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| "Look out, he's got a burrito!" |
| 2005-04-30 |
| School Mistakes Huge Burrito for a Weapon Associated Press EFL 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. "Okay, son, put down the burrito and no one has to get hurt. We can talk about this. . . ." 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. Mmmmmmmmmm . . . jalapenos. "I didn't know whether to laugh or cry," school Principal Diana Russell said. . . . . . . The burrito was part of [eighth-grader Michael] 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." |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #11 The US Government has determined that the greates contributor of VOC's in the office (volitile organic chemicals" is "Human bioefluent emitions". Burps and farts. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2005-04-30 7:26:26 PM |
| #10 I understand that the bean burrito can invoke silent and deadly biochem attacks. Look out! He's loaded! |
| Posted by: Captain America 2005-04-30 3:43:33 PM |
| #9 Drop the chalupa! |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2005-04-30 2:20:22 PM |
| #8 # 7 yes, this could be a dangerous weapon after eating and I think you all know what were aiming at. Andrea Jackson |
| Posted by: Andrea 2005-04-30 1:07:22 PM |
| #7 Burritos don't explode until an hour after eating it. |
| Posted by: ed 2005-04-30 11:50:35 AM |
| #6 Quick - somebody sign the kid to a contract. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2005-04-30 11:35:24 AM |
| #5 Just add beans and a 30 inch burrito woulda been a WMD... |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2005-04-30 11:22:06 AM |
| #4 "Is that a burrito in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?" |
| Posted by: Raj 2005-04-30 10:45:21 AM |
| #3 I made up a restaurant that specialized in oddly large burritos," Morrissey said. Ima think he will go far. OLB is a fine name for a Mexican restaurant. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-04-30 10:43:58 AM |
| #2 2.5'.That boy is well endowed! |
| Posted by: raptor 2005-04-30 10:10:59 AM |
| #1 30" ... could have been a sawed-off shotgun. Glad it wasn't anything like that. Although those jalapenos sound pretty dangerous, too. |
| Posted by: rkb 2005-04-30 10:07:08 AM |