Wendys and the Finger in the Chili
It’s pathetic, actually. Because at the time of this writing the lady who asserted she found the tip of a finger in her Wendy’s chili has dropped her case.
And it could well be because this accuser is under some scrutiny herself.
From ABCLOCAL
San Jose police confirmed today that they did go to Las Vegas and working with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, served a search warrant yesterday on a home on Coral Berry Street. They are investigating the possibility that the finger that was found in the bowl of chili in the Bay Area could belong to the deceased aunt of the woman who found the finger.
It was two weeks ago, on March 27th, that Ana Ayala found that one-and-half inch long portion of a human finger cooked into her portion of a bowl of Wendy's chili. It was determined to be a woman's finger with a manicured nail.
Forensic experts could find no match among 50 million fingerprints in the FBI database. DNA tests were conducted by the medical examiner's office. Wendy's workers were also investigated.
Now police are confirming this has turned into a criminal investigation.
What’s pathetic about this is that this grifter’s lie, and I do think it’s a lie, has greatly affected sales of Wendy’s chili. Not that I’m any champion of Wendy’s chili but an American business does have a right to conduct business without being fettered by spurious lies. From what I’ve heard the restaurant has taken a serious beating over this.
Also, the finger in the chili evidently is not from the accuser’s dead Aunt as hinted at early last week. Although it has not been officially denied by any authority. I can’t help but think that if it HAD been the dead Aunt’s finger it would be all over the news. There’s only been silence on the matter but again, the Wendy’s case HAS been dropped by the accuser.
What it means we can only guess.
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WHICH recently separated celebrity couple were destined for splitsville almost from the start? The actress wife walked in on her actor hubby six weeks into their marriage and found him fooling around with his pretty assistant. The actor insisted, "We were just kissing!" But our sources say he cheated throughout the entire marriage . . .
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WHICH attractive Washington TV correspondent is having a torrid affair with another TV type? Her husband seems unaware - even though he works for the same network and toils in the same building as she does .. .
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WHICH young New York heiress has the bedroom skills to back up her
undeniable beauty? One lucky fellow who recently bedded her has been telling friends that she was "insane" in bed, which sounds good to us.
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NY Daily News Ben Widdicombe
Which male "SNL" alum was just spotted on what looked weirdly like a date with a muscle-type at a Chelsea restaurant?
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Which famously wealthy absentee father told his young daughter at a recent reunion: "Honey, I had dinner with Harvey Weinstein last night. Do you know who that is?" Sniped his (also famous) ex-wife: "What a schmuck! She's 10 years old - do you think she's going to know who Harvey Weinstein is?"
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Getting a Grip on Gas Prices
Sure, it’s disconcerting to accept that gasoline is at least two bucks a gallon and not likely to see a buck something ever again. Americans get a bit hysterical when the price of gas goes up. As if they themselves aren’t demanding raises or paying higher prices for…EVERYTHING.
This little missive is going around the Internet. It helps put things in perspective. For if gasoline is over two bucks a gallon, get a load of what Americans pay for some other fine products.
Diet Snapple
16 oz $1.29 . $10.32 per gallon
Lipton Ice Tea
16 oz $1.19 ...........$9.52 per gallon
Gatorade
20 oz $1.59 . $10.17 per gallon
Ocean Spray
16 oz $1.25 . $10.00 per gallon
Brake Fluid
12 oz $3.15 .......... $33.60 per gallon
Vick's Nyquil
6 oz $8.35 . $178.13 per gallon
Pepto Bismol
4 oz $3.85 . $123.20 per gallon
Whiteout
7 oz $1.39 . . $25.42 per gallon
Scope
1.5 oz $0.99 $84.48 per gallon
And this is the REAL KICKER...
Evian water
9 oz $1.49..........$21.19 per gallon?!
$21.19 for WATER - and the buyers don't even know the source. (Evian spelled backwards is Naive.)
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Writers Beware
It gets even better. I have an author pal who did me dirty. Really dirty.
Read the story HERE. His name is Eric Enck and he lives in Delaware. And since that Blog post above, other folks have contacted me regarding Enck’s dirty deeds.
And so it seems that Mr. Eric Enck nice guy has a book coming out from Publish America. My dogs could poop a book that Publish America would accept.
I find nothing more satisfying that this nasty fellow has fallen to such lows.
Atlanta Nights, by "Travis Tea," was offered a publishing contract by PublishAmerica of Frederick MD
What in the world could induce thirty professional authors to spend hours writing the WORST prose they could produce? They did it to prove a point—that a Maryland-based company called PublishAmerica is lying when they claim to be "selective" and reject "70-80%" of the manuscripts submitted to them.
Over a holiday weekend last year, some thirty-odd science fiction writers banged out a chapter or two apiece of Atlanta Nights, an original "novel" about hot times in Atlanta high society. Their objective: to write the most awful tripe they could and submit it to PublishAmerica, a self-described "traditional publisher" located in Frederick MD. PublishAmerica claims they aren’t a vanity press, but these authors proved their point when the print-on-demand (POD) publisher accepted the book and sent a publishing contract. Vanity presses don’t read what’s submitted to them before accepting it—real, traditional publishers do.
