In This Economy?

Did anybody else hear about this? Probably not, considering it’s hard enough to stand 5 minutes of hot dog eating contest coverage let alone watch the event to its completion.

Guess this is what happens when you eat so many hot dogs you’re practically entirely made of sodium nitrite. Takeru Kobayashi was arrested in New York on Independence Day at the Nathan’s hot dog eating contest when he tried to jump on stage after this year’s champion was announced. Kobayashi didn’t compete in the contest, and near the end of this YouTube video, you can hear his interpreter bitching about something: “The contract disputes weren’t giving him his freedom. It was unfair.” Not sure what that’s about, but hot dog eating contests are hilarious! Hilarious and gross! BAH!

Anyway, Kobayashi spent the night in jail and was released the following day.

He had this to say (through his interpreter) about the ordeal: “I was there as a spectator, just to cheer on my buddies, in the heat of it, I jumped on the stage, hoping they would let me eat.”

Again, I blame the preservatives.

Tags: arrested, eating contest, hot dog, jail, July 4, Kobayashi, Nathan's, New York, NYPD

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