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TexasTowelie

(112,219 posts)
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 02:20 AM Feb 2019

Two arrested in Alabama in buffet brawl over crab legs

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Alabama police say a dispute over crab legs at a dinner buffet ended in a brawl that left two people facing misdemeanor charges.

Huntsville police officer Gerald Johnson says he was eating at the Meteor Buffet restaurant when a fight broke out.

Johnson tells WHNT-TV that diners were using service tongs like fencing swords and plates were shattering, and a woman was beating a man. Johnson says diners had been waiting in line for crab legs for more than 10 minutes, and they lost their tempers once the food came out.

The station reports Chequita Jenkins is charged with assaulting John Chapman, who suffered a cut on his head. Chapman is charged with disorderly conduct.

Court records aren’t available to show whether either person has a lawyer.

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/02/27/meteor-buffet-brawl-huntsville-brawl-leaves-2-facing-misdemeanor-charges/3011171002/
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Two arrested in Alabama in buffet brawl over crab legs (Original Post) TexasTowelie Feb 2019 OP
All you can eat crab legs is serious business exboyfil Feb 2019 #1
I've had crab legs once TlalocW Feb 2019 #2
It is an art form exboyfil Feb 2019 #4
You know, I just might fight for hot crab legs. sinkingfeeling Feb 2019 #3

exboyfil

(17,863 posts)
1. All you can eat crab legs is serious business
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 02:25 AM
Feb 2019

It about bankrupted Red Lobster. Folks eat really small portions for the days leading up to the feast and exercise like crazy. Can do a lot of damage by the 4th trip to the buffet.

https://theweek.com/speedreads/567777/endless-crab-could-have-bankrupted-red-lobster

Red Lobster's tactical error was underestimating just how many times customers would request another crab plate during a single visit. "It wasn't the second helping [of crab], it was the third that hurt,” said Joe Lee, CEO of parent company Darden Restaurants, on a call with investors. "And the fourth," said Red Lobster president Dick Rivera.

TlalocW

(15,383 posts)
2. I've had crab legs once
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 03:07 AM
Feb 2019

It was too much work getting the meat out. I'm a lazy eater and feel that if I'm paying for a meal, it ought to be relatively easy to eat.

Also the reason I don't fondue. I get to pay to cook my own food?

TlalocW

exboyfil

(17,863 posts)
4. It is an art form
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 12:45 PM
Feb 2019

I was trained at a young age. I trained my daughters as well.

Crack the legs just right you can pull the entire meat out easily enough.

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