speddy187 Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 CLOVIS, N.M. - A call about a possible weapon at a middle school prompted police to put armed officers on rooftops, close nearby streets and lock down the school. All over a giant burrito. Someone called authorities Thursday after seeing a boy carrying something long and wrapped into Marshall Junior High. The drama ended two hours later when the suspicious item was identified as a 30-inch burrito filled with steak, guacamole, lettuce, salsa and jalapenos and wrapped inside tin foil and a white T-shirt. "I didn't know whether to laugh or cry," school Principal Diana Russell said. State police, Clovis police and the Curry County Sheriff's Department arrived at the school shortly after 8:30 a.m. They searched the premises and determined there was no immediate danger. In the meantime, more than 30 parents, alerted by a radio report, descended on the school. Visibly shaken, they gathered around in a semi-circle, straining their necks, awaiting news. "There needs to be security before the kids walk through the door," said Heather Black, whose son attends the school. After the lockdown was lifted but before the burrito was identified as the culprit, parents pulled 75 students out of school, Russell said. Russell said the mystery was solved after she brought everyone in the school together in the auditorium to explain what was going on. "The kid was sitting there as I'm describing this (report of a student with a suspicious package) and he's thinking, 'Oh, my gosh, they're talking about my burrito.'" Afterward, eighth-grader Michael Morrissey approached her. "He said, 'I think I'm the person they saw,'" Russell said. The burrito was part of Morrissey's extra-credit assignment to create commercial advertising for a product. "We had to make up a product and it could have been anything. I made up a restaurant that specialized in oddly large burritos," Morrissey said. After students heard the description of what police were looking for, he and his friends began to make the connection. He then took the burrito to the office. "The police saw it and everyone just started laughing. It was a laughter of relief," Morrissey said. "Oh, and I have a new nickname now. It's Burrito Boy." http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=715583 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 lmao... thats amazingly funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solarix Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 nice over reaction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theMaxx Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 It?s ?amazingly funny? to see how sad that is? I mean?. How paranoiac or dangerous society has become when burritos are mistaken for guns? In what hell the world is in to make people so suspicious? In a SCHOOL!!!!:pinch:; :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdflkjsdrhthfhrhr Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 hahahahahaha that is going to make an awesome story some day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanneh Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 The police saw it and everyone just started laughing. It was a laughter of relief," Morrissey said. "Oh, and I have a new nickname now. It's Burrito Boy." LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kupo-Cheer Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 But the burrito *could* have been used as a weapon! :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyout Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 wow.....that is what fear does.... to bad for the ones who ate it, he posioned them, he had the antidode.... :shifty: :ninja: :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameOverRob Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EduardValencia Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 i can't understand what's happening in america,this type of stories are only from there,paranoia is the owner of americans :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theMaxx Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 But the burrito *could* have been used as a weapon! :rofl: 585851865[/snapback] Burritos whipped :woot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 :laugh: LOL !!!!!!!! Paranoia at it's finest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unksi Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 LOL! This made my day! :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 burrito bitch slap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raditz Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 I can't think of anything to say except 'rofl! funniest news evah!' :rofl: :omg: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwjw1 Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 Even though this is humorous...never get complacent or under estimate the sickness of a terrorist or madman......someone might mock this sitution...."oh its just a burrito"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John Teacake MVC Posted April 30, 2005 MVC Share Posted April 30, 2005 i can't understand what's happening in america,this type of stories are only from there,paranoia is the owner of americans :( 585851874[/snapback] Yeah we owe it all to 9/11 :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoXY Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 :laugh: LOL !!!!!!!! Paranoia at it's finest! 585851879[/snapback] indeed....but paranoia aside....this is F***** funny!...:laugh:..:rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webeagle12 Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 I think cops wonna a bite of that juice burrito! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiagosilva29 Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 "Oh, and I have a new nickname now. It's Burrito Boy." This is DESPERATELY calling for a photoshopped pic. Anyone? :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qasim Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 Lmao, this is class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR_Candyman Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 I was chuckling at first, but then I read this: "Curry County Sheriff's Department" I couldn't control my laughter any longer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoufo51 Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 Mmmm...burrito. Hurry up lunchtime...I'm hungry. Sitting here at work and reading about that delicious sounding burrito. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted May 1, 2005 Veteran Share Posted May 1, 2005 Kind of reminds me of the Red Scare in the beginning of the 1900's, but this time, its about terrorism instead of communism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fighter-X Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 You people are crazy! Burritos make fart bombs! Silent but deadly :shifty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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