I'll have croutons, bacon, and... thumb. - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Evil Milkman · 03-05-2004, 02:33 PM

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From Yahoo! News

CHICAGO (Reuters) - An Ohio woman was served a salad containing part of a restaurant worker's thumb sliced off while chopping lettuce, a health official said on Friday.

The woman "thought it was gristle or something like that" when she tried to chew the unexpected garnish, said William Franks, health commissioner for Stark County, where the incident occurred earlier this week.

"Physically I think she's OK, other than hysteria," Franks added.

Stark County officials did not release the woman's name.

The restaurant worker accidentally sliced off the tip of his thumb while chopping the ingredients on Monday night at the Red Robin restaurant near Canton, Ohio, he said.

Despite a search, it could not be found.

"The salad should have been discarded," Franks said.

Instead, the workers sanitized the counter area and then refrigerated the ingredients before rushing off to get medical help for the man.

The salad fixings were then served to a lunch crowd on Tuesday, when the piece of thumb was discovered by the patron. The restaurant is part of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc.

My question: How do you accidentally slice off a piece of your thumb and not notice? I've actually cut some of my fingernail off when I worked at a restaurant a couple years back, and I bled like crazy.

So, anyone want some salad?

World's King · 03-05-2004, 02:38 PM

Well, there goes lunch.

Man... I was gonna have a salad too.

Chingal0 · 03-05-2004, 02:40 PM

Ya that is pretty gross, and yea they should have thrown all of the salad away, but at a place like that, its all about the bottom dollar, and when shit like that happens, they cut corners to save money.. Oh well.

Willy · 03-05-2004, 03:14 PM

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Originally posted by Chingal0
Ya that is pretty gross, and yea they should have thrown all of the salad away, but at a place like that, its all about the bottom dollar, and when shit like that happens, they cut corners to save money.. Oh well.

Yea, I'm sure they served salad with a piece of thumb in it because they couldn't stand to throw away a handful of lettuce.

mystmarimatt · 03-05-2004, 06:11 PM

Well, I always love a bit of protein in my salads.

santafe5000 · 03-05-2004, 06:16 PM

I once found a small rock in a Burger King Salad. Luckily , i was removing the cauliflower when i spotted it and didn't bite down on it. They gave me a new salad and refunded my money. Don't know if it was put there intentionally or not, could have just been in with the lettuce.

rockzilla · 03-05-2004, 06:17 PM

I sliced my thumb about 2/3 of the way through while chopping cucumbers for salads at an old job once. I threw away all of the cucumbers, my boss was so pissed that I wasted $6 worth of produce instead of serving everyone bloody salads. What a cock.

Munku · 03-05-2004, 06:20 PM

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My question: How do you accidentally slice off a piece of your thumb and not notice? I've actually cut some of my fingernail off when I worked at a restaurant a couple years back, and I bled like crazy.

He DID notice. Reread the article.

H12 · 03-05-2004, 06:28 PM

Dude...sick. I am so glad that I don't eat salads. I did bite down on a screw that was in a popcorn bag once though, so I can relate to the lady, sorta; thumbs and metal aren't exactly the same.

feelgood · 03-05-2004, 10:20 PM

More things in foods!

Linky

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Woman Reportedly Finds Mouse's Foot In Ground Beef
Health Department Photographs Object

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- A Middletown woman says she may become a vegetarian after finding what appeared to be a mouse's foot -- complete with five tiny toes and toenails -- in a package of ground beef purchased at a supermarket.

Norma Rapp, 79, and her godson, Gilbert Fletcher, were forming hamburger patties to put on the grill Sunday when they made the discovery.

Fletcher said he contacted the store where he had purchased the meat and was told it couldn't be a foot because they ground the meat too fine.

Fletcher then called the Middletown health department, which turned the investigation over to the Ohio Department of Agriculture after photographing the object.

Fletcher says store officials told him to freeze the meat and wait to hear from the Food and Drug Administration.

Werid thing is that both of the news is from Ohio...even the fried chicken head from Mcdonalds was from Ohio...

Hmm..interesting conspiracy...

Evil Milkman · 03-05-2004, 10:35 PM

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Originally posted by Munku
He DID notice. Reread the article.

Oops, yeah. I understand, but wouldn't the worker want to do more to stop the salads from being distributed? Yikes, what a mess...

ChrisJericho · 03-05-2004, 11:32 PM

That salad gets a THUMBS UP from me !!

Jam · 03-05-2004, 11:40 PM

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Originally posted by Evil Milkman
Oops, yeah. I understand, but wouldn't the worker want to do more to stop the salads from being distributed? Yikes, what a mess...

well im sure the reason that it didnt end up getting thrown out was due to panic and comotion from a person cutting his thumb off then people rushing him to the emergency room

Skettios · 03-06-2004, 12:52 PM

Something seems really wrong with that scenario. Bet they were all on drugs.

wannabenakid247 · 03-06-2004, 01:30 PM

Thats fuckin gross!

