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2016/02/09 01:54:00
Subject: Man Tosses Alligator Through a Wendy's Drive-Through.
Jonathan Tully wrote:Report: Jupiter man arrested for tossing gator into Wendy’s
A Jupiter man was arrested for throwing a live alligator into a Wendy’s restaurant drive-through east of Loxahatchee, according to our news partners at WPTV News Channel 5.
Joshua James, 23, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, illegally killing, possessing or capturing an alligator, and second-degree larceny petit theft, according to the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office.
He has not been released on bail as of Monday afternoon. WPTV reports that the incident occurred in October, but James had only been arrested recently by U.S. Marshals.
Officials with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission told WPTV that James pulled up for his order, and after a server handed a drink and turned around, James tossed the 3 1/2-foot gator into the drive-through window.
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2016/02/09 01:56:43
Subject: Man Tosses Alegator Through a Wendy's Drive-Through.
You spelled "alligator" incorrectly in the thread title.
Also, Florida's gonna Florida.
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2016/02/09 02:02:28
Subject: Man Tosses Alegator Through a Wendy's Drive-Through.
Still, how did the U.S. Marshals get involved in this?
US Marshals Service are tasked to apprehend fugitives or to serve outstanding warrants. The incident occurred in October and he was only recently arrested. Likely there was a warrant out for his arrest and the Marshals got called in.
2016/02/09 02:10:14
Subject: Man Tosses Alegator Through a Wendy's Drive-Through.
Wait, assault with a deadly weapon? So, are Alligators banned per the Geneva convention Will we be sending him to the Hague for biological warfare? If we paint an Alligator black and put a fore grip and a 4x scope on it, is it more deadly?
/endfactitiouspost
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Seriously when I heard the Title of the thread I was like 'Florida?' and I was right. Lol it surprises me how nuts florida is but this is such a florida thing.
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Lol maybe they're rednecks and he thought 'Dinner!'. Who knows maybe florida has a new gator kids meal and he was the delivery guy? Hehe.
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Haha I grew up in loxahatchee and this doesn't surprise me at all. What surprises me is this is the first time I've heard of someone from that area has weaponising the wildlife down.
2016/02/09 04:17:54
Subject: Re:Man Tosses Alligator Through a Wendy's Drive-Through.
...What's it like walking down the street in Florida? From what the Internet and news sites have led me to believe, the entire state is a Where's Waldo picture book of lunacy and self harm.
.... I'm really gonna be the first to make the " make it snappy" joke ?
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2016/02/09 09:19:05
Subject: Man Tosses Alligator Through a Wendy's Drive-Through.
Buttery Commissar wrote: ...What's it like walking down the street in Florida? From what the Internet and news sites have led me to believe, the entire state is a Where's Waldo picture book of lunacy and self harm.
I went there about 10 years ago for my brother's wedding.
Getting into the country was an unpleasant experience, but once we were installed in our mid-price hotel on Ocean Drive, South Beach, it was pretty nice. Obviously this is prime tourism territory, having many clubs, bars and restaurants, also one of the best concentrations of Art Deco and Streamline Moderne architecture in the world.
My mother got food poisoning. A restaurant refused my credit card because the bank told them to ask to see my passport, which I had brought for additional ID in anticipation of such an event, but apparently it was too difficult for the waiter to do this.
I got the feeling that Miami has a fairly boring high rise district, a large amount of fairly boring suburbs, and not much else outside the beach areas. The state as a whole has a lot of interesting geography and wildlife if you venture outside the main cities, but I was only there for a few days and stayed in South Beach.
My aunt and mother asked me what Florida was like, so I went into a book shop and bought them a couple of Carl Hiaasen novels.
This alligator incident is exactly the sort of thing that happens all the time in a Carl Hiaasen book.
Buttery Commissar wrote: ...What's it like walking down the street in Florida? From what the Internet and news sites have led me to believe, the entire state is a Where's Waldo picture book of lunacy and self harm.
