Comments on: Does WingBowl Make Philadelphia Look Stupid?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 02:34:49 +0000

Having actually been in a wing eating contest as a charity fundraiser (I downed 55 in 30 minutes when I was just a skinny 150 lb college kid), I think it can be good, harmless, tasty fun.

That being said, the way wing bowl competition actually plays out – the contestants binge and purge as opposed to actually digesting what they eat – is pretty disgusting and wasteful, and also makes the “eating” claim of the contest pretty phony. In the contest I was in, you were disqualified if you puked during or immediately after the contest. In this contest, you can still win as long as you don’t puke until you hit the locker room.

Its also kind of classless to have to go to the strip clubs to get women for the event. Surely there are attractive women in the Delaware Valley who don’t do poll and lap dances for a living.

I consider it a stupid tasteless Morning Show stunt that has blown itself out of all proportion. You can tell most of the rest of the WIP hosts, especially Didinger, don’t really care for it that much.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 17:09:13 +0000

I used to like Macnow until I realized something, he doesn’t respect a younger opinion. If there is any hint that a caller is under 30 years old, Mcnow transforms into this pompous authoritative elder.

By: Gregory

Gregory — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 16:56:08 +0000

You guys don’t have to listen to 610 anymore. You do know 950 is a sportstalk station. I suggest listening to the 700 level from 7-10, I think they are best thing the station has going. They crush Macnow.

By: Micah

Micah — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 16:18:56 +0000

Anthony, Steve and Macnow are probably the 2 most sane philly sports media guys in the city. Didinger does great analysis, but sometimes I think he overthinks things and I’ve never agreed with him about the need for the Eagles to aim for 50/50 run to pass.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 16:07:03 +0000

I think its harmless fun. An excuse to get shitfaced and ogle women at 8:00am. The final fairwell to tailgating until the Eagles season starts up again.

That being said, I really have no interest in the event at all.

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 15:17:12 +0000

Being a vegan, I can’t understand the event…but it’s not like it’s just us. There are eating contests all over the place, a lot of which have sportsradio ties. It’s always been more of a morning thing anyway, and I absolutely loathe the 610 morning show. It’s not nearly as annoying when you just hear it casually mentioned by Anthony and Steve or Macnow and Didinger.