Man Tries to Cook His Own Meal at Denny's

[Son of Gob]

Police in Wisconsin say a man marched into a Madison Denny's, announced he was the new manager, and then proceeded to cook himself a burger.

And fries. And apparently, he was good at it, too. "He was no stranger to the kitchen," police spokesman Joel DeSpain told the Huffington Post. According to DeSpain, 52-year-old James Summers told the staff at a Madison's Denny's that he was a 30-year corporate veteran and was taking over.

In one of the most colorful police narratives every penned, DeSpain wrote that Summers never announced he was one of the pros from Dover, but the briefcase toting gentleman wearing a maroon tie and long black trench coat was quite clear: he had been sent by corporate.

"Surprised, and a bit shocked, the 38-year-old [manager] thought, surely, this must be a mistake. ... Perhaps, she indicated to him, you have arrived at the wrong restaurant," he wrote. While the manager phoned corporate, Summers allegedly began cooking up his meal. And he treated himself to a soda, too.

When police finally put a stop to the burger-eating spree, they found that Summers had been armed with a stun gun and two crack pipes.

http://weirdnews.about.com/od/weirdphotos/ig/Weird-Crime-Mug-Shots/Weird-Burger-Scam.htm

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/23/dennys-arrest-making-cheeseburger-fries-james-summers-wisconsin_n_1297400.html

This is one of the most fantastic crimes in history.

[Systematic Chaos]

1. If it weren't for the crack pipes, this guy would be my new hero for the month.

And that's in spite of the fact that I'm now the bean- and veggie-burger sort.

I hope he can get cleaned up and find a restaurant job, if he was that good in the Denny's kitchen.

[kickysnana]

2. We contimplated this in the Chicago area ca 1985

It came to head when our flight was delayed out of Chicago to the Twin Cities following a funeral. We went to the ice cream shop that was there and ordered malts because we needed something that would stay with us and brighten the antsy kids moods. They couldn't do malts they were out of milk. So I went next door where they had a cooler and purchased the milk they needed for the malts and came back with it. The response. The clerk (who did not have a lot of other business) was furious and muttering under her breath. This was back when Minnesota Nice actually existed.

Other odd thing that day. My ex husband 5' 8" kept getting people coming up to him asking him if he were Refrigerator Perry who was supposed to be coming in after a victory that day. At first it was funny but after the 10th person asked we had to wonder what reality these people operated under. Perry, of course, is much taller and proportionately wider.

[Javaman]

3. Crack: it makes you hungry. nt

[MADem]

4. A real charmer! nt

[damaya]

5. Olive Garden was closed?