“Snail 1, Humans, 0”

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/11/california-diners-sue-over-snail-that-exploded-/1

Two customers are suing a California restaurant where a cooked snail in their escargot dish allegedly “exploded,” squirting one in the eye and ruining their shirts. Of course, the only thing more disgusting than having a piece of a snail land on your shirt is eating one.

Their lawsuit is expected to move forward… very, very slowly.

The government is looking into the case to determine the military applications of an exploding snail.

The two finished their meal, and the man who claims an injury to his eye did not seek immediate medical attention when he left the restaurant, but when they followed the snail’s slime trail, they found that it led straight to a lawyer.

Even an out-of-court settlement may cost the seafood restaurant a lot of clams.

The men said the incident “humiliated them.” But appearing in the news as the Exploding Snail Victims is a badge of honor.