I could barely sleep at all last night for wondering where my beautifu blog went to and why it was eaten before it made it to The Big Blog Space in The Sky.      How could Cyberspace just eat my words?    Mom says that often times we are forced to "eat our words", but that is one of those Mom things and I didn't think it would ever have anything to do with me.   Obviously it does.

This is what I figured out when I couldn't sleep.   I lied and I was punished for it.   As simple as that.   I will never, ever do it again.

What did I lie about?   The outcome of the Hot Dog Eating Contest in Cooney Island yesterday.    My last line  (which you can see in the part that got published).... was   "I know who won this year at Nathan's 2009, but I'm not telling you!    HA!"

When I wrote that line, I did not know who won..... I just said I did cause I was tired of waiting around for someone to post the results in CyberSpace.   Flat out.   A lie.  

I just thought that after my gorgeous blogging on the subject of July 4th, and then all about the history of Nathan's Hot Dog Easting Contest, that I could just slip that in and no one would notice.     But someone did.     The Blogging Gods were obviously very, very upset with me.

Oh Boy.   I am so bad.

Mom says that if you lie about something you must confess immediately and make amends to the people who were trusting you and that your lie may have affected.     I just can't imagine how some people can lie on a regular basis and not be wracked with guilt to the point of crawling into their crate and never coming out.       

But.   Mom says that after we have apologized and made nice then we must do something called "put it behind you".    You must learn your lesson in life and then travel on because if you hang around and whine and cry over what you can't fix, then your whole life turns into just one big mess after another.

So.  I am sorry and now, let's get on with it.      Today I do know who won the Contest and I have some facts to report and I am back on my track of trying to be the Best PitBull Reporter Extra Ordinary in the entire World.  

                                   

Mr. Joey Chestnut was this years winner by eating ... ready.... 68 HotDogs which is - no kidding - a New World Record.   Can you just imagine.    68 HotDogs, with buns!   Oh My.

In addition to this very large trophy, and a belly ache, Mr. Joe gets $20,000 and the coveted Mustard Belt.  


Why does someone do this, I am wondering. Mom says that 2-legs are strange people and that it isn't surprising that someone has figured out they can really make a living doing something like Competitive Eating. 

My Wikipedia Sources tell me that:

Chestnut, a San José State University student, entered the competitive eating scene in 2005 with a break-out performance in the deep-fried asparagus eating championship, in which he beat high-ranked eater Rich LeFevre by eating 6.3 pounds of asparagus in 11.5 minutes. That same year, during Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, he downed 32 dogs, placing third behind Takeru Kobayashi and Sonya Thomas.

This is what he has been eating to win records:
Mac & Cheese, Waffles, Jalapeno Poppers, Pork Ribs, Horseshoe Sandwiches, Steak, Gyoza,  Pulled Por, Asparagus, and of course The Heart Attack Grill's 8000 calorie Quadruple Bypass Burger.  There is more and you can wander off to    Learn About Joey Chestnut in Wikipedia     

   I don't want to make fun of Mr. Joey in any way (I'd get into trouble for that, I'm sure)   but I just don't understand why 2-legs would do this.    Even for money.   It just isn't sensible, and if anyone can explain this to me, I would be very happy.


Anyway.   That's it for me today.      I hope that by giving eveyone the results of The 2009 Hot Dog Contest at Nathan's that I have been forgiven for not telling the truth yesterday.      But one thing is for sure.

I have learned my lesson, and I do not ever want to eat a Hot Dog.

Love and Licks,

Bob 
..........praying for forgiveness
........................ never will lie again
......................................   promise


                              

Nathan's hot dog eating contest 2009: Joey Chesnut defends title, sets world record with 68 dogs

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/07/04/2009-07-04_nathans_.html#ixzz0KOzOZHH1&D

And the wiener is ... Joey (Jaws) Chestnut!

The defending champ made it a three-peat Saturday at the 94th annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island after choking down a stomach-churning 68 franks in 10 minutes - a new world record.

"I've been practicing hard," Chestnut, 25, said after the chowdown. "I knew it would be hard to beat me."

For most of the bout, the 218-pound professional eater maintained a comfortable two-dog lead over his archrival, six-time titleholder Takeru (Tsunami) Kobayashi, who finished off 64 franks.

"I wish I could have done better," Kobayashi said. "It was a real bummer that I lost."

Chestnut said he was savoring victory just two minutes into the dog fight, after downing 23 dogs. "After the second minute I knew my body was cooperating," Chestnut said. "It was such a good day. I've never eaten that many before."

Before he had time to even digest his win, Chestnut said he thinks he can improve his record next year and hit the unthinkable 70-dog mark.

For Saturday's conquest, he took home $20,000 in prize money and the coveted Mustard Belt.

Some 40,000 spectators turned out to watch the spectacle, the most prestigious event in the competitive eating world.

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/07/04/2009-07-04_nathans_.html#ixzz0KOxNTHHj&D