Well, What Kind of Bagel Was It?
Janie Har of The Oregonian alerted us more than 24 hours ago to a “burnt” or “smoking” bagel that forced the evacuation of Portland’s City Hall.
Portland City Hall evacuated: Bagel to blame
By Janie Har, The Oregonian
January 27, 2010, 10:11AMPortland City Hall cleared out this morning for about 20 minutes while firefighters dealt with fallout from a … burnt bagel.
The bagel originated in Mayor Sam Adams’ office, in the break room. Apparently, a fire extinguisher was used that made the smoking bagel worse. No word on who burned the bagel in the toaster oven, or what kind of bagel it was.
The story got picked up by the AP, which later updated the story, and then updated it again. It even got Farked. And yet there’s still no word on who burnt the bagel, nor on “what kind of bagel it was.”
I have an email in to Ms. Har on the matter and promise I will not rest until I learn the culprit’s name and, especially, what type of bagel it was. Crispy readers–unlike this bagel-news cynic, who asks whether the type of bagel matters (now isn’t that a preposterous question?**)–should expect nothing less.
Burnt bagel photo courtesy theboohi.
Update: Janie Har is on it and promises to get back to me.
Update II: Nanny state bagel tweet gets us no closer to an answer.
Update III: The article’s gone Deutsch. Translated, it asks, “Who lets burn this Bagel has and which for a Bagel it concerned, is not well-known.”
**No.
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Darien
