Man Finds Worker's Finger in Custard ( For Real!)

FOXNews/AP ^ | May 02, 2005

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Man Finds Worker's Finger in Custard

Monday, May 02, 2005

WILMINGTON, N.C. — A man who ordered a pint of frozen chocolate custard in a dessert shop got a nasty surprise inside — a piece of severed finger lost by an employee in an accident.

Unlike a recent incident at a Wendy's (search) restaurant in California, no questions of truth have been raised about the finger found in a package from Kohl's Frozen Custard.

State officials went to the shop Monday, and the owner confirmed one of his employees lost part of a finger in an accident with a food-processing machine.

Wilmington television station WWAY reported that Clarence Stowers (search) found the finger in custard he purchased Sunday night.

Stowers, who did not immediately return calls Monday from The Associated Press, told the station: "I thought it was candy because they put candy in your ice cream ... to make it a treat. So I said, 'OK, well, I'll just put it in my mouth and get the ice cream off of it and see what it is."'

Stowers said he spit the object out, but still couldn't identify it. So he went to his kitchen, rinsed it off with water — and "just started screaming."

Stowers said he planned to contact a lawyer.

Shop owner Craig Thomas (search) said the employee who lost the finger had dropped a bucket while working with a machine that dispenses the custard. He tried to catch the bucket when the accident occurred.

Thomas told WWAY that several employees tried to help the injured worker, and that a drive-thru window attendant apparently scooped custard from the bucket into a pint before being told what had happened.

Joe Reardon of the state Agriculture Department's food and drug division said state officials closed the shop while

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"So I said, 'OK, well, I'll just put it in my mouth and get the ice cream off of it and see what it is."'"rinsed it off with water — and "just started screaming.""

AAAAAaaaaaahhhhHHHHHHHHH!

[sure_fine]

Custard's last stand?

[martin_fierro]

I'd avoid their damn burgers, too.

[nuconvert]

If the custard is sans finger, is it any good?

[sushiman]

" Stowers said he planned to contact a lawyer. "

I'm sure this could be settled fairly without a lawyer getting involved .

[martin_fierro]

If the custard is sans finger, is it any good?

I dunno.

I buy mine at the maul.

[antiRepublicrat]

Finger lickin' good!

[palmer]

Or maybe he likes the taste of fingers and wants some fresh ones.

[b4its2late]

Now that's what I call a "chilli" finger.....

[martin_fierro]

A man who ordered a pint of frozen chocolate custard in a dessert shop got a nasty surprise inside — a piece of severed finger lost by an employee in an accident.

Chunky Funky™ flavor.

[eddie willers]

"You want fries with that?"

[nuconvert]

LoL

[Constitution Day]

Chunky Funky™ flavor.

I can DigIt.

[Larry Lucido]

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Thomas told WWAY that several employees tried to help the injured worker, and that a drive-thru window attendant apparently scooped custard from the bucket into a pint before being told what had happened.

I must admit that scenario sounds a little odd. The drive-thru attendant (or whomever picked up the bucket) ignored the crowd of employees standing around the bucket and the guy with his finger squirting blood?

[itsamelman]

[AngrySpud]

Finger lickin' good !

[Dallas59]

I wouldn't gripe to much if it was pawn-able...

[claudiustg]

---I'm sure this could be settled fairly without a lawyer getting involved ---

You funny! :^)

[mikrofon]

"% I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! %"