The Wall Street Journal has a blog entry about Thursday's hamantaschen eating contest sponsored by El Al.

March 12, 2012 at 10:39 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York City, Will Millender | Permalink * Comments (7)

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  1. BigWillTheChamp said (Registered February 1, 2009)

    March 13, 2012 @ 1:21 am

    I wrote a response blog that I sent to the writer of the article…

    http://bigwillthechamp.blogspot.com/2012/03/dear-mr-ralph-gardner-jr.html

  2. DaxtheGinger said (Registered April 23, 2011)

    March 13, 2012 @ 5:56 am

    I think coon dogs quotes are worse for the cause then the author himself , he just did not get it.

  3. Anonymous said

    March 13, 2012 @ 9:29 am

    Nice follow up Champ !

  4. Embarrassing said

    March 13, 2012 @ 11:01 am

    When you trot out a 400+ pound man into a room full of normal-sized people, then he shockingly eats more than anyone, you should expect some ridicule. That’s just common sense, especially when you trumpet yourself as some kind of “champ.” What type of reaction do you think most people would have? It’s not about how some reporter is a “dick” or anything else. It’s about some big fat guy (“I’m going on a diet.”) simply perpetuating the same old tired stereotype that most people associate with eating competitions. I wish they could at least have found a small to medium size eater that doesn’t so easily play right into the easiest embarrassing perception. Don’t get upset with the author – you asked to be the brunt of a joke when you walked in the room. Not hating, just pointing out the obvious.

  5. ojrifkin said (Registered July 27, 2005)

    March 13, 2012 @ 11:30 am

    The El Al twitter liked the article

    https://twitter.com/#!/ELALUSA/status/179574233377144832

  6. Anonymous said

    March 13, 2012 @ 11:59 am

    I thought he clarineted himself more than he trumpeted himself.

  7. BigWillTheChamp said (Registered February 1, 2009)

    March 13, 2012 @ 1:00 pm

    @OJ – I was actually surprised by that. What can you do. I’ve removed my blog. The gentleman can have this one.
    @11:01 – If you actually pay attention, you’d realize the whole “champ” thing is a character. I don’t trumpet myself as anything. I’m just a normal dude that likes the attention. As I said in the blog, since it appears you actually read it, I didn’t necessarily have a problem with the tone of the article itself, just the falseness of the writer.

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