Posted on 03/23/2005 5:13:51 PM PST by TFFKAMM
A diner bit into a segment of human finger while digging into a bowl of chili at a San Jose Wendy's restaurant Tuesday night, Santa Clara County health officials said today.
The woman, who asked officials not to name or even describe her, spit out the well-cooked digit and reportedly warned other diners to stop eating. She then became sick to her stomach.
Santa Clara County Health Officer Dr. Martin Fenstersheib said today the woman was horrified "due to the unpleasant sensation of having this (object) in her mouth."
But he said the finger had been cooked at a high enough temperature to kill any viruses, including hepatitis or HIV, and it was unlikely that she will suffer any health effects from her experience, aside from psychological trauma.
The finger was described by Santa Clara County Medical Examiner Dr. Joseph P. O'Hara as cooked but not decomposed. The finger was found in two pieces, a one and three-eighths inch long fingertip complete with the skin whorls used in fingerprinting, and a half-inch long piece of fingernail. The joint appeared to have been torn off, possibly by manufacturing machinery, rather than cleanly cut. Because of its slightly longer than average length and neat grooming, it may have belonged to a woman, O'Hara said....
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how'd ya know. ;-P
I have been feeling a little peaked lately, lol
Maybe I could go eat raw fish (sushi) and sea urchin instead. :)
EWWWW...Everyone should see the documentary "Super Size Me". You won't eat fast food ever again!
Wendy's Customer Bites Into Cooked Finger While Eating Chili
Remember the ad stating "finger-lickin' good" but this takes the cake and eats it too.
my
God
I was planning on chili for supper tonight...I think I'll pass on supper all together.
At least it wasn't a hair. That would make me sick.
No. Just a good reason to cook your own food.
Another reason I never eat at fast 'food' joints. Eating at home, you know where the recipe came from, and the preparation process.
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