#Joey Shea

[oceanusborealis]

We’re Back! - A Dinosaur’s Story (1994) – Exploring the Past

TL;DR – A fascinating time capsule to the early 1990s, which might feel as far in the past as the dinosaurs featured.  ⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3 out of 5. Post-Credit Scene – There is no Post-Credit Scene.Disclosure – I paid to watch this film. We’re Back! – A Dinosaur’s Story Review – I always like plugging in gaps in my knowledge when it comes to cinema, especially when it hits one of those topics…

[chrisnaustin]

If only I were she!

[comrade-louie-1993]

Shortly after this past New Year's I made a crossover video of the forgotten other Spielberg "Dinosaur Movie" from 1993. We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story. Released months after Jurassic Park. I decided to make a crossover/mashup trailer parody of the film with the former beloved 1992-1995 PBS Middle School show Ghostwriter. Because the child actors Blaze A. Berdahl and Joey Shea were in both "Ghostwriter" and "We're Back". Blaze played Lenni (the middle school rap artist girl and GW team memeber) and Joey played a main antagonist role. In "We're Back", however Joey voiced a 2nd protagonist character named Louie (and is much nicer than his GW live apperence role). Miss Berdahl voiced the blue bird only seen at the begining and end of the movie. What also inspired me to do this was a trailer mashup crossover from 2011 with the Ghostwriter team along side "Thomas the Tank Engine" in Thomas and the Magic Railroad (original cut). Special thanks to YouTuber Robdeltonie for his original idea here: https://youtu.be/Nr473fgre94

[ggungabyfish]

If you didn't ship these two...

WE’RE BACK! A DINOSAUR’S STORY, dir. Dick Zondag, Ralph Zondag, Phil Nibbelink & Simon Wells (1993)

requested by anon

[petnews2day]

Dog fight! Joey Chestnut out of July 4 hot dog eating contest due to deal with rival brand

New Post has been published on https://petn.ws/pZ3sO

Dog fight! Joey Chestnut out of July 4 hot dog eating contest due to deal with rival brand

NEW YORK (AP) — America’s perennial hot dog swallowing champion won’t compete in this year’s Independence Day competition due to a contract dispute, organizers said Tuesday. Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, 40, has been competing since 2005 and hasn’t lost since 2015. At last year’s Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest he downed 62 […]

See full article at https://petn.ws/pZ3sO #DogNews #Chestnut, #ContractDispute, #GeorgeShea, #JoeyJawsChestnut, #MajorLeagueEating, #NathanSFamous, #NathanSFamousHotDogs, #TakeruKobayashi

[simthorium]

The hallways at the local high school had changed a lot in the past year. With the older class moved on to college and the younger Zarros just beginning high school, there was a lot of new changes throughout the school.

A few things remained the same, though. Zuri and Joey were still constantly making out while Ollie and Calia seemed to be attached at the hip.

Luna had gotten it in her head that she wanted to be the school’s newest “It Girl.” There hadn’t really been an It Girl before, but she was ready to take the throne. She was constantly checking herself out and primping in her handheld mirror. She gave the best fashion and makeup advice, and started a TikTok dedicated to the best and worst dressed kids at school.

“I think Luna is really going overboard with this best and worst dressed thing,” Miles Jr. complained to his little cousin one day before classes. “I’ve been on the worst list every week since she started it!” “Don’t pay her any mind, Junior,” Jordyn said. “Luna’s just doing the whole ‘finding herself’ nonsense and she’s using this as a way to regain some control. Classic pretty girl syndrome.” “Wow, why are you so wise?” Miles Jr. asked.

“That’s a really cute sweater,” Asia said to Shea, a bit removed from the rest of the crowd. Shea smiled sweetly. “Thanks,” she said proudly. “Really wanted to settle the gay rumors from day one, ya know?” “Yeah, totally,” Asia said. “Sooooo, you like girls then?” “Yup,” Shea said. “What about you? Do you like girls?” “Oh,” Asia said nervously. “Um, well, I don’t know. I guess so?”

“You guess so?” Shea repeated with a smile. “Did you ask me if I liked girls because you wanted to know if I like you?” Asia was full on blushing at this point, giggling and hiding her face with her hand. Shea found it absolutely adorable.

David, however, did not think it was adorable. He’d had a crush on Asia for what felt like forever. And after their one failed date, he was planning a much better one to make it up to her. But it seemed like his little cousin was thwarting his plans.

