So in case you missed it yesterday, Mother Nature tried to shut down the annual 4th of July Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. There was thunder, there was lightening, very very frightening (me). (Galileo), Galileo. (Galileo), Galileo. Galileo, Figaro, magnificooooooo.
Ahem.
Anyhoo, if Mother Nature/God thought they were going to outright cancel something as American as shoving dozens of pieces of processed meat down our gobs, they had another thing coming. Not on Joey Chesnut’s watch:
Hear me out, I’m not saying the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest is going to happen, but @joeyjaws just came out and said and I quote, “I’m gonna get the rest of the guys out and we’re gonna do this f***er.” #nathansfamous #ESPN pic.twitter.com/PhOTQGrKWv
— Kenneth Heasley (@HeasleyK13) July 4, 2023
Unreal quote. And, apparently, that’s precisely what he did. He rallied the troops, and marched his ass back to the stage. ‘This happening whether you like it or not, now ring the damn bell.’
THE MAN WHO SAVED AMERICA pic.twitter.com/oHufJstdeG
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) July 4, 2023
All that 13 second video needs is this song playing in the background:
What did Joey Chesnut do next? Hammered 62 hot dogs in 10 minutes to claim his SIXTEENTH (16th!) Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest championship belt. What a man. What an American. For many, many decades, people have asked, ‘who should be the 5th face on Mount Rushmore?’ I think we have our answer, folks. Joey Chesnut with a mouth full of glizzy. Grab the dynamite and the carving tools, we’ve got work to do.
PS: Almost as big a legend as Joey Chesnut, is the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest PA guy, George Shea. Iconic:
The GOAT is here
Goosebumps. pic.twitter.com/HYHSFiazKZ
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) July 4, 2023
