Ain't That Weird: McNuggets, Biting Wallet, A Debit, and A Frosty Proposal

By: Dennis Rayburn
03/05/2009

Where do the weeks go? Sunday arrives and I start a new week of writing this column and before you know it, it's Thursday again. And you all know what happens when it's Thursday, so sit back and relax for a few minutes while you partake of this week's edition of Ain't That Weird!

Our honorable mention comes to us from Fort Pierce, Florida. It seems that a woman went into a McDonald's and ordered a ten piece McNugget and paid for her order before getting it. In a little bit, she was informed that the restaurant had run out before her order was placed. She was offered a larger portion of something else in exchange but was refused a refund as all sales were final. What does she do? She calls 911 three times about the matter. She wound up charged with misuse of 911. A spokesman for McDonald's said that the lady should have gotten a refund and she is being sent a gift card for a free meal.

Oh, I can hear the police band now. “1-Adam -12, 1-Adam-12, Grand Theft McNuggets at the McDonald's”

Third place could have been a biting situation. A customer was shopping at a Walmart for a wallet but was shocked when he opened it up to inspect it. Inside a zipped compartment, he found 10 human teeth. One of them even had a filing in it. Police report that as there was no blood or tissue on the teeth, DNA testing is not possible. The man who found it turned it in to the local Walmart and then vanished. A Walmart spokesman stated that they believe this to be an isolated incident and they are investigating.

Oh, I forgot to tell you where this happened: FALMOUTH, Mass.

Our runner-up was found in Charleston, West Virginia. A would be robber went into a convenience store, got a soft drink, went to the front, and informed the clerk that he had a gun and demanded the store's money. The robber's plans fell apart when a customer came in and he got flustered. The clerk demanded that the robber pay for his soft drink. The guy hands the clerk his debit card, signs the slip John Doe, and leaves. Needless to say, the police were able to quickly trace the debit card and arrest the flustered holdup artist.

I wonder of that debit card will cover his debt to society.

Our champion of the week is a romantic one, which I offer in memory of the late Paul Harvey who always ended his daily newscast with stories similar to the ones I present every week, along with honoring anniversaries and romantic couples. This story fits both bills.

Every man tries to think up an incredible romantic way to propose to his lady. Our Romeo in this story decided to ambush his Juliet by hiding her engagement ring in a Wendy's Frosty Milkshake and proposing when she found it. Trouble is, Juliet was in a race with her friends to see who could finish off their shake first and, you guessed it, down the hatch it went! When he discovered the ring was missing, Romeo told his Juliet what must have happened. It took a trip to the hospital and a x-ray before she would believe it. (If you don't believe this, click here to see the X-ray in question.) Finally, with the X-Ray in hand, Romeo dropped to one knee and proposed to his Juliet who quickly accepted. What about the ring? Well, according to the couple, it took two days, a bag of prunes and a box of high fiber breakfast cereal to get the ring to complete it's passage. After a good cleaning, it is on Juliet's finger and it looks like this Romeo and Juliet are on their way to what is sure to be an interesting life together.

What was going to be one of the coolest proposals turned into a most revealing and memorable one, if you ask me.

Think about it.

Author: Dennis Rayburn

Dennis Rayburn is a columnist for Roddenberry.com. His column, "Two Strips of Latinum" appears every Sunday through Thursday.
Contact: drayburn@roddenberry.com
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