Man vs. dog for Wing Bowl slot
Today’s Dan Gross column on philly.com is devoted to Wing Bowl 16 participants. One of the upcoming stunts might have been inspired by “Krazy” Kevin Lipsitz’s training methods:
In what could be the most bizarre of all Wing Bowl-qualifying challenges, attorney Adam Taxin, who competed in Wing Bowl 14 as Hungry Hungry Hebrew, will face off in the 610 WIP studios Jan. 15 against a dog, a Newfoundland. If he can out-eat the dog – they’ll eat kosher hamburger meat – he’ll earn a slot in Wing Bowl. Taxin, 36, who keeps kosher, will be allowed to eat kosher chicken wings in the competition. He is related to the family that owns Old Original Bookbinder’s and says that if he wins any Wing Bowl prizes, he’ll contribute them to Pups for Peace, which trains dogs to detect explosive devices in Israel.
Jeff Olson(who consumed 5 pounds of peanut butter to qualify), Bill “El Wingador” Simmons and Tiffany Heller, Joey Chestnut’s wingette, are also mentioned.
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Kevin "Krazy Kevin" Lipsitz said
January 10, 2008 @ 1:59 am
Hi Dan,
Good luck against Dog, the Newfoundland. That is a big pooch, so go in well rested. A tip, don’t eyeball Dog, the dog, while eating. If Dog senses you are competing against him and his food may become your food if you finishes first, you are dead meat in the contest. Just you do your thing and let him do his, but DON’T EYEBALL him when you are in front of your plate and he is in front of his bowl. Just pet him on the head, make nice with him, then quietly move over to your plate. And when you are done, tell him he is a good dog, so you can leave without incident. If he thinks you stole some of his food that would have otherwise been his, he may be pissed off. Chances are they are going to send him in hungry and practically starving to stack the deck against you. Sabrina and Rascal, my German Shepherd and greyhound, once at 16 Big Macs between them in about 5 minutes. If a dog is highly motivated and large enough, no man can outeat that dog, not even Kobi, Joey, Pat or Sonya or Rich, or Bob or Tim or Chip or Hall or Juliet. Outeating a dog is all about the mental game. If you are a good eater and I have heard that you are, you have a shot, but it is all mental. Try to get the dog distracted before the contest, perhaps with looking out the window to make him think something is out there that he would like to be chasing. If the dog is focused on the task at hand, it is going to be tough. You have to out-psych the dog. Good luck. I will be rooting for you.
HungrySisters said
January 10, 2008 @ 9:50 am
OH WOW, two of our all time favorite things, Newfoundland Dogs and Competitive Eating together in one place. Awesome.
beautifulbrian said
January 10, 2008 @ 10:17 am
angelo cataldi thinks that guy who ate the 4lb burrito in 4:45 is the greatest stunt he ever witnessed. Then i guess myself Krazy Kev and Don Lerman should be included . All three of us on separate occasions put away a burrito similar to that weight at a restaurant called Pinata’s in 5 min two years ago. .
I said
January 10, 2008 @ 10:25 am
angelo is obviously forgetting seeing joey drink the gallon of whole milk in 41 seconds………………….there will not be anything more awesome than that……………………..and thats for the record……………..
Rhonda Evans said
January 10, 2008 @ 1:08 pm
When Angelo sees Pat Bertoletti eat those 6 lbs of sour cream in well under 3 minutes he will likely have a newer favorite still.
danny said
January 10, 2008 @ 3:14 pm
Nah the milk in 41 seconds is the most impessive, but joey is joey, wally who ate the burrito has never tried anything like this before (other than setting the record at the burrito place). As for sour cream its gonna go down a lot smoother than that chunky ass burrito, with rubbery tortilla from being reheated in the oven. Its gonna be almost like drinking. The milk beats out the cream too, since a gallon of milk is 8 lbs, and is less dense than sour cream so it takes up more space in the stomach. Bertoletti should have no problem as long as he can keep it down.
WALLY said
January 10, 2008 @ 5:22 pm
beautifulbrian the difference is people have seen and heard me do it…you are just talking out of your ass i mean if you go down to 610 and do it ill take my hat off to you but till then shut up and stop talking shit…you sound like a little girl.
