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not seek relief until every other contestant had nished and the winner had been celebrated. e announcer cheerfully pointed out whenever someone ran to the back to bend over and puke. You could hear the re trucks speeding to the rescue. e winner was surprisingly low key. No st pumping, this poor guy was teary eyed and couldn’t even speak into the microphone.
“You could use your hands in this competition but other events showcased a line of ten guys eating face down on a paper
plate like a dog.”
e festival left me with some questions. At what point did the state fair become an exhibition of food you should never eat? Why do you see a lot of hell and devil imagery in hot sauce, but not much heaven and angel imagery in chocolate? Why would we want to win the Guinness Book of Records Reaper Pepper of Doom eating contest? Because we’re Americans, we’re daring and bad and you can’t make us follow the rules.
Variety is the spice of life.
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