Its really the fact that florida has laws that make it easier to get ahold of these weird stories, compared to other states.
Florida aint that weird
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2016/02/09 17:26:07
Subject: Man Tosses Alligator Through a Wendy's Drive-Through.
1. Why did he have an alligator?
2. Why did he have an alligator IN HIS CAR?
3. Why did he think putting it through the window was a good idea?
4. HOW did he put it through the window? It's a fething alligator.
5. Can I have the security tape?
2016/02/09 17:50:06
Subject: Man Tosses Alligator Through a Wendy's Drive-Through.
Buttery Commissar wrote: ...What's it like walking down the street in Florida? From what the Internet and news sites have led me to believe, the entire state is a Where's Waldo picture book of lunacy and self harm.
I went there about 10 years ago for my brother's wedding.
Getting into the country was an unpleasant experience, but once we were installed in our mid-price hotel on Ocean Drive, South Beach, it was pretty nice. Obviously this is prime tourism territory, having many clubs, bars and restaurants, also one of the best concentrations of Art Deco and Streamline Moderne architecture in the world.
My mother got food poisoning. A restaurant refused my credit card because the bank told them to ask to see my passport, which I had brought for additional ID in anticipation of such an event, but apparently it was too difficult for the waiter to do this.
I got the feeling that Miami has a fairly boring high rise district, a large amount of fairly boring suburbs, and not much else outside the beach areas. The state as a whole has a lot of interesting geography and wildlife if you venture outside the main cities, but I was only there for a few days and stayed in South Beach.
My aunt and mother asked me what Florida was like, so I went into a book shop and bought them a couple of Carl Hiaasen novels.
This alligator incident is exactly the sort of thing that happens all the time in a Carl Hiaasen book.
I am glad that your experience was as that location; it is a prime example of what the entire US is like, down to every detail. My fellow USians will back me up that this was an accurate experience of not just Florida, but the country as a whole!
And it is true, 'gator control is a hot-button issue these days. I hear Obama is coming for our gators.
1. Why did he have an alligator?
2. Why did he have an alligator IN HIS CAR?
3. Why did he think putting it through the window was a good idea?
4. HOW did he put it through the window? It's a fething alligator.
5. Can I have the security tape?
Well there are a lot of alligators in Florida, it wouldn't be all that difficult to grab one if you wanted(aside from the obvious difficulties in actually grabbing one and wrastling it).
It was a smaller gator so more manageable, it would fit through the window at that size.
As for why? That I can't tell you.
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Is he some sort of beastmaster from our largest planet, on an interplanetary mission to take down Wendy's?
Because that's awesome.
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H.B.M.C. wrote:Why???
Exactly - we need to know the motive here!
hotsauceman1 wrote:
Buttery Commissar wrote: ...What's it like walking down the street in Florida? From what the Internet and news sites have led me to believe, the entire state is a Where's Waldo picture book of lunacy and self harm.
Its really the fact that florida has laws that make it easier to get ahold of these weird stories, compared to other states.
Florida aint that weird
WRONG! Florida IS that weird.
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2016/02/09 20:33:10
Subject: Man Tosses Alligator Through a Wendy's Drive-Through.
This made it onto the BBC news. Apparently the individual in question found it by the side of the road and lured it into his truck and then went to the Wendy's to play a prank on his friend that works there by launching a 3 foot alligator through the drive through window.
1. Why did he have an alligator? - Because 'Murica
2. Why did he have an alligator IN HIS CAR? - Because 'Murica
3. Why did he think putting it through the window was a good idea? - For the lulz
4. HOW did he put it through the window? It's a fething alligator. - Gator throwing practice.
5. Can I have the security tape? - Me too.
n'oublie jamais - It appears I now have to highlight this again.
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2016/02/10 00:13:54
Subject: Re:Man Tosses Alligator Through a Wendy's Drive-Through.
Will we be sending him to the Hague for biological warfare? If we paint an Alligator black and put a fore grip and a 4x scope on it, is it more deadly?
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