tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147106754335275276.post288500421917435727..comments2023-05-29T09:14:42.928-04:00Comments on Notes From Straw Mountain Studio: THE SPORT OF EATING......Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01290861011170045068noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147106754335275276.post-58239731868658106502009-03-16T17:37:00.000-04:002009-03-16T17:37:00.000-04:00Ever notice how at restaurants they always serve e...Ever notice how at restaurants they always serve enough for two people and charge more, even though we only want one serving?<BR/>That's why America has such a high obesity rate compared to other countries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147106754335275276.post-74762018632628494352009-03-16T17:22:00.000-04:002009-03-16T17:22:00.000-04:00Always found them sad, never entertaining. Althoug...Always found them sad, never entertaining. Although there are festivals in other places those in attendance eat hearty - larger than usual servings , I can't think of any place else that glorifies and gives awards to gluttony. Yet there is an "International (not national) Federation of Competitive Eating"... actually two organizations and, according to Wikipedia, eating contests were popular in Japan in the 90s but now frowned upon and not unknown in the UK (though theirs lean to more bizarre menus)Vanessa Vailehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647639725252430851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147106754335275276.post-9685881429341063862009-03-11T12:49:00.000-04:002009-03-11T12:49:00.000-04:00Which is why I wrote the piece, to get people to t...Which is why I wrote the piece, to get people to think about why they watch, if they do. I want people who organize these events to think about it, and those who watch to turn their backs. I myself change the channel immediately! Why do people watch "wrestling"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147106754335275276.post-51554090784710137632009-03-11T12:45:00.000-04:002009-03-11T12:45:00.000-04:00I totally agree that food is used for all the wron...I totally agree that food is used for all the wrong reasons! Gross big time. But what is wrong with the person that watches these events? It is a two way street...without the viewer there would be no event. DeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147106754335275276.post-64178423592288831772009-03-10T18:03:00.000-04:002009-03-10T18:03:00.000-04:00Amen!SuzeAmen!<BR/>SuzeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com