In todayโs WTF news, a Karen called 911 on a barbecue restaurant in North Carolina because she believed her food was undercooked. The customer, Annie Cooke, decided to alert authorities on Clydeโs Cooper in Raleigh because her pork was pink. You read that right: the woman called 911 because ironically, she doesnโt know the various ways pork can be cooked.
Suggested Reading
Cooke told The News & Observer in a phone interview: โEvery barbecue Iโve had is all the way done, you donโt see pink at all,โ she explained. โI asked if they could cook it some more, that Iโm not eating any pink barbecue. They said itโs supposed to be pink, but Iโve never had it that way.โ
The restaurantโs owner, Debbie Holt, had a reasonable response to Cookeโs complaint. โI kind of snickered a little bit and told her, โHoney, thatโs when the barbecue is smoked. It turns pink,โโ Holt stated. โAnd she was insistent it wasnโt done.โ
Holt also said she offered to bring a different, all white-meat chicken alternative to Cooke. However, she claims the customer quietly left and proceeded to dial 911. โI had ordered some food from there and the BBQ is pink,โ Cooke said to the operator. โI asked for either for them to cook it some more or exchange my order.
โThey are saying that the meat is supposed to be pink. I asked for them to change my order and they said they are not giving me my money back or they are not going to trade out the food.โ
Holt then explained that authorities soon arrived, but were on her side. โWhen the cop came in though, he had a cute little smile in his face and rolled his eyes, and just had his arms folded,โ Holt said. โ I donโt even think he said much to me except, โI got you.โโ
Cooke also left a one-star review on Google. โTell her to come back and Iโll educate her about North Carolina, southeastern-style barbecue. Iโd be happy to, Holt remarked.โ
In the year 2022, people think itโs appropriate to call 911, which is literally meant for life-threatening emergencies, about a barbecue plate. I really do hate it here.
Straight From
Sign up for our free daily newsletter.