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the original team sport, where the only opponent is your own stomach lining.
means The act of eating a large, lavish meal, often communally and in celebration.
from From Latin 'festa,' meaning 'holiday' or 'feast,' the plural of 'festum' (a religious festival). The word traveled through Old French 'feste' before settling into English, carrying with it the original sense that a great meal and a sacred celebration were one and the same thing. The '-ing' simply turns the noun into the ongoing labor of devouring it. The same root gives us 'festival,' 'festive,' and 'fiesta' — all cousins gathered around the same well-laden table.
- roman tactic
- vomitoriums were stadium exits, not puke rooms
- brain delay
- fullness signal takes 20 minutes to arrive
- medieval flex
- hosts roasted whole peacocks, feathers reattached
- thanksgiving math
- average plate hits 3,000 calories easily
- ancient feast
- Sumerians toasted with beer through golden straws
henry viii's banquets — tudor king consumed up to 13 courses with roasted swan, peacock, and 13,000 calories per meal
oktoberfest munich — annual bavarian festival since 1810 where 1.3 million visitors consume 7.7 million liters of beer and roasted meats
thanksgiving dinner usa — fourth thursday of november when americans eat 46 million turkeys and consume 3,000 calories per person