Remember that scene in the Eddie Murphy film Coming to America where he and Arsenio Hall take out an armed robber (a barely recognizable Samuel L. Jackson) with a mop handle? Well, the real-life scene on Sunday at a Taco Bell in Indiana probably wasn’t as cinematic, but it was cool nonetheless.
According to police, a man entered the Taco Bell in question late on Sunday night, but he wanted more than just a chalupa.
“Get in the register,” the robber, who didn’t draw a weapon, told the Taco Bell employee.
That’s when the Taco ninja showed off his mop-fu skills against the wannabe burglar, who fled in fright.
Taco Bell employee fights off robber with mop [IDSnews.com]
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It was actually a locally-owned Taco Ball restaurant. Taco Bell is always after the hard-headed but lovable owner for trademark violation.
In other words, like “McDougals” in Coming to America! Man, this is so meta….
Sorry dude, second after I typed it I realized you were way ahead of me!
…and then he got fired.
But.. but I can’t fit in the register!
Beat me to it.
nice Voot Cruiser disguise.
Fascinating.
He could have punished the robber enough simply by feeding him a cheesy gordita crunch. the gastric pain alone would have deterred any future crime.
Especially if they’re not used to eating Taco Bell. Because it takes some getting used to, I’ve heard.
Cue worker getting fired in 3… 2… 1…
The suspect appeared to have a brown handle sticking out of his pocket that looked like a gun handle, but he fled out the door and headed north, according to the report.
The employee brought a stick to a gun fight?
It worked didn’t it?
I just want to know what the thought process was behind that.
– Guy demands money
– Guy appears to be armed
– Employee decides the best way to handle this is to use a big stick
Yeah it worked, but why did the employee assume that it would work? Why assume that a robber with a gun isn’t going to shoot you?
If the employee said that he didn’t think the handle in the guy’s pocket was actually a gun this would make more sense.
Just a thought, but perhaps he attacked with a stick because he thought he was going to get shot otherwise? I can tell you right now that having a gun pointed at you is a very jarring event and logic doesn’t necessarily come into play. Some people’s fight reaction is stronger than their flight response. Obviously I have no way of knowing what was going through this guy’s head though.
LOVE the Toxic Avenger pic!
+1 to Chris for that
Would you like to supersize that asswooping for a dollar more?
I know wrong restaurant but I had to make the joke.
You haven’t seen Coming To America in a while apparently. The robber is easily recognizable as Samuel L. Jackson.
So when’s the Taco Bell hero getting fired?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed9D83xa9uI
Yay UHF! I only saw this after I posted a link too. Stanley Rocks!
I can’t tell you how many times I have exclaimed “my mop!” or, “let’s go to spatula city!”
I the cubicle land where I’m currently chained “drinking from the fire hose” is a popular corporate buzzword. I always wind up laughing when I hear it, and get looks.
Supplies!
I don’t understand why people fight back.. you are making minimum wage, let him take the $50.00 that’s in the register, it’s not worth your life.
He just wanted to qualify for the Theodore Roosevelt Award for carrying that big stick.
aaaand that’s a firin’
Nothing beats Stanly Spadowski’s mop moves.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njJ3bFZBAmE
I love UHF!
This man is obviously a Chrono Trigger fan.
Maybe it was Bruce Lee’s cousin (Bob) working at the ‘Bell. I can see it now *fast moving mouth on screen* “I kill your family… then I kill you…. with this mop-turned-bo! kwwwwwwwaaaaaaah thwack! *fast moving mouth* “Now you go….you tell everyone!”
… fade to next scene… Bob’s eating a chalupa…
I’d just like to say for the record that not all of us 5’9″ short haired white men rob Taco Bell. Some of us don’t even eat there.
“That is how Mexicans Clean Up Shop”… they also cut their pizzas with little “caesar’s”…
(rimshot and applause)