Ham slice dispute lands four in hospital

[marmar]

Italian ham slice dispute lands four in hospital
(AFP) – 2 days ago


ROME — Four people were on Saturday hospitalised in Italy after a dispute over the thickness of a supermarket's ham slices turned violent, the ANSA news agency said in a report.

The row broke out when a 50-year-old woman shopping in the Tuscany town of Livorno in central Italy protested that the ham slices being cut by a counter assistant were too thick.

A scuffle unfolded involving the shop assistant's father as well as the woman's husband and two sons.

Police were called and three ambulances were also sent to the scene. .............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iRPQEknedVeqkXRqwHDsn_7uZTbA?docId=CNG.92570656256e7b03b76d952a791c9efd.4b1

[Ken Burch]

yet ANOTHER reason to go vegetarian

Tofu rarely causes violence.

[Broderick]

5. I get mad

on cheese thickness. Vegan must be the next step.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

9. Ahem.... Hitler?

:hide:

[Ken Burch]

14. Hitler ate sausages, roast beef and liver dumplings all the time.

And it's not like his occasional rejection of meat CAUSED the rest of what Schickelgruber got up to.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

1. I fucking HATE thick ham slices. Totally understandable.

[Webster Green]

2. No shit.

Paper thin. Swiss cheese, same deal. I would attack as well. }(

[tammywammy]

3. I'm feeding some Italians next week at work

They're coming in for a meeting. I'll be sure to not order any ham sandwiches for lunch.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

18. Keep a TASER in your top drawer.

[elleng]

4. 'Ham,' or proscuitto???

:rofl:

[marmar]

7. Proscuitto is good stuff.....I'd kick some ass over it.

:P

[LiberalLoner]

13. This makes complete sense to me, Italians take their proscuitto pretty seriously. n/t

[eleny]

6. Pile it up thick but slice it thin - puh-lease!

[pipi_k]

8. Wouldn't bother rioting over ham, but...

I have gotten involved in quite a few macaroni and cheese incidents

[yellowcanine]

10. Can't we all just get along?

:shrug:

[Gabi Hayes]

11. I just sent this to my brother. he and wife are going to Tuscany next week.

told him to make sure to check out this great store in Livorno....

[Liberal_in_LA]

12. hee!

[provis99]

15. oh, those hotblooded Italians and their food...

[Catherine Vincent]

16. Go Meat!

[abelenkpe]

17. Gotta send this article to my friend

She's Italian/American from New York and told me recently italians don't eat pork. :P