[gilligan]

CLOVIS, N.M. - A call about a possible weapon at a middle school prompted police to put armed officers on rooftops, close nearby streets and lock down the school. All over a giant burrito.

Someone called authorities Thursday after seeing a boy carrying something long and wrapped into Marshall Junior High.

The drama ended two hours later when the suspicious item was identified as a 30-inch burrito filled with steak, guacamole, lettuce, salsa and jalapenos and wrapped inside tin foil and a white T-shirt.

"I didn't know whether to laugh or cry," school Principal Diana Russell said.

State police, Clovis police and the Curry County Sheriff's Department arrived at the school shortly after 8:30 a.m. They searched the premises and determined there was no immediate danger.

In the meantime, more than 30 parents, alerted by a radio report, descended on the school. Visibly shaken, they gathered around in a semi-circle, straining their necks, awaiting news.

"There needs to be security before the kids walk through the door," said Heather Black, whose son attends the school.

After the lockdown was lifted but before the burrito was identified as the culprit, parents pulled 75 students out of school, Russell said.

Russell said the mystery was solved after she brought everyone in the school together in the auditorium to explain what was going on.

"The kid was sitting there as I'm describing this (report of a student with a suspicious package) and he's thinking, 'Oh, my gosh, they're talking about my burrito.'"

Afterward, eighth-grader Michael Morrissey approached her.

"He said, 'I think I'm the person they saw,'" Russell said.

The burrito was part of Morrissey's extra-credit assignment to create commercial advertising for a product.

"We had to make up a product and it could have been anything. I made up a restaurant that specialized in oddly large burritos," Morrissey said.

After students heard the description of what police were looking for, he and his friends began to make the connection. He then took the burrito to the office.

"The police saw it and everyone just started laughing. It was a laughter of relief," Morrissey said.

"Oh, and I have a new nickname now. It's Burrito Boy."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/burrito_lockdown

[Luke]

that was on the local news last night,
didn't even think so post it

clovis is about 2 hours from here

[psiloshroom]

thats some funny shit...

a giant burrito.... mmm

[Motoxridah]

That article made me go to the mexican shop and order a carne asada burrito. Damn it was good.

[six_shooter]

lol thats freakin awesome....ps giligan i fukin love your sig cracks me up every time

[Silent Steve]

I wish I went to school with that kid, the only thing better than munching out on a burrito, is a giant burrito!!

[Crash]

shit burritos can be dangerous man. just in a different explosive kind of way.

[gilligan]

I had a simlar problem. They thought my penis was a weapon, but i had to show them it was just my penis. One of the negatives of havin a big hog i guess.

[pube]

Originally Posted by Luke

that was on the local news last night,
didn't even think so post it

clovis is about 2 hours from here

I saw that on the news too, I thought it was hilarious.

[Boffin]

Pfftch gilligan I couldn't even feel ur teeny weeny!

[kimper3787]

lol, woulda been funny to be in that school when that happened.

[Del420]

I gotta try this shit.... **makes huge burrito**

[Crash]

lol that reminds me of that movie the chase with charlie sheen where he kidnaps that girl at butterfinger point.

[Luke]

burritos of mass destruction

[Jeff Limpio]

Originally Posted by gilligan

CLOVIS, N.M. - A call about a possible weapon at a middle school prompted police to put armed officers on rooftops, close nearby streets and lock down the school. All over a giant burrito.
Someone called authorities Thursday after seeing a boy carrying something long and wrapped into Marshall Junior High.
The drama ended two hours later when the suspicious item was identified as a 30-inch burrito filled with steak, guacamole, lettuce, salsa and jalapenos and wrapped inside tin foil and a white T-shirt.
"I didn't know whether to laugh or cry," school Principal Diana Russell said.
State police, Clovis police and the Curry County Sheriff's Department arrived at the school shortly after 8:30 a.m. They searched the premises and determined there was no immediate danger.
In the meantime, more than 30 parents, alerted by a radio report, descended on the school. Visibly shaken, they gathered around in a semi-circle, straining their necks, awaiting news.
"There needs to be security before the kids walk through the door," said Heather Black, whose son attends the school.
After the lockdown was lifted but before the burrito was identified as the culprit, parents pulled 75 students out of school, Russell said.
Russell said the mystery was solved after she brought everyone in the school together in the auditorium to explain what was going on.
"The kid was sitting there as I'm describing this (report of a student with a suspicious package) and he's thinking, 'Oh, my gosh, they're talking about my burrito.'"
Afterward, eighth-grader Michael Morrissey approached her.
"He said, 'I think I'm the person they saw,'" Russell said.
The burrito was part of Morrissey's extra-credit assignment to create commercial advertising for a product.
"We had to make up a product and it could have been anything. I made up a restaurant that specialized in oddly large burritos," Morrissey said.
After students heard the description of what police were looking for, he and his friends began to make the connection. He then took the burrito to the office.
"The police saw it and everyone just started laughing. It was a laughter of relief," Morrissey said.
"Oh, and I have a new nickname now. It's Burrito Boy."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/burrito_lockdown

Taco, this thread certainly had to be about you! Burrito boy! Technically, you're a Burrito, not a Taco!

[scarymoose]

even a year later this thread is still the lolz

[elroypornlab]

one of the all time greatest posts

[Gag]

Lmao, thats ridiculous.
Kid walks into school with a wrapped object in his hands, rather than asking "What's that?" someone freaks out and calls the police, pathetic if you ask me.

Hahaha, goddamn people are paranoid.
If I were ever to kill a large number of classmates I'd be original, people have gotten used to maniacs killing students with guns, I'd run into a classroom with two meat cleavers in hand, flaming meat cleavers at that, and I'd probably be naked while doing so. Also, just to add to the epicness of it all, I'd have the blue facepaint on, just like my mane Mel Gibson.