“Hey!” David said, unable to take much more of this. “Asia, how’s it going?” “Fine,” she said flatly. He tried to put his arm around her, but she shrugged him off. David tried and failed to play it off coolly, then turned to Shea. “You know, me and Asia dated last year,” David said casually. “Things didn’t work out that good, but I was hoping you’d give me a second chance.”

“Oh,” Shea said, backing away from the two. “Sorry, I didn’t know.” “What? No we didn’t,” Asia said. “I mean, we went on one date, but--” “I don’t see why it has to just be one date, you know?” David said. “What if we tried again? It’ll be worth your while.”

Before Asia could definitively turn David down for the umpteenth time, Luna rushed over and started giving Shea a noogie. “HEY!” Shea yelled, struggling against her cousin who was weirdly strong. “Get off of me, dude!”

By this time, Asia and David had both walked away, leaving Shea and Luna alone. “What the hell was that!?” Shea asked, fixing her hair once Luna released her. “That was me, saving your reputation,” Luna said with a smile. “What are you talking about?” said Shea. “Listen, you can’t just go around flirting with girls, ok?” Luna whispered. “It’s a bad look, everyone’s gonna think you’re a homo.” “I AM a homo!” Shea shouted. Everyone in the hallway turned to look at her. Just then, the bell rang and students began to disperse. “Yeah, good luck with that,” Luna said as she walked away.

[ohshootradio]

VULFPECK /// Simple Step

[odinsblog]

On July 10, 2023, the Specialized Criminal Court, Saudi Arabia’s counterterrorism tribunal, convicted Muhammad al-Ghamdi, 54, a retired Saudi teacher, of several criminal offenses related solely to his peaceful expression online. The court sentenced him to death, using his tweets, retweets, and YouTube activity as the evidence against him.

Repression in Saudi Arabia has reached a terrifying new stage when a court can hand down the death penalty for nothing more than peaceful tweets,” said Joey Shea, Saudi Arabia researcher at Human Rights Watch. “Saudi authorities have escalated their campaign against all dissent to mind-boggling levels and should reject this travesty of justice.”

👉🏿 https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/08/29/saudi-arabia-man-sentenced-death-tweets

[carnagechicken]

Best of John Forslund #8

(Nov 8 vs Vegas)

• *JT, about blocking Shea Weber's shot* I got hit once, and I've never been hit so hard. And once is enough. After that you start doing a flamingo leg lift to stay out of the way.

• Joey losing his blocker, losing his stick but not losing his mind

• That would have been deja vu all over again, that's redundant, JT

• this guy carefully making his way down to his seat. He may have been hungry before but not anymore. He looks like he's got good seats! Security just letting him go... (The camera was showing a little 4 or 5 year old kid)

• You can watch at Kraken/broadcast, that makes sense. Slash broadcast, tells you what you need to know. it's a simple world

[humanrightsupdates]

UAE: Unfair Trial, Unjust Sentences

The convictions of at least 44 defendants in the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) mass trial of at least 84 human rights defenders and political dissidents were based on a fundamentally unfair trial, a coalition of human rights groups said today. On July 10, 2024, the Abu Dhabi Federal Appeals Court meted out sentences ranging from between 15 years to life in prison in the UAE’s second largest unfair mass trial.

In December 2023, while hosting the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), Emirati authorities brought charges against at least 84 defendants in retaliation for forming an independent advocacy group in 2010, many of whom had already been serving prison sentences for the same or similar offenses. The unfair mass trial was marred by serious due process and fair trial violations, including restricted access to case material and information, limited legal assistance, judges directing witness testimony, violations of the principle of double jeopardy, credible allegations of serious abuse and ill-treatment, and hearings shrouded in secrecy.

“These over-the-top long sentences make a mockery of justice and are another nail in the coffin for the UAE’s nascent civil society,” said Joey Shea, United Arab Emirates researcher at Human Rights Watch. “The UAE has dragged scores of its most dedicated human rights defenders and civil society members through a shamelessly unfair trial riddled with due process violations and torture allegations.”

Given that the charges are based solely on defendants’ peaceful practice of their human rights, UAE authorities should immediately overturn these convictions and release all defendants, the groups said.

Among the 44 defendants whose conviction is known, 4 people were sentenced to 15 years in prison and 40 to life in prison, according to the Emirates Detainees Advocacy Center, a human rights organization supporting imprisoned human rights defenders in the UAE.

