Diner finds a finger in her chili

[emad]

Associated Press in San Jose
Friday March 25, 2005
The Guardian

A woman bit into a portion of a human finger while eating a bowl of chili at a Wendy's fast-food restaurant in California, health officials said yesterday.

Officials said the fingertip was about 4cm (1.5in) long and had part of a manicured nail. The woman, who asked not to be identified, was able to spit it out, said Martin Fenstersheib, Santa Clara county's health officer. "She was a bit grossed out, and vomited a number of times," he said.

Health investigators seized all the ingredients at the restaurant and began tracing them back to the manufacturers. They believe the finger got into the chili at an earlier stage and was cooked at a high enough temperature to kill any viruses.

Wendy's spokesman, Joe Desmond, said the company was cooperating with the investigation. "It's important not to jump to conclusions," he said. "Here at Wendy's we plan to do right by our customers."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1445441,00.html

[hippiechick]

1. mmm, yummy ... another one ?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=2905720

one of yesterday's threads on it ...

[ima_sinnic]

2. aagggghhhh! it's right out of "The Hitcher"!! gross!!! n/t

[histohoney]

3. Now when

did Wendy's start serving lady fingers. (I know it's a bad joke but someone had to tell it.)

[mike6640]

4. tiramisu?

n/t

[kodi]

5. usually one eats chicken with their fingers, but not chili

.

[Algorem]

6. She didn't mind the fingertip so much,but there was a booger on it.Ew!