I couldn't help but laugh when I read this:
Former hawker pleads guilty for rash act
I would have loved to write you a summary but the matter-of-fact reporting left nothing for me to remove.
SINGAPORE: A former hawker pleaded guilty in the Subordinate Court on Thursday morning for a rash act which severed the left thumb of a customer after the pair argued over a $2 bowl of noodles.
66-year-old Sim Yong Ha had picked up a 30-cm long chopper after patron Chan Seng Chai grabbed a plastic chair.
When Mr Chan swung the chair at him, Sim then used the chopper to block the chair.
The chopper hit Mr Chan's left hand and severed the 57-year-old retiree's thumb.
Mr Chan's wife had earlier complained about Sim's behaviour.
After she made numerous requests, the former hawker told her not to be so demanding because his noodles only cost $2.
Mr Chan then confronted Sim about these comments and the dispute resulted.
My take?
If you think your $2 noodles are too spartan, just add your own thumbs into the noodles. Thereafter, lick the sauce off. No need to go all the way to have the thumb chopped off to add to the noodles and then reattach it in the hospital later.
Actually, Mr Chan should be very happy. His wife's noodles are no longer $2, since the costs of reattching his thumb must have made those noodles more expensive than a bowl of king lobster and green lipped whole abalone egg noodles in top grade scallop sauce.
Latest updates from the Courts: 7 Jun
The Thumb is Worth $10000!
How's that for really expensive noodles?
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