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Someone once said, “Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” No one knows who said that, or when they said it, or why they said it, but we can all recognize when that quote manifests itself in reality, and it has certainly manifested itself in reality today. And it has manifested itself in Bill Wisth. Bill Wisth did not ask to become America’s crusader for consumer rights. Bill Wisth simply wanted to enjoy somewhere around twenty-ish pieces of fish at a local “all you can eat” fish fry, at a restaurant at which he has a considerable unpaid tab, in peace. Certainly you would think that an “all you can eat” fish fry would allow such a man to consume as many pieces of fish as he wanted — of course, it is “all you can eat.” But oh, you naive believer in consumer rights, although we all envy your outlook you are mistaken. There is, in this scenario and so many more, an unspoken cap on the “all you can eat” promise so many restaurants make. Drawing us in with empty promises, just to cut us off when we reach an absolutely ridiculous number of things eaten. Enter: Bill Wisth.
Thank you, Bill Wisth. Please continue to fight the good fight, and never let them send you home again with fewer than ten pieces of fish. And never stop praising their deep-dish pizza; you’re only human. And def never pay your tab. It’s a running tab! You’re not DEAD yet. (Via EpicPonyz.)
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Come see Bottomless Pete, nature’s cruelest mistake. Come for the freak, stay for the food.
I was just looking this up when I thought, “I’ll be too late – I should go check.”
Looks like his account is the only thing that’s running! Amirite?!
He’s rather thin for the Milwaukee suburbs, to be honest.
I know, right? And this is why I am currently single……
a regular Michael MORE! that guy.
As someone who grew up in Milwaukee, I *actually* had the reaction of “that is not that much.”
Then I went fishing.
I am so ashamed.
Completely unrelated to anything other than Milwaukee really. All of my family on my mother’s side is from Wisconsin, mainly Madison and Janesville. Cool story? Cool story. All this Wisconsin and food talk makes me want a brat.
I can only assume that the soup that’s included is a reference to the consistency of one’s poop after eating their own weight in deep-fried fish.
because it’s a chowder?
I hardly know her!
“Bring it in, boys!” … “Eighteen thousand letters, all addressed to Santa Claus.”
In keeping up with the fine Milwaukee tradition, he’s gonna make his dreams come true, doing it his way.
Why is he picketing on a Sunday? Fish frys are on Friday. Everyone knows it. Dogs know it. He really *is* a problem customer.
Plus their pizza is garbage.
Just kidding, I’ve never been to Theinsville.
No one man should have all that flounder.
This made me pretty happy. If I had a magic yand I would give you unlimited upvotes.
“This is the most blatant case of false advertising since my suit against the movie The Neverending Story”
My grief over Artax is nevernding, if that counts for anything.
can both sides be wrong? Seriously guy…don’t eat so much.. Seriously restuarant…it’s one guy and don’t say “all you can eat” if you don’t mean it.
Uhm. Last time I checked this is still AMERICA, so either you take your hippy-dippy “don’t eat so much” advice and stick it right back up your commie ass or my red, white, and blue boot will do it for you, son.
I’m sorry…I listen to NPR. I’ve been indoctrinated.
he’s using big words. LET’S GET HIM!
As someone from WI, there CAN’T be a thing as “all you can eat”. All the businesses would be out of business. Gluttony is living large here in the Dairy State.
What is this guy– an anthropomorphic Patton Oswalt punchline?
No, he is the GREATEST AMERICAN HERO. And I don’t throw lines like that around very often.
Annie doesn’t seem that happy to be reporting this story. Notice that wince at the beginning.
Also NICE SIGN. Seriously, nothing is more readable than a piece of cardboard that you’ve written on with an ultra-fine-tipped Sharpie. Good show.
And way to not use the whole sign! He, of all people, should understand the concept of more bang for your buck!
I saw a homeless dude a few weeks ago with a laminated sign. Honestly, I couldn’t decide if that made me want to help him less, because he can obviously afford a laminated sign, or more, because he’s clearly taking whatever money he can and investing it to lower his overhead long-term.
not even a sharpie. those cost money. it looks like a bic pen. he probably got all of his stationary from the dumpster behind the extended-stay motel he as a running account at.
Yes, that is clearly an old deep dish pizza box that he found in the trash.
that’s probably what prompted him to compliment their pizza.
Not to be Professor Pens over here, but the line is much to consistent to to be ball-point. it was definitely a fine-tipped marker pen of some sort. To get that consistent of a line with a ball-point would mean he would have to press down fairly hard, and he would have probably puncture the cardboard’s surface multiple times in the process.
The way I see it, he left the restaurant with his nine pieces of fish, lumbered over to his truck while calling 9-1-1, put the fish in the car and grabbed the pen from between his seat cushions while he spoke to the operator, then he walked out to the restaurant’s dumpsters and found a stick and a cardboard box, made the sign and then immediately started protesting as the cops and news vans began to arrive.
Is there any reason that you started off by saying “Not to be Professor Pens over here,” and then went on to be Professor Pens?
He has a Phd in Penology.
Pen-ology. #nopeno
Not to be Professor Videogum over here, but at one time it was a common Videogum joke to claim not to be a professor of something then go on and on about it, the more banal the better.
From MOBFD’s “Videogum Inside Jokes, Memes, etc.”
Professor *blank* over here. Denotes someone with expertise in an area, often in a silly thing. http://videogum.com/archives/behind_the_scenes/the_makers_of_saw_are_professo_100891.html
It’s a classic, facetaco!
He’s either the worst tea partier or best OWS guy I’ve seen yet.
Living in Fat-consin (get it?), I saw this on a competing news channel and they more (hysterical) video of this guy and the waitress. Here you go. (this is real, not a link to spam, enjoy monsters)
http://www.wisn.com/Angry-Customer-Pickets-Fish-Fry/-/9374034/13392330/-/whecmez/-/index.html
The real crime here is the “reporter” with the worst case of Reporter Affected Speech Disorder I’ve ever heard. Gross.
SIMPSONS DID IT.
I’d like to lodge my complaints against the Olive Garden’s Never-ending Pasta Bowl on this thread as well, which I assume has legal meaning.
The first bowl started off as a normal pasta entree-sized bowl. Then the second helping was in a salad bowl. By the third bowl, it was simply a soup cup. I didn’t get to the 4th helping due to crushing shame, but I can only assume it would be thimble with one tiny noodle sticking out of it. Never-ending my ass!
You’ve just got to own it. As a former Midwesterner who will order food at this place when she is visiting her parents in a Milwaukee suburb NOT featured here… or used to… I will point-blank tell the waiter that I’m there for one reason and one reason only. And that reason is the never-ending bowl of minestrone soup. And that I expect to eat at least 8 and I will tip very VERY well…
Yeah. I’m from the suburbs. And I like the Olive Garden’s minestrone soup. It is vegan. It is delightful. And it is like $4. DEAL WITH IT, INTERNET.
This is a safe space, badideajeans. We’re all here for you.
Fun fact: Milwaukee actually did rate the Olive Garden as the best Italian restaurant for multiple years in a row!
One day I hope to be half the man Bill is. Only 25 more pounds to go!
“Better start eating, kid!” – Simpsons
“Upset about Fish Fry”
…. and people wonder why I’m so depressed….. SIGH
Are there just large chunks of the Western world’s population who are utterly incapable of embarassment, or as I missing something here?
Now i am starving
My best friend in elementary school’s dad owns that restaurant! It wasn’t very good!
That’s my hometown. I’m so fucking ashamed. Why do you think I moved to Seattle?
Better fried fish?