June 26, 20232 yr Taking the wife and kids to NYC for the 4th. Everybody wants to go to Coney Island to see the greatest living American (Sir Joseph Chestnut) defend the most coveted belt in American sport. It could be awesome or it could be a shitshow (maybe both). I can't find any information regarding attendance on the web. I guess you just show up and try not to get puked on. Anyone been? Any advise on getting to Coney Island -assume the subway is the best choice. Help would be appreciated.
June 26, 20232 yr I have not but it is my dream to one day attend. Joey Chestnut is a great patriot and hero.
June 26, 20232 yr Coney is shit show in general but worth doing once. The Subway is a long-ish ride but its the best option. If you go...ride the Cyclone.
June 26, 20232 yr The ride out there takes a good while. I believe the N train is the one that takes you there if memory serves correct. I have not gone to see this contest, but it seems cool. Going out to Coney Island at least once is worth the trip down there.
June 26, 20232 yr Never been to coney but planning on going on our next trip in July (not the 4th). Figure it is something worth seeing once and that the 8 and 11 year old will like it.
June 26, 20232 yr 20 minutes ago, UpperWestside said: The ride out there takes a good while. I believe the N train is the one that takes you there if memory serves correct. I have not gone to see this contest, but it seems cool. Going out to Coney Island at least once is worth the trip down there. All right, Coney Island. Ok, you can take the B or the F and switch for the N at Broadway Lafayette, or you can go over the bridge to DeKalb and catch the Q to Atlantic Avenue, then switch to the IRT 2, 3, 4 or 5, BUT don't get on the G. See that's very tempting, but you wind up on Smith and 9th street, then you got to get on the R. Couldn't he just take the D straight to Coney Island? Well, yeah...
June 26, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, next2naus said: Coney is shit show in general but worth doing once. The Subway is a long-ish ride but its the best option. If you go...ride the Cyclone. Great classic coaster, beat the shit out of my fatass.
June 26, 20232 yr I saw Chestnut compete at a hot dog eating contest at F1 at Cota in 2019. That was enough.
June 26, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, Deej said: Just have a hot dog eating contest at a Surly tailgate. CTJ will outrun………errrrr out eat all you dogs.
June 27, 20232 yr You really want to be surrounded by all those cretins? That's like 1,000 worse than the trash you see at the State Fair of Texas
June 27, 20232 yr 14 minutes ago, 6th Street said: You really want to be surrounded by all those cretins? That's like 1,000 worse than the trash you see at the State Fair of Texas Not possible, I only go to the Fair to attend Texas/OU.
June 27, 20232 yr If you are going to go have fun with it, bring a can of soup to sling on the folks around you...
June 27, 20232 yr I can't even stand to watch that disgusting spectacle on TV. Not sure why anybody would want to see that in person.
June 27, 20232 yr 19 hours ago, 6th Street said: You really want to be surrounded by all those cretins? That's like 1,000 worse than the trash you see at the State Fair of Texas False. We bathe up this part. This motherfucker! He took over a dozen bites before taking a breath...
June 28, 20232 yr The crowd that attend this is very similar to ones that attend Jeep Weekend on Bolivar Peninsula so Godspeed.
June 28, 20232 yr 4 hours ago, Underdog said: False. We bathe up this part. This motherfucker! He took over a dozen bites before taking a breath... His youtube video where he eats 32 Big Macs to set the world record is epic. He orders all 32 on Uber Eats and they bring all of them without fucking the order up (another world record I think). Edited June 28, 20232 yr by Ag with kids
June 28, 20232 yr I saw Chestnut in Vegas several years ago - hot dog eating contest in front of New York-New York. Even more disgusting in person than on tv. There's got to be a million other things better to do than to watch that nauseating clutsterfuck on Coney Island.
June 28, 20232 yr We hit up that Nathan’s in CI during a visit, wasn’t overly impressed with their dogs.
July 2, 20232 yr Decide to bring my mom down here this evening because it was done raining and that meant there would be far less people. I would personally not come here on the 4th, but today is cool. I used to have a friend that was a diver for the New York Aquarium before he moved away. That place is a solid reason to come here.
July 3, 20232 yr I saw Chestnut in Vegas several years ago - hot dog eating contest in front of New York-New York. Even more disgusting in person than on tv. There's got to be a million other things better to do than to watch that nauseating clutsterfuck on Coney Island.This chick eats tons of shit and isn’t as gross as chestnut. https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCyfrEmiyq0Bv46gpxKTMcQgKatina eats kilos
July 4, 20232 yr On 6/27/2023 at 2:14 PM, C-Man said: I can't even stand to watch that disgusting spectacle on TV. Not sure why anybody would want to see that in person. because today we celebrate 'murica. The land of the free and the home of the gluttonous. So lets add a double shot of metformin to our nacho milkshakes and get this motherfucker on! T minus 50 minutes.
July 4, 20232 yr If they could do it indoors during Covid with the counters wearing hazmat suits a little lightning should be a breeze.
July 4, 20232 yr Not the best outing for Joey but sounded like brutal humidity. Brits, Aussies and Canucks sent their best to dethrone our king this Independence Day….all go home as losers
July 4, 20232 yr I'm a girl dad, yet the fam told me today we should go next year. While a spectacle is always fun, I think they just love George Shea. I, too, dig his entrance announcements. Buffer brothers could maybe take a lesson imo.
July 4, 20232 yr 7 minutes ago, grazinhorn said: I, too, dig his entrance announcements. That was the only redeeming aspect of the whole show to be honest.
July 4, 20232 yr I’d be curious to see what they can do if the dogs have to stay in the buns and no dunking.
July 4, 20232 yr 5 minutes ago, Buzzrock said: I’d be curious to see what they can do if the dogs have to stay in the buns and no dunking. I hear ya, but if it's a sport(-like thing) then it's just innovation and evolution
July 5, 20232 yr It is disgusting. Glad I stay far, far away from that. And yeah, the weather has been brutal recently. Summer in NYC with 90 degree temps and 80% plus humidity sucks.
June 11, 20241 yr I’d be curious to see what they can do if the dogs have to stay in the buns and no dunking. Look at the numbers pre-Kobayashi. He started the shift to separating the dogs from the buns and dunking in water. The numbers were much lower before.Pre-Kobayashi, the record was 25 1/8 in 12 minutes. The next year, Kobayashi ate 50 in 12 minutes.
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