Man Stabbed for Mistaking Harmonicas for Tacos

Miami New Times ^ | Wed., Feb. 29 2012 | Kyle Munzenrieder

[nickcarraway]

​Tacos are a delicious concoction of tortilla, meats and cheeses. Harmonicas are a bluesy free reed wind instrument. It is best to never mix the two up. The consequences could be dire.

Bruce Richard Hood, a 52-year-old resident of Sarasota County, seemed like a nice enough guy. He agreed to give a guy he met at a bar a lift home, and even agreed to stop at a Taco Bell so the man could get a bag of tacos.

The passenger's sobriety was not mentioned in later news reports, but apparently he was in a state where he easily mixed up tacos and harmonics. See, for reasons unknown Hood was keeping a bag of harmonicas in his car, and when the passenger got of the car at his home, he grabbed the bag of harmonicas and not the bag of tacos.

According to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, that's when Hood snapped: The passenger told deputies that Hood got out of the car saying, "Give me my harmonicas."

Hood is accused of stabbing the other man in the wrist and chest.

The passenger told police that he might have grabbed the wrong bag, and the bags of tacos were later found sitting on the passenger seat floor of Hood's car.

Hood was charged with aggravated battery and remains in jail.

Understandably we have so many questions. Instead of pulling out a knife, why didn't Hood just say, "Hey, man, you took my harmonica bag and not your taco bag?" Why does he carry around a bag of harmonicas in the first place? Are harmonicas really worth stabbing someone over? Did the victim ever get to eat his tacos?

This is just the latest entry in WTFlorida epic to involve Taco Bell. Don't forget about the drunk man who called 911 because Taco Bell refused to serve him, or the guy who tried to use as a taco as his ID after his car caught fire in a Tace Bell drive-through.

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

"Bubba Clinton played the Whoremonica and nobody stabbed him."

That's funny.... I thought Whoremonica played him.

[mardi59]

That’s funny.... I thought Whoremonica played him./

No, she played the flute.

[tumblindice]

My Hohner Marine Band ... cold dead fingers.

[Twotone]

23 posts & no comment on the really bad writing in this article. Someone needs to go back to journalism school.

[xrmusn]

Doesn’t everybody keep a bag of harmonicas in their car?

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Actually, if I am to ride with you, I would much prefer your carrying a bag of harmonicas for a year or so as to your having carryied a bag of tacos for the same period.

[Slings and Arrows]

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[JRios1968]

Since Bubba and whoreMonica I have developed an aversion to blue dresses.

Me too, but I get in trouble for asking college-age girls to take them off.

[mardi59]

LOL

I’m female so I don’t ask. I just don’t want the reminder. YUCK!

[Fishtalk]

23 posts & no comment on the really bad writing in this article

Dear Lord you are so right about that. I can't imagine an editor didn't send that back for a complete re-write.

He gets all involved as to why the bag of "harmonics" were in the car to begin with and brings up other "crimes" at Taco Bell recently that had nothing to do with this story.

You can't make it up.

[Larry Lucido]

I mistook a habanero for a harmonica and boy did my lips burn!

[dayglored]

I saw the "WTFlorida" in the article, and when I went to the article itself via the top link, I saw a "WTF Florida" title link, which took me here:

http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/wtf_florida/

where I found the following headlines (I AM NOT MAKING THESE UP!!):

• Man Stabbed for Mistaking Harmonicas for Tacos
• Florida Drunk Driver Wearing a Butt Plug Rear Ends Car
• Miami Beach Man Tasered After Refusing to Pay For His Steak and Beer
• Florida School Promotes Literacy with Misspelled Sign
• Armed Robber Drops His Gun, Returns To Buy It Back From Victims For $40
• Florida Man Bites Police Car, Causes $600 in Damage To Paint Job
• Florida Man Arrested for Masturbating at the Beach and Making Animal Sounds

That's quite enough... there are lots more... But that last one included this:

Lee County Deputies had received multiple reports of a man reportedly trying to lure woman and children to him by making animal noises. Once he got their attention he whipped out his animalhood and begin masturbating. Flores had reportedly even been hiding in bushes and sneaking around outside public beach showers while making the noises.

No, it wasn't the same guy as with the butt plug.

There's enough material there for a week's worth of silly threads!

[ApplegateRanch]

If you blow one instrument, you can blow thm all.

[martin_fierro]

OLVÍDELO, JAKE

ES FLORIDA

[Slings and Arrows]

I second Martin’s vote.

Florida: America’s Diseased Appendix

[dayglored]

> I second Martin’s vote. Florida: America’s Diseased Appendix

"...And THAT'S the TRUTH!"

[a fool in paradise]

And now he’s got the blues

[Revolting cat!]

Just proof that Taco’s make you crazy.

I tell ya, that misplacement of apostrophes make me crazy!

[Revolting cat!]

Is that a harmonica in your pocket or are you happy to see me?

[Revolting cat!]