Three of those sentenced to life in prison are an academic, Nasser bin Ghaith, Abdulsalam Darwish al-Marzouqi, and Sultan Bin Kayed al-Qasimi. At least one defendant was acquitted. The verdicts for many of the defendants are not yet known as the authorities have yet to release official details about the convictions and sentences.

[afarcryfrommymain]

Far Cry OC Tournament Round 1A

Esther Seed v Orayani Ragadio v Wesley Beltran

Voting and little about our contestants under the cut!

Esther Seed (@vampireninjabunnies-blog)

About: Esther was born on March 20th 1994, in a very small rural community outside of Atlanta, Georgia to the local pastor David Shea and his wife Mary. She's the youngest of three, her sister Sarah is ten years older and Michael is four years older. She didn't fit in very well as a child due to being skipped ahead several grades. Her parents did the best they could to make her childhood a happy one and for the most part succeeded despite their deep poverty. She graduated from Harvard University at eighteen with her Ph.D in Psychiatry, focusing on childhood and religious trauma. Esther participated in competitive archery while in University and was champion three years in a row. She met John Seed in a nightclub not long after, and they dated for a year before she moved to Montana. During that year she'd worked as a social worker but quit from burnout when the systems flaws kept her from saving a child in an abusive home. She and John married and lived very happily for around two years despite her passive aggressive conflict with Joseph. Until one night after an argument with Joseph went too far. She and John attempted to leave Eden's Gate and Hope County but Joseph ran them off the road into the river. Now three years later the Reaping is in full swing, John and the rest of the county believe she's dead. And she's trapped in a bunker by Joseph with her children working to escape. Esther is 5"0, 98lbs, long copper red hair, big brown doe eyes. Fair skinned and covered in freckles with an hourglass figure. A fairly small, delicate woman. She has two tattoos given to her by John. The Seven virtues in latin under her right breast and a small bumblebee with John's initials on her pelvis. Later in her story she has the word PRIDE carved into her left shoulder blade by Joseph.

Does your OC have anything to share?: "Esther is an accomplished archer and equestrian. She is quite good at mounted archery and being as petite as she is she favours stealth and ambushes if she has to fight."

Orayani Ragadio (@broken-balance-baby)

About: She's from the post-canon au of Far Cry 3 where Jason becomes a merc! Filipino Aeta girl, she's also a starting journalist and meets Jason and his team in the middle of a warzone in Southern Philippines. she's very sweet, polite and always optimistic, she also doesn't seem very smart because of that but she is. she knows how to handle a bow and arrow and Jason teaches her how to use guns in their story.

Anything else we should know?: "she's very small! like say about 5'1 or so. so it's possible she could use her size to her advantage LOL"

Wesley Beltran (@stacispratt)

About: wes beltran considers himself a generally calm person, and this is true until his friends are in danger. staci and joey are his only family in hope county, and he'd do anything for them. after the seeds take them from him, his singular goal is to rescue them at any cost. at first, he agrees to help the resistance, because the more people fighting the cult the better, but the second any task doesn't directly help him get joey back from john (his first goal), he'll ditch it. he doesn't want to waste time, he wants to get right to joey, and also get his hands bloody punishing the people who have hurt her. after he gets accustomed to his brand new bloodlust, he prefers to use knives/blades/shovels to kill cultists over guns. it's more personal and painful for them. this is especially so with john seed! killing him from a distance with a gun would take all the reward out of killing john. also, it turns out that john seed's obsession with him scratches a very particular, desperate, life-long need inside wes to find someone who loves him more than anything, and his priorities after he rescues joey starts to blur into something that includes soaking up john's obsessive love forever and ever so he can (maybe, possibly) finally feel so full of love he'll never starve for it again! that's not to say john and wes don't beat the shit out of each other, because they do, most notably at wes's confession where wes beats john over the head with a metal pipe to rescue joey, and at wes's atonement, where john tattoos wes and then wes hunts john down until john gets the upper hand and steals him away to his bunker where, you guessed it, they beat the shit out of each other again. when marshal burke dies, wes blames the resistance. staci suffers near-death torment at the hands of jacob seed, and wes can't reconcile this with the idea that the resistance cares at all, because he's so sucked up in the well-being of his own two best friends. eventually, consumed with his mutual obsession for john seed, wes joins the cult and becomes john's right hand man and favorite chosen. he doesn't particularly take pleasure in torturing or killing innocents, but his loyalty to john has cemented itself and he'd do anything for him, just as he'd do anything for joey & staci. plus they still get to make each other bleed without politics also boomer is his bestie :)

Anything else we should know?: corruption arc through obsessive love babey.

