Sundae, Bloody Sundae

[livius drusus]

Woman Claims Sundae Tainted With Blood, thereby giving me a reason to use this thread title. Yes, it was all worth it.

My favorite part of the story:

A whatanist?

Michael Meoli, owner of the McDonald's franchise, said the claims are unfounded, and that strawberry syrup probably had clogged the sundae machine.

Ferrell, who no longer works at the restaurant, should not have said the substance was blood, Meoli said.

"What is he, a botanist? No, he's a 21-year-old assistant manager who saw her screaming in the lobby and said 'whatever you say lady.'"

* livius drusus laughs and laughs.

[Dingfod]

LOL, literally.

[The Lone Ranger]

Wow! Did no one think to keep the sundae for testing if they thought there was a chance it might've had blood in it? It'd be easy-enough to test if was blood or syrup. And if it turned out that there was blood in it, I'd want to test to see if it was the employee's of course, but I'd also run some tests to see if it was the lady's or her son's.

[Of course, anyone who thinks experts on blood are "botanists" is probably not the sharpest tack in the drawer anyway.]

Cheers,

Michael


[ETA: Hey! I didn't realize I was past 1,000 'til livius pointed it out. My, how time flies!]

[livius drusus]

I don't think anyone in this situation was quite that clear-thinking, Michael. It's the franchise owner who made the botanist comment, though, not anybody on the scene when it actually happened.

[viscousmemories]

Absurd, but great title!

Two predictions, mark my words:

1. The suit will be found to have no merit on its face, yet

2. People will cite this case as evidence of the need for tort reform for years to come.

[lisarea]

I'm kind of wondering if the guy didn't actually say phlebotomist, and the reporter just heard some abortive version 'fucking' followed by 'botanist.'

Because reporters: Also pretty stupid.

Also, another vote for the sublime excellence of the thread title, and a hearty agreement with vm's predictions.

Fucking trollers.

I mean trial lawyers.

[The Lone Ranger]

Originally Posted by lisarea

I'm kind of wondering if the guy didn't actually say phlebotomist, and the reporter just heard some abortive version 'fucking' followed by 'botanist.'

Because reporters: Also pretty stupid.

Good point.

Also, reporters have been known to re-write quotes for one reason or another. I remember hearing an interview with a soldier who'd fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He stated quite emphatically that General McAuliff most-definitely did not reply "Nuts!" to the Germans' demand that they surrender. That's what the newspapers reported though, because his actual comment wasn't printable.

Cheers,

Michael

[livius drusus]

You're way too charitable, lisarea. I'm just relieved he didn't get elected to the state senate.

[TomJoe]

I'd be willing to bet that he said botanist.

[viscousmemories]

I know the difference between a botanist and phlebotomist, but I didn't even catch that gaffe mistake.



* I've never actually used gaffe in a sentence, so I looked it up and realized it doesn't quite work there.

[Legs]

Great title, liv


We should have a thread for the Best Titles of FF

[Leesifer]

Start it off, Legs. There must be some gooduns.

[Legs]

If I start it off it will do as well as my "best threads of the 2005", thread

[Leesifer]

I liked that thread too!

OK, I'll start it 'cos I think it's a good idea and if nobody plays then I'll just

[livius drusus]

Originally Posted by TomJoe

I'd be willing to bet that he said botanist.

Oh he said it, alright. lisarea and Michael are just too nice for their own good.

Originally Posted by Legs

If I start it off it will do as well as my "best threads of the 2005", thread

I blame alphamale.