Posted on 07/02/2007 10:33:36 AM PDT by Froufrou
A woman has filed a lawsuit against a McDonald's franchise, claiming that employees in two suburban Chicago restaurants refused to serve her because a birth defect forces her to use her feet as hands.
Dawn Larson was born with Holt-Oram Syndrome, which left her with diminutive hands just six inches from her shoulder, according to a report Monday in the Chicago Sun-Times.
"I drank my baby bottle with my feet," she told the paper. "Nobody ever taught me how to do it, I just did it. I can ride a regular 10-speed bike. I can swim. It has not been a problem in my life at all. It didn't stop me from having four boys. I've never dropped one of them."
In her lawsuit filed last week against the Rockford, Ill., McDonald's chain, Larson claims staff refused to serve her after she paid by credit card with her left foot for $23.59 of food last November, the paper reported.
"What's the matter with you? . . . You ain't got no arms. ... Let me see your arms," an employee allegedly told Larson with a tone of disgust, withdrawing the bags of food from Larson's outstretched foot, the paper said, citing the lawsuit.
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Damn, some people are awfully stupid.
You know, you really have to hand it to her...
It sure beats the hot coffee suit.
Where’s Ty Cobb when you really need him?
Years ago there was a TV show called “You Asked For It” (dating myself). In one episode they featured a man who was born without arms. It was amazing to watch him. He could even roll and light a cigarette using his feet and toes.
She’ll win this hands down.
Now if she would have wanted to wash her feet before prayer in the McDonalds there would have been no problem.
“Two arms! Two arms!”
I reckon it’s hard to get good help in a McDonald’s these days without charging $10 for a Big Mac, with spoiled, entitled young American products of the public school system as your main selection pool.
There was a documentary on one of the learning channels about a woman born with no arms. She had babies, took care of them by herself (did everything with her feet) cooked, cleaned, drove a car and anything else anyone with arms could do. She washed her feet about a million times a day so cleanliness wasn’t an issue. Her feet worked just like hands, it was amazing.
The McDonald’s employee was a total and utter moron.
I knew from the headline that something was afoot...
Woman with tiny arms,
meet woman with tiny brains.
“(dating myself)”
Wow, with all the trouble I had getting dates when I was young, I never thought of dating myself...
I guess this is what happens when you hire ignorant people. I think a lawsuit is a bit much, though.
“Two arms! Two arms!”
Dadgummit, this is not funny so stop making me laugh.
The madam said, "What can you do with her? You have no arms and no legs!"
He replied, "I rang the doorbell, didn't I?"
Good heaven’s, I don’t know. Pick up trash on the side of the road, I guess.
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