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Old 07-03-2011, 07:44 AM
 
Location: Hermoso y tranquilo Panamá
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Good morning and happy Sunday

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Since 1916, Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, Brooklyn NYC supposedly started as a way to settle a dispute among four immigrants as to who was the most patriotic
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Old 07-03-2011, 07:45 AM
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Interesting!

Sure does prove how patriotic you are~by stuffing your face!
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Old 07-03-2011, 09:14 AM
 
Location: The Wild Wild West
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So did the loser(s) get deported... Seems to me there are better ways to show your patriotism than stuffing a bunch of hotdogs down your throat.
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Old 07-03-2011, 12:07 PM
 
Location: Looking over your shoulder
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Dog gone I didn't know that!
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Old 07-03-2011, 05:09 PM
 
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Arguably, gluttony seems consistent with a country as large as life... And who can frown on patriotism. Food and fun go hand and hand. Hats off to all the patriots
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Old 07-03-2011, 05:18 PM
 
Location: Funky Town
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Thus, the show "Man vs Food" was created.
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Old 07-03-2011, 05:25 PM
 
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Thus, the show "Man vs Food" was created.
Hi Sweetie Pie, that show is wild... I get a kick out of it from time to time
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Old 07-04-2011, 12:43 AM
 
Location: NW Indiana
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Good morning and happy Sunday

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Since 1916, Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, Brooklyn NYC supposedly started as a way to settle a dispute among four immigrants as to who was the most patriotic

Way funny, Joy! I did not know that!
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Old 07-04-2011, 11:34 AM
 
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Boy could I use a hot dog right about now... Where is Nathan's when u really need one
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