-- Man Protests 'All You Can Eat' fish-fry for cutting him off.

[Simply Red]

Bill Wisth Protests All-You-Can-Eat Fish Fry For Cutting Him Off


The Huffington Post | By Andy Campbell Posted: 05/15/2012 11:59 am






A Wisconsin man got cut off after he wolfed down a dozen pieces of fish at an all-you-can-eat fish fry, so he did what any red-blooded American would do: he made a picket sign and protested.

Bill Wisth -- a fish-eating machine at 6-foot-6-inches tall and 350 lbs -- was miffed when workers at his favorite local restaurant in Thiensville, Chuck's Place, said they were running out of yummy sea creatures.

"It's false advertising," Wisth told TMJ4. "We asked for more fish, and they refused to give us more fish."

Fed up with his whining, workers gave him eight more pieces of fish to go, but it wasn't enough. Wisth called police -- a move that turned up no results -- and came back two days later with a picket sign.

"I think that people have to stand up for consumers," he said.

The eatery didn't change its policy for Wisth. Waitress Elizabeth Roeming said the man has been a problem for years, and has a substantial tab he hasn't yet paid off, the Associated Press reported.

But Wisth said he's not done fighting the great fish fight, nor is he finished with fish-fry Fridays at Chuck's Place. Heck, he still admits the food is irresistible.

"They do have like some of the best pizza in town, if you like deep dish pizza," he told TMJ4.

He plans to picket every Sunday until the restaurant lets him eat all he can eat.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1517908.html

[Setsuna]

Originally Posted by Bump

I'm siding with the business owner on this one. I know that guys type and that guys type is a piece of shit.

The owner claims he was giving his friend fish when he didn't order anything, that's not part of the deal.

The owner offered to give him plenty of fish to take home to make up for it

The guy sounds and looks like a piece of shit, he's wearing a nascar hat for ****s sakes.

So by default dylan sounds and looks like a piece of shit? I'm telling.

[Mr. Flopnuts]

Some people are addicted to heroin, some people are addicted to fish.

[Bugeater]

I gotta side with McFatass on this one. If a restaurant is advertising "all you can eat", they damn well better be prepared to supply their customers with all they can eat. I don't see any ambiguity with that statement.

As far as him being a "problem" customer...I'm pretty sure a business has the right to refuse service to someone who has previously caused problems for them.

[R8RFAN]

Yup, if you can't afford an all you can eat menu then don't have one.

Tell the dude you no longer want his business and tell him not to come back, call the cops and give him the order to stay away... Problem solved as long as he does not burn down the place later that night.

[JD10367]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

I gotta side with McFatass on this one. If a restaurant is advertising "all you can eat", they damn well better be prepared to supply their customers with all they can eat. I don't see any ambiguity with that statement.

I agree. He's a fat douchebag, and I'd serve him some ill-prepared fugu if I were them, but he's right. Unless there's a stipulation, which some places do have (like the expensive seafood buffet I go to, which tells you right up front there's a 2-hour time limit in the restaurant) then he has the right to eat until he blows up.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Crush

Remember when the Simpsons was actually funny?

[Homer has been thrown out of an all-you-can-eat restaurant for eating too much]
Lionel Hutz: This is the most blatant case of false advertising since my suit against the movie The Neverending Story.
Homer: So, do you think I have a case?
Lionel Hutz: Mr. Simpson, I don't use the word 'hero' lightly, but you are the greatest hero in American history.
Homer: Woohoo!

I always liked the one where they were in the "pick your own cow to kill" steakhouse and Homer got into the steak-eating contest. As they were about to start, Marge had to yell out, "Homer! Stop filling up on bread!"

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by JD10367

I agree. He's a fat douchebag, and I'd serve him some ill-prepared fugu if I were them, but he's right. Unless there's a stipulation, which some places do have (like the expensive seafood buffet I go to, which tells you right up front there's a 2-hour time limit in the restaurant) then he has the right to eat until he blows up.

Legally, it does indeed seem like an "all you can eat" contract is difficult to break. It's right there on the sign.

However, if he wants to be a legal beagle about that promise, there's nothing on the sign that promises the rate of service. Perhaps it's one shrimp per hour. And it says nothing about the means of delivery. Perhaps it's served inside a locked safe. And it says nothing at all about the type of seafood. Perhaps it's plankton.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by CHENZ A!

That dude is gross. He definitely got the meat sweats later.

[MatriculatingHank]

[Okie_Apparition]

I could live life just fine & never eat sea/river/pond/lake food ever again
he can have mine

[Dayze]

don't worry. In about 10 years, we'll all be paying for his unlimited bypass surgeries.

[JD10367]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Legally, it does indeed seem like an "all you can eat" contract is difficult to break. It's right there on the sign.

However, if he wants to be a legal beagle about that promise, there's nothing on the sign that promises the rate of service. Perhaps it's one shrimp per hour. And it says nothing about the means of delivery. Perhaps it's served inside a locked safe. And it says nothing at all about the type of seafood. Perhaps it's plankton.

I'm not a lawyer, but I'd think there are rules about "exclusion of detail". In other words, given the facts on hand (i.e. what's promised, "all you can eat"), you have to apply logic only to those facts and can't extrapolate or assume or trick. If it says "all you can eat", and that's it, then it's reasonable to assume they, a restaurant, mean a.) the food in the restaurant and b.) that the food is both edible and usual in terms of quantity, service, delivery, etc.,. (Similar to how, in the reverse manner of protecting the store's rights against customers, a sign that says "no shoes, no shirt, no service" does not mean you can walk into a place with shoes, a shirt, and no pants or underwear on, and insist on service because they didn't specifically state "pants and underwear must be worn").

When it comes to buffets and "all you can eat", they all run that risk of having a severe fatty show up and pig out. But it's assumed that it all evens out in the wash, and for every fatty who pigs out you have someone who doesn't eat as much. Now, if this guy is a professional glutton, and he comes there routinely, then they probably should be smart enough to add some riders to the contract (as in my forementioned "two-hour time limit" or "only one plate at a time" or something). Otherwise, they have to feed him what he wants.

[UL Washington]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Legally, it does indeed seem like an "all you can eat" contract is difficult to break. It's right there on the sign.

However, if he wants to be a legal beagle about that promise, there's nothing on the sign that promises the rate of service. Perhaps it's one shrimp per hour. And it says nothing about the means of delivery. Perhaps it's served inside a locked safe. And it says nothing at all about the type of seafood. Perhaps it's plankton.

Also the guy has an obligation to pay, if he had an open tab that's reason right there to stop service until he makes good.

[Thig Lyfe]

Originally Posted by Dayze

don't worry. In about 10 years, we'll all be paying for his unlimited bypass surgeries.

They better be unlimited!

[TimeForWasp]

Believe it or not, it's good advertisement for the place. I'll bet it draws more customers.