Woman who found finger at Wendy's files claim against franchise

The San Francisco Chronicle ^ | Tuesday, March 29, 2005 | BRIAN SKOLOFF

[dougherty]

After reading this thread I've changed my mind about this case. I hope the folks from Wendys hire some good investigators and IF this lady planted the finger, i hope she serves some jail time.

[Delta 21]

MMMMMMMM....big chunks o' meat. This is some good chili!

[dougherty]

Okay, the thing on the right looks like a fingertip but what in the world is that on the left?

[Selkie]

Okay, the thing on the right looks like a fingertip but what in the world is that on the left?


a shruken pit bull head perhaps ?

seriously, read somewhere that coroner said finger was jagged where it was cut off...

[Squeako]

I think it had some connection to those freaks who amputate their own digits to trade and sell to other freaks. Fingertips are severed and kept in little jars. Crazy stuff by seriously sick people.

[streetpreacher]

She's suing? I would hope the person who lost the darn finger would get a little piece of the action. Maybe he/she could countersue the woman for biting into his finger?

[streetpreacher]

In regards to posts #13, 14 and 15: Why do these crackpot jokes on FR always come in succession all at once.  Methinks the mods have too much time on their "hands".

[streetpreacher]

Ummm... McDonald's doesn't serve fried chicken of any kind.

[Smokin' Joe]

I don't know if the chilli comes in pre-processed in 5 gallon buckets or whatever.

If so, this goes up the chain, I would think, and shouldn't wipe out the franchise holders. They would have some legal grounds themselves, as they pay a chunk of money for the franchise, and no one is going to want to eat there unless they are looking for a 'jackpot' meal.

Makes you wonder what country the meat comes from. (It could be genuine Mexican food, after all...)

[streetpreacher]

The human finger found in a bowl of chili at a San Jose Wendy's might not have been cooked with the chili and could have been snuck in later in the preparation process, Santa Clara County officials said Friday.

Do we have another Dahlmer working at a Wendy's?

Sounds like a scam.

[streetpreacher]

No need to overcomplicate the matter with caskets and corpses. I know of Redneck idiots who have purposefully lost fingers at work in order to gain cash settlements. Finger for a new pickup. No kidding.

Kind of sheds new light on: "...you might be a redneck."

[an amused spectator]

"Just knowing that there was a human remain in my mouth ... it is disgusting. It is tearing me apart inside," Ayala told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Monday.

Give me a break. I can just imagine what's in mass-market chili like this.

Maybe she should scream "Chili is people!" ;-)