1.) The rules of the hot dog-eating challenge at Spike's!
Pop quiz:
You’re an ESL teacher at an accredited English language school in Boston’s posh Back Bay.
Where do you take your students for the final field trip of Session 8?
Obvious Answer:
First to bowling, then to a hot dog-eating contest, of course!
I’ve written a photo essay about Laos, but what follows is far classier: a photo essay documenting a hot dog-eating challenge!
To be frank (haha!) I think you’ll dig the tale’s shocking twists.
And you’ll have to wonder: would YOU be up for the hot dog challenge???
2.) Teachers Ed and Dave order 6 dogs each. Laughter!
3.) Could they beat the reigning champ: 17 dogs?!
4.) Dave and Ed dig into hot dog #1 with gusto!
5.) Dave begins to see the enormity of the task ahead
6.) The dogs leer cockily at Ed and Dave. Who would win: Man or Frankfurter?? Who could gulp down more dogs: Dave or Mike?
7.) Business continues as usual. They're so used to this!
8.) SUDDENLY, student Mike enters the race! Could such a petite, mild-mannered man even eat one dog?
9.) WHOA! Mike has a technique: dog first, buns after!
10.) Ed pushes onward, scoffing at Mike's challenge
11.) But Mike plows forward with laser-like focus
12.) Ed's life begins to swirl before his eyes
13.) Dave starts to hate planet Earth and everything in it
14.) Ed asks "Is there an an anti-hot dog sauce?"
15.) "YOU BETTER NOT QUIT!" screams Ed to Dave
16.) Mike reaches his final hot dog!!!!!!!
17.) "NOO!" shreiks Ed in anguish, "How is he doing it?!"
18.) Mike daintily cuts and swallows dog #6... and WINS!
19.) "This was the worst idea ever," sobs Ed.
20.) The rest of us slurp up the remaining dogs, joyful
21.) It was a proud day for hot dogs everywhere!
I would throw up after eating three hot dogs. I just don’t have the stomach to eat all those hot dogs. I can barely eat two hot dogs, never mind three. I noticed that only men were doing this.
Hah! Good eye.
The hot dogs looks huge. If it was me eating all those hot dogs, I would have been stuffed on the third one. I can’t believe Mike finished all of those hot dogs. He had an awesome plan and he should go attend an eating contest.
Oh goodness. A hot dog contest LOL! Go Mike!
I’m hungry now. Those hot dogs look delectable! But I don’t think I could finish that much in such a short period of time. The pictures look so funny! The hot dog then bun technique seems like it worked well. I think if I was in that contest, I would’ve hurled after the fourth one!
I think I would throw up if tried any of this. It would be fun untill then though.
hahaha this is soooo embarrassing to admit but I have a pretty good feeling I’d be able to dog down those 6 hot-dogs……. man I am sooo hungry right now. Did someone say chinese?
Haha! That was a funny article:D If I was an English teacher then I would probably take my students to the movies then to an ice cream eating contest:). I loved the way the article described what was going on in each scene and how the contestants were taking it. I am still wondering though if any of them barfed after eating too many hot dogs? I myself am not a real fan of hot dog unfortunatley:(. Thanks for posting this hilarious article.
I have never heard of this but I think if I go I will win. I well defeat anybody. Just playing. I would probabily throw up
I want to eat hot dogs! Your so lucky because I love food contests.
Great post–there is a hot dog place here that has 17 types of hot dogs and if you can eat one of each in 45 minutes, the dogs are free. Free, with the exception of indigestion.
How long did it take you to recover from this? And how long did will it before you have another hotdog? Pictures are great and I am glad I am just a spectator – can feel my stomach churning just at the thought of eating so many.
It looks like you guys had a great time. I wouldn’t say that a hot dog eating contest and ESL are a natural pairing, but hay anything that works to keep people engaged.
I love the idea of a hot dog eating competition but what I really want to know is how everyone felt afterwards!
Good photo essay. that’s so interesting.hh..we will never eat it any more. But I will remember it~
Do you all ever watch “Man vs Food” on the Travel Channel? I wonder if Adam (the host) can break the record.
As for the six, bring it on!
I live around the corner from the Spike’s by Berklee and have wanted to do this for SO long!! Will have to remember Mike’s technique!
oh my god! I really love my teachers always bringing lots of fun to us! I can’t image that there is some one really want to join such a “FOOD” compeption…But I swear to u guys,Dav and Ed, they all tried their best!
Should have took them to Eagle’s Deli.