The Chili Finger Lady is back!

[KamaAina]

First, I must apologize for having given you the impression over the last 3 1/2 years that San Jose is boring. Not only can we boast hot dog-eating champ Joey Chestnut, but the infamous Chili Finger Lady is a local as well!

http://www.mercurynews.com/weird-news/ci_22641501/infamous-wendys-san-jose-chili-finger-lady-accused

Anna Ayala, the woman behind the notorious 2005 hoax involving a segment of human finger strategically placed as an extortion-flavored ingredient in a bowl of fast-food chili, is again behind bars after being arrested Thursday on charges of being an accessory to a felony and filing a false police report.

The finger escapade was a weird scam that attracted worldwide attention -- an oddball plot by Ayala and her husband to bilk money out of Wendy's restaurants after her husband bought a dismembered ring finger for $100 from a co-worker who had lost it in an workplace accident. Even though they were exposed, the restaurant claimed to have lost $21 million because the stomach-turning tale sent customers elsewhere....

This time, Santa Clara County prosecutor Bret Wasley said her lie wasn't for financial gain, but rather to protect her son, whom police found suffering from a gunshot wound to the ankle in front of an Alviso home where he lived with his mom....

Ayala's attention to nonexistent detail is well documented. Back in her chili finger days, she regaled reporters with gross-out descriptions of the digit being "crunchy" when she bit into it.

Oh yes, we also have the world's largest flea market. I wonder what fingers are going for there?

[In_The_Wind]

1. Honestly, I have not gone to a Wendy's since this happened.