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Date: June 26, 1999
Participants: 8
High Temp: 82°F

This was the first Death March and happened the day after the founders, [displayname name=”Mike Kane”], [displayname name=”Josh Tasoff”], [displayname name=”Jesse William Fuller”], [displayname name=”Gil Fischel”], [displayname name=”Justin Nadigoo”], [displayname name=”Ken Ahn”], [displayname name=”Adam Baker”], and [displayname name=”Advocatus Diaboli”], graduated from high school. The original idea was to hike and hike and hike, with the goal of developing a huge appetite for all-you-can-eat Todai in celebration of graduation.

The hike was an emotional experience for all involved. The group slowly broke in two. [displayname name=”Josh Tasoff”], leading the front group of people who felt the rest were lagging. [displayname name=”Gil Fischel”], leading the back group of people who felt this needn’t be rushed. [displayname name=”Jesse William Fuller”] tried to act as liaison between the two groups, occasionally asking [displayname name=”Josh Tasoff”] & co. to slow down or [displayname name=”Gil Fischel”] & co. to speed up.

They got to Todai rather late, and despite the $20 a head, everyone was forced to eat the bottom of the barrel Japanese seafood that survived the normal hour patrons.

[displayname name=”Gil Fischel”] and [displayname name=”Justin Nadigoo”] had decided to do an eating contest at [displayname name=”Ken Ahn”]’s recommendation. The rule was that who ever ate the most plates by the end of the dining experience won. The only stipulation was that you had to keep it down. Vomiting was grounds for disqualification. Each contestant downed about three plates of seafood that was nearing the end of it’s shelf life. Then lengthy bathroom break by both parties and it was time for round 2.

The only problem was that the dinner had stopped being served. They started eating left overs off of everyone else’s plates. Then it came down to the deserts and a sort of speed contest. As they both stuffed the last bits of desert, [displayname name=”Justin Nadigoo”] grabbed a little dixie cup full of what appeared to be some kind of pinkish yogurt (this was one item Gil carefully avoided). [displayname name=”Justin Nadigoo”]’s cheeks puffed out while he put his hand to his mouth. [displayname name=”Justin Nadigoo”] the uncontrollably spewed forth a stream of old seafood, yogurt, and stomach acid all which resembled the pinkish hue of the questionable yogurt. Disqualification!

Everyone promptly decided that would be a great time to get the hell out of there. [displayname name=”Justin Nadigoo”] left a sizable tip and that was that. [displayname name=”Gil Fischel”]’s victory was hotly contested by [displayname name=”Justin Nadigoo”] over some soup item that [displayname name=”Justin Nadigoo”] ate which made it vague who really ate the most plates. [displayname name=”Justin Nadigoo”] could then be heard in [displayname name=”Jesse William Fuller”]’s car claiming that he could still down not one but two Whoppers and that we should take this to Burger King. [displayname name=”Gil Fischel”] refused, satisfied with his victory, yet [displayname name=”Justin Nadigoo”] can still be heard to contest the final decision.

Who knew that from such humble beginnings, the Death March as we know it today would be born.

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