What A Great World!

Reuters reports a 105 pound woman ate a 10 pound turkey the day before Thanksgiving in less than 12 minutes. The whole thing!

Venerated in competitive eating circles as "The Black Widow," the Alexandria, Virginia woman said she trained for the event, held at a delicatessen in New York, by chewing gum to get her jaw in top form.

She said she plans to eat turkey again on Thursday, but much more slowly so that she can taste every bite.

Her victory was no surprise. She is ranked as the No. 2 competitive eater in the world, behind Japan's Takeru Kobayashi, according to the International Federation of Competitive Eating, which sponsored the turkey-eating event.

Thomas, who collected $2,500 in prize money, has also dominated her opponents in egg, cheesecake, baked bean, crab-cake, meatball, and fruit-cake eating contests.

Excuse me? The International Federation of Competitive Eating? Someone must be joking! Only they are not, as here is the website.

What a great idea! Sponsored gluttony! What's next, the International Federation of Competitive Hoarding? See how much you can hoard in a year! If the National Association of Competitive Swearing? Inconceivable!