# Wendy's gives a woman the finger! In their chili! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 24, 2005, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-gives-a-woman-the-finger-in-their-chili/296029 "2005-03-24T13:17:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Dan\_Norder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@Dan\_Norder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dan_Norder)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2005, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-gives-a-woman-the-finger-in-their-chili/296029/121 "2005-04-24T01:24:58Z")
You know, this women would have saved herself a lot of aggrevation if she had just decided to sue the fast food place she really got the finger at instead of taking it to Wendy’s. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2005, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-gives-a-woman-the-finger-in-their-chili/296029/122 "2005-04-24T03:02:53Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > I saw all of that (correcting your “not cooked” comment to “not cooked in chili”) in some of the other articles. I did misread that. I’m still surprised if it had been cooked ahead of time - that might not be a detail the average hoaxer would remember. If it was, it’s a nice touch. > [@](#): > > I thought it was interesting, but did little to establish that Ayala had put the finger in the Chili. Sure, the finger apparently wasn’t cooked in chili. Somehow it made its way into the chili after the chili was prepared. All of this doesn’t point the finger (heh) at Ayala having been the person who did so. Its interesting, but not damning or exculpatory towards Ayala. True - the culprit could be some bastard behind the counter who slipped it in as it was being served, and still hasn’t fessed up. Having two witnesses who say she talked about putting it in herself points the, heh heh, finger away from the employees though. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2005, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-gives-a-woman-the-finger-in-their-chili/296029/123 "2005-04-24T04:20:26Z")
This morning I had “pigs in a blanket” (sausage wrapped in pancake) for breakfast, and shouted out “Ooh, a finger!” when I opened the pancake. We all had a good chuckle. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2005, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-gives-a-woman-the-finger-in-their-chili/296029/124 "2005-04-24T06:04:33Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > [Words fail me](http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/03/24/chili.finger.reut/index.html) > > I’m glad a vegetarian. I am now waiting for the “let’s jump to a conclusion because it supports my little vegan agenda” :rolleyes: OP to come in and at the very least do an “Emily Littela”. But- given human nature, I am likely going to be waiting for a very long time… ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Cheez\_Whia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2005, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-gives-a-woman-the-finger-in-their-chili/296029/125 "2005-04-24T16:32:31Z")
> [@This Year's Model](#): > > Unfortunately, Alfred Packer has been dead for some time. Er…it’s _Alferd_ . ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2005, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-gives-a-woman-the-finger-in-their-chili/296029/126 "2005-04-24T16:39:38Z")
> [@Cheez\_Whia](#): > > Er…it’s _Alferd_ . Open to [debate](http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/history/alfred_packer/4.html?sect=6). He apparently used Alferd inconsistently. He did use his legal name of Alfred for legal purposes. > [@](#): > > There’s long been confusion over the correct spelling of Packer’s name. Official documents from the military, court proceedings, and even his tombstone list it as Alfred G. Packer. Yet during his first stint in the military, he had written it as Alferd, and had that spelling tattooed on his arm. (Or the tattoo artist made the error, which amused him, and he subsequently adopted it—depending on which account is to be believed.) He was known to spell it this way on other occasions as well. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-gives-a-woman-the-finger-in-their-chili/296029/127 "2005-04-24T17:10:43Z")
> [@This Year's Model](#): > > Unfortunately, Alfred Packer has been dead for some time. Well, there’s that guy in Germany. We could ask him. After all a penis is just a boneless finger. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2005, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-gives-a-woman-the-finger-in-their-chili/296029/128 "2005-04-24T17:50:54Z")
When I came to work this morning, there was a dead mouse lying in front of the coffee maker. I said to my coworker, “I hear Wendy’s is giving out free milkshakes to lure customers back – we should take the dead mouse to Wendy’s and say we found it in one of the free milkshakes.” Instead, we hid the computer mouse of another coworker and left the dead mouse in its place. Hilarity will ensue tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2005, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-gives-a-woman-the-finger-in-their-chili/296029/129 "2005-04-24T18:25:55Z")
I wanna work where you work. ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2005, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-gives-a-woman-the-finger-in-their-chili/296029/130 "2005-04-24T21:31:09Z")
> [@Jenaroph](#): > > I wanna work where you work. It’s not all fun and games here – I’ve been here 10 years, and today was the first time I ever found a dead critter in the break room. On the other hand, some of the people in my group have gotten in some serious trouble for some of the pranks they’ve pulled. ---
**Author:** ![blowero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2005, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-gives-a-woman-the-finger-in-their-chili/296029/131 "2005-04-25T19:03:56Z")
> [@laina\_f](#): > > When I came to work this morning, there was a dead mouse lying in front of the coffee maker. I said to my coworker, “I hear Wendy’s is giving out free milkshakes to lure customers back – we should take the dead mouse to Wendy’s and say we found it in one of the free milkshakes.” > Instead, we hid the computer mouse of another coworker and left the dead mouse in its place. Hilarity will ensue tomorrow. No, no - that’s a typo. The memo was supposed to say the employee gets a _plaque_, not the plague. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2005, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-gives-a-woman-the-finger-in-their-chili/296029/132 "2005-04-26T16:29:57Z")
Good thing it wasn’t Lorena Bobbit at that Wendy’s. Because then it would be a case of penis ensues. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2005, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-gives-a-woman-the-finger-in-their-chili/296029/133 "2005-04-26T17:03:12Z")
> [@blowero](#): > > Tommy’s Burger -\> [http://www.originaltommys.com/burger.html](http://www.originaltommys.com/burger.html) Ahhh, the burgers of the Gods. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-gives-a-woman-the-finger-in-their-chili/296029/134 "2005-05-13T19:44:18Z")
It appears that the police have fingered their, ummmm, finger. loser. guy. [http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/13/wendys.finger.ap/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/13/wendys.finger.ap/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-gives-a-woman-the-finger-in-their-chili/296029/135 "2005-05-13T19:47:12Z")
> [@NurseCarmen](#): > > It appears that the police have fingered their, ummmm, finger. loser. guy. > [http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/13/wendys.finger.ap/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/13/wendys.finger.ap/index.html) Yep–it was an anonymous tip. Daniel ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-gives-a-woman-the-finger-in-their-chili/296029/136 "2005-05-13T19:52:12Z")
This thread has been worth it, for the puns alone. 😃 Just a few minutes ago, I heard on some “news radio” station that the finger has been identified. It belongs to the husband of a friend. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-gives-a-woman-the-finger-in-their-chili/296029/137 "2005-05-13T19:53:04Z")
And did you see that her husband has been arrested too? Among other things, he was stealing people’s identities. So now they’re both in jail. All thanks to the scrutiny she subjected herself and her family when she attempted to pull a stunt like this on one of the big daddies. Looks like her greed was her downfall. Bwahahahaha. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-gives-a-woman-the-finger-in-their-chili/296029/138 "2005-05-13T19:53:31Z")
Or a friend of the husband - I just started paying attetion enough to barely catch the tail end of the report. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-gives-a-woman-the-finger-in-their-chili/296029/139 "2005-05-14T15:15:44Z")
I must admit that I’m a bit relieved that the origin of the finger is known. I was afraid this was going to be one of those where we never find out how she got it. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-gives-a-woman-the-finger-in-their-chili/296029/140 "2005-05-14T16:46:21Z")
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