The new poll asks who do you think is the top turkey eater.

November 30, 2011 at 1:52 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Rankings | Permalink * Comments (8)

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  1. Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)

    December 1, 2011 @ 1:31 pm

    Koby may be even better at eating crow.

  2. Shoeless Kobi said

    December 1, 2011 @ 2:10 pm

    Yeah, I like the fact that after Kobi ate turkey the “judge” Kobi selected announces 8.4 pounds. Then, knowing that sounds too ridiculous they change the total to 7.5 pounds. Did their gravity and weight suddenly malfunction? Also, I am completely confused about how the turkey was prepared. It appeared he had two baby five pound birds choosing the younger more tender birds and the more tender meat portions off of each one. And don’t get me started as to whether it was already cut up or not, who knows? Let’s see him pull 8.4 lbs. off of one 10 pound bird. Turkey’s not a major volume food (8.4 lbs is easy for the top level eaters) it’s all about speed and how you attack the bird. Pat even pointed it was a strategy event last time he took it on. They gave Kobi all the benefits. All in all in, it seemed hokey, particularly to mainstream media types such as ESPN who snubbed covering it after covering MLE’s contest the day before. Sonya was too gracious in her assessment the whole stunt. Hey, maybe this month Kobi’s going to eat PB&B sandwiches (his girlfriend made) and meatballs (Chef Boy-Ar-Dee). Oh brother, I think he’s turning into your nerdy little brother following the cool MLE eaters around. “Come on guys, look at me, look at me, can I play too?”

  3. so obvious said

    December 1, 2011 @ 2:21 pm

    The contest was obviously staged to agitate certain eaters in MLE as well as some that are not with the organization . It was like ha ha look what we got and you are not at the table to share in our enjoyment. Thats basically what it boils down to. Expect Kobi to give them a taste of their own medicine everytime a major event in NYC takes place. Kobi stunt might not get the overall press it deserves but certainly more than some attention seeking fool attempting it in his bargain basement apartment for youtube

  4. Shoeless Kobi said

    December 1, 2011 @ 2:27 pm

    And I just thought of another thing. Okay if it was a 10 lb. bird Kobi ate. Is he trying to havel us believe there was only 2.5 lbs. of bones and cartilge assuming he ate every scrap of meat of that bird. The math and the animal anatomy doesn’t add up. They said he had two plates. So it had to be cut up meat. So, 7.5 lbs of sliced meat in 10 minutes. That’s good for an average eater but not for the top eaters.

  5. Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)

    December 1, 2011 @ 2:59 pm

    SK, I share your sentiment and agree with your contentions.

    Also, Sonya was gracious enough to state that the tender bird made it easier to consume. Of course, Koby maintained it was tough, and surely he could have eaten even more of a more tender bird. Yeah, right.

    Perhaps Koby’s 2012 resolution will be to break every record MLE eaters set in 2012. I’m confident he can do it too, given the jury rigging of each attempt. It’s like going in to the challenge with the contention that he’ll do what he needs to do to give the appearance of breaking the record—-smoke and mirrors that some people, including the media, actually appear to buy in to.

    I’ll state up front, and I’m sure Sonya would admit this (if Koby were MLE): If Koby had been at the same event, he very likely would have easily won. But the fact is he wasn’t, and to say he didn’t play by the same rules in his attempt is no slight understatement.

    The only time Koby challenged an MLE record in an event overseen by MLE he failed by more than just a few ounces—-Sonya’s fruitcake record, which Badlands lost by less than a quarter ounce (if memory serves).

    And all of a sudden he slaughters a just-set MLE record and makes an earth-shattering statement? Again, yeah, right.

    The man’s reputation is beginning to take a hit. As of right now, I’m still a big fan, but though I was born in the mornin’, it wasn’t yesterday mornin’!

    Give us a break Kobayashi.

  6. Shoeless Kobi said

    December 1, 2011 @ 3:09 pm

    So obvious, yeah your right. But, don’t you think it looks desperate and a little naive in terms of media relations for Kobi to take such a strategy. I think when he does copy cat MLE stunts (particularly when they’re rigged) just reminds everyone that he no longer plays with the big boys (or girls) anymore and deep down he really wants to. I think a more logical approach would be to choose your events totally separate from what MLE is doing as if to say, I don’t care what they (the MLE) does anymore Kobi’s got his own thing going on. Also, he needs to take fewer and more prestigious venues so he doesn’t overexpose himself in chintzy events such as rainy half full parking lots Fumbuck, Canada. I mean why not just cut to becoming a greeter like the other washed up athletes at Bruno’s Casino and 24 Hour Chapel in Reno. I just don’t think this plan is working for him. He seems smaller, not in size but in reputation.

  7. look at me said

    December 2, 2011 @ 12:27 pm

    Still Rhonda the funnier or sadder one was that hot dog thing where he just preplanned that he would quote unquote set a record and then it was so obvious he cheeted after he said wah wah I am the champion look at me look at me. Sad but still kind of funny. I think if I were Kobi (the one with shoes) that I would have gone with the money rather than become a side show. Used to respect now it’s Viva la Joey.

  8. Anonymous said

    December 2, 2011 @ 3:20 pm

    Kobi should be a circus act, like Barnum and Bailey. With the right rules he could eat 100 hot dogs or a 20 pound turkey in 10 minutes.

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