So that's what happened to Dave Thomas...

A woman dining on chili at a Wendy's restaurant in San Jose discovered that her bowl of red arrived con a little more carne than she anticipated: She found a portion of a human finger bobbing amid the beans and sauce.

The digit, which came equipped with a well-manicured fingernail, didn't belong to any of the employees of the fast food joint. Police checked everyone's fingers, and all were present and accounted for. Investigators therefore surmise that the amputative mishap occurred at the factory where the chili was manufactured.

How do you not know you got one of your fingers hacked off at work? "Honey, I'm home." "Where's your finger, dear?" "Huh? Aw, man, I must have lost that in the chili kettle."

There is no truth to the rumor that the Wendy's chain will soon change its company name to Alferd Packer's.