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It’s Not Easy Being Green

While Claire Sheats and her husband were waiting for their food at a Waffle House in Tallahassee, Fla., her husband was idly sipping on the water he was served when he noticed something odd in the glass. “It’s a whole frog in a water drink,” Sheats told a reporter later. “You have hairs in your food sometimes or maybe a little piece of plastic from packaging. But, this is an amphibian and that’s not something that— you definitely lose your appetite immediately.” The manager apologized for the frog, but the couple complained to the state health department anyway. Inspectors found 11 health violations at the restaurant, including excess dust, excess grease, and food stored at an improper temperature, but no frogs. “My husband and I have always enjoyed Waffle House,” Sheats said. “But, being that that happened, it kind of puts a bad taste in your mouth.” (RC/WCTV Tallahassee) ...With all the hair and packaging bits, it took until now to get a bad taste in her mouth?