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On to more important news, the mustard-yellow belt is back in U.S. hands this year as a result of Joey Chestnut consuming a record 66 dogs during the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, edging out the 63 by six-time champion, Takeru Kobayashi of Japan.
I polished off three hot dogs and three cheeseburgers over the course of the day yesterday, and felt like an animal. Sixty-six dogs in 12 minutes is just ridiculous.
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