The sign clearly says "Please wait to be seated," mister.

/got nothin'

Awww.... he's retarded. He stole our hearts and our chair.

The Peach Pit?

It's kind of a big deal.


And ooh! A free pita? Does it come with a drink?

I'll have a seat over ... ooops

Ok, that made me giggle.

/I don't giggle much

"The last thing I heard was that he dragged it across Howard Avenue and vanished into thin air," Turek said.

Sounds like they have bigger problems than a missing chair, then...

IXI Jim IXI: "The last thing I heard was that he dragged it across Howard Avenue and vanished into thin air," Turek said.

Sounds like they have bigger problems than a missing chair, then...

Isn't that a bit of a step down for the walking dude?

That is one link happy story. Hey, don't know who this guy is? don't worry, we'll add a link to his name every time it's shown!

I know someone who has a place in Tampa, had to click the link to see but it isn't him.

Back in July there was an article (new window) saying Pita Pit wants more seats. Guess they need one more now.

IXI Jim IXI: "The last thing I heard was that he dragged it across Howard Avenue and vanished into thin air," Turek said.

Sounds like they have bigger problems than a missing chair, then...

I thought that only worked with a Faraday cage. Time travel has gotten much easier lately.

Zafler: IXI Jim IXI: "The last thing I heard was that he dragged it across Howard Avenue and vanished into thin air," Turek said.

Sounds like they have bigger problems than a missing chair, then...

Isn't that a bit of a step down for the walking dude?

Maybe he had to get to a portal.

Does anyone else suspect this is a publicity ploy? It looks to me like the guy dragged the chair to a table.

Link to youtube video.. actually entertaining (new window)

Damn, their food looks good.

I'll have to hit the local Greek restaurant for yummy pitas and yogurt dip later.

I should clarify my post. I clicked through to their site and looked over their selection.

drb9: Does anyone else suspect this is a publicity ploy? It looks to me like the guy dragged the chair to a table.

Think of the Tables ..

If the chair had been completely black i doubt if this would have even been a story

He's the one who stole the chair. Why the fark are they mocking me?

I knew a guy once who worked in a pizza place; when setting up at the beginning of the day, they had to arrange the chairs so the ones nearest the doors were the crappiest; nice chairs would get grabbed on the way out, tossed in the back of a pickup, and driven away with. This was in a backwater town of around 6,000 people. Chairs are expensive for restauranteurs to replace...which is why I just steal their coffee cups.

/don't drink coffee
//plastic trays from Hardee's are handy

This is actually totally worth viewing.

Also, Pita Pit is WAY delicious.

Back in my young hooligan days we used to steal the napkin dispensers from McDonalds so I'm really getting a kick...

/now they're all built in
//used to superglue the trays to the tables too
///I'm sorry Ronald

Warchild0: //used to superglue the trays to the tables too

Super-gluing quarters to the floor at an inner city McDonald's is hours of fun.

IXI Jim IXI: Warchild0: //used to superglue the trays to the tables too

Super-gluing quarters to the floor at an inner city McDonald's is hours of fun.

"Hey, who glued all these quarters to the floor?"
"I did."
"Why the hell would you do that"
"I don't feel I need to explain my art to you, Warren."

MMmm Viral Marketing is tasty.

Pita Pit is delicious, not sure if they've made it out of Central Florida yet but hope they do some day (provided it doesn't bring the quality/atmosphere down).

@TalonZahn: I thought that at first, but Pita Pit is one of those small, hippy-run places which I doubt would stage this as a deliberate viral thing.

Besides, by the time a company can afford to hire trendy ad people to do viral marketing campaigns they can usually afford to be using something other than a default Wordpress install for a website.

"To go from 10 to nine," Turek said, "is kind of a big deal."

Wow. Ten to nine. That's like, what, 75%?

v0rtex: Pita Pit is delicious, not sure if they've made it out of Central Florida yet but hope they do some day (provided it doesn't bring the quality/atmosphere down).

We've got them now in South Texas.

"Employees bicycled around the area hoping to find the seat abandoned in bushes or a parking lot."

Bicycled around? How bored do you have to be at work to take off on a bike and look for a chair? Most people I know don't care enough about company property to even attempt to stop a guy.

Wanted for questioning...

{{{(>.<)}}} (o.o) \\(^o^)// --- I DID IT!!!! -Hiro

The kidnappers sent a ransom note demanding an order of fries, two sides of cucumber sauce and a large Pepsi (no coke). Just to make sure the Pita Pit knew they were serious, they included one of the chair's legs with the note...

I suspect a pretzel seller.

