Guy walks into Denny's announces he is new manager and cooks himself dinner...

[WI_DEM]

except he isn't the new manager...

MADISON — A man who claimed to be the new manager of a Denny's restaurant in Madison is facing charges after cooking himself a cheeseburger and fries before police showed up.


Police said 52-year-old James Summers, wearing a tie and carrying a briefcase, claimed he was sent by Denny's corporate office Tuesday to be the new manager at the restaurant. When the current manager told Summers that he must have the wrong restaurant, Summers told her she apparently had not gotten the memo about the change in leadership.


Authorities said the manager called her supervisors while Summers helped himself to a meal. WISC-TV reported that police were summoned and took Summers into custody. Officers said they found a stun gun on his belt. Summers is charged with disorderly conduct, drug possession and possessing an electric weapon.

http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/223746/group/homepage/

[Renew Deal]

1. See, now if he made everyone else dinner and washed the dishes...

he would have been fine.

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/10/10372892-burglar-breaks-in-folds-clothes-cooks-dinner

[leveymg]

2. "Possession of an electric weapon", interesting police refer to the taser as a "compliance tool"

Guess its either a tool or a weapon, depending upon who uses it to torture people.

[slackmaster]

3. Article says he had a stun gun, and does not say anything about a Taser

A Taser is a specialized electric stun weapon that sends an electrode flying through the air.

Most stun weapons don't work that way.

Of course, it's just a lame news article and we can't be sure of anything it says.

[leveymg]

6. I'll tell you what, we'll shoot you with a stun gun and a Taser, and you can tell us the difference.

Cheez-itz

[slackmaster]

9. Illumination always trumps obfuscation

It's unfortunate that you are unable to discuss the topic without stooping to personal attack.

[leveymg]

10. That was just a joke, not a personal attack.

Okay, I'll bite - what's the difference?

[LanternWaste]

21. Never argue with someone who makes a distinction without a relevant difference

Never argue with someone who makes a distinction without a relevant difference. It is, I believe, an exercise in both futility and absurdity. Like arguing with a head of cheese (but we must of course realize that a head of cheese can be refrigerated...)

[rfranklin]

5. It is an "enhanced interrogation" tool when in the hands of the authorities...

now, shut up or get shocked!

[Johnny Rico]

20. "Electric weapons", i.e., tasers and stun guns, are perfectly legal in almost all states.

Odd that they're not in this particular case.

[NoGOPZone]

4. He couldn't pick a better restaurant than Denny's to run a scam? nt

[trumad]

8. LOL

[Blue_Tires]

18. Yeah, I would have rocked a Waffle House instead, personally

[deaniac21]

7. Do you know was La Quinta means?

Next to Denny's.

[Enrique]

11. I wonder how many times it worked before this

[pinboy3niner]

12. I hear they're still pretty steamed over at...the Olive Garden

[Enrique]

14. i'm sure his cooking was an improvement there

[librechik]

13. Bartender says "Hi, Mitt!"

lol

[Enrique]

15. everyone move over, I'm in charge now

[librechik]

16. lol n/t

[Hugabear]

17. But this works on TV all the time!

At least, it used to work all the time back in the 80s

[Wait Wut]

19. I told him McDonald's, not Denny's

Had a customer a few months ago complain because I wouldn't let him use MY friggin' computer to change his artwork. I told him, after he started throwing a hissy fit, "You can't go to McDonald's and make your own lunch."

Apparently, he was confused and tried it at Denny's.