I am starting to gain more of an appreciation for our freedom and the significance of July 4th. This year I have learned a little bit about American history, particularly the Vietnam War and the invasion of Grenada. These controversial parts of history deal with freedom, oppression and how to appropriately help your neighbor. This has caused me to reflect....
But now my time for reflection is over, and it is on to what is actually my favorite part of July 4th - the Nathans' Hot Dog Eating Competition at Coney Island. This year is particularly special because in the competitive eating world there is a new kid on the block, his name is Joey Chestnut.
Kobayashi has been the Hot Dog eating champion six years running, regularly crusing his opponents, including William "The Refrigerator" Perry. There has been some controversy - claims of muscle relaxants being used to expand the stomache as one example. This year the defending champ has come in with one the most difficult injuries to overcome in the sport, an arthritic jaw. It was rumored he may skip the contest altogether. But he showed up....
And Joey Chestnut has now bested him, 66 hot dogs to Kobayashi's 63. And America rejoices as we reclaim what should be rightfully ours - boasting about how much we can eat!
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this, along with william's charlie horse, were the top stories on ESPN.
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