[twins2994]

A's Stun Twins Late.

Twins 5 Athletics 6 W-Newcomb (1-0) L-Duran (3-3) SV-Miller (14)

The Minnesota Twins had a tough start to a fun homestand. They headed out on a nine-game road trip that started in Oakland against the A's tonight. The Twins were ready from the start as Willi Castro led-off the first with a double. He went to second on a groundball and Trevor Larnach hit an RBI groundout to second to start the scoring. The A's answered in the bottom of the first when Abraham Toro and JJ Bleday singled. Tyler Soderstrom lined a two-out single to right and the game was tied at one after an inning of play. Oakland would rally in the fifth when Miguel Andujar and Brent Rooker singled with two outs. Tyler Soderstrom doubled home a pair and Shea Langeliers singled in another run. This put Oakland up 4-1 after five frames. The Twins would inch closer in the sixth as Royce Lewis blasted a Joey Estes curveball out to left for a solo homer. The Twins would rally again in the seventh as Christian Vazquez singled and Austin Martin walked. Willi Castro belted an Austin Adams fastball out to right for a three-run homer to put the Twins on top 5-4. The A's answered in the bottom of the eighth as Tyler Soderstrom was hit by a pitch and Shea Langeliers smacked a Jhoan Duran splitter out to left for a two-run homer. This put the A's up 6-5 and Mason Miller threw a 1-2-3 ninth as Oakland stunned the Twins tonight.

-Final Thoughts- Chris Paddack didn't have the best night. He went 4 2/3 innings and allowed three runs on five hits with three walks and three strikeouts. Kody Funderburk retired four men with two strikeouts, Jorge Alcala fanned two in a perfect seventh, and Jhoan Duran gave up the homer to Shea Langeliers in the eighth. Willi Castro, Christian Vazquez, and Austin Martin had two hits each. The Twins hit 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Tomorrow, Bailey Ober faces JP Sears in Game 2.

-Chris Kreibich-

[cksmart-world]

SMART BOMB

The Completely Unnecessary News Analysis

By Christopher Smart

June 18, 2014

SAD DAY ON CONEY ISLAND — MIGHTY JOEY CHESTNUT OUT

NEWS FLASH! World Champion hot-dog-eater Joey Chestnut has been banned from Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest! Hells bells Wilson, what is this world coming to. Chestnut is the perennial winner — 19 years running — of the Independence Day extravaganza and holds the world record of eating (swallowing) 76 beef dogs in 10 minutes. Heck, the entire staff here at Smart Bomb couldn't eat that many franks in 10 minutes — or all day for that matter. The drama is outlined in The Atlantic magazine under the headline, “The Dog Days of Summer”: Turns out that Joey signed a sponsorship deal with another hot dog company — and get this Wilson, they're meatless dogs! Holy s - - t! The host of the Nathan's dog contest, George Shea, told The New York Times, “It would be like back in the day Michael Jordan coming to Nike — who made his Air Jordans — and saying, ‘I am going to rep Adidas too’ … It just can’t happen.” The annual Coney Island glut is no small deal. TV coverage garners more than 1 million viewers. Still, competitive eaters like Chestnut struggle to cash in on their fame. Imagine this Wilson, you're a cashier at a department store and people come up to you and say, oh my god, aren't you Joey Chestnut? WTF — no deal with Nike?

YOU CAN'T IMAGINE HOW HARD IT IS TO BE DONALD TRUMP

Wilson, did you ever consider how difficult it is to be Donald J. Trump? The Democrats want to cut his head off — or so says the big orange guy. “Haul out the Guillotine!” he said last week in a fund-raising email, “is the sick dream of every Trump-deranged lunatic out there!” At a Las Vegas campaign rally the former president asked the adoring crowd what would happen if he were on a battery powered boat that was sinking near a shark. No Wilson, we are not making this up. “Do I stay on top of the boat and get electrocuted or do I jump in over by the shark... ” FYI: he chose electrocution. What that has to do with anything, we're not sure but it is entertaining in a stupid sort of way. And then there was this: Adam Schiff, D-Cal., told Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee that he would like to quote the jury in Trump's New York hush-money trial: “Guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty... (he said 34 times). Fortunately Trump has Marjorie Taylor Greene to defend him. “The Democrats and the fake news media want to constantly talk about ‘Oh, President Trump is a convicted felon,’” she said. “Well, the man that I worship is also a convicted felon, and he was murdered on a Roman cross.” Joy to the world, Don the Christ has come.

