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Competitive Eating Records

July 4th 2009 05:46

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Do you think you have what it takes to keep up with eating superstars like Joey Chestnut, Don Lehman, Takeru Kobayashi, or Sonya Thomas? Can you eat 58 hot dogs in 5 minutes, 11.8 pounds of burritos in 10 minutes, 7 sticks of butter in under 5 minutes, and then finish off 9 pounds of blueberry pie for dessert?

If you said yes to any of these questions then you might just be ready to join these great athletes in the world of competitive eating!

All of this craziness probably started with Nathan's annual hot dog eating contest at Coney Island. That is the Super Bowl of the eating circuit. If you have the stomach for it, check it out tomorrow on ESPN at 12 noon EST.

Check out all of the competitive eating records over here.

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Sarah Palin Resigns!

July 3rd 2009 20:48

Widgets: Sarah Palin Resigns!

Sources are saying that Alaska governor Sarah Palin is stepping down at the end of them month to concentrate on running for President in 2012. I don't believe that this is the major reason. I believe she sees that she can make some money off of her 10 minutes of fame and is wanting to cash in before the public stops paying attention to her oneliners.

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The Great New Market Train Clash of 2009

July 3rd 2009 16:53

Widgets: The Great New Market Train Clash of 2009

In 1905 tiny New Market, TN made national news when a devastating train crash would take the lives of over 100 people. Now a different sort of train story is again making news in the East Tennessee community.

New Market is situated about 20 miles east of Knoxville. It is a beautiful county with hills and valleys and close proximity to the Smoky Mountains and several important interstate systems.

It is the interstate system that makes New Market as a prime location for a Norfolk Southern intermodal facility.

The county is near major interstates I-40 and I-75 which pretty much split the country in half and nearby I-81 runs throughout the important Northeast corridor.

In a recent town meeting over 300 citizens showed up to show their disapproval for the planned facility. The major compliant was the removal of 400 or so acres of farmable land and the increase in noise and traffic from the trucks going back and forth between Highway 11-E and the interstates.

As a libertarian, I have always stood up for individual rights and fought eminent domain abuse by government and corporations. However in this instance, I think that the proposed facilitie's benefits far outweighs a few acres of farmland.

The company would immediately hire 70 or so for the actual facility and an Insight Research study showed 1,800 jobs as a direct result of the facility.

A separate study by the University of Tennessee estimates up to 25,000 jobs could come to the area by 2025.

Even with the more modest study showing nearly 2,000 jobs in a county of only 45,000, its easy to see the economic impact from only 400 acres.

More people means more housing and higher property tax revenues for the state which directly helps school systems along with an increase in sales and wheel tax collections.

With many cities around the country unincorporating and ceasing to exist, the citizens of New Market should be thankful that Norfolk Southern has agreed to throw them a lifeline.

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Bad Movies That I Love: Erik The Viking

July 3rd 2009 01:42

Widgets: Bad Movies That I Love: Erik The Viking

This is the 7th in a 10 part series.

My guess is that when Terry Jones and John Cleese's names were mentioned with 1989's Erik The Viking that Monty Python fans circled the release date on the calendar. It is not a Monty Python type film and they may have been the reason that it was not warmly received. Terry Jones for whatever reason never reached the same level of fame as his fellow Python partners. Partly because he was more involved with the writing and less in the acting parts. I think he is very talented and Erik The Viking is just one of his projects that deserves a second look

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The King Of Butter?

July 1st 2009 05:16

Widgets: The King Of Butter?

Of all the tributes for Michael Jackson this week, this is the oddest that I have seen. Organizers at the Iowa State Fair(the countries largest btw) plans on unveiling a statue of the pop icon in butter. The statue will stand alongside the now famous butter cow that is the focal point of the annual celebration. Jackson did perform at the fair along with his brothers in 1971.

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Bad Movies That I Love: Amazon Women On The Moon

July 1st 2009 04:39

Widgets: Bad Movies That I Love: Amazon Women On The Moon

This is the 6th in a 10 part series

You might say that 1987's Amazon Women On The Moon was a film made before it's time. I think the 22 short segments that make up the 90 minute film would work perfectly in today's ADHD world

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Scribnia: A New Community For Bloggers

June 29th 2009 22:13

Widgets: Scribnia: A New Community For Bloggers

If you are like me and always looking for avenues to promote your blog, you should definitely check out a new online community called Scribnia. It's not a blogging site but instead lets you rank fellow bloggers like those from ESPN.com, FoxSports.com, and PopularScience.com. It serves as a portal and followers can access your Orble blog through their site. Its a win-win for your blog and Orble. Its like posting your blog to two sites at the same time. I have seen several bloggers from here already listed there and have tried to give a review to help all of them. Let me know if you already have a profile over there. A couple of our bloggers are already the top rated blogs over there in their respected topics.

Check out my profile and let me know if you sign up so I can rate your blog.

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Meet Pabst, The World's Ugliest Dog

June 28th 2009 17:31

A mixed boxer rescued from a California shelter has won the title of World's Ugliest Dog. Pabst, who suffers from a severe underbite, won free food, a modeling contract with House Of Dog, and over 1,600 in cash. Not bad for a dog once on death row at the local shelter.

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Bad Movies That I Love: Nothing But Trouble

June 28th 2009 13:58

This is the fifth in a ten part series

What do you get when you cross the writing of Dan Ackroyd, the unmistakable acting skills of Chevy Chase, John Candy, and Demi Moore, and an appearance by Tupac and the Digital Underground? Apparently, according to most critics and moviegoers, you get a really bad film

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Drop The Cheetos And Nobody Will Get Hurt!

June 28th 2009 13:06

A Tennessee man and woman were both arrested this week in what police called a "verbal altercation" that became dangerous when it escalated into an all out Cheetos assault. The couple posted a 2,500 bond each and were released from jail. That is one expensive bag of cheesy goodness. In my professional opinion they need to undergo counseling and learn the dangers of hurling orange puffy snacks.