Jeff olson said
January 10, 2008 @ 6:35 pm
i agree, you cant run your mouth if you have never been to wip and eatin infront of them early in the morning. its totally different than eating when u come home from the bar. i do the peanut butter in my house in about 2 minutes, it took me 4 in the studio. all the eaters who make it to wingbowl def. have eating talent.
U.S. Male will deliver! said
January 10, 2008 @ 7:09 pm
Yo Wally, chill the fuck out dude. You are new to this field and perhaps need to do some homework. Beautiful Brian is a very good eater and has been in IFOCE events over many years. He is a good guy, respected by many in CE community.
You ate a 4 lbs burrito, that’s it! Impressive to Angelo & Al, but the guys you are competing against won’t be kneeling at your feet because of your greatness. Competitive Eaters are a special breed and respect what each other can do. Enjoy the Wing Bowl but don’t get a huge head. You are only Wally, not Joey, not Pat & not El Wingador. You won’t even beat me.
Best of luck dude.
U.S. Male will deliver! said
January 10, 2008 @ 7:10 pm
Ditto to you Jeff the peanut butter guy. You will probably come in last place.
WALLY said
January 10, 2008 @ 8:11 pm
U.S. Male will deliver! I wasnt being disrespectful at all. i never said i was trying to do anything but have fun but what are you beautifulbrian mother? shit man he is the one who started running his mouth all i said is he sounds like a fucking little girl “well i have done that to so i guess im the best” come on man thats lame as shit i never asked for props for anything all i said is dont talk shit. you know what? im not saying im going to beat anyone i just said go do it or shut the fuck up. and thank you jeff for having my back fuck them man!
Anonymous said
January 10, 2008 @ 9:30 pm
U gotta earn your stripes. Brian has in my book.
Carey said
January 10, 2008 @ 9:40 pm
I guess it doesn’t take long for new people to get annoyed at Brian.
SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)
January 10, 2008 @ 11:14 pm
hey you guys all chill out,and quit trying to steal my thunder,im the evil eater in CE and i will piss people off okay,nobody else….okay now that i have gotten everyone to calm down,1st off Wally and Jeff,you guys may or may not know about BB,but he is a very respected CE persona in the CE world and a good eater too,BB usually says what he wants,i personal find him very entertaining and informative,dont take it to personal….now as far as my boy US MALE,he always cracks me up (blue, your my boy),his comments are funny,so i always have his back….and for once an anonymous poster is right “you gotta earn your stripes” or in my case be a big goofy KillerKlown and stick out in the croud,hehe…Have A Nice Day 🙂 now everybody go look at porn…..food porn
Jeff olson said
January 11, 2008 @ 12:05 am
i am sorry i offended anyone, i didnt know he was an eater. i may come in last place in wingbowl but i will have a great time doing so. i just want to have a great time and maybe try to impress some people by how much i eat. i respect everyone in the feild and the talent in this years wingbowl is unreal. this will be the best wingbowl ever. i wish everyone in the best of luck. i know it will come down to pat, joey and wingador. us male is a dark horse in my opinion, not only was your stunt impressive but you backed it up at last years wingbowl. i can easily see us male going over 150 in this years wing bowl. liek i said befor, i dont like talkin trash i just want to have a great time and enjoy my first ever eating competition. hope to meet all of you and have a beer after wingbowl, i respect everyone who is in wing bowl this year and the past.
Steakbellie said (Registered August 11, 2006)
January 11, 2008 @ 1:17 am
Wally & Jeff,
I enjoyed watching both of your stunts. We’re going to have a great time up there, welcome to the table!
