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FEMA Official Says He Teleported to Waffle House. Experts Are Dubious. (www.nytimes.com)
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The NYT was roundly mocked for the original headline and has now changed it to

No One at Waffle House Remembers FEMA Official Who Says He Teleported In

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[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 30 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (2 children)

The kind of expert Waffle House hires or feeds:

among roughly two dozen workers and regulars interviewed this week at Rome’s three Waffle House locations, none said they were aware of anyone traveling to the 24-hour restaurants by paranormal means,

[–] tal@lemmy.today 19 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Reporter: "Hello, I'm from the New York Times, and I'd like to ask whether you're aware of anyone who has teleported to this Waffle House?"

Waffle House employee: Thinking "there are some real weirdos who come in here". "Uh, no."

[–] nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

This statement looks like it came from a redacted document from FBC headquarters. What in the Remedyverse is this?