Althouse: "Apparently, two male customers ordered their sandwiches with diced onions, but when the sandwiches were presented the onions were not diced."

December 8, 2014

"Apparently, two male customers ordered their sandwiches with diced onions, but when the sandwiches were presented the onions were not diced."

"The argument escalated until one of the men reached into the pocket of his friend's jacket 'pulled out a snake and threw it behind the counter.'"

23 comments:

Steve M. Galbraith said...: I hate when guys do this. Men and our egos.

I've lost count of how many times I've had to deal with this.

And not just snakes.; 12/8/14, 1:18 PM
lemondog said...: Who says Canadians have no sense of the ridiculous.....

Anyway the snake wasn't loaded.; 12/8/14, 1:23 PM
Robert Cook said...: Many years ago, when my father was managing a fairly tony (for the area) seafood restaurant in Florida, two men--brothers, who, it turned out, owned a strip club in town and were rather rough and shady--ordered baked potatoes to go with their meals. Apparently, this had been a busier dinner service than expected, and the kitchen had run out of potatoes. The waitress tried to explain why there were no potatoes, but they became angry and demanded to see the manager.

My father, who had fallen and broken his arm in the restaurant's kitchen a few weeks earlier, and who was in a cast, was in his office with the chef, planning the menu for the next day. He was surprised by these two men who appeared suddenly in his doorway and who then slammed the door shut behind them. Before my father knew what was happening, the brothers punched him in the face a few times.

The cashier, seeing the men enter the office and slam the door, called the police, (the police station was just a block away).

The two men exited my father's office and headed toward the exit. My father followed them out of his office and began taunting them, hoping to keep them there long enough for the police to arrive. He succeeded in this and the men were arrested.

When it was discovered later who these men were and the type of characters they were, there were some who advised my father not to press charges, for fear of reprisals. Another local restauranteur, a professional colleague and friend of my father's, and an Italian, came to him in private and said he "knew people in Cleveland" who could "take care of the matter." (Nudge nudge, wink wink.)

My father thanked him but demurred.

I don't recall what finally happened. I think the two men were simply fined and that was the end of it.

People...they're just shitty!; 12/8/14, 1:28 PM
traditionalguy said...: Intentional infliction of Ophidiophobia. That is at least a felony...just having to spell it is a misdemeanor.; 12/8/14, 1:29 PM
D.D. Driver said...: What is the law on concealed carry of snakes?; 12/8/14, 1:39 PM
D.D. Driver said...: "Both the men and the snake were taken into custody; the men remain in jail."

Apparently, the snake posted bail.; 12/8/14, 1:40 PM
Skeptical Voter said...: Naval aviators have been known to refer to off base housing for young pilots as "snake ranches".

Were these guys part of the RCAF?; 12/8/14, 1:41 PM
walter said...: First world problems, third world solutions.

If you outlaw snakes, only outlaws...; 12/8/14, 1:54 PM
hawkeyedjb said...: Snakes on a Submarine?; 12/8/14, 1:55 PM
FullMoon said...: traditionalguy said...

Intentional infliction of Ophidiophobia. That is at least a felony...just having to spell it is a misdemeanor.
Own up, you used spell check for that.....; 12/8/14, 2:09 PM
lgv said...: I guess a couple of Florida Men moved to Canada.

Google "Florida Man" for a laugh.; 12/8/14, 2:38 PM
Clyde said...: "Snake and onions" sounds like a pet name a guy might have for his junk.; 12/8/14, 2:49 PM
CWJ said...: So what's the deal with inserting a photo of an unrelated sandwich shop into the linked article.

Are we so illiterate now that you can't attract someone to read a post without a fake but accurate photo attached?

And indeed, what might Defonte's Sandwich Shop think of being associated with this story of perhaps incompetent or argumentative employees, and snake throwing customers.; 12/8/14, 2:57 PM
Wince said...: I killed a man in Reno for not being able to serve me a baked potato.; 12/8/14, 3:07 PM
Freeman Hunt said...: "I don't even like onions," the snake said.; 12/8/14, 3:14 PM
lemondog said...: Google "Florida Man" for a laugh.

Hate Google. I Binged....funny, funny....

Watch: Shoplifter Stuffs Chainsaw Down His Pants; 12/8/14, 3:34 PM
Michael K said...: "Excuse me while I whip this out."

Yes, for a moment there I was afraid it was a trouser snake.; 12/8/14, 3:53 PM
Heartless Aztec said...: Presented without comment...

Jack Nicolson - Five Easy Pieces

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38maVb_30ng; 12/8/14, 4:07 PM
Big Mike said...: That's about you'd expect for a guy who eats diced onions on a sandwich. Both the request for diced onions and throwing the snake a despicable acts.; 12/8/14, 4:12 PM
tim maguire said...: They're lucky that's all that happened...onions not diced! Reminds me of the time my medium-rare burger came out medium.; 12/8/14, 5:10 PM
James Pawlak said...: Since snakes taste like chicken, onions alone do not go well. However,onions combined with bread cube, celery and sage make a good dressing.; 12/8/14, 5:47 PM
F said...: EDH: I live 40 miles south of Reno, so I can sympathize.; 12/8/14, 9:01 PM
Sam L. said...: What? Doesn't every REAL man have a snake in his pocket when out in public? You want he shoulda thrown a gun on the counter?; 12/9/14, 11:30 AM