Is competitive eating a sport?

[gatormandan]

I walk 300 ft to the mailbox 6 days a week. Im tough as nails.

 

[Durty South Swamp]

This is the where we inform zambo that I dont think golf is a real sport either, and people like john daly are the exact reason why.

 

[Zambo]

somebody made the point that nascar drivers aren't athletes because they couldn't do an obstacle course, yet I doubt not only John Daly but Babe Ruth or Charles Barkley or David Wells or Roberto Colon or Terrence Cody or a huge list of other "athletes" could do the obstacle course either.

The definition of whether something is a "sport" or just an activity is whether women can do it just as well as men.

 

[Gatordiddy]

I dont think golf is a real sport either, and people like john daly are the exact reason why

Daly is on the Senior Tour and he is not representative of the sport. It's obvious he just gave up years ago (physically speaking).

Dustin Johnson is number one in the Fed Ex Cup rankings and he's in pretty good shape.
Not to mention his average drive off the tee is 312 yards.
Golf also involves hitting a ball with a club...so what about it isn't a sport?
Should they race each other from hole to hole?

 

[GatorBart]

somebody made the point that nascar drivers aren't athletes because they couldn't do an obstacle course, yet I doubt not only John Daly but Babe Ruth or Charles Barkley or David Wells or Roberto Colon or Terrence Cody or a huge list of other "athletes" could do the obstacle course either.

The definition of whether something is a "sport" or just an activity is whether women can do it just as well as men.

Touche'!

 

[Zambo]

http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/sto...ature-elite-athletes-from-other-sports-051711

Here's an article about the pit crews as well. Most of these guys are recruited first for their athletic ability and then taught the technical nature of their job second.

 

[Gatordiddy]

and another thing!
What about bobsledding?
the guys just push, jump in and go along for the ride (ballast) while one drives.
Is that a sport?

 

[Zambo]

 

[ufgator812]

 

[Zambo]

Now see bowling is actually a sport because women can't do it as well as men. Its not like darts or billiards where all you have to do is aim. A bigger, faster ball knocks down more pins than a slower, lighter ball. There are some good women bowlers but other than a couple of flukes in the past no woman can win consistently on the pro bowling tour even though they are allowed to compete on the tour with men.

 

[MJMGator]

Now see bowling is actually a sport because women can't do it as well as men. Its not like darts or billiards where all you have to do is aim. A bigger, faster ball knocks down more pins than a slower, lighter ball. There are some good women bowlers but other than a couple of flukes in the past no woman can win consistently on the pro bowling tour even though they are allowed to compete on the tour with men.

You been listening to Nav about the wimmens?

 

[Zambo]

You been listening to Nav about the wimmens?

No I love women. One of the main reasons I love them is because they aren't men.

 

[Durty South Swamp]

All these non sports photos

 

[Swamp Queen]

Since we're kind of talking about eating I have a question for Zambo. Have you ever flown with a Southwest pilot who has an insanely fierce love of mayonnaise? Yesterday we were waiting for our flight in Tampa and the pilot at a table next to us proceeded to empty at least 6 big packets of mayo onto his sandwich wrapper. He then would use his sandwich like a snow shovel and plow through the mayo snow drift with every single bite. After about 3 bites he had to empty more mayo packets onto the wrapper so he could finish eating. It might have been one of the most disgusting things I've ever seen. Anyway, just curious because that guy is a heart attack waiting to happen, just hope its not mid-flight!

 

[PastyStoole]

I'm not sure what the fuss is about. We used to have puking contests in college, and those were highly competitive and required a great deal of physical exertion. Finding an optimal place to engage finger to throat (hanging over a balcony, outside a sorority house, on the hood of a nole's car, etc.) required more than a modicum of skill, and if we'd known about competitive eating at the time, we'd have considered that to be a proper warm up for the real sport we were engaging in.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Have you ever flown with a Southwest pilot who has an insanely fierce love of mayonnaise?

I am imagining snortimg, slurping and various farm noises as I read that.

 

[rogdochar]

No I love women. One of the main reasons I love them is because they aren't men.

.... I could let my hair grow?

 

[rogdochar]

Since we're kind of talking about eating I have a question for Zambo. Have you ever flown with a Southwest pilot who has an insanely fierce love of mayonnaise? Yesterday we were waiting for our flight in Tampa and the pilot at a table next to us proceeded to empty at least 6 big packets of mayo onto his sandwich wrapper. He then would use his sandwich like a snow shovel and plow through the mayo snow drift with every single bite. After about 3 bites he had to empty more mayo packets onto the wrapper so he could finish eating. It might have been one of the most disgusting things I've ever seen. Anyway, just curious because that guy is a heart attack waiting to happen, just hope its not mid-flight!

Gotta make sure it wasn't horseraddish -- takes a real healthy man to down that much horseraddish. Hard to know Queenie, unless you did your usual "pass the mayo, please". Also Queenie, what exactly was the co-pilot eating?

 

[Jbossgator8]

So if competitive eating is a sport, what about competitive taking a dump?? Maybe collectively together it is a sport?? Going in and coming out??

 

[Swamp Queen]

Gotta make sure it wasn't horseraddish -- takes a real healthy man to down that much horseraddish. Hard to know Queenie, unless you did your usual "pass the mayo, please". Also Queenie, what exactly was the co-pilot eating?

Oh it was mayo...packs and packs of Hellman's mayo. The co-pilot wasn't eating, just sitting there listening to the guy talk and watching him scoop heaping gobs of mayo into his mouth.