…aaand Dad fell asleep on the porch. Meat coma FTW!
07/04/2009
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07/03/2009
This is by far my favorite competitive eating video: Kobayashi takes on a giant bear.
Highlights of the video are Michael Buffer’s over-the-top introduction and the announcers’ dissection of Kobayashi’s athletic physique versus an 8-foot tall bear. Hilarious.
(via jfc999)
07/03/2009
07/03/2009
More IFOCE goodness: This is former #1 ranked eater Takeru Kobayashi going to town on some spaghetti at the US Open of Competitive Eating (sponsored by Alka-Seltzer). My favorite part is the lady in the crowd who yells “oh my God!” in a horrified fashion when he goes for a new plate.
(via 1000yregg)
07/03/2009
Almost everybody knows about the 4th of July hot dog eating contest on Coney Island. I’m not sure if everyone knows that the contest is just one of many events sponsored by an organization called the International Federation of Competitive Eating. It’s easily my favorite nonsensical “sport,” followed by the beard and mustache championships.
In order to shine a spotlight on some lesser-known eating competitions, I give you footage of the grilled cheese championship. (via lizworking)
07/02/2009
07/02/2009
To all the "coke" haters
A few examples of trademarks which have either lost their legal protection, or are commonly used generically by consumers are:
- Q-Tip – synonymous in North America, Switzerland, and Italy with the term cotton swab.
- Hoover – synonymous in United Kingdom with the term Vacuum Cleaner.
- Band-Aid – synonymous in North America with adhesive medical bandage.
- Kleenex - synonymous in North America, United Kingdom and Italy with facial tissue.
- Coke – synonymous with soda in the southern United States[1] and competing brands of cola in the United Kingdom and various European countries.
- Tupperware - synonymous in North America, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Belgium and Malaysia with plastic storage container for the kitchen.
- Escalator – originally a trademark of Otis Elevator Company.[2]
- Kerosene[3] – originally registered as a trademark by Abraham Gesner in 1854.[4]
(via Wikipedia)
