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'Hearty Eater' Claims Buffet Banned Him AP Posted: 2008-01-03 11:59:20 HOUMA, La. (Jan. 3) - A 6-foot-3, 265-pound man says a restaurant overcharged him for his trips to the buffet line, then banned him and a relative because they're hearty eaters. A spokesman for the restaurant denies the claim. Ricky Labit, a disabled offshore worker, said he had been a regular for eight months at the Manchuria Restaurant in Houma, eating there as often as three times a week. On his most recent visit, he said, a waitress gave him and his wife's cousin, 44-year-old Michael Borrelli, a bill for $46.40, roughly double the buffet price for two adults. "She says, 'Y'all fat, and y'all eat too much,"' Labit said. Labit and Borrelli said they felt discriminated against because of their size. "I was stunned, that somebody would say something like that. I ain't that fat, I only weigh 277," Borrelli said, adding that a waitress told him he looked like he a had a "baby in the belly." Houma accountant Thomas Campo said the men were charged an extra $10 each on Dec. 21 because they made a habit of dining exclusively on the more expensive seafood dishes, including crab legs and frog legs. "We have a lot of big people there," said Campo, who spoke for owner Li Shang, whose English is limited. "We don't discriminate." Labit denied ever being told he would be asked to pay more than the standard adult price. The argument grew heated, and police were called. The police report states, "The incident was settled when the management advised that the bill was a mistake and, to appease Ricky, the meal was complimentary." Labit said he insisted on paying but was told not to come back. He complained that when seafood on the buffet line runs out, the restaurant only grudgingly cooks more. Campo said the proprietress tries to reduce waste of quality food, he said. "Food is for eating, not toys for your child," reads a sign posted on a wall in typewritten text. A handwritten addition reads "Or 20% added." Information from: Daily Comet, http://www.dailycomet.com

Boy I love the way you think.

They need saving? :-?

No, no you are not. :-X

You cost them 41 cents... So it was 2 cents sweeter. I've had quite a bit of fun over the last few years requesting promotional materials from groups like Sierra Club, PETA, HSUS, the Brady's and either returning it without opening it or burning it.

d**n that's stone cold...

For one night I am a Kansas fan. I'll have to take a shower afterward though... :-X

:-?

d**n I love Red Dawn.

Hmmm.... Eat me pickle $&%*er... ;D

Call me crazy, but she could almost pass for your much shorter sister. ;D

F no... ;D Would you like a Cow Tipper with extra spit?

Wondered how long that would take. Not directed at you Andre...

A man after my own heart...

Don't forget that he is about 5'4. ;D

You gotta be 21 to buy Playboy? :-?

Little known? TF, I don't know the conditions of the bet, but I wouldn't take that...

WVU and Richie let all the title game talk go to their heads.

Say what? OU has gotten away with more holds than a Greco-Roman wrestling match.

I'll agree. The penalties called on WVU have been ***zle.

It's a new year and time for a change. So I'm going to let YOU make the call. I'm going to give you a week to select my new username. Suggestions are welcome. ;D

Huh? :

If I wasn't sure there was at least 3-4" of snow up there, I would head that way Friday and snap a few photos from the ramp.

It should be noted that neither team has a snowball's chance in hell of winning with that shizzy SEC crew making the calls.