FLAPJACK ATTACK!

            Evan, Blake, and I came to work this Monday proudly wearing matching shirts that exclaim, “I Ate It All!” We woke up early before work on Monday and drove to Potsdam, just 10 minutes up the road, to the Village Diner. At the restaurant they challenge their patrons to consume the largest pancake imaginable.  The rules for the contest include a one hour time limit, no helping other contestants, and you can’t puke in the restaurant (outside or in the bathroom is OK, our waitress informed us.)

Monday morning the interns went to the diner confident that we would all finish and wear our shirts to work. However, when five enormous pancakes came out of the kitchen our confidence dwindled. Lyndsay and Caitlin gave a valiant effort, but were only able to finish about half of their flapjacks. Evan was champion finishing first, consuming his breakfast in a mere 17 minutes. Blake and I promised ourselves that we could complete the challenge. After nearly doubling Evan’s time I finished, looking a little green in the face. I don’t think that I have ever eaten that much in a single meal in my life. During the last ten or so bites I felt like I was going to explode. Blake finished moments after I did completing the trio of winners.

There is an encouraging atmosphere at the restaurant as the other customers cheered us on during our last few bites. When your flapjack is entirely consumed, a large cowbell rings and t-shirt is delivered to your table. Also, one of the coolest aspects of the contest is the school scoreboard. The diner keeps track of all of the students from different schools in the area that complete the challenge. We were able to add three points to the SLU board on Monday, but we definitely need to pick it up a little bit in order to beat the schools located in Potsdam. So, I challenge all SLU students to head over to Potsdam and attempt the Flapjack Attack!

This is us after the competition! (Sorry Lyndsay!)  And the ride home, obviously not feeling too
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