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."quote:
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.
ADVERTISEMENT
Demos fucked around with this message on 04-29-2005 at 10:51 PM.
quote:
the suspicious item was identified as a 30-inch burrito filled with steak, guacamole, lettuce, salsa and jalapenos
I want one of those...
Clovis is 20 miles north of me.
quote:
A sleep deprived nem-x stammered:
Clovis is 20 miles north of me.
Ask the kid where he got that burrito.
quote:
nem-x said:
quote:
Azymyth's fortune cookie read:
I bet he made it.
But where can you get a 3ft tortilla?
quote:
When the babel fish was in place, it was apparent JooJooFlop said:
But where can you get a 3ft tortilla?
I'm betting he made that too.
There's a flat pan used for making a rice dish. (I don't remember what it's called, sorry.) One of the larger ones of those pans would be about the right size. Or, make a pan out of wire mesh and several layers of tinfoil. Heat it up, dump in the batter, and you have a huge tortilla in no time.
quote:
Palador ChibiDragon had this to say about Matthew Broderick:
I'm betting he made that too.There's a flat pan used for making a rice dish. (I don't remember what it's called, sorry.) One of the larger ones of those pans would be about the right size. Or, make a pan out of wire mesh and several layers of tinfoil. Heat it up, dump in the batter, and you have a huge tortilla in no time.
No.
The pan I assume you are thinking of is called a Paella pan. Used for making Paella which is made from rice, chicken, spices like chili and saffron, and seafood.
I make my own flour tortillas on occasion, and what I can tell you is that he would use a press of some sort, or a rolling pin to flatten the dough.
Flour tortillas are made from flour, salt, solid fat (like lard or shortening) and maybe some water.
The dough is soft, it is rolled into balls, and then placed in a press and flattened. Then it is usually cooked on a hot stone, much like a pizza stone. You could cook it on a griddle, but it only takes a few seconds to cook.
I think he probably did make it himself, or had his mother help him. Homemade tortillas are
quote:
Nae had this to say about Punky Brewster:
No.
The pan I assume you are thinking of is called a Paella pan. Used for making Paella which is made from rice, chicken, spices like chili and saffron, and seafood.
I make my own flour tortillas on occasion, and what I can tell you is that he would use a press of some sort, or a rolling pin to flatten the dough.
Flour tortillas are made from flour, salt, solid fat (like lard or shortening) and maybe some water.
The dough is soft, it is rolled into balls, and then placed in a press and flattened. Then it is usually cooked on a hot stone, much like a pizza stone. You could cook it on a griddle, but it only takes a few seconds to cook.
I think he probably did make it himself, or had his mother help him. Homemade tortillas are
Yeah but what did he cook it on, or for that matter in? A pizza stone would be way too small, heck I'd be surprized if you could fit a 30in dia. tortilla in most ovens even. (Trying to visualize sticking a yardstick in the oven says its a nogo but I could be wrong.)
Now they call the SWAT team anytime a person wears a trench-coat or bring something to school not Pre-Approved by an act of congress.
quote:
This one time, at Azizza camp:
Now they call the SWAT team anytime a person wears a trench-coat or bring something to school not Pre-Approved by an act of congress.
I remember reading a couple of months ago about a 6 or 7 year old who brought chewable vitamins to school and the Principal had her arrested by the cops for drug pushing.
That is ridiculous.
quote:
Nae's account was hax0red to write:
I remember reading a couple of months ago about a 6 or 7 year old who brought chewable vitamins to school and the Principal had her arrested by the cops for drug pushing.That is ridiculous.
Hey! Something really sinister was afoot there! It was like the devil came right up from hell and possessed that boy's body!
"Don't want to sound like a fanboy, but I am with you. I'll buy it for sure, it's just a matter of for how long I will be playing it..."
- Silvast, Battle.net forums
quote:
diadem wrote their words upon the rocks;
that kid is damn lucky they didn't make him into a scapegoat.
A burrito that size would only be a weapon after it was eaten, though.
