Wilmington, NC Man Finds Finger In His Frozen Custard

[Skywatch_NC]

Wilmington Man Finds Finger In His Frozen Custard

POSTED: 5:43 pm EDT May 2, 2005
UPDATED: 5:45 pm EDT May 2, 2005

WILMINGTON, N.C. -- A Wilmington man found what appears to be the tip of a human finger in a container of frozen custard.

Clarence Stowers said he made the discovery Sunday night while eating the chocolate-flavored custard he bought from Kohl's Frozen Custard. He said he originally thought it was candy or some treat that he said is occasionally found in the custard.

"And I said, God, this ain't no nut!" Stowers said. "So I came into the kitchen and rinsed it off with water and realized it was a human finger and just started screaming!"

Craig Thomas, the storeowner, did confirm an employee severed his finger on one of the machines at the store earlier Sunday evening.

"We are still trying to ascertain what exactly happened," Thomas said. "But in the seconds that it took for the accident to happen, and for (the employee) to tell the manager that it happened, a pint was being scooped out."

The New Hanover County Health Department has since then inspected the equipment, oversaw its sterilization, and allowed the store to re-open.

Sunday's report comes on the heels of a believed hoax involving a woman who said she found a human fingertip in her bowl of Wendy's chili in March. Police said she made up the story.

http://www.wral.com/news/4440972/detail.html

Copyright 2005 by WRAL.com.

[Josephine96]

"god this aint no nut" Nah really lol

This is getting a little silly now.. Looks like copy cats are popping up

[HurricaneGirl]

Next time they'll find one at KFC and say we aren't finger licking good for nothing.

[coriolis]

You'd think that they would have tried harder to find the fingertip. The coldness would have helped to preserve it, increasing the chances that it could have been re-attached.

One of my boys had a finger tip cut off in a door several years ago. They couldn't find it, and after a time, the decision was made to give up on it. With proper plastic surgery and about 3 months to heal, his finger is as good as new.

[george_r_1961]

All these events give the term "finger foods" a whole new meaning doesnt it?

[Skywatch_NC]

"god this aint no nut" Nah really lol

This is getting a little silly now.. Looks like copy cats are popping up

Wasn't a copy cat case...an employee severed his/her fingertip in an accident there at the Kohl's store dairy treat area.

[CaptinCrunch]

As Gomer Pile would say "Surprise, Surprise, Surprise"

[James]

How unpleasant.