to his girlfriend Neslie Ricasa on stage just prior to the feeding frenzy. Of course, Nathan's was in on it and one of their shills had a microphone handy to capture such a touching, tender moment for posterity. No doubt, it will be archived in the immortal annals of competitive eating for all future generations of mega-gluttons to revere with awe. It kind of gets you right, urp, there, ya know?
Nevertheless, it's probably a good thing Neslie accepted. Had she declined, hard telling what Joey might have done. Eat the microphone and start gnawing on the carnival barker's leg as appetizers? That could have become ugly.
Turns out, Ms. Ricasa can polish off some grub too. Fifty nine dumplings in 10 minutes is pretty impressive stuff. Here's wishing the future Mr. and Mrs. Jaws the best, and may the blessed couple garner many lucrative endorsements. Why? To pay for their grocery bill. And with apologies to Mr. T, I pity the fool that offers to treat them to dinner at a fine restaurant.
At that, there likely wasn't much pre-nuptial romantic bliss going on between Joey and Neslie as other fireworks were going off that night. Hey, the dude just ate 61 hot dogs and buns. Quite a performance. Expecting another one in the sack a few hours later might be asking a bit much.
On a related note, it was interesting that a little guy named Stonie came in second to Chestnut. He downed 56. Stonie is a good name for a dude like this. Never underestimate the power of the munchies.....
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