Peer pressure and betting.....

So, earlier this evening, I was out at Texas Borders hanging out and having a couple. When I get there, my buddies Sergio and Jim are having a few beers and Sergio brings an intern from his job, Tony, to hang out.

Now, all three are nurses at some hospital out here in Katy. Well, like I said, Tony's an intern. Sergio and Jim are both Hispanic. Sergio's a few weeks older than I am and Jim's in his 40's, I think. Tony is a young buck all of 23 yrs old. Tony is a black guy, young and buff.

When I walk in, Tony's eating a plate of chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and some Texas toast. After getting a drink and settling on a bar stool, I notice that Tony still hasn't finished his food. Now, granted, he started loading up on carbs (bread n potatoes) before starting on the steak. So, Sergio and I start harrassing him, badly about how much of a wuss he is b/c it's taking him sooooooooooooooooooo long to finish his food. One of the waitresses walks by and she starts dogging him for not finishing. Of course, it's the one he has a crush on!! So, while looking VERY VERY dejected, he marches on like a good lil trooper and finishes all but 1 piece of toast.

Again, Sergio and I harrass him for not finishing ALL of his food. Tony, being fed up with this, looks at me and states, "Man, I don't see you doing this. I DON'T THINK YOU COULD DO THIS!!"

After looking to see what time it was, I accepted his challenge and made a wager (if i won, he'd buy me a drink, if I lost, I'd buy him a big beer glass) that i would not only match him eating (c.f.s., mashed potatoes, and 3 of 4 pieces of texas toast), I would clean the plate, including the extra breadding that fell off of the c.f.s.!!!

Upon hearing this, Sergio attempts to try to stop his young friend from completing the wager. The waitress that he likes comes by and catches wind of the bet. She TRIES to dog me by saying that I couldn't do it. I come back with a wager for her, but she declines and sulks away in shame. :)

I did end up finishing EVERYTHING, just to show off. I even ate a couple of cookies about 5 minues after finishing my food, and a crown n coke!!! That next drink tasted even better.

Of course, about 15 minutes after I finished, the food settled.....ugh....


The moral of the story???:

You should never bet an eating contest against an Asian. We will usually win. Don't believe me? Watch the food network and see how many Asians win!! (i.e. the hot dog eating contest!!)

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http://www.kidzworld.com/img/upload/article/a885i0_zow.jpg

:)