Posted on 04/12/2017 10:09:23 PM PDT by nickcarraway
An aspiring rapper allegedly amassed a roughly $465 seafood bill then ran into the ocean in a failed effort to make a getaway, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reports.
A court in Queensland, Australia, heard the case in which 33-year-old Terry Peck, who goes by 2pec, is accused of downing two lobsters, a baby octopus and 17 oyster shooters -- washed down with several beers -- before allegedly fleeing the restaurant when he discovered how much it would cost him, the ABC reported.
He ran onto the beach and into the water, and unsuccessful attempts were made to lure him to shore. Two police arrested him after hopping on a lifeguard’s jet ski.
Peck said he departed the restaurant to help a friend who, according to him, was having a child on the beach. Peck said that he was arrested before finding his friend.
The ABC reports that Peck was on parole following his February release from prison.
A magistrate who granted Peck bail in the seafood escape case expressed disbelief when she found out the cost of his restaurant bill, which came to $621 in Australian money (about $465 US).
“Oh God! By himself?” Magistrate Joan White said, according to the ABC.
Peck was ordered to never go back to Omeros Bros Seafood Restaurant, although it’s unclear if he would, even if he could. He said the lobster was overcooked.
And that’s not all.
“There was oyster shell in the oyster [shot] and he said he was going to take off the bill,” Peck said, according to the ABC. “They should be apologizing to me for the shell ... [and] the overpriced food.”
Mark Hunnybun, the restaurant’s assistant manager, had a response to Peck’s criticism about the crustacean.
“We cook our lobsters perfectly here - we pride ourselves on cooking our lobsters perfectly,” he said, according to the ABC.
Halley Robertson, who represented Peck, said he has an issue with alcohol.
“Alcohol is an issue for him and it is something he needs to address,” she said about her client.
Australian rapper? Don't make me laugh. Dine and dash is not going to get you street cred, MC Vegemite!
Hire United Airlines to round him up.
“Aspiring rappers.” What won’t they do?
I read some of the damnedest things here. I am not sure I buy the part about his being an aspiring rapper, because aspiring rappers usually wind up getting shot. I just hope he turns his life around.
aspiring rapper
Usually I am reading about expired rappers
He’s probably going back to school right now. And volunteering.
Good one!
Sounds like he’s going to get himself a rap sheet out of this one.
A variation of the “Chew and Screw”. “Chew and Swim”.
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Mark Hunnybun, the restaurant’s assistant manager, had a response to Peck’s criticism about the crustacean.
“We cook our lobsters perfectly here - we pride ourselves on cooking our lobsters perfectly,” he said
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I wonder if he said it in a snooty tone of voice.
Aren’t you supposed to wait an hour after eating? He might get cramps.
Not the kind of rap sheet that enhances a rapper’s career. He didn’t even bust a cap.
Astonishingly, Nick, it’s neither the alcohol nor the lobsters nor beer,
but the baby octopi
that “do in” these upstanding young Australian musicians.
Evidently it causes them major tentacle difficulties.
The restaurant stands in the place of UAL ... they overcharged a customer, then chased him into the ocean and tried to drown him.
Raw oysters at Felix's are great as are their Oysters Rockefeller. The oyster of all oysters are oysters at Dragos in New Orleans. If you have never eaten “oysters Dragos” you would not understand. If you had a choice between oysters dragos and fantastic sex it would be a had decision. If your are lucky you get both
I get sick just thinking about shellfish :p
Hey, I know someone who pulls this crap all the time.
Wants to live the high life but, doesn’t want to do the work to support it.
He knows everyone in Hollywood and has a million pics with him and many entertainers.
He then tells people be is some producer or on some project, goes to an upscale restaurant and orders the best food, wine and booze.
Then magically skips the bill or when caught forces everyone to claim he invited them on the pretense he was paying.
He then turns it around saying they had all just met for dinner and were going to split the check.
The restaurant usually gives up or calls the police for “Defrauding an Innkeeper “ at which point LEO can’t pin it on anyone and tell the restaurant it’s a civil matter.
Sad, as the waiter gets no tip, essentially working for free, while the owner of the restaurant ends up losing hundreds and many times thousands of dollars.
Dude is a creep and I always have my boundary up.
Pisses me off.
I work hard so I can blow money on spectacular experiences and it would pain my conscience to no end if I ever did something that selfish.
Theiving fkr.
By himself ?
Seems he was a bit peckish.
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