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It’s Summer! I think you should…

June 21, 2009 by Joy the Baker 46 Comments

Watermelon Eating

… eat watermelon, in a park, in a row with several friends, quickly, in a race-type situation.  See who finishes first.  Crown them the winner.

Call it a Watermelon Eating Contest.

It’s summer.  Summer is fun.  Watermelon is summer fun.

Here are five Watermelon Eating Contest tips, from a photographer not a participant.

Watermelon Eating

Just before the race, it’s not a bad idea to lick your lips and stretch out the back.  You’ll need every advantage.  No… pregnant women do not have to eat twice the amount of watermelon.  It doesn’t work that way.

Watermelon Eating

Positioning is important.

Watermelon Eating

Cool sunglasses might prevent watermelon splatter.  No?  Feel free to cast them aside.

Watermelon Eating

White is not the ideal shirt color for such a contest.  Rest easy,  this is nothing a little Tide can’t fix.

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Thorough.  If not speedy, please do be thorough.  Heck… might as well enjoy the melon!

Happy Summer!  What are you doing for fun times?

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  1. Baking and Mistaking

    June 22, 2009 at 10:36 am

    So cute!

    Reply
  2. Deanna

    June 22, 2009 at 10:15 am

    This looks like you all had so much fun! Sooo much fun.. my mom always has us do this when the family is together, and even though the dads/bro-in-laws dont always want to do it, they seem to enjoy it when they do.

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  3. Hilary

    June 22, 2009 at 11:14 am

    I like the guy in the centre of the first and last photos. He’s cute! For fun I’m going to Wimbledon this week to watch a match on Centre Court! If my boyfriend decides he doesn’t want to go at the last minute, your friend is welcome to join me ;)

    Reply
  4. Alice

    June 22, 2009 at 10:02 am

    The inspiration: https://foodproof.com/videos/view/watermelon-watermelon-one-more-please-95

    Reply
  5. Dallas from Bitchin' Lifestyle

    June 22, 2009 at 10:01 am

    Love it, Joy! These are so much fun :)

    Reply
  6. Madeleine

    June 22, 2009 at 9:43 am

    your friends are HOTTT

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  7. Lara

    June 22, 2009 at 9:35 am

    Tip 6: Think about something very very serious, like how one derives the quadratic formula–otherwise, the laughing will totally cripple you. I laughed my way through the whole first piece, and by the time I reached the second, Kate had already won.

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  8. cori

    June 22, 2009 at 8:16 am

    My friends are silly enough to do something like this. It reminds me of the time I had a shrimp eating contest with friends. Let me just tell you, that was a very bad idea.

    Reply
  9. lucylang

    June 22, 2009 at 7:28 am

    Cute! Joy, your social life seems much more awesome than mine. And by awesome I mean existent.

    Anyhoo, feta cheese would go great with watermelon and maybe mint… I think. I don’t know about that combination but a watermelon salad seems in order.

    Reply
  10. AllisonMN

    June 22, 2009 at 7:01 am

    some feta cheese would go well with that watermelon!

    this summer, i will attempt to go an herb garden! and maybe some radishes, we’ll see!!

    Reply
  11. bakingepiphanies

    June 22, 2009 at 6:39 am

    this is hilarious. i love the last picture – he sure does seem to be “thoroughly” enjoying that one piece of watermelon!

    Reply
  12. brandi

    June 22, 2009 at 6:26 am

    great idea – i haven’t had my first watermelon of the summer yet, but I can’t wait :)

    Reply
  13. Sharon

    June 22, 2009 at 6:37 am

    Looks like fun :)

    I’m going to a water park this Wednesday, so that’s some fun I’m excited about :D

    Reply
  14. Kati

    June 22, 2009 at 4:26 am

    What a great way to enjoy summer! I’ve heard a way to take that event further is to have a watermelon seed spitting contest, lol! You let the contestants spit the seeds and measure who spit the furthest seed the longest distance–sounds kind of “back woods” but sure fun in the summertime! This summer I am hosting an Iron Cupcake Challenge with the flavor Lemon. We are going to donate proceeds to Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation-a charity for kids with childhood cancer. It’s another type of contest, not quite a watermelon eating contest, but a contest none the less. The participants will throw their oven mitts in the ring and who knows what the outcome will be….. I’ll keep you posted. I always enjoy reading your blog–keep up the great work!!

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  15. Maja

    June 22, 2009 at 1:17 am

    Who won? :) Was it the guy standing in the last pic? Or one of the pregnant ladies? :)
    Lately for fun? This weekend we went to the slovenian coast to compete in tap (officially), but really to have great fun on stage, dancing as … food! :) I was a green pepper, my boyfriend was an eggplant. But we had cakes and ice creams and hot dogs, too. It really was fun. :) Now it’s back to reality, but since my editor hasn’t send me anything new yet, it would seem that today for fun i will be reading and catching up on my ironing with some movies to keep me company. :)

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