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PlanetBev

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26. This really was Amateur Hour

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Tue Apr 6, 2021, 10:44 PM

Apr 2021

My understanding is that in professional eating contests, there’s a paramedic sitting close by in case they have to apply the Heimlich Method. This absolutely should not have happened.

That said, I agree that these contests are disgusting.

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"amateur eater" dies several minutes into taco eating contest. family sues [View all] Demovictory9 Apr 2021 OP

Those eating contests are moronic. northoftheborder Apr 2021 #1

And obscene. Dream Girl Apr 2021 #5

Yes. I cannot and would never watch them. It is absolutely sickening to me. hlthe2b Apr 2021 #19

They are Rorey Apr 2021 #6

Agreed! I like food but I avoid that shit like the plague! Initech Apr 2021 #27

With half the world hungry to some degree, and with us throwing away almost half the food ... marble falls Apr 2021 #12

Why ? CentralMass Apr 2021 #14

Why what? Why profane or why did I mock Guy Fieri by twisting a comment he made about "gay people". marble falls Apr 2021 #17

Ok, I was unaware that issue. I haven't seen any of his shows in years. CentralMass Apr 2021 #25

He died doing what he loved. Dave Starsky Apr 2021 #2

I doubt that choking on a Taco is what he liked th o do. CentralMass Apr 2021 #15

Yeah, he'd really set his sights on choking to death at an Apple Pan Dowdy eating contest. marble falls Apr 2021 #18

Ooh. :-) CentralMass Apr 2021 #21

Would you, on jury, vote to award to the family? I wouldn't. 3Hotdogs Apr 2021 #3

Me either! Nt USALiberal Apr 2021 #7

Free tacos? Botany Apr 2021 #8

Nope Calculating Apr 2021 #9

+1000 llmart Apr 2021 #11

I have to agree. CentralMass Apr 2021 #16

I'm going to guess it would depend on the evidence. Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2021 #28

If only he had more practice eating jcgoldie Apr 2021 #4

He also won the Darwin Award Honorable mention if the death certificate FreepFryer Apr 2021 #10

Gluttony. Harker Apr 2021 #13

Seems he should have had to sign a waiver Xavier Breath Apr 2021 #20

Contestants usually have to sign a waiver to compete. Throck Apr 2021 #22

Depends on the state, but waivers are generally useless. Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2021 #29

Really sad story. Mosby Apr 2021 #23

I'm heading to a gender reveal party right after the competitive eating contest Blue Owl Apr 2021 #24

This really was Amateur Hour PlanetBev Apr 2021 #26

Wow, tough crowd. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2021 #30