wally said
January 11, 2008 @ 3:01 am
look i dont kiss ass. i never have and never will. i really wasnt trying to step on any ones toes and if i did im really sorry. i dont want to start real shit and i think its just fun to trash talk a little bit. i know every one is going to do great and for people like me and jeff its going to be more fun then you guys can understand. im not going to say sorry for what i said but i will say sorry for how it was received. i have NEVER watched or followed CE, i am just a fat kid from philly who can eat kinda fast..i have never said i deserve any type of adulations for any thing. to tell you the truth, im a sports fan and only know about the wing bowl because of 610. im just going to say its going to be alot of drunk fun, and i agree with jeff, i would love to get beers with everyone after words….SyKoBOZO im not trying to steal your thunder or trying to be the new “bad guy.” im the under dog and just trying to have fun so easy up hoss…i have never wanted to be the bad guy and never will.
beautifulbrian said
January 11, 2008 @ 3:07 am
Jeff you insulted noone dont worry about it. SKYbozo and US Male thanks for the kind words and the respect. It is truly appreciated on my end. Wally i dont know you from a hole in the wall. I dont appreciate being called a little girl considering we dont even know each other . I dont know how old you are but you came off like an immature kid mouthing off at me without thinking before posting. I wasnt knocking your stunt . If it came off that way i apologize. You were very impressive. I was poking fun at angelo and al for their lack of knowledge in competitive eating. It was an impressive stunt but not the greatest WIP stunt as they claim. Anyone that can eat 4lb burrtito in under 5 min is a very good eater. There was a similar eating challenge at a burrito restaurant several years ago which required finishing two 3.5 lb burrito in 30 minutes. . I finished the first one in 5 min . The second one took alot longer but it was completed within the 30 min. Several other IFOCE members were able to complete the challenge as well. Not sure if i can do it now. Good luck in wingbowl.
U.S. MALE said
January 11, 2008 @ 6:31 am
Good attitutde Jeff, that is what its all about. Have fun and do your best. I will be one of the best times you ever have and then afterwards we will raise a cold one to the moment no matter who wins. Right Steak brotha!
Sykobozo, I know you have my back and I feel safer in life because of it. Now back to the porn.
Ms Manners said
January 11, 2008 @ 7:51 am
Gentlemen, and eaters, Please….such terrible language about filling one’s face with Mexican food…it’s so upsetting! Think of the children when you make these foul-mouthed statements about full-mouthed stuffers!
Couldn’t you just say “I need verification of the afore-mentioned consumption of said burrito before I can truly believe that such an event has taken place. My public display of gluttony is there for all to witness, perhaps you should record a similar video, then there will be no room for doubters.”
Isn’t that much more civilized??
SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)
January 11, 2008 @ 8:22 am
HAHAHA,you guys are funny,ok 1st off Wally i was just kidding about stealing my thunder,im just the local village idiot of the moment,fell free to talk shit all you want,i do and its all harmless fun,your line ” i am just a fat kid from philly who can eat kinda fast” was funny (we dont say fat in CE,we say a big eater,hehe) just kidding…dont feel bad i,m just a wierdo from Texas that scares children,HAHA…US MALE can back me up on that,lol….you guys will have a blast at Wing Bowl,thats for sure,you gotta start somewhere,might as well be a huge event,thats what i did and it was awesome,good luck……no problem BB,anytime……US MALE you better find a bathroom fast after Wing Bowl,cuz you dont want to have to “unload” in that little bitty airplane bathroom,on your way to the Super Bowl,otherwise they may have to stop for an emergency landing,hehe…..Have A Nice Day 🙂
SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)
January 11, 2008 @ 8:22 am
HOORAY FOR PORN!!!:)
danny said
January 11, 2008 @ 1:26 pm
lol SyKoBOZO i figured you were just jk we were kinda drunk last night by the time we got to the sight and saw the postings…the closer we get to the wing bowl and the more shit talk we all do the more i get pumped!
SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)
January 11, 2008 @ 6:08 pm
HOORAY FOR SHIT TALKERS!!!
Ms Manners said
January 11, 2008 @ 6:42 pm
My word!
SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)
January 11, 2008 @ 7:19 pm
sorry MS Manners,i will give myself a spanking for my potty mouth
Cait said
May 11, 2011 @ 5:35 pm
This was a while ago. My dog kicked Adam’s butt. He ate 3 pounds of beef in about 1 minute and 45 seconds. I’m trying to find the video now 🙂
Zeus is still a big eater. Hercules is no longer with us, but always in our hearts.