How is a Chompetition judged?

Angel Bear · Post by **Angel Bear** » Fri Nov 09, 2001 8:24 am

Would a Chompetition best be judged in several body weight classes, much like arm wrestling? Or would it be a cheap thing to do to not let everybody go after one trophy?

Sunblaze Wildfire · Post by **Sunblaze Wildfire** » Sat Nov 10, 2001 4:30 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Angel Bear:
Would a Chompetition best be judged in several body weight classes, much like arm wrestling? Or would it be a cheap thing to do to not let everybody go after one trophy?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Augh, no! No class system. Nothing that will slow the contest down or nothing that will divide the food up. Please, I would like to eat. *whines* <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/frown.gif">------------------
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Genecatlow · Post by **Genecatlow** » Sat Nov 10, 2001 5:25 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Angel Bear:
Would a Chompetition best be judged in several body weight classes, much like arm wrestling? Or would it be a cheap thing to do to not let everybody go after one trophy?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Since the Chompetition is, basically, a sport
where everyone gets to see which entrant can
put away the most food, there would be only
one trophy and only one way to win it: put
more groceries away, pound for pound, than
your competitors. The judge's task would be
to fairly arbitrate such matters as: whether
some foods count more than others (usually
not true, but it would be the judge's call if
there was a dispute) whether a contestant would
or wouldn't be disqualified if they, um, had
an "accident", whether or not the entire
event would have to be cancelled in the unlikely
but nevertheless possible circumstance that
the Festival ran out of food (!) - things like
that.

Jamie Jalecki · Post by **Jamie Jalecki** » Sat Nov 10, 2001 5:43 am

Here a classic question, relating to the Chompetition: Is Pac-Man is there too? If so, I can tell you he's a real *chomper* alright! He can chomp up power pellets no sweat and nail those nasty ghost-monsters by giving them a *chomping* they won't forget!

Sunblaze Wildfire · Post by **Sunblaze Wildfire** » Sat Nov 10, 2001 5:48 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by genecatlow:
 Since the Chompetition is, basically, a sport
where everyone gets to see which entrant can
put away the most food, there would be only
one trophy and only one way to win it: put
more groceries away, pound for pound, than
your competitors. The judge's task would be
to fairly arbitrate such matters as: whether
some foods count more than others (usually
not true, but it would be the judge's call if
there was a dispute) whether a contestant would
or wouldn't be disqualified if they, um, had
an "accident", whether or not the entire
event would have to be cancelled in the unlikely
but nevertheless possible circumstance that
the Festival ran out of food (!) - things like
that.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Thanks, Gene. I keep thinking people just want to ruin my eatting or food thing is driving me crazy. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/frown.gif">------------------
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UncleMonty · Post by **UncleMonty** » Sat Nov 10, 2001 5:58 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by genecatlow:
...there would be only
one trophy and only one way to win it: put
more groceries away, pound for pound, than
your competitors.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Technicality!"Pound for pound"Ratio of pounds of food consumed by one contestant compared to pounds consumed by another, or ratio of pounds of food consumed
compared to the individual's body weight prior to the contest? <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/wink.gif">

CyberCorn Entropic · Post by **CyberCorn Entropic** » Sun Nov 11, 2001 1:11 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Sunblaze Wildfire:
 Thanks, Gene. I keep thinking people just want to ruin my eatting or food thing is driving me crazy. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/frown.g ... TE>Look at it this way, Sunblaze, the longer you wait, the more you can put away.------------------
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Patchy · Post by **Patchy** » Sun Nov 11, 2001 1:44 am

I say that we let Angel Bear decide who wins! He's the judge, he gets to decide who is the champion at "Packin' it in", as they say!------------------
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The Jellicle Cat!

