Tag: holidays

Some Fun Facts about Nathan’s Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 1, 2010

Even if you have been living under a rock for the past 10 years, you probably have heard about the ANNUAL NATHAN’S HOT DOG EATING CONTEST held every July 4th out on Coney Island, New York. This year is the 94th year, for those of you keeping count.

And thanks to George and Richard Shea, founders of the INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF COMPETITIVE EATING (IFOCE), you’ve also likely seen the ever-expanding hoopla on ESPN, broadcast live.

And since Web Watch wants to be sure that our readers are adequately informed about such monumental occasions, we’re going to share with you these HOT DOG TRIVIA FACTS, courtesy of Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs.

Tags Competitive Eating, food, holidays, World Record

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News Flash: Even Smokers Don’t Want to Date Other Smokers

Post author By web gangsta
Post date May 31, 2010

As we celebrate WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY today, Web Watch would like to point out a RECENT SMOKING-RELATED SURVEY that came out that said that 80% of male smokers surveyed would prefer to date a non-smoker.

Tags holidays, medical, News, Relationships, survey

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The History of the “High Five”

Post author By web gangsta
Post date May 6, 2010

High Five Clapper
High Five

Everyone does it at some point.

It could be a brilliant idea at the office, a funny joke at someone’s expense, or celebrating a big play at your favorite sporting event.

It’s the HIGH FIVE.

But Web Watch got to wondering about THE ORIGINS OF THE HIGH FIVE. Where did it come from, and how did it become the ubiquitious guy-friendly celebratory method, suitable for both friends and strangers alike?

Tags holidays, Video, website

food How To

Award-Winning recipe for Cinco de Mayo Guacamole with Blue Cheese and Bacon (inspired by Food Network Best Thing I Ever Ate)

Post author By web gangsta
Post date May 4, 2010
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Friends of Web Watch have a large-scale annual Cinco de Mayo party featuring a salsa competition. We’ve been lucky enough to have walked away a prize every year with various takes on salsa, so when this year’s invitation indicated that there would be a guacamole competition instead (“to shake things up a bit”), we took that on as a challenge.

Because, let’s face it, guacamole really isn’t all that hard to make. It’s making prize-winning guacamole that people will declare as “the best thing I ever ate” that takes a little bit more effort.

Tags bacon, food, Food Network, holidays, How To, recipe

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Just in time for the Kentucky Derby: The Ultimate Bourbon Ball Recipe

Post author By web gangsta
Post date April 24, 2010

The Kentucky Derby Museum Cookbook

Next week is the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

And if you’re like Web Watch, you will be tuning in to watch the race with friends – holding a mint julep in one hand, and a racing form in the other… all while trying to see the race through the forest of giant Kentucky Derby hats worn by the ladies in the room.

But Kentucky isn’t know just for this long-running horse race.

No, Kentucky is also known for bourbon.

So if you’re going to host or attend a KENTUCKY DERBY PARTY on race day, you may want to make something bourbon-related. You know, just because.

Tags food, holidays, How To, recipe

food Funny

National PI Day, you say? Today is for celebrating something else entirely (nudge nudge, wink wink)

Post author By web gangsta
Post date March 14, 2010

Web Watch has already spoken about why March 14th should be NATIONAL PIE DAY instead of NATIONAL PI DAY.

It’s that whole “3/14” thing again, and who doesn’t like pie?

Tags food, holidays, nsfw

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January 23rd (National Pie Day) vs March 13th (National Pi Day)

Post author By web gangsta
Post date January 22, 2010

January 23rd, as everyone knows, is NATIONAL PIE DAY.

And there are all sorts of ways for you to celebrate National Pie Day, including the obvious – such as “bake a pie” or “bring a pie to work”, and the not-so-obvious “have a pie fight” or “pass along pie memories” (whatever that means).

Even restaurants that are self-proclaimed “famous for their pies” have taken to promoting the need to CELEBRATE PIE.

Tags food, holidays, News, Pie, Relationships, website

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News flash: Wearing a Superman t-shirt does not mean you’re dressed as Superman

Post author By web gangsta
Post date January 13, 2010

In YET ANOTHER NOSTALGIA BLOG-TURNED-POSSIBLE-EXPLOITATIVE BOOK DEAL, Web Watch points you to GROWING UP HEROES, a photoblog of old family photos that have been submitted by the site’s readers.

In this case, the family photos are of children (and others) dressed up as their favorite superheroes.

Tags Batman, Blog, Cartoons, Comics, Halloween, holidays, photography, Superhero, Superman, website