Probably an Urban Legend But still funny!
KILLER BISCUITS WANTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER (the actual AP headline) Linda Burnett, 23, a resident of San Diego, was visiting her in-laws and while there went to a nearby supermarket to pick up some groceries. Several people noticed her sitting in her car with the windows Rolled up and with her eyes closed, with both hands behind the back of her head.One customer who had been at the store for a while became
Concerned and walked over to the car. He noticed that Linda's eyes were
now open, and she looked very strange. He asked her if she was okay, and
Linda replied that she'd been shot in the back of the head, and had been
Holding her brain in for over an hour. The man called the paramedics, who broke
Into the car because the doors were locked and Linda refused to remove
her hands from her head.
When they finally got in, they found that Linda had a wad
of bread stuck to the back of her head. A Pillsbury biscuit canister had
exploded from the heat, making a loud noise that sounded like a gunshot, and
the wad of dough hit her in the back of her head. When she reached back to
find out what it was, she felt the dough and thought it was her brains.
She initially passed out, but quickly recovered and tried to hold
her brains in for over an hour until someone noticed and came to her
aid.
And, yes, Linda is a blonde.
UPDATE And yes, this is an urban legend. I love the Snope page! The sad part is our local paper, The Knoxville News Sentinal is mentioned in the article as one of several mainstream media outlets which published the story as fact. Where's Frank Cagle when you need him?
Posted by Rich at March 15, 2002 1:02 PM