How dare all of you issue an eating contest challenge without sending an invitation to the Northeast.

Is it because you're all afraid I'll win? Is it because you know I recently ate 60 chicken wings, have easily finished a Grande Meal, have completed the Wonder Meal on numerous occasions and have eaten a large mushroom pizza from Sbarros in under half an hour? Is it because you can't cover the cost to fly me to the area? Is it because my appearance fee is so high?

Or is it a showing of respect, recognizing that I alone have the power to demolish the entire taco population of south-central Kansas?