Do you have what it takes?

Seldom do press releases make me happy, but today’s email about the Libertine Bar’s 3rd annual Brass Knuckle Corndog Beat Down, a hot dog eating contest with a $100 gift certificate and a golden weiner trophy at stake (in the case of a tie, by the way, there’s a sudden-death tequila shoot out), garnered a hearty “ha!”.

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What I demand to know is: how the heck did I miss the first two?

I don’t know … it’s just nice to write about a weiner-eating contest on a Wednesday afternoon rather than say, home burglaries or neighborhood zoning battles.

So, Monday, July 4, after the morning parades and just before the fireworks, plop down before a towering plate of meat by-products and see how you fare. You have nothing to lose (except perhaps your girlish figure) — it’s free to enter.

First prize is $100 gift certificate and the coveted weiner trophy; second is a $50 gift certificate and third is $25 in quarters.

The contest starts at 7 p.m. and you can register now at libertinebar.com. Check in at the bar, 2101 Greenville, by 5 p.m. on Monday.