NEW ANTI-WOKE WATER — DRINK UP FREEDOM

It's called “Freedom2o” and it will make you giddy with righteousness and the knowledge that you don't have to swallow any more woke water. “This water isn't free but your speech is,” according to a post on “X” during the right-wing Turning Point USA's People's Conference. “It's not just refreshing, it rebellious and it's unapologetic to drink this in public,” said company founder Elizabeth White. “[It] isn’t just about what’s inside the bottle,” she added, “it’s about the message it sends with every sip.” The communiqué apparently being something like the MAGA directive, “F- your feelings.” Yeah Wilson, the right is always being put upon by something or another. Imagine being forced to drink woke water — it's enough to make you puke. As White told the New York Post, she got the idea while watching the Republican debates, where she noticed audience members drinking water that had “no connection to the people drinking it.” Just think of it Wilson, drinking water that you had no political affinity with. You could get that twitchy thing that Democrats have. Or, you might feel like Martha-Ann Alito having to look across the lake at a rainbow flag for an entire month. Boy, she could sure use some Freedom2o now — along with her Glenlivet. Better make that a double.

Post script — That's just about going to do it for another fun-filled week here at Smart Bomb where we keep track of Mike Lee so you don't have to. Yes Wilson, it is quite a community service when you consider that Utah's senior senator has no soul — he sold it on the cheap to you know who. Recently, Lee voted against a bill guaranteeing IVF (in vitro fertilization), calling it “showboating” by Democrats. Meanwhile, he introduced legislation to stop noncitizen immigrants from voting —there is no evidence they are — which is against the law already. This week The Salt Lake Tribune reported that Lee asked Republicans in an unofficial poll if they would rather listen to NPR, KSL or be waterboarded. Of the 931 respondents, 85.8 percent chose the torture, he said. The tempest in a teapot, according to Trib ace Jeff Parrott, was a response to a social post by KSL that said the Utah GOP had “been running into tough times” and asked if folks were “tired of the Republican Party’s antics?” Your right Wilson, when it comes to fiction Lee is no slouch and he loves to say, I told you so — nanner, nanner nanner. “Waterboarding seems to be enjoying an early lead over listening to either KSL or NPR,” he said, “I totally understand.” Nanner, nanner, nanner. Such a statesman. Rock on, Mike Lee.

OK Wilson, Mike Lee ain't no elitist like them liberal Dems — although he clerked for Samuel Alito; his father, Rex E. Lee, was U.S. solicitor general under Ronald Reagan; his brother Thomas Rex Lee is a justice on the Utah Supreme Court. Oh, and Mike Lee spent much of his youth in an upscale suburb of Washington, D.C. Maybe you and the guys in the band can cook up a nice little ditty for Mike “Me-No-Elitists” Lee.

Some folks are born made to wave the flag Ooh, they're red, white and blue And when the band plays "Hail To The Chief" Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no senator's son It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, no Some folks are born silver spoon in hand Lord, don't they help themselves, oh But when the taxman come to the door Lord, the house lookin' like a rummage sale, yeah It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no millionaire's son, no, no It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, no Some folks inherit star-spangled eyes Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord And when you ask 'em, "How much should we give?" Ooh, they only answer, "More! More! More!" Yo It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no millionaire's son It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no no no It ain't me, it ain't me...

(Fortunate Son — Credence Clearwater Revival)

[transfloridaresources]

Orlando, June 15, 2024, 12pm - 3pm

(if anyone attends & is willing to take notes to share, please DM me!)

