Most of the time getting older means getting wiser! After all, the older person has had a lot of time to learn and remember!
However, there are always exceptions to that rule! I think this story proves that very thing!
Man wins dumpling eating contest, then dies
ReutersBy Olzhas Auyezov, editing by Paul Casciato
ReutersBy Olzhas Auyezov, editing by Paul Casciato
KIEV (Reuters) - A 77-year-old Ukrainian man won a jar full of sour cream for coming first in a dumpling eating contest and then promptly died, local media reported on Wednesday.
Ivan Mendel ate 10 dumplings in half a minute to win first place and a one-liter jar of sour cream in the contest held in the town of Tokmak in the southeastern Zaporizhya region on September 18, Fakty I Kommentarii newspaper said.
Shortly afterwards, Mendel became unwell and died, according to local news websites.
Dumplings, called "vareniki" in the former Soviet republic, are a staple of Ukrainian cuisine and are often stuffed with a range of fillings from mushrooms to cherries.
(Reporting By Olzhas Auyezov, editing by Paul Casciato)
Now the really good news about this story...the old guy won! The really bad news...he died! Guess he didn't remember his momma's advice about gobbling down your food! Probably should have listened better!
Coffee on the patio! Sorry, no dumplings left this morning!
