My boss sent me this article about the finger in the Wendy's chili. You have heard about this, yes? The woman who alleges she found a finger in her chili at Wendy's? Old news.
Well, authorities have found out where it came from and this asshole has been arrested and arraigned.
I just have a couple questions for this woman:
How the hell did you think you were going to pull off a con of that magnitude, proceed with a lawsuit, procure ill-gotten funds from the Wendy's corporation and go on with your life as normal without ever getting caught?
Did you really think Wendy's would just shrug at the idea that a finger was found in their food, not question where it came from, and settle with you for some fantastic sum of money?
Do you smoke crack, ever?
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Stories like this one astound me. Every day of my life I am confronted with the reality that most people are either stupid, crazy, driven by greed, or all three combined, as in this case. What kind of person does something like this? Does this woman have children? I hope not. The thought that people of this kind breed at all is cause to weep for the future. As if the present is not frightening enough...
What pisses me off about this story is the idea that people lost their jobs because of this nut. Wendy's lost so much business that they had to lay many people off of work. The damages that this woman has caused are enormous. If they thought the infamous "runaway bride" cost law enforcement a lot of money, what about this creep with the finger larceny? And as far as the severity of the crime goes, I think this one is up there.
P.S. How weird is it that this guy really did find a finger in his food? Custard, no less! That's freakin' horrible. But I started to feel less sorry for the dude when I read about him refusing to give the severed digit back to the man to whom it originally belonged so that he could have it reattached. Instead, the victim of the finger-in-custard chose to keep the finger and put it in a freezer, at which point it became inviable. What a dick.
Posted by Maria at May 13, 2005 05:44 PM | TrackBackThe word "digit" totally cracks me up.
Posted by: geeekgirl at May 13, 2005 07:33 PMYou may be too young to remember the cyanide in the Tylenol in the early 80's. THAT is the reason medicine bottles ( and other items)are sealed so tight and shrink wrapped and all!! I remember a girl in my school dressed up as a tylenol bottle and on the ingredient list included "cyanide"
Posted by: Laura at May 13, 2005 07:54 PMpeople like this think they can get away with a scam like this because they're stupid. plain and simple. frickin clueless. the news coverage of her arraignment and that of her husband (on unrelated charges) have been one of the lead news stories every night out here. she's tried this same type of extortion before against El Polo Loco and two other businesses, yet she has no clue that the authorities *might* check into her background. frickin moron. and yes, unfortunately she does have children -- the news showed them the other night as well.
Posted by: P at May 14, 2005 12:17 AMMy boss told me that this woman also sold some people a trailer that turned out not to even belong to her! How pathetic to spend your life trying to find a way to screw other people out of their money rather than working honestly for your own. It seems like if those who pursued crime as a source of income chose to educate themselves and apply that energy towards something positive, they could succeed the right way. It seems like it takes just as much energy to commit an idiotic scam or crime as it would to just do a normal job or pursue an honest endeavor. I know what it's like to feel desperate for cash and I remember doing some pretty stupid things when I was a teen, but as an adult you are supposed to be prepared to earn an honest living. It just seems so sad that anyone would set the example of dishonesty and thieving for their children just because they're not smart enough to figure out a better way to make a living.
Posted by: Maria at May 14, 2005 03:37 PMDarcie, Me2! Remember "itchy digits?" That was the weirdest thing...
Posted by: Maria at May 14, 2005 03:40 PM