Takeru Kobayashi crashing the stage today is not the first protest statement made at a Nathan's hot dog competition. After winning the 1972 Labor Day weekend contest, winner Melody Andorfer (12 hot dogs in 5 minutes) gave her reason for entering: “I’m determined not to let those male chauvinist pigs dominate us any longer.” (Article in Google News archive)

July 4, 2010 at 11:44 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Nathan's History, Women | Permalink * Comments (2)

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  1. David Johansen said (Registered August 21, 2007)

    July 5, 2010 @ 2:32 am

    Without Kobi, the contest sucked! No competition. It was like watching Paul Simon play Lebron James in basketball. If Kobi doesn’t make it next year, I won’t even bother watching the highlights on Sports Center.
    How pathetic!!!!!!

  2. Mega Munch said

    July 5, 2010 @ 12:48 pm

    Actually, I’d pay to watch Paul Simon go head-to-head with Lebron. Simon is quicker than you might think and has a good jump shot.

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