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Man Fired For Eating a Taco ~ San Antonio

12:22 PM PST on January 17, 2008

The latest attack on the Taco Lifestyle comes from San Antonio, which is usually a great taco town. In this case, however, a city worker says he's been canned for the simple crime of taco eating. This outrageous decision simply will not stand, and we call on the legion of taco lovers the world over to petition the city fathers of San Antonio and let them know that their short-sighted decision may have cost their city millions in bad PR from the ever-growing taco community.

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