…apparently the Einsteins at Mickey D’s! I remember reading something about this in the IJ last year or so; maybe the editor decided, “why repeat ourselves?”
I once was subjected to a strip search and body cavity search while on the job, and it is not a laughing matter. Mistress Helga would have given me a thorough spanking if I questioned it.
I agree Ralph. Assuming the employee was an adult, she must have been a freakin’ idiot to comply with such a bizarre request. What ever happened to telling your manager or calling the police?
Three things to answer in that question, John:
1) It was the manager who handled the phone call;
2) The caller identified themselves as the police;
3) Being this happened at least six years ago, and the employee was a teenager at the time. How clearly do teens tend to think under unusual or extremely stressing situations? I think this would qualify as both!
excellent point. I remember getting a call at home once from a guy identifying himself from a radio station I happened to listen to all the time. He asked me who my favorite musician was (I told him “Clapton”) and then told me that if I could sing the first verse of one of his songs, I’d win tickets to some show. Long story short, I got about 30 seconds into singing “Tears in Heaven” before I realized that something wasn’t right. “Is this a joke?” I asked. “Yes it is,” came the reply, “But you have to admit that it’s a good one!” Indeed it was.
My underwiting manager always to look for the silver lining in every situation. In this case cash strapped Kentucky gets a large chunk of the award, since it is taxable. With that money they can create a lot of televised Public Service Announcements warning about strip searches initaited via phone!
Doesn’t this strip search story seem like something off an unsavory website? The fast food outfit and the guy in the cop uniform storms in and orders the search?
Did they cover the person in powdered sugar and hose them down too?
Police Chief Grady: “Sorry about the delousing, Rod. It’s standard procedure.”
Farva: “It’s powdered sugar.”
Police Chief Grady: “The lice hate the sugar. Listen, Rod–”
Farva: “It’s delicious.”
Police Chief Grady: “Uh, good.”
I don’t know any more after reading this article than I did before. It’s a waste of space.
What Einstein strip searches someone because of what someone on the PHONE tells them???
…apparently the Einsteins at Mickey D’s! I remember reading something about this in the IJ last year or so; maybe the editor decided, “why repeat ourselves?”
Yeah, right! (insert rolling of eyes)
I once was subjected to a strip search and body cavity search while on the job, and it is not a laughing matter. Mistress Helga would have given me a thorough spanking if I questioned it.
sorry, I just got a call looking for Ben Dover and I had to have our receptionist page him.
I agree Ralph. Assuming the employee was an adult, she must have been a freakin’ idiot to comply with such a bizarre request. What ever happened to telling your manager or calling the police?
Three things to answer in that question, John:
1) It was the manager who handled the phone call;
2) The caller identified themselves as the police;
3) Being this happened at least six years ago, and the employee was a teenager at the time. How clearly do teens tend to think under unusual or extremely stressing situations? I think this would qualify as both!
excellent point. I remember getting a call at home once from a guy identifying himself from a radio station I happened to listen to all the time. He asked me who my favorite musician was (I told him “Clapton”) and then told me that if I could sing the first verse of one of his songs, I’d win tickets to some show. Long story short, I got about 30 seconds into singing “Tears in Heaven” before I realized that something wasn’t right. “Is this a joke?” I asked. “Yes it is,” came the reply, “But you have to admit that it’s a good one!” Indeed it was.
My underwiting manager always to look for the silver lining in every situation. In this case cash strapped Kentucky gets a large chunk of the award, since it is taxable. With that money they can create a lot of televised Public Service Announcements warning about strip searches initaited via phone!
How do we take our country back from the blood sucking lawyers?
Isn’t this the case where some prank caller got a clearly brilliant employee to strip, spray fire extinguishers indoors, set off the Ansul system etc?
Kind of gives lie to all of us being equal huh? Not even close.
Doesn’t this strip search story seem like something off an unsavory website? The fast food outfit and the guy in the cop uniform storms in and orders the search?
I don’t know Jean, I don’t visit those kinds of websites. Apparently you do.
Oh ok well heres how it goes, the McDonalds story happens and then better looking actors reenact the scene for money.
http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=1297922&page=1
Unbelievable.
“The two sides agreed to the withdrawal of the part of the judgment — $5 million in punitive damages — that is taxable.”
Well, so much for THAT theory!
Really, IJ, do your editors believe it’s appropriate to use the word “withdrawal” relative to a sexual harassment case?
Did they cover the person in powdered sugar and hose them down too?
Police Chief Grady: “Sorry about the delousing, Rod. It’s standard procedure.”
Farva: “It’s powdered sugar.”
Police Chief Grady: “The lice hate the sugar. Listen, Rod–”
Farva: “It’s delicious.”
Police Chief Grady: “Uh, good.”
I’m sure a lot of folks are wondering, “WTF?”
digusting