"The last thing I heard was that he dragged it across Howard Avenue and vanished into thin air," Turek said.

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Timmy the Tumor: The kidnappers sent a ransom note demanding an order of fries, two sides of cucumber sauce and a large Pepsi (no coke). Just to make sure the Pita Pit knew they were serious, they included one of the chair's legs with the note...

Totally off topic, but that reminds me of an April Fools joke I pulled on a co-worker.

He had a Mr. Potatohead (MP). I kidnapped MP, and left a ransom note with an ear taped to it, demanding 100 dollars to be left in a location (Meeting room near my desk). Over the course of the day, I left subsequent notes on his desk re-iterating the need for the ransom, and leaving futher MP body parts with those notes.

At one point, he even came to my asking if I had seen anyone going into the conference room. I let him know I hadn't.

At the end of the day, it came down to him leaving a fake 100 Spud-dollars note in the conference room.

I returned a bowl of potato chips to him shortly thereafter.

xxBirdMadGirlxx: IXI Jim IXI: Warchild0: //used to superglue the trays to the tables too

Super-gluing quarters to the floor at an inner city McDonald's is hours of fun.

"Hey, who glued all these quarters to the floor?"
"I did."
"Why the hell would you do that"
"I don't feel I need to explain my art to you, Warren."

"STOP CALLING ME WARREN! MY NAME ISN'T FARKING WARREN!"

/Nicely played, btw

DaddyRat: xxBirdMadGirlxx: IXI Jim IXI: Warchild0: //used to superglue the trays to the tables too

Super-gluing quarters to the floor at an inner city McDonald's is hours of fun.

"Hey, who glued all these quarters to the floor?"
"I did."
"Why the hell would you do that"
"I don't feel I need to explain my art to you, Warren."

"STOP CALLING ME WARREN! MY NAME ISN'T FARKING WARREN!"

/Nicely played, btw

" He says his name isn't Warren"
" I thought his name was Warren?"

xxBirdMadGirlxx: IXI Jim IXI: Warchild0: //used to superglue the trays to the tables too

Super-gluing quarters to the floor at an inner city McDonald's is hours of fun.

"Hey, who glued all these quarters to the floor?"
"I did."
"Why the hell would you do that"
"I don't feel I need to explain my art to you, Warren."

I must say congrats to the illusive Empire Records reference! Impressive.

Why did he drag it instead of lifting it up? Seems he could have been a lot less obvious about it. And why didn't he get one closer to the door?

me texan: Link to youtube video.. actually entertaining (new window)

I wonder what the people at the table were thinking.

Elusive. Gawd. I spel reel durn gud. ;-)

Roxyblonde451: xxBirdMadGirlxx: IXI Jim IXI: Warchild0: //used to superglue the trays to the tables too

Super-gluing quarters to the floor at an inner city McDonald's is hours of fun.

"Hey, who glued all these quarters to the floor?"
"I did."
"Why the hell would you do that"
"I don't feel I need to explain my art to you, Warren."

I must say congrats to the illusive Empire Records reference! Impressive.

Unfortunately I misquoted. Warren actually says "Well, what the hell for?"

Only movie I've ever liked Renee Zellwegger in.

Shut_up_and_fark_me: This is actually totally worth viewing.

Also, Pita Pit is WAY delicious.

I second that. Pita pit rocks.

Watching the video of the cashier, he is wearing vinyl gloves to prepare the food, however, he is now handling money with said gloves.

the only thing the gloves do is protect his hands. I bet he scratches is ass and picks his nose with the same gloves.


/then prepares your pita.
//people should wash and sanitize their hands instead of thinking gloves will protect everything.

Florida sux

BOOMER SOONER!!!

They have posted the surveillance video of the swiping on YouTube and are offering a free pita for information leading to the arrest of the seat thief.

"There are no leads yet," co-owner Andrew Turek said this morning. "The culprit is still at large."


Perhaps they should consider upping the reward to two free pitas.

1) Steal chair
2) "Find" and return chair
3) Free pita! NOM NOM NOM

justoneznot: Why did he drag it instead of lifting it up? Seems he could have been a lot less obvious about it. And why didn't he get one closer to the door?

The best place to hide something is in plain view. I guess you've never walked out of a department store with a stolen ten-speed by your side.

/Hey I was underprivileged.
//Did it twice, first one wasn't assembled well.

"To go from 10 to nine," Turek said, "is kind of a big deal."

That was 10% of their chair inventory in ONE DAY!!!
EVERYBODY PANIC!!!

gorgor:
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Iain M. Banks approves.

/obscure, I bet