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SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10 2005 3:00 PM

Couple Plant Human Finger In Chilli

Submitted by Pete

Edited by SomeOneUK

A couple have pleaded guilty to planting a human finger in a bowl of chilli at Wendy's fast food chain in the hope of gaining compensation.

Ms Ayala's claim is said to have cost the third-largest US burger chain $2.5m (£1.3m) in lost sales.

The woman had claimed she had bitten into the finger at a Wendy's restaurant in San Jose, California in March.

Investigators later found the finger belonged to construction worker Brian Rossiter, who had lost it in an industrial accident and sold it to Mr Placencia for $100.

Ms Ayala initially claimed she had bitten down on the finger which she described as "kind of hard, crunchy".

She said the incident had caused her "great emotional distress".

She has since withdrawn her lawsuit against Wendy's.

The fast food chain has insisted all along that the finger did not originate at one of its establishments as no staff had lost a digit and no suppliers had reported any accidents involving hands.

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Oracle

Winnipeg, MB

September 2003

SEP 10, 2005 03:06 PM

so...its true, wendy's chilli is finger licking good?

SirPsychoSexy

Ridgewood, NJ

January 2004

SEP 10, 2005 03:20 PM

I read the title wrong and though some Chilean scientists had successfully grew a human finger on a plant or something.

Sen

USA

January 2004

SEP 10, 2005 03:37 PM

SirPsychoSexy said:
I read the title wrong and though some Chilean scientists had successfully grew a human finger on a plant or something.

Haha, me too!

Seriously, lets all go do this to McD's until they are broke spending money on court cases and losing money from sales.

malkav11

Saint Paul, MN

July 2003

SEP 10, 2005 04:02 PM

.....where do you plan to get the fingers, though?

acetracer

Hollywood, FL

January 2004

SEP 10, 2005 04:06 PM

Oracle said:
so...its true, wendy's chilli is finger licking good?

How exactly does one eat chili with their fingers?

robosagogo

State College, PA

September 2004

SEP 10, 2005 04:08 PM

Man, if you're going to do something like this don't use a freaking finger. Use a big ole' toenail.

SirPsychoSexy

Ridgewood, NJ

January 2004

SEP 10, 2005 04:53 PM

malkav11 said:
.....where do you plan to get the fingers, though?

Chilean finger plants, duh.

Helly

Australia

December 2004

SEP 10, 2005 05:13 PM

robosagogo said:
Man, if you're going to do something like this don't use a freaking finger. Use a big ole' toenail.

haha... thats disgustingly funny

samuraicowboy

Cordova, TN

July 2003

SEP 10, 2005 05:26 PM

Wendys should sue the lady for being stupid.

Lyxzen

SUICIDEGIRL

Oregon, USA

SEP 10, 2005 05:39 PM

samuraicowboy said:
Wendys should sue the lady for being stupid.

if that was grounds enough for a lawsuit...oh man, let me tell you...

kriyb

United Kingdom

July 2004

SEP 10, 2005 05:44 PM

so, has anyone claimed the finger??

lastpenguin

I'm lost

June 2003

SEP 10, 2005 05:51 PM

who on earth hangs on to their recently severed finger in order to sell it for $100?