Originally posted by slick
May I please have a 30 inch burrito with the works...
A 30-inch burrito managed to close down a Clovis, New Mexico school and bring out the police snipers last week. Eighth-grader Michael Morrissey brought the big burrito to school as part of a project to create a product and a way to advertise it.

Unfortunately for young Mr. Morrissey, someone saw him taking the large comestible into the school and called police. The burrito was wrapped in tinfoil and a white t-shirt, and apparently had the appearance of a weapon of some kind.

Students were called to the auditorium and told the situation, whereupon the burrito-bearing boy realized that he might be the cause of the commotion. The burrito was surrendered to the principal without incident, but not before the school was shut down, streets closed off, and police perched on neighboring rooftops for two tense hours.

According to the boy:


"I have a new nickname now. It’s Burrito Boy," Morrissey said.

No word on the fate of the “evidence.”

Your Tax dollars hard at work!

I raise a glass of agua fresca to toast dear Tex the Tux!