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In an effort to prove via gastrointestinal fortitude that Oyster Boy isn’t the only man on Wall Street with a set of working testicles, today, as we speak, another financial services hack is attempting to successfully complete The Vending Machine Challenge. As you well know, the last of his kind to try and eat one of every item in his firm’s treasure chest o’ snacks failed miserably. Success, in this case, is defined as the strapping young man above eating the following items between 10 and 3. At this time, he’s consumed 4 bags of chips and a candy bar, and is said to be struggling on account of drinking too much last night and eating “a big breakfast this morning.”


Cheddar sun chips
Onion soy crisps
Nacho Doritos
Pretzel sandwiches
Honey wheat pretzels
Quaker rice cakes
Fritos
Veggie crisps
Peanuts
Animal crackers
Yogurt snacks
Chex mix
Rolled gold pretzels
Baked lays
Potato skins
Smart pop corn
Rice crispie treat
Cheezeits
M&M’s
Fig newtons
Multi grain bar
Balance bar
P and B crackers
Nature Valley granola bar
Snack wells
Nutter butters
Hershey kisses
Reeses pieces
Zagnut (crunchy pb with toasted coconuts)
Wintergreen breathsavers
Mint breathsavers

Comments (29)

  1. Posted by guest | August 22, 2008 at 11:37 AM

    I’ll tell you one thing: that Nature Valley bar is going to be a BITCH

  2. Posted by blndebnker | August 22, 2008 at 11:38 AM

    Hey whatever happened with OB’s burger challenge? Did he make it?

  3. Posted by guest | August 22, 2008 at 11:39 AM
  4. Posted by guest | August 22, 2008 at 11:42 AM

    Short that poor bastard

  5. Posted by guest | August 22, 2008 at 11:44 AM

    An hour and a half in and he’s already struggling? He’s not going to get even half way though the list.

  6. Posted by guest | August 22, 2008 at 11:45 AM

    I can’t see the packs of mayo that should be on the table.

  7. Posted by guest | August 22, 2008 at 11:59 AM

    hopefully the popcorn gets popped first. I have to agree on shorting his success, only four bags of chips and already faltering? Unless someone gets him some performance enhancers (grass, anyone?)

  8. Posted by guest | August 22, 2008 at 12:05 PM

    Guys gonna puke.
    Any bets on whats gonna put him over the edge?

  9. Posted by Anal_yst | August 22, 2008 at 12:05 PM

    @1
    I was thinking the same thing! With the balance bar, multi-grain , and whatever the hell veggie crisps are, man, i hope they clear out a stall for this kid cus he’s gonna blow it up something fierce soon

  10. Posted by EconAnalyst | August 22, 2008 at 12:11 PM

    200 Shares of LEH says he fails. It shouldn’t even be that hard, that is probably less than 4,000 calories.

  11. Posted by guest | August 22, 2008 at 12:11 PM

    “strapping young man…” I guess for the sake of privacy we can’t see his face, but any chest or leg shots available? Just so we can judge. GAnalYst

  12. Posted by guest | August 22, 2008 at 12:14 PM

    10 No way. There’s 31 items, I’m thinking 300 calories each on average.

  13. Posted by guest | August 22, 2008 at 12:15 PM

    #10 – I’d estimate at least double that

  14. Posted by guest | August 22, 2008 at 12:15 PM

    Too much, didn’t eat.

  15. Posted by guest | August 22, 2008 at 12:16 PM

    @10: Sorry, the minimum bet is a dollar.
    Seriously, this is disgusting. I can’t even see the homoeroticism angle, which is usually the sole point of hazing rituals.

  16. Posted by guest | August 22, 2008 at 12:24 PM

    Doesn’t have a chance.

  17. Posted by guest | August 22, 2008 at 12:24 PM

    Doesn’t have a chance.

  18. Posted by guest | August 22, 2008 at 12:25 PM

    A female natty trader could handle all that easy.
    ~Jimmy Crack Korn
    East Texas Gas Trader

  19. Posted by EconAnalyst | August 22, 2008 at 12:35 PM

    Okay. I stand corrected.
    Is about 6,000 calories.
    Cheddar sun chips 210
    Onion soy crisps 110
    Nacho Doritos 250
    Pretzel sandwiches 150
    Honey wheat pretzels 200
    Quaker rice cakes 70
    Fritos 320
    Veggie crisps 170
    Peanuts 170
    Animal crackers 100
    Yogurt snacks 130
    Chex mix 210
    Rolled gold pretzels 380
    Baked lays 210
    Potato skins 225
    Smart pop corn 100
    Rice crispie treat 90
    Cheezeits 220
    M&M’s 320
    Fig newtons 220
    Multi grain bar 220
    Balance bar 210
    P and B crackers 200
    Nature Valley granola bar 160
    Snack wells 300
    Nutter butters 340
    Hershey kisses 230
    Reeses pieces 210
    Zagnut (crunchy pb with toasted coconuts) 300
    Wintergreen breathsavers 180
    Mint breathsavers 180
    Total 6,385
    Count 31
    Average 206

  20. Posted by guest | August 22, 2008 at 12:37 PM

    Total, Count, Average?? finally someone makes good use of excel

  21. Posted by guest | August 22, 2008 at 12:44 PM

    Once (if) he gets through the food, then he has to down two packs of breathsavers. That’ll be quite the finish.

  22. Posted by guest | August 22, 2008 at 12:50 PM

    charlie gasparino just said carney was a very smart guy on cnbc.

  23. Posted by guest | August 22, 2008 at 12:52 PM

    #21 – Perfect! His puke will be Minty-Fresh!

  24. Posted by guest | August 22, 2008 at 12:56 PM

    Rice crispy treat will be his gastrointestinal system’s last stand.
    I may be giving him too much credit. The rold gold pretzel bags are surprising packed with actual pretzels.
    -Nominate me

  25. Posted by guest | August 22, 2008 at 1:05 PM

    This guy’s a genius, with a little castor oil, he could be starting the first Wall Street-wide barf-o-rama.

  26. Posted by guest | August 22, 2008 at 1:32 PM

    I bet Phelps could handle all that food and still set another world record.

  27. Posted by guest | August 22, 2008 at 1:42 PM

    Buffett can do 8000 calories in Coke and See’s Peanut Brittle in a shareholders meeting…

  28. Posted by guest | August 22, 2008 at 2:12 PM

    thats a weak vending machine, not much chocolate or sugar, which usually is the cause of failing, throw in a couple king size hershey bars and a king size snickers and we can talk about a challenge

  29. Posted by guest | August 22, 2008 at 2:52 PM

    Word on the street is that Blackstone is going to be bidding on the nutter butters.

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