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A man wanted just two slices of cheese on his sandwich, so when his wife used three slices in his grilled cheese sandwich, he became irate.

Angered at the sight of all the extra cheesiness, James DePaola became agitated and violent, yelling at the woman, Michele DePaola. According to WSB-TV, DePaola then ripped the landline out of the wall so his wife couldn’t call the police and reportedly screamed at her intensely. The couple’s 12-year old daughter who witnessed the incident called the police to the scene, according to Athens-Clarke County police.

James DePaola was charged with obstruction of a 911 call and criminal trespass/damage to property over what the police now refer to as “the grilled cheese incident”. DePaola has a history of “abusive behavior,” and was often “excessively critical and controlling of day to day things in life” like sandwiches, apparently.

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[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 159 points 1 year ago (14 children)

This man is not a true American, as there is no such thing as a "too cheesey" grilled cheese.

[–] Lauchs@lemmy.world 62 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Lotta people are saying he wasn't even born here. All I'm asking is if he IS a real American, why haven't we seen his birth certificate? Just asking questions here...

[–] III@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tucker Carlson: "Many people are saying he isn't an actual American. If not, who is he? Is he a Russian spy? And if so would he like to come over to my home to discuss Putin's dreamy eyes and masculine physique? I am just asking questions here."

[–] kambusha@feddit.ch 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We can't accept drum 'n' bass. We need jungle I'm afraid.

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[–] _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz 11 points 1 year ago

Just asking questions here

JAQing off in public

[–] raynethackery@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, with a nice bowl of tomato soup.

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[–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I'm lactose intollerant and even I can confirm this.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Sounds like a commie spy!

[–] 1D10@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What if the cheese is Brie?

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[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

Not to mention the fact that most grilled cheese sandwiches use American cheese. This guy hates America!

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[–] asteriskeverything@lemmy.world 59 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why are they so jokey about it? Ripping phones off the wall because you're disappointed in dinner is not healthy normal behavior, but it is also not NEW behavior. I'm disappointed. just because the food in question allows for more humor doesn't make that situation any less terrifying or traumatic for the wife of daughter. And that would have been their daily lives. I know we are laughing at him but it also diminishes how awful he is. Within a few days, few people, few copycat articles and eventually the only thing many will remember is the joke "haha he got upset when his grilled cheese was too cheesy!!" It'll be like the hot coffee lawsuit

And this man is given a platform. And you know what is terrifying? They don't give a fuck. There is no way fox didn't know, and they weren't scared of any real blowback. Because reality is people dont care enough about abuse for it to be a problem.

[–] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The mundane nature of the offense actually makes it more terrifying. My final night of marriage, he raged because I was too morning sick to go out as planned and leave the house to him. It didn't stop him from doing what he wanted, I was just going to go to bed after feeding my toddler.

It's so mundane an offense, that you feel stupid telling anyone. Even having lived through it, sometimes I have a hard time believing it.

One time he almost drove us off the freeway because I knew more about genetics than he did. I had a degree relating to the field and he had once watched a documentary on it.

And he raged because I hung up the phone when he got home. He was convinced my friend Jackie was actually Jack (names changed) and accused me of cheating. He knew I talked to Jackie at least once per week because we were working on a project together.

There was a Microsoft profile picture named Jack that he was convinced was the man I was cheating on him with. I couldn't convince him otherwise, even after showing him it was in a file with other profile pics. He got a secret vasectomy to try to catch me cheating.

Spoiler: I was not cheating. I didn't get pregnant again until he got a reversal. Guess who was cheating and gave me an STI?

They really don't care. They either can't afford to realize their sycophants are abusers because then they'd have to take a hard look at their own beliefs, or they think being abusive is a feature, not a bug.

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I don't think I've ever heard about someone being accused of cheating where the accuser wasn't cheating.

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 51 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nobody goes straight to call 911 like that without a reason, and the fact he yanked the goddamn cord out of the wall shows trying to call was justified. That poor fucking kid must have been terrified to take the initiative to call on her own.

[–] user1234@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm just amazed that he had a landline.

[–] _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz 6 points 1 year ago

He threw out all his family's cellphones with the first 5g conspiracy theory he heard.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 32 points 1 year ago (3 children)

They are not sending their best or their brightest...

[–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

No, that for sure is their best.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I don't know about that.

[–] cultsuperstar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It doesn't matter. They all agree with the stupid stuff they say to each other. The dumb viewers at home are nodding their heads in agreement.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago

Every accusation is a confession.

[–] raynethackery@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If he is in lockup, I hope they feed him grilled cheese every day.

If you have been to jail recently, I wish they served grilled cheese. Especially with 3 slices of cheese.

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[–] ZeroCool@slrpnk.net 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I think we've finally stumbled upon the author of that classic reddit copypasta in r/grilledcheese. Saved you a click:

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[–] Godort@lemm.ee 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Open-face tomato sauce melt:

Three-Cheese-Pizza-Beauty-d3eeea98-1706-4092-8171-60738ac55937-1200x.jpg

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago

Only if you bake the crust first

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[–] tonytins@pawb.social 18 points 1 year ago

WTF did I just read? XD

[–] ThatFembyWho@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 year ago

Just another stable genius

[–] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A grilled cheese sandwich too cheesy?

That's like saying it's too orgasmic when my wife blows me or my paychecks are too big when my job pays me.

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

How the hell can a grilled cheese sandwich be too cheesy? Was it just cheese? Like no bread, but just cheese? Because even that doesn't seem like too much cheese to me.

[–] laurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Ultimate Grilled Cheese Sandwich:

2 lb block of cheese
2 slices of white bread (optional)

............. consume

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[–] PilferJynx@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

If you're ever at a decent greek restaurant get the saganaki. It's a salty fried sheep cheese and it's one of the most glorious things to exist.

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[–] Mango@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So where can I get this grilled cheese?

[–] chuckd@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I bet that's one gouda grilled cheese

[–] cjoll4@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It was just a regular homemade grilled cheese and his wife used three slices instead of two

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[–] QualifiedKitten@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Wait... People eat things like grilled cheese as anything other than an excuse to shove cheese into their mouths? No judgement intended, I fucking love cheese, probably too much. How could a food where "cheese" is such an important part of the name possibly be "too cheesy"? Isn't cheese the entire fucking point???

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

“the grilled cheese incident”

Isn’t that a jam band?

[–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Was it imported cheese? Foreign cheese? If so, he had every reason to be irate. Real GQP patriots eat American cheese, and only American cheese! 🇺🇸 🦅

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