We just cant trust food at all unless we grew it and prepared it ourselves. Its just best to not read stories about this because ignorance is bliss.

Prince · 03-06-2004, 02:35 PM

This reminds of a small fast food joint that got shut down because the male workers there had all taken a wank and squirted sperm into a salad. The said salad was of course served to customers, to the great amusement of said gentlemen. (Un?)fortunately this all came to light when the customers developed STDs in their mouth/throat areas. Someone set the joint on fire some time after it was shut down. True story.

moonstrucksoul · 03-06-2004, 03:21 PM

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Originally posted by Prince
This reminds of a small fast food joint that got shut down because the male workers there had all taken a wank and squirted sperm into a salad. The said salad was of course served to customers, to the great amusement of said gentlemen. (Un?)fortunately this all came to light when the customers developed STDs in their mouth/throat areas. Someone set the joint on fire some time after it was shut down. True story.

i would have set more on fire than just the restaraunt, damn, ugh.

Fearless_Hyena · 03-06-2004, 08:16 PM

WTF!!!!!!

Note to self: Do not eat out at restaurants in Ohio.

present_future · 03-06-2004, 11:01 PM

Funny, at the restaurant I work at, they make us chop off our thumbs before they even hire us to prevent this incident from happening.

03-05-2004, 02:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
World's King Here Location: Denver City Denver	Well, there goes lunch. Man... I was gonna have a salad too. __________________ heavy is the head that wears the crown

03-05-2004, 02:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
Chingal0 Something like that.. Location: Oreygun.	Ya that is pretty gross, and yea they should have thrown all of the salad away, but at a place like that, its all about the bottom dollar, and when shit like that happens, they cut corners to save money.. Oh well. __________________ "Eventually I became too sexy for my gym membership fee."

03-05-2004, 06:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
mystmarimatt Omnipotent Ruler Of The Tiny Universe In My Mind Location: Oreegawn	Well, I always love a bit of protein in my salads. __________________ Words of Wisdom: If you could really get to know someone and know that they weren't lying to you, then you would know the world was real. Because you could agree on things, you could compare notes. That must be why people get married or make Art. So they'll be able to really know something and not go insane.

03-05-2004, 06:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
santafe5000 EVIL! Location: Southwest of nowhere	I once found a small rock in a Burger King Salad. Luckily , i was removing the cauliflower when i spotted it and didn't bite down on it. They gave me a new salad and refunded my money. Don't know if it was put there intentionally or not, could have just been in with the lettuce. __________________ When all else fails, QUIT.

03-05-2004, 06:28 PM	#9 (permalink)
H12 I'm not about getting creamed, I'm about winning! Location: K-Town, TN	Dude...sick. I am so glad that I don't eat salads. I did bite down on a screw that was in a popcorn bag once though, so I can relate to the lady, sorta; thumbs and metal aren't exactly the same. __________________ "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit." --Aristotle

03-05-2004, 06:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
rockzilla Junkie Location: The Kitchen	I sliced my thumb about 2/3 of the way through while chopping cucumbers for salads at an old job once. I threw away all of the cucumbers, my boss was so pissed that I wasted $6 worth of produce instead of serving everyone bloody salads. What a cock.

03-05-2004, 11:32 PM	#12 (permalink)
ChrisJericho eat more fruit Location: Seattle	That salad gets a THUMBS UP from me !! __________________ "A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows us that faith proves nothing." - Friedrich Nietzsche

03-06-2004, 12:52 PM	#14 (permalink)
Skettios Condition: Stable and Improving Location: Finger on the little red button.	Something seems really wrong with that scenario. Bet they were all on drugs. __________________ Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies. Frederich Nietzsche

03-06-2004, 01:30 PM	#15 (permalink)
wannabenakid247 Registered User Location: Wales, UK	Thats fuckin gross! We just cant trust food at all unless we grew it and prepared it ourselves. Its just best to not read stories about this because ignorance is bliss.

03-06-2004, 02:35 PM	#16 (permalink)
Prince /nɑndəsˈkrɪpt/ Location: LV-426	This reminds of a small fast food joint that got shut down because the male workers there had all taken a wank and squirted sperm into a salad. The said salad was of course served to customers, to the great amusement of said gentlemen. (Un?)fortunately this all came to light when the customers developed STDs in their mouth/throat areas. Someone set the joint on fire some time after it was shut down. True story. __________________ Who is John Galt?

03-06-2004, 08:16 PM	#18 (permalink)
Fearless_Hyena Hello, good evening, and bollocks. Location: near DC	WTF!!!!!! Note to self: Do not eat out at restaurants in Ohio.

03-06-2004, 11:01 PM	#19 (permalink)
present_future Take my hand Location: Everywhere, but nowhere	Funny, at the restaurant I work at, they make us chop off our thumbs before they even hire us to prevent this incident from happening. __________________ The only thing I'll ever ask of you... you gotta promise not to stop when I say when.