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Thursday 23 November 2006, 4:35 PM
Pie-eating championship goes slimline
Corking story here, about changes made to the World Pie Eating Challenge [which is rapidly replacing The Ashes as my favourite sporting competition]. The organisers are reacting to concerns about obesity by changing the rules. Now, rather than trying to scoff as many pies as possible in three minutes, contestants must simply devour a single pie at breakneck speed.
"It will make for an exciting sporting spectacle, whilst also doffing its cap to government-inspired guidelines on obesity," said Tony Callaghan, whose bar will host the Challenge.
With vegetarian pies on the menu for the first time, traditionalists are concerned that this prestigious competition is losing its way.
Standards will still be rigourously enforced, though. The sport's rules dictate that competition meat and potato pies need to have a diameter of 12cm and a depth of 3.5cm when cooked.
No word, though, on the diameter of the contestants.
Perhaps technology PRs should try hosting some pie-eating. I'd fancy our chances. If you can down a pint in 3.5 seconds, how hard can a pie be?
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