Originally Posted By DAR <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070626/ap_on_fe_st/odd_hot_dog_champ;_ylt=AgtS.axCu6A76THjeuedCPvtiBIF" target="_blank">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200 70626/ap_on_fe_st/odd_hot_dog_champ;_ylt=AgtS.axCu6A76THjeuedCPvtiBIF</a> Could it be? Could the title come back to the USA?
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I heard he's got TMJ. I ended up with that during a REALLY bad coughing fit in 2000 (I had asthmatic bronchitus). I wasn't able to get it treated because I didn't have the right kind of insurance and I was broke. It took me a year to be able to eat a hot dog or hamburger without squishing it down. I was able to use massage and jaw excersises to get to the point where I could open my mouth normally. But it still hurts from time to time and my jaw still clicks. All this to say, that unless he gets some top notch professional help, this could be a career ender for him.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Poor Kobayashi. I hate it when the giants fall... unless.. unless... this is all just a trick to psyche out the competitors to make them let their guard down! AND THEN A TRIUMPHANT KOBAYASHI RETURNS TO THE PODIUM TO THE ASTONISHMENT OF ALL, ONCE AGAIN SECURING THE TITLE FOR A 7TH CONSECUTIVE TIME!!!!! That would be a Cinderella moment, to be sure.
Originally Posted By jdub "I can't! I'm sorry! My jaw hurts, okay?" Now I realize what this is from, thanks to this Important News Story. I KNEW it wasn't overheard at Hot Dog on a Schtick!