Genecatlow · Post by **Genecatlow** » Sun Nov 11, 2001 2:36 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by UncleMonty:
 Technicality!"Pound for pound"Ratio of pounds of food consumed by one contestant compared to pounds consumed by another, or ratio of pounds of food consumed
compared to the individual's body weight prior to the contest? <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/wink.gif">
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Your first example would be the correct one!
An individual's body weight at the start of
the event compared to their weight at the end
wouldn't really be a fair way to establish a
winner, because one person might be able to
burn off what was eaten faster than another.
Which means the quantity of the food eaten
would not accurately be reflected in their
weight. It's the pounds of food actually
consumed by each entrant that will determine
who wins. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">

Genecatlow · Post by **Genecatlow** » Sun Nov 11, 2001 2:44 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Patchy:
I say that we let Angel Bear decide who wins! He's the judge, he gets to decide who is the champion at "Packin' it in", as they say!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Angel Bear's decision would be the decisive
one anyway, if it were needed. A clear winner
would be obvious, but a close contest would
need the fair bear. ^_^

Sunblaze Wildfire · Post by **Sunblaze Wildfire** » Sun Nov 11, 2001 4:39 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by CyberCorn Entropic:
 Look at it this way, Sunblaze, the longer you wait, the more you can put away.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Waiting too long can be dangerous for me. I'm not human any more here. I need to stay fat or else. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/frown.gif">------------------
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Patchy · Post by **Patchy** » Mon Nov 12, 2001 1:11 am

I was just wondering, was anyone in particular helping to provide the food for the Competition?

Genecatlow · Post by **Genecatlow** » Mon Nov 12, 2001 4:18 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Patchy:
I was just wondering, was anyone in particular helping to provide the food for the Competition?
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Any particular organization? Just the Festival
administration would be the coordinators, and
local merchants would provide the food itself,
in exchange for publicity. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">

Genecatlow · Post by **Genecatlow** » Mon Nov 12, 2001 4:25 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by TetSolfire:
Anyone else here remember "Judge Dredd" (the comic, not the movie) More importantly the 'Fatties' and the eating contests?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Oh yes, I recall reading those stories in
2000 AD magazine. In those stories it wasn't
how much you ate but how fat you got. Indeed,
I recall one of the protagonists buying a few
packages of "Flabbon" which was designed to
cause enormous weight gain. A strange story,
but then this new millenium (now that we're
actually in it for real) is stranger still.

Shad · Post by **Shad** » Mon Nov 12, 2001 6:45 am

I don't think we have to worry too much about the judging, after all, we have an angel as a judge and a druid (kelvin) as an announcer.

Sunblaze Wildfire · Post by **Sunblaze Wildfire** » Mon Nov 12, 2001 7:18 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Shad:
I don't think we have to worry too much about the judging, after all, we have an angel as a judge and a druid (kelvin) as an announcer.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>That is actually one of the outfits you can find Kelvin wearing. You should look at his yerf archive. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">------------------
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TetSolfire · Post by **TetSolfire** » Mon Nov 12, 2001 8:12 am

Anyone else here remember "Judge Dredd" (the comic, not the movie) More importantly the 'Fatties' and the eating contests?

Shad · Post by **Shad** » Tue Nov 13, 2001 10:56 am

I was going to say moses, playing on how he said on your forum that everyone draws him that way, but I think he looks more like a druid.

Sunblaze Wildfire · Post by **Sunblaze Wildfire** » Tue Nov 13, 2001 12:17 pm

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Shad:
I was going to say moses, playing on how he said on your forum that everyone draws him that way, but I think he looks more like a druid.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Here's the pic that Gene made: <A HREF="http://www.yerf.com/tempalbe/hbkelvin.jpg" TARGET=_blank>http://www.yerf.com/tempalbe/hbkelvin.jpg</A> Here what he said on yerf: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Every so often I get an image in my mind that just sticks there until I draw it. For Kelvin's birthday I went ahead and did just that. (Went 'whole hog' with the background, too.) For some reason I keep picturing Kelvin as a character in one of those classic big-screen epics, like the ones Cecil B. DeMille used to do and such. I played the soundtrack to "The Ten Commandments" while I drew this.

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Katra · Post by **Katra** » Wed Nov 14, 2001 7:34 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Anyone else here remember "Judge Dredd" (the comic, not the movie) More importantly the 'Fatties' and the eating contests?[/b
Oh yes, I recall reading those stories in
2000 AD magazine. In those stories it wasn't
how much you ate but how fat you got. Indeed,
I recall one of the protagonists buying a few
packages of "Flabbon" which was designed to
cause enormous weight gain. A strange story,
but then this new millenium (now that we're
actually in it for real) is stranger still. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>As a current 2000 AD reader I can confirm that 'how much can you eat' contests exist among the 'fatties'.------------------
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