It’s nice to know that with people starving in Africa some American pastimes stay alive and well. Take competitive eating. Why, what do you suppose those poor Rwandans think when they catch ESPN3 on TV (as you know they do) and sit down with a daily bowl of rice only to see people devouring their weight in hot dogs. Yum? or What the hell?
Or better yet, take a look at this site devoted to food sculpture. A 450-pound chunk of butter sculpted to look like downtown Omaha….or a woman in repose…or a cow on a motorcycle? Folkish beauty or profligate waste?
You decide.