Chanukah Cheartburn

Now that Chanukah's underway, a lot of familiar traditions seem to be getting a 21st century makeover. For example, I recently downloaded a (free!) app that turns my iPod Touch into a dreidl.

But this is literally over the top:

"Man eats 7 pounds of latkes to win N.Y. contest.

A 23-year-old mechanical engineering student downed 46 of the potato pancakes in eight minutes to win a contest at a Long Island deli."

Now don't get me wrong: I love latkes (and make them every year). But seven pounds of these "crispy crepes?"

I don't think so.