WOMAN SUES OVER HOT DRAGON BALLS

A San Jose, California doctor is suing a Thai restaurant over its spicy dragon balls. Harjasleen Walia alleges she “incurred permanent injuries and will forever be damaged” by the $11 chicken-meatball dish at Coup de Thai in downtown Los Gatos. The lawsuit claims that the appetizer burned Walia’s vocal cords, esophagus and the inside of her right nostril. (* Now when she blows her nose, fire comes out.) She claims the Dragon Balls were advertised as spicy, and that Walia asked her server to make it with less spice because “she does not tolerate spicy foods.” But almost immediately after she began eating the Dragon Balls, she felt the roof of her mouth, her tongue, her throat and her nose “burn like fire.” She began to lose her voice and was diagnosed with internal chemical burns