Paathogen Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 From KSAT.com (Texas Tv News Station) LINK Woman Who Claims To Find Finger In Chili Won't Sue Wendy's POSTED: 5:30 am CDT April 13, 2005 SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A woman who claimed she scooped up a human finger along with her chili at a Wendy's restaurant has decided not to sue the fast-food chain. Anna Ayala dropped her claim because it "has caused her great emotional distress and continues to be difficult emotionally," said her attorney, Jeffrey Janoff. Ayala, 39, claimed she found the 1?-inch long fingertip on March 22 while dining at a Wendy's restaurant in San Jose. She later filed a claim with the franchise owner, Fresno-based JEM Management Corp., which her attorney had said was the first step before filing a lawsuit. Phone calls to Ayala's house went unanswered Tuesday. Investigators searched her Las Vegas home last week as part of their investigation into how a finger ended up in the chili. Wendy's spokesman Denny Lynch declined to comment on Ayala's decision not to sue, but said a reward hot line to receive tips will remain open. Wendy's has offered $50,000 to the first person who can provide verifiable information that identifies the origin of the finger. "It's very important to us to find out what really happened at the restaurant," Lynch said. "We will continue to fully cooperate with the police investigation." Wendy's maintains the finger did not enter the food chain in its ingredients. None of the employees at the San Jose store had lost any fingers, and no suppliers of Wendy's ingredients reported any hand or finger injuries, the company said. The Santa Clara County coroner's office used a partial fingerprint to search for a match in an electronic database but came up empty. DNA testing is still being conducted on the finger. -- -- -- I'm still trying to find this on a major news outlet like CNN or Reuters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanekiwi Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 eeew a finger :rofl: i remember that mcd story with a fried chickenhead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streetw0lf Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 That's because she knows that Wendy's knows that she planted the finger. I guess in a way Wendy's is giving her 'the finger'. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoufo51 Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 Ack...I hate when people try to pull **** like this. The question is...where did she get the finger from? She'd be even stupider if she knew the person who used to have that finger... Emotional distress my ass. She's freaking out because she might be prosecuted. I know I would just to freak out anybody else who tries to pull something this stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streetw0lf Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 It's being reported that an aunt of hers recently died. I think a DNA test will be done to determine if the finger is her aunts. Or maybe it has already been done. Btw... this woman has brought suits againt companys before. I think about six other crazy ones. So she is a whack job to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ficman Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Floyd Veteran Posted April 13, 2005 Veteran Share Posted April 13, 2005 oh my discusting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musashi22 Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 Follow-up to the Wendy Finger Story I posted a while back... Woman Won't Sue Wendy's for Alleged FingerSAN JOSE, Calif. - A woman who claimed she scooped up a human finger along with her chili at a Wendy's restaurant has decided not to sue the fast-food chain. Anna Ayala dropped her claim because it "has caused her great emotional distress and continues to be difficult emotionally," said her attorney, Jeffrey Janoff. Ayala, 39, claimed she found the 1 1/2-inch long fingertip on March 22 while dining at a Wendy's restaurant in San Jose. She later filed a claim with the franchise owner, Fresno-based JEM Management Corp., which her attorney had said was the first step before filing a lawsuit. Phone calls to Ayala's house went unanswered Tuesday. Investigators searched her Las Vegas home last week as part of their investigation into how a finger ended up in the chili. Wendy's spokesman Denny Lynch declined to comment on Ayala's decision to drop the lawsuit but said a reward hot line to receive tips will remain open. Wendy's has offered $50,000 to the first person who can provide verifiable information that identifies the origin of the finger. "It's very important to us to find out what really happened at the restaurant," Lynch said. "We will continue to fully cooperate with the police investigation." Wendy's maintains the finger did not enter the food chain in its ingredients. None of the employees at the San Jose store had lost any fingers, and no suppliers of Wendy's ingredients reported any hand or finger injuries, the company said. The Santa Clara County coroner's office used a partial fingerprint to search for a match in an electronic database but came up empty. DNA testing is still being conducted on the finger. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.MULLA Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=308183 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameOverRob Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 i wuld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshpo Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musashi22 Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=308183 585769608[/snapback] Guess someone beat me to it, oh well... Here it is again anyway. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardo Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 If she planted it, it must have cost Wendy's a bunch, think of how their Chilli sales will have fallen in the past few weeks. They could sue her for damages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kak Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 I worked at a Wendy's a while ago and the only way a finger would get into the chili would either be some moron back there who cut their finger off on purpose (since you don't use anything sharp to make it) or its planted. I guess it could be packed in somehow, but I find that highly unlikely. You'd see it while it was cooking for a few hours. If she did plant it, she can kiss her ass goodbye. Dave will rise from the grave to take her down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgEnTsMiTh Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 Threads Merged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viserov Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 Obviously, it was a ploy. And now she's backing down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoufo51 Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 I worked at a Wendy's a while ago...If she did plant it, she can kiss her ass goodbye. Dave will rise from the grave to take her down. 585769701[/snapback] Wow... Wendy's. You guys make great burgers AND command the power of the undead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdesmus Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 what a dumb ho. she obviously planted it if she is backing down now that Wendy's isn't bending over to take this... I think Wendy's should sue her for tarnishing there reputation...I am sure they have lost at least Some business because of this dumbass's ploy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoufo51 Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 I think Wendy's should sue her for tarnishing there reputation...I am sure they have lost at least Some business because of this dumbass's ploy. 585770378[/snapback] You're right. She's a dumb ho, but she's a dumb ho with no money which is why she did this in the first place. She's gonna back out before Wendy's does what I think they should do...prosecute her to the fullest extent of the law, just for being that stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdesmus Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 You're right. She's a dumb ho, but she's a dumb ho with no money which is why she did this in the first place. She's gonna back out before Wendy's does what I think they should do...prosecute her to the fullest extent of the law, just for being that stupid. 585770400[/snapback] Very right my friend, but poor or not, this is hardly the way to make a buck. ...My god, at least see it through if you're going to try this...backing out just screams "You caught me, I made this up" ...emotionally distraught" ...pssh, you couldn't have been that surprised when you bit into the finger you just placed in the chilli you moron :rolleyes: :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoufo51 Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 Very right my friend, but poor or not, this is hardly the way to make a buck. ...My god, at least see it through if you're going to try this...backing out just screams "You caught me, I made this up" ...emotionally distraught" ...pssh, you couldn't have been that surprised when you bit into the finger you just placed in the chilli you moron :rolleyes: :whistle: 585770664[/snapback] Well...you WERE the first one to call her a dumb ho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdesmus Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 Well...you WERE the first one to call her a dumb ho. 585770802[/snapback] Oh, I never said she wasn't a ho ... she definitely is. :whistle: :shifty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planetik Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 the whole thing was bullcrap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerus Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 I'm thinking it is a fake placement, she should be prosecuted. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyoung1616 Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 How do you go about getting a human finger to start with, I think if someone took mine I'd probably notice. That is if I'm alive. Cody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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