Oct 21 2004
Crab Eating Competition Roundup
I meant to post last night after our friendly little eating competition, but was just too stuffed to do it!
At any rate, Bryan and I finally squared off last night at Las Palmas in a battle of wills. He has a good wrap up of how the event played out, so I’ll leave most of the details to him. At the end though the final tally was Bryan 10 bunches of crab; Dan with 13 bunches of crab.
I’m happy to say that I am the Grand Master Crab Eating Champion of the World, and perhaps the Universe!
I’d also like to give my opponent a tip of the hat (although not a Bush-Cheney ‘04 hat which was donned by the loser as part of the rules) for his veracity as well as his love of crab. After this weekend when I finish digesting all the crab I’ve eaten, I will be defending my title for all those foolish enough to challenge.
Here I am accepting a token of gratitude after the win from the Las Palmas staff:

Dan, you are the MAN!
Thank you Dan for the exhibition of champion crab consumption. Also, thank you for winning a free dinner at Palomino for me as Chuck selected Bryan to win. I think Chuck should have to wear the Bush/Cheney ‘04 hat while I eat my meal.
Jim, I’d be *more* than happy to rent out the Bush/Cheney ‘04 hat for an evening.
Way to go, Dan. [slow clap.]
Dan,
you are an inspiration to atheletes everywhere. I only hope that one day, I can be as great of a crab warrior as you.