Coyote strolls into downtown Quiznos

Chicago Sun-Times ^ | 4-4-07 | Shamus Toomey

[Renfield]

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A male coyote really did wander into the Quiznos sandwich shop at Wabash and Adams -- in the Loop! -- just before 2 p.m. Tuesday. Workers had propped open the front door for the warm afternoon, and in sauntered the roughly 30-pound, 18-month-old wild animal.

"He probably smelled our prime rib," observed Bina Patel, 23, the shop's manager......

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[Renfield]

"...Fellow worker Ronneshia Mukes, 19, screamed at the unwelcome guest and climbed onto the counter. The coyote then tried to jump over the counter, but he didn't make it....."

Wish I had a video of that.....

[tcostell]

Clearly there are not enough “mouse rifles” in the great state of Illinois. I wonder why that is?

[Aquinasfan]

"He probably smelled our prime rib," observed Bina Patel, 23, the shop's manager......

8-) I can relate.

[Vaquero]

here is a picture;

[Fierce Allegiance]

Good salesperson!

[rod1]

Darn, maybe they do have more meat than Subway after all.

[elli1]

Fun story.

[Grammy]

If a coyote walked into my place, in the middle of the city, at 2 pm, I would be worried that it was rabid!

[jws3sticks]

Joke!

[1rudeboy]

Clearly there are not enough “mouse rifles” in the great state of Illinois. I wonder why that is?

Maybe not in the Loop on a workday, which is probably a good thing. Illinois has no shortage of long guns.

[American_Centurion]

Quiznos needs to capitalize on this and get WB’s Wile Coyote and Road Runner signed to do their commercials.

No sense in letting free publicity go down the drain.

[jws3sticks]

Here's the real deal....

[GreenLanternCorps]

Why didn’t they just tell the coyote: “No shoes, No shirt, No service!”

[Lurker]

I nearly killed a coyote on my way to work about two weeks ago.

Darn thing jumped right out in front of me. As it was dark I very nearly didn't see him at all. Big sucker, too.

L

[sionnsar]

Back in the late 80s, I think it was, we had a coyote wind up on an elevator in the federal building in downtown Seattle.

[gracesdad]

“Clearly there are not enough “mouse rifles” in the great state of Illinois. I wonder why that is?”

Actually, unless the coyote is attacking somebody, I’d think that shooting a gun during lunch hour in a business district might be a very bad idea.

[gracesdad]

Sorry, wasn’t lunch hour. Still think it would be a bad idea.

[gracesdad]

“The officer didn’t have far to go; he was at the Dunkin’ Donuts next door.”

A cop at a donut shop?

[null and void]

It helps keep everybody on their toes....

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Mmm, mmm, mmm...toasty!

[Fawn]

At least 6 florida panthers were killed by cars this year....there aren’t many left now. :(

[MamaTexan]

here is a picture;

I never did figure out what thos creepy little things were supposed to be.

[Fawn]

Is this the actual wolf? Isnt’ that shampoo in the background? Quizno’s sells shampoo?

[Psycho_Bunny]

Before I stopped watching TV I noticed that Quiznos had some pretty good ads.  I'd be surprised if they didn't use this to their advantage somehow.

A good ad agency could do some clever takes on this.

[1rudeboy]

A cop at a donut shop?

Being Chicago and all, I'm just glad the cop wasn't at the saloon.

[dfwgator]

Minutes before, witnesses indicated that they saw a bird-like creature looking like this enter the building.

[Psycho_Bunny]

lol....I recognize that look but can't quite put my finger on it.

[Vaquero]

I had wanted to try Quiznos, till I saw those in the commercial and decided I didnt want to eat anything that had those things around dancing on the rolls and lunch meats....

[MamaTexan]

I had wanted to try Quiznos, till I saw those in the commercial and decided I didnt want to eat anything that had those things around dancing on the rolls and lunch meats....

ROFL. Me too!

You really have to wonder what the advertisers were thinking -

'Come eat at Quioznos...where the creepy-mouthed little rodent things live!'

UGH!

[BobS]

"There were four customers in the shop when the coyote wandered in. Two left, but two stuck around to finish their chicken sandwiches. They took photos until a police officer shooed them away, Patel said. The officer didn't have far to go; he was at the Dunkin' Donuts next door."

After the workers left, the coyote had the run of the place, but he never left the cooler. Outside, dozens of passersby craned for a look, took cell phone pictures and cracked wise.

"He's chilling out for real," said Eric Campbell, a delivery man from Elmhurst. "He's looking at us like we're crazy."

And just why is that?

[JB in Whitefish]

...”Yo qiero Quiznos....!!!”

or,

a series of co-commercials with the Aflac Duck....???