Dinner anyone?
Fool me once, shame on you.
Fool me twice, shame on me.
Fool me four times, and one of us must be an idiot.
You have to wonder how gullible the folks at a local restaurant in Bloomington, Indiana were, after falling for the same scam four times in row.
And then you have to wonder the same thing about a guy who tried it at the same place at the same time every week for over a month.
A man would arrive at O'Charley's restaurant in the city every Wednesday like clockwork. His M.O. was always the same - right down to his order.
He'd ask for two drinks and a rib-eye steak, wolf them down, then wait for his always identical bill of $25.96.
That's when he'd excuse himself to go to the washroom, only to duck out a back door without paying his tab.
But this guy wasn't satisfied with getting away with the classic "dine and dash" just once. He came back to the same place not once, not twice, but four weeks in a row - and always got served.
The man showed up for a fifth time this week, figuring it's worked all those other times and ordered his regular dinner. As expected, when the cheque arrived, he didn't.
This time, the crew from the diner was waiting for him outside as he attempted one last free meal.
He got nervous and offered them a cheque, but one burly worker told him the place doesn't accept them. So he tried to run. Cops caught up to him as he flailed at his car door, trying to unlock it in time to drive away.
The accused scofflaw remains in jail on $2,000 bond, charged with theft and resisting arrest.
But he should feel right at home there.
After all, every meal he gets during his stay will be on the house.
