WALCOTT, Iowa - An 8-inch french fry found by a bartender has sold for nearly $200 on eBay. Mindy Marland said she was working at the Checkered Flag Bar & Grill, across from the Iowa 80 Truckstop, when she spotted the unusually long french fry.

"A waitress was walking by and I saw it sitting right on top of a plate she was getting ready to serve — I was intrigued by it and took it off the plate," said Marland, 29, of Walcott.

Marland said she decided to sell it on eBay. Bids started at $1. By the time bidding ended, it had sold for $197.50.

She said she was surprised at how much it sold for. She also said she was surprised about the size of the french fry, explaining how it had to travel from where it was made to the restaurant's freezer and finally into the fryer.

"I can't believe it didn't break," said Marland, a mother of two.

She said she plans to use the money for a little fun.

"I'm using it to take the kids to Great America in Chicago this summer," she said.

She also said she has contacted the Guinness Book of Records after reading the record for the longest french fry is 6 3/4 inches.
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200 bucks for a fry? Dang... someone should have told this person of McDonalds dollar menu!

at 8 inches it might make quite a few insecure fellows feel short.

On that same topic...

Where did Jenna Jameson avatar and sig go? I MISS THEM!

I wonder if the person who bought it is trying to compensate for something else?

i took down the "girl" sigs because mardok pointed out how it partially revealed that i am an alien sent here to spy on you humans......

If the buyer is compensating for something else...what would he say?... hmm...

" hey ladies, I have a large fry "

remember the cheese sandwich sold on e bay for 30k a few months back?it was supposed to have the virgin mary,sister teresa,or smilin' jack or somebody on it!

Yes....Yes you certainly have, Falco

Urmm, Walken, Falco hasn't posted in this topic..
You're doing this alot lately...

That is really weird... I didn't even think of Falco when writing this...

It's meant to say 'Yes....Yes it certainly has, Kratos'...

Falco has invaded my thoughts....

lol

Now...here is the question of the day...

Why would you pay $200 for one french fry, when you could by over 100 lbs of french fries for $100.

HAHAHAHA

$200 for a fry? Damned idiot! Who would buy it for even a DOLLAR? Its just a french-fry!

That's it. I am going to start growing potatos... invest in some miracle grow. Harvest, cut em up and fry em and be making $200 hand over fist.


Ridiculous.

LOLL
nice!

I didnt know fries could be that big, but still 200 thats outragous.

if i knew that french friews sold for that much i would be a millionaire.

wow. i can top that. just give me some radiation and a potato seed. it may not be edible, but its 3 feet long

Idiot! Just buy a big potato and make some yourself!

Well, he gets an A for trying to sell it on Ebay It DID pay off.

$200
what kind of moron would pay that much for a french fry

I wonder what that guy did with it

So does the person who found it get the credit from Guiness Book or does the person who was stupid enough to buy it get the credit? Maybe they just really wanted to break some stupid record and didn't have any cool skills like hiccuping for 33 years or something else ridiculous.