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Postby Jimmy Durante » Fri Apr 29, 2005 4:02 pm

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/burrito_lockdown

School Mistakes Huge Burrito for a Weapon

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."


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Postby Tikker » Fri Apr 29, 2005 4:05 pm

hrm

I guess you could end up with a worse nick name




but that speaks volumes about how paranoid people are these days
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Postby Lyion » Fri Apr 29, 2005 4:29 pm

Mmm, Burrito. Now I'm in the mood for some Tex Mex!
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Postby The Kizzy » Fri Apr 29, 2005 5:06 pm

Mmmm Chipolte's
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Postby veeneedefeesh » Fri Apr 29, 2005 5:09 pm

Lyion wrote:Mmm, Burrito Boy. Now I'm in the mood for some Mexican boy!



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Postby Jennay » Fri Apr 29, 2005 8:18 pm

LOL too funny. I hope this ends up as an episode on South Park.
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Postby Diabolik » Fri Apr 29, 2005 8:50 pm

My friend Brian's parents own two burrito stands and a restaurant. His mom made a giant burrito for me for my welcome home (for a week) party last year. Thing was like 5 feet long.

PS - Brian's mom is hot. =)
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Postby veeneedefeesh » Fri Apr 29, 2005 10:43 pm

Diabolik wrote:My friend Brian's parents own two burrito stands and a restaurant. His mom made a giant burrito for me for my welcome home (for a week) party last year. Thing was like 5 feet long.

PS - Brian's mom is hot. =)


How long were you in the bathroom and were the authorities alarmed by the screams emenating from there?
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Postby Narrock » Fri Apr 29, 2005 10:46 pm

Diabolik wrote:My friend Brian's parents own two burrito stands and a restaurant. His mom made a giant burrito for me for my welcome home (for a week) party last year. Thing was like 5 feet long.

PS - Brian's mom is hot. =)


I'm sure Brian would appreciate that comment.
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Postby Diabolik » Fri Apr 29, 2005 11:02 pm

He did. He thinks mine is pretty milfy, too.
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Postby Phlegm » Fri Apr 29, 2005 11:12 pm

The kid should have just drop his pants and say " I got your 30 inch concealed weapon right here, bitch".
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