Seafood dude downs $600 meal, then flees to the sea to avoid paying
Love seafood? Cool story, but you'll never love seafood as much as the guy who literally swam away from a $621 check at a seafood restaurant.
Australian man and "aspiring rapper" Terry Peck destroyed two lobsters, 21 vodka oyster shots, a baby octopus and a bunch of beers at a restaurant on the Gold Coast, according to the ABC.
But, as Southport Magistrates court heard Monday, he didn't pay for any of it. Instead, he ran straight down the beach and into the ocean, free to find even more seafood to consume.
Peck, who goes by "2Pec" refused to come to shore, so police on jet skis were sent after him, and he was arrested mid-ocean. This is a true story, by the way. Not a Tim and Eric skit.
According to the news outlet the crustacean fiend, who was on parole at the time of the incident, told reporters the lobsters were "overcooked" anyway. So there.
Upon hearing about the contents of Peck's meal, Magistrate Joan White reportedly said: "My God! By himself?"
It is incredible. But it's even more incredible that he managed to run, and then swim, after eating it all.
Yep. The seafood in Australia is so good, it may turn you into a wasted, criminal merman.
P.S. Please don't look up 2Pec’s rap songs on social media while at the office. They are in no way SFW and you should probably just not.
Jerico Mandybur is the editor of Mashable Australia. Previously, she worked as a digital editor at SBS, Oyster Mag, MTV and ASOS. Tweet her at @jerico_m.