The project began after PublishAmerica posted an attack on science fiction authors at one of its Web sites (http://www.authorsmarket.net/). PublishAmerica claimed, "As a rule of thumb, the quality bar for sci-fi and fantasy is a lot lower than for all other fiction ... [Science fiction authors] have no clue about what it is to write real-life stories and how to find them a home." It described them as "writers who erroneously believe that SciFi, because it is set in a distant future, does not require believable storylines, or that Fantasy, because it is set in conditions that have never existed, does not need believable every-day characters."
The writers wanted to see where PublishAmerica puts its own "quality bar"—if the publisher really is selective, as the company claims, or if it is a vanity press that will accept almost anything, as Writer Beware, the watchdog committee of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) on writing scams, asserts. (http://www.writerbeware.com).
Atlanta Nights was completed. Any sign of literary competence was removed, even more mistakes and computer-generated nonsense were inserted, and the resulting atrocity was submitted to PublishAmerica.
They accepted the book.
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Mine own cousin has a new book coming out soon.
Indeed, note the title of the book by my pretty cousin-“McLaughlin” was my own last name for nineteen years. Joan did exhaustive research on our family tree for this book. To my delight, she discovered that the McLaughlins were a force to be reckoned with in America’s history. And our lineage goes back to 1763-before America was even a country!
Damn I just knew it. For if ever an American born and bred and breathing walked this earth it would be me, my family and of course, the lovely Kaitlyn Mae. Then I find out that my ancestors fought the British and so okay, they were on the wrong side of the Civil War. Still the McLaughlins were mighty and fierce and of the stuff that created this country.
I am just so proud.
From Heritage Books
God’s Mountain, McLaughlin’s Valley - Joan M Kay. Hugh McLaughlin never knew he changed the world. His story begins when, as a young man, Hugh loses his father, is forced into servitude, and in order to regain his freedom, marches into the Revolutionary War. Join Hugh and the Continental Army at Valley Forge; accompany him through the ordeals of war as he is surrounded by death, infected with smallpox, wounded and finally taken prisoner. Witness how these experiences shape the character of a man. But this story encompasses more than the Revolutionary War; it delves into the personal wars tormenting each of the major characters. When Hugh returns home to the mountains of western Virginia, he falls in love with Nancy Gwin, the daughter of a wealthy planter. They marry against her family's objections and for the next decade, Hugh and Nancy battle through the estrangement of her family and prejudice from their neighbors. Finally, the full power of his life and spirit is discovered. This is a story you can get lost in. 2005, 5½x8½, paper, 340 pp. $33.00 K3280 ISBN: 078843280X
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Thinks the Polls Were Right on Schiavo?
Because once the pollsters got around to asking the questions correctly, ie without the lie about life support and all the other smoke, Americans not only think Terri Schiavo should not have been denied food and water, they think that congress did the right thing as well in trying to save her life from a judge, ex-husband and el-weirdo lawyer, all of whom insisted that she die.
From: Capwiz.com
The poll asked another question: "If a disabled person is not terminally ill, not in a coma, and not being kept alive on life support, and they have no written directive, should or should they not be denied food and water?" A whopping 79% said the patient should not have food and water taken away while just 9% said yes.
In addition, the poll also lent support to members of Congress who passed legislation seeking to prevent Terri's starvation to death and help her parents take their lawsuit to federal courts.
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New Invention
We end with this fine new example of American ingenuity at its best. For once this alarm clock sounds its alarm it will roll off the table and all about the room. To turn it off a deep sleeper will have to get out of bed and find the thing.
The notion being, one would assume, that by the time the clock is found, well the sleeper will be awake.
Why Won’t Nanny Minner Fire This Guy?
There’s two sides to every story. For sure Delaware police superintendent Aaron Chaffinch has his side. Odd that the Delaware taxpayers are hearing no official side because Nanny Minner, for whatever reason, continues to protect this guy.
What we do know is that Chaffinch was on a five month PAID leave during the investigation. We also know that Delaware has settled three complaints against Chaffinch out of court and lost two in court. This is a bit damning so says The Wise I.
1.5 million in Delaware tax money paid out for this Chaffinch guy and the state’s Governor won’t give the taxpayers any details.
From Delawareonline
Chaffinch, 52, returned to his post after the administration of Gov. Ruth Ann Minner released vague details about an internal investigation into a female captain's claims that Chaffinch would not put women in command positions, blamed women for society's troubles, told smutty limericks, told female employees he wanted to have sex with them and repeatedly made off-color remarks.
Capt. Barbara Conley reportedly registered claims that Chaffinch demeaned women with vulgar jokes, sexually offensive remarks, and denial of female representation in command posts. Such generalities characterize both the indictments that the governor's administration employs to endure shame. Accountability should be a fundamental mission of the new Homeland Security Department. Its absence in a field of such overwhelming authority only contributes to the ominous nature of the new agency.
The state has settled three cases and lost two at trial, costing taxpayers at least $1.5 million in damages and plaintiffs' attorney fees.
