First she bit on Public Relations Director Mark Soifer’s unapologetic attempt to get a little media attention for Ocean City in November: the annual Quiet Festival.
Then she bit on a big head of lettuce in a failed attempt to out-eat a Guinea Pig named Skyler.
It was a big weekend for Lisa Rose, whom Soifer describes as “a feisty vegan from North Jersey.”
The Star-Ledger reporter heard about Ocean City’s Quiet Festival and its lettuce-eating challenge during the Quiet Pet Contest, according to Soifer.
“Lisa is an ardent lettuce-eater and believed she could out-chomp any rodent alive,” Soifer said. “She immediately contacted Quiet Festival organizers and challenged the champion lettuce eater to a chomp-off.
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“It came to pass that Skyler, a plumpish local Guinea Pig with lightning teeth, copped the championship. Tyler and Lisa faced off for the chomp-off before a crowd of incredulous onlookers Saturday at the Ocean City Senior Center, site of Quiet Festival activities.”
Tyler beat Rose by 10 seconds in the chomp-off. Rose reportedly smiled, shrugged and said, “Maybe next year,” as Tyler dozed in his comforter.
We found a nice photo gallery of the event by Rose on NJ.com, but found no evidence that she had convinced her editors to publish a first-hand account of her lettuce-eating showdown.
