The new poll asks what type of handicap in competitive eating is most justified. Some commenters have requested a bonus for older competitors.

July 24, 2009 at 2:11 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Site News | Permalink * Comments (14)

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  1. Old Eater said

    July 24, 2009 @ 2:30 pm

    We also want our own bunette to change our bedpan

  2. Anonymous said

    July 24, 2009 @ 3:01 pm

    Instead of applying handicaps, how about having fair contests and DQ-ing unprofessional, sloppy eaters?

    Currently, CE resembles poker more than it does a sport. The object is to learn how to best give the appearance of having eaten the most food, or at least it might as well be. The players/eaters aren’t bluffing each other, their slight-of-hand intention is to fool the judges.

    Several of the eaters have that down to a science, and that’s not too difficult with apathetic, irresponsible judges whose vision becomes impaired at will.

  3. anonymous said

    July 24, 2009 @ 5:02 pm

    Better yet , legends such as Don Lerman, Krazy Kevin, Paul Barlow Butifulbrian should get all expense paid trips to contests.

  4. Old Man said

    July 24, 2009 @ 9:01 pm

    anonymous 5:02 pm is a genius

  5. RON KOCH said

    July 25, 2009 @ 3:28 am

    There are three eaters in Vegas who can actually spot you 5 and still beat you by 5..Good try you whanabees

  6. anonymous said

    July 25, 2009 @ 8:23 am

    Should I be surprised that majorleagueeating.com now redirects to ifoce.com? Guess MLE’s not working out so good.

  7. A-Bomb said (Registered May 7, 2009)

    July 25, 2009 @ 10:26 am

    Do the Sheas run their other businesses the way they run the IFOCE?

  8. mega munch said

    July 25, 2009 @ 1:52 pm

    You’re such a negative nelly, A-Bomb.

    Speaking of failures, did the IFOCEMLE update the post-Nathans rankings yet or did I miss that?

  9. Anonymous said

    July 25, 2009 @ 4:37 pm

    Too many Web sites. Isn’t one enough?

  10. anonymous said

    July 25, 2009 @ 7:04 pm

    Takes too much time to do rankings. Don’t expect anything until after Krystals when things slow down.

  11. ojrifkin said (Registered July 27, 2005)

    July 25, 2009 @ 8:07 pm

    I am surprised they haven’t ejected Larry McNeil from the top 50 after he joined WLOCE.

  12. Mega Munch said

    July 25, 2009 @ 9:42 pm

    I hope you’re being sarcastic Anon704. It might take two hours to do rankings. Three if they put a little extra thought into it. That’s a drop in the bucket compared to how much time most of the eaters give to the Sheas and the IFOCE.

  13. Anonymous said

    July 27, 2009 @ 12:17 pm

    Is getting arrested for drunk driving after causing an accident a handicap? Sounds like someone consumption-ed a little too much last week.

  14. Laura said

    July 27, 2009 @ 12:29 pm

    Mega Munch, it takes a lot less than three hours to throw darts to get the rankings for #11-50 done.

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