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Contents 1 == 1.1 Chart 1.2 The weight of hot dogs? 1.3 strategy -> tactics 1.4 Unusual article? 1.5 Jim Mullin 1.6 1939 WWII Contest cancellation 1.7 Kobayashi's nickname

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There are no references to any "national hotdog championships" in london (wimpy or otherwise) outside of Wikipedia and its mirrors, nor to a former champion being nicknamed "the Cleveland Steamer" (which is a slang term for an obscure sexual practice). Almost all of this page appears to be an entirely fabricated practical joke. Wikipedia's standards of scholarship win again!

Wimpies is in the guiness book of world records. cleveland steamer is a joke

Pratical joke? I do not understand this. This year's telecast - live on ESPN drew more viewers then its hockey broacasts. The show was just rerun this weekend (10/28/06) on ESPN2. This stuff is for real. I have been to the last two contests. see www.ifoce.com

[edit] Chart

Man, that chart is hideous, there's got to be a better way to do it.

• I did a major overhaul of the table, replaced the country abbreviations with flag icons, moved the notes into the notes column (where they belong), fixed the empty cells with a space holder, and overall cleaned it up. It should be easy to follow for future additions. Doctorindy 03:13, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The weight of hot dogs?

Do you know the actual weight of a hot dog and a bun? This is very important.

http://www.polizeros.com/2004/07/06.html

Takeru Kobayashi ... weighs 132 lbs.

... Let's assume the 2 oz. Nathan's hot dogs are used, and that the rolls ... are also 2 oz. So, 4 oz. x 53 1/2 = 13.5 pounds of food.

He ate 10% of his body weight in twelve minutes.

-- Toytoy 18:28, Aug 12, 2004 (UTC)

Each hot dog is 100 grams according to Nathan's Famous: http://nathansfamous.com/nathans/inside/htmls/nutrition_nathans.pdf -- [[User:KenBeer|KenBeer] Aug 13, 2004

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Data source: USDA Food Nutrient Database 16-1, serving size: 100 g.

 

	Nathan's	generic beef franks	Oscar Mayer beef franks	Homel Wrangler beef franks	roast beef sandwich	plain hamburger + 1 patty	plain hamburger + 2 patties	plain rolls	43g plain roll + 57 g generic beef franks
Fat (g)	20.14	29.57	30.26	25.69	9.9	13.13	15.85	4.33	18.72
Carbs (g)	22.67	4.06	2.35	2.11	24.06	33.90	24.39	49.45	23.58
Protein (g)	10.61	11.24	11.35	12.56	15.47	13.69	17.00	4.33	8.27

Does it look like hot dog + bun? Or is the bun not included? Nathan's 100 g serving contains much more carbohydrates than other products. I guess it means a bun is included. My simulated hot dog + bun is very similar to Nathan's. A standard USDA 5" long by 7/8" diameter frankfurter weighs 57 g (8 per lb). A standard USDA roll is 43 g.

-- Toytoy 00:02, Aug 14, 2004 (UTC)

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I remember I have seen a full list of winners on the Nathan's website last year. But I don't see it now. There are websites that store past webpages (search engines, and some "Time Machine" servere). I guess somewhere out there someone might have a list of all past winners.

Who knows the measurements (length and weight) of a Nathan's dog? And also the bun?

I think it will be fun to describe each contestant's way to eat the dogs. -- Toytoy

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"George Shea" has been mentioned twice in the article. Who's he ? Jay 12:32, 11 Jul 2004 (UTC)

head of the IFOCE and shea communications (PR firm for nathan's contest)

[edit] strategy -> tactics

The strategy is the goal for a war:

• Goal 1: I want to invade Elbonia and take over their turtle egg production.
• Goal 2: After that, I could build my reptile-powered doomsday machine.
• Goal 3: I am the king of the world!

And tactics is the detailed plan to make each of your goal come true:

• I will send Three Little Pigs to knock on Little Red Riding Hood's door.
• And then Cinderella will lead my heavy machine gun team across the river. ...
• My mom will give me a good spanking. ...
• In the end, ... My doomsday machine will activate. ...
• I will stand on a cheap little rubber boat and shout "I am the king of the world!"

I think every contestant share the same strategy: Eat as many hot dogs as possible.

The only things that differ are their tactics. For example:

• Open my mouth as wide as possible.
• Eat 60 hot dogs at once.
• Finish them in 12 minutes.

-- Toytoy

[edit] Unusual article?

Should this perhaps be listed on Unusual_Articles? -Cookiemobsta 19:54, 16 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Jim Mullin

Anyone know where in Ireland Jim was from, or indeed any of his biographical details? Thanks in advance, Fergananim

[edit] 1939 WWII Contest cancellation

Why would a July 4, 1939 contest be cancelled due to a war starting in September 1939?

--Ojrifkin 05:25, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Kobayashi's nickname

On this article, Takeru Kobayashi's nickname has been given variously as "The Prince" and "Tsunami", the latter being the only nickname given on the Takeru Kobayashi arcticle. Is there any evidence given to Kobayashi having the nickname "the Prince"?