a history of me

I know, three posts in one day! Crazy, right? Well, I have something to say and it's not going to wait.

By now you've probably heard about a customer finding a fingertip in her chili at Wendy's. I admit the story gave me the creeps a little bit because I love chili (not Wendy's chili, mind you) and I've been extra wary of fast food ever since reading Fast Food Nation last year.

Now it seems that this whole thing may be a hoax. Not only did the accusing customer suddenly drop her lawsuit last week (citing "emotional distress"), she also has a history of suits like this. Throw in a 2002 Grand Larceny charge and she's busted. Some of you may remember another high-profile case twelve years ago: a rash of tampered Pepsi cans that held syringes, screws, crack vials, etc. The whole thing was a massive hoax perpetrated by con artists and assholes who wanted a quick buck. I've heard that since this "chilifinger" story broke, similar copycat "finds" have broken out around the country.

Stories like this make me furious. This isn't stealing cable or shoplifting, this is defrauding companies of millions of dollars by publicly slandering their product. I equate this with those Enron/Worldcom bastards who stole millions of dollars from ordinary people. Everyone hears about a food tampering case but people rarely, if ever, hear about retractions. To top it off, this appears to be the work of a aspiring career criminal. I honestly believe that people like this should be executed. No, I'm not kidding.