Our Trans & Non-Binary Task Force is thrilled to partner with HRC and other local organization! ⁠ ⁠ Join us for a special debrief and discussion panel on laws and issues affecting the trans community in 2024. From driver’s license policy changes to legal wins to new Title IX policy, there’s a lot to unpack!⁠ ⁠ Guest panelists are:

- Andrea Montanez of the National LGBTQ Task Force - Simone Chriss of Southern Legal Counsel - Shea Cutliff of RISE Initiative and Trans and Non-Binary Task Force - Joseph (Joey) Knoll of Spektrum Health - Dr. Francis of GLSEN Central Florida - Dempsey and Dennis Jara of Moms for Hope Special thanks to The LGBT+ Center, Orlando for hosting this event and our partners at the Come Out Pride Trans and Non-Binary Task Force! Registration is required. Source

[simthorium]

The last 3 kids in generation 7 were finally freshmen in high school. Shea, Luna, and Jordyn were nervous but excited to join their other cousins in school. Shea was most looking forward to discovering more about who she was. Luna was sure she would be the stand out and was ready to claim her throne. Jordyn was just excited to have more freedom and independence. 

“So, do we all have to eat lunch together all the time, or is this like just for the first day of school?” Luna said. Shea furrowed her brow. “You really don’t want to eat lunch with your own family?” Shea asked. “We’re like half the school, you know? It’s gonna be kinda hard to avoid us.”

“I’ll say,” Asia said from across the table. “I’ve been here a year and let me tell you, the Zarros are constantly coming out the woodwork here.” “Luckily the best ones have finally arrived,” Shea said with a wink. Asia smirked and giggled. David took notice of this and tried to swoop in, refocusing Asia’s attention on him, but she was too busy making eyes at Shea.

“I for one like that y’all are here,” Joey said with a shrug as he took a huge bite of his pizza. “It’s like being in a gang.” “That’s a terrible analogy, babe,” said Zuri. “No, I mean it in a good way!” he said. “Like, as long as I’m in with the Zarros, I know no one’s gonna mess with me. It’s kinda like the Sopranos.”

“I’m just glad I get to spend more time out of the house,” Jordyn said with a shrug. “It’s kinda weird with Rumi and Noah being gone, though. I mean, Noah was a pain in the ass, but I miss him. And Rumi is the sweetest ever.”

“That’s cool you got to live with them,” Ollie said. “Noah was always doing the dumbest pranks, I bet he’ll still be doing that nonsense in college.” “God, I hope not,” said Zuri. “We’ll be moving in with them in next year, and I swear to god if he gets me with that electro buzzer again, I’ll kick his ass.” “I’ll kick his ass for you, baby,” said Joey. “Didn’t you just say the Zarros are like a gang?” Calia asked from the end of the table. “Probably a bad idea to threaten to kick one of their asses.”

“I don’t wanna be involved in any of this gang business,” Luna said, checking her nails. “High school is supposed to be about being the most popular, and I doubt I’ll get there if I’m seen hanging around you all.” “Are you serious?” Shea laughed. “Did you time travel to 2006? Since when is high school about being popular anymore?”

“I’m just glad this is my last year here,” Miles Jr. said under his breath. “At least I can make friends who actually like me in college.” “What do you mean, man?” Ollie asked. “We like you.” “Yeah, whatever,” he muttered.

“What a riveting lunchtime discussion,” Shea said, garnering another cute laugh from Asia across the table. “So, is this it? What about Ruben and Caleb, do they usually eat with y’all too?” “Nah,” David said, still jealous. “Ruben’s still in his dark emo phase, and Caleb’s upset about flunking his senior year,” said Ollie. “I’d be pissed too. How embarrassing,” Luna said. The whole table turned to look at her, giving her a variety of looks. “What!? I’m right.”

[justinssportscorner]

David Purdum at ESPN:

Joey Chestnut, the 16-time champion of the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, will not compete in the annual Fourth of July event next month, Major League Eating announced Tuesday. A spokesperson for Major League Eating (MLE) told ESPN that Chestnut had chosen to "represent another hot dog brand" and therefore would not be allowed to participate in the Nathan's contest, which is held annually at New York City's Coney Island. Chestnut, competitive eating's biggest star who is known as "Jaws," has won the event eight years in a row. He reportedly agreed to a sponsorship deal with Impossible Foods, a company that makes plant-based hot dogs, and a competing company to Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs. "It would be like Michael Jordan saying to Nike, 'I'm going to represent Adidas, too,'" MLE event organizer George Shea said. ESPN has reached out to Chestnut and Impossible Foods for comment.

16-time men’s Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Champion Joey Chestnut has been barred from competing in this year’s edition due to Chestnut’s sponsoring of Impossible Foods (a competing company with Nathan’s), who provide plant-based hot dogs.