"This is one of the greatest moments in sports history."
"The passion is raw, but the hot dogs are cooked."
Nothing screams American pride quite like competitive eating. Nathan's Hot Doge Eating Contest just finished after a five dog eat-off between Joey Chestnut and Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi, which apparently has never happened in the annual Coney Island-hosted event. This year marked the 93rd time eaters pitted their stomachs against others.
I love the hyperbole used in sportscasting. The announcers managed to hang the future of the world on the outcome.
Winning hot dog count: 59 (plus 5 dog eat-off).
My record for hot dogs eaten in a day: 4.
So this Fourth of July, be sure to load up on calories and forget about all those who are starving elsewhere in the world.
Friday, July 4, 2008
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
...And the Murrow Goes to
It struck me a bit odd today when I read that media awards themselves for disaster coverage. The RTNDA announced the 2008 winners of the Edward R. Murrow Awards, honoring excellence in electronic journalism. The awards will be presented at a swanky dinner on Oct. 13, in New York.
Isn't standard award procedure to announce the nominees, THEN have a dramatic reveal at the dinner? This sounds like a pseudo event. They are doubling their news coverage of the awards. Maybe we can secure a late award for best coverage of the awards?
Despite all of the negative press regarding Katie Couric as host of the CBS Evening News, the program won for best newscast. Take that NBC and ABC.
The awarding of disaster coverage reminds me of Mitch Hedberg's sketch regarding reservations at restaurants.
Sadly, our blog did not bring home any Murrow's. Consequently, there will be no after party. We'll get 'em next year.
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