Joey Chestnut banned

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Nathan's isn't the Bar S dollar hot dogs, all beef if I'm not mistaken.

Wonder which will have more viewers now, the hot dog eating contest or women's Olympic basketball.
Beef have organs, lips, and ********.
 
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You don't have to be a vegan to eat vegan foods. They don't check your ID at the register or anything,
Definitely understand that. I enjoy plenty of vegan and vegetarian foods and am definitely not either of those things.
 
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Chestnut was paid $200,000 to appear in last year's Nathan's contest and was also offered a four-year, $1.2 million contract.

The terms of his deal with Impossible Foods were not disclosed.
SI reported he signed a four year $1.2 million deal with Impossible.
 

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will not watch anymore. Either you want the best in the world or you care about sponsors.
 
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This seems like the most childish and petty thing yet. But, on the other hand I’m like, lol. You got famous eating hotdogs once a year. Now you support fake hotdogs. Ok, we will take away your ability to get more famous.
 
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This seems like the most childish and petty thing yet. But, on the other hand I’m like, lol. You got famous eating hotdogs once a year. Now you support fake hotdogs. Ok, we will take away your ability to get more famous.
This is the point that people should hold onto. I'm not going to begrudge anyone for profiting off of their "talents" but the fact that he's in a position to sign a million dollar contract with any organization for his endorsement of hotdogs, pretty well precludes me from feeling too bad for him. He already hit the lottery, as far as I'm concerned.
 
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This is the point that people should hold onto. I'm not going to begrudge anyone for profiting off of their "talents" but the fact that he's in a position to sign a million dollar contract with any organization for his endorsement of hotdogs, pretty well precludes me from feeling too bad for him. He already hit the lottery, as far as I'm concerned.
I don't think either party is wrong. If you are Nathans you can't have some other hot dog company showing up and winning your contest. If you are Chestnut you have to take the highest bidder. I mean the dude has a talent nobody else can even come close. Wonder what Nathans would have gave him for sponsorship money though. This is 4 years that he won't be able to compete so I am guessing his "Star" fades pretty quickly without being able to compete.
 

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It is a bit odd for someone who clearly isn’t a vegan to take a sponsorship deal from a brand supporting meat alternatives.
Impossible is probably going to market it as "Even the hot dog king loves our product!"

They're not only marketing toward vegans and vegetarians. There are a lot of people who only eat meat sometimes and the alternatives are a often a good option.
 

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I don't think either party is wrong. If you are Nathans you can't have some other hot dog company showing up and winning your contest. If you are Chestnut you have to take the highest bidder. I mean the dude has a talent nobody else can even come close. Wonder what Nathans would have gave him for sponsorship money though. This is 4 years that he won't be able to compete so I am guessing his "Star" fades pretty quickly without being able to compete.
His "skills" to dominate this contest are probably fading year by year now. Might be a nice financial bonus to go out on top and not tarnish his legacy by losing to someone else in the next competition or two.
 
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