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| Man wins eating contest, then promptly dies |
| 2011-09-25 |
| [Emirates 24/7] A 77-year-old Ukrainian man won a jar full of sour cream for coming first in a dumpling eating contest and then promptly died, local media reported on Wednesday. Ivan Mendel ate 10 dumplings in half a minute to win first place and a one-litre jar of sour cream in the contest held in the town of Tokmak in the southeastern Zaporizhya region on September 18, Fakty I Kommentarii newspaper said. Shortly afterwards, Mendel became unwell and died, according to local news websites. Dumplings, called "vareniki" in the former Soviet republic, are a staple of Ukrainian cuisine and are often stuffed with a range of fillings from mushrooms to cherries. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 There was an old man of Ukrania Who got swept up in the dumpling mania After wolfing down ten He said to a friend: "I think I made Fred's Rantburgia." |
| Posted by: Skunky Glin**** 2011-09-25 21:32 |
| #4 Vareniki will do that to you. Wolfing down 10 in a half a minute is pushing the envelope juuuuuust a bit. Always helps to have friends around yelling encouragement. Plus something to wash them down with. |
| Posted by: Canuckistan sniper 2011-09-25 16:05 |
| #3 So...........did his heirs inherit the 1 litre jar of sour cream? |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2011-09-25 15:19 |
| #2 At least he went out a winner... |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2011-09-25 12:49 |
| #1 He was 77.. Seems like a good long life by Russian/Ukrainian standards... |
| Posted by: American Delight 2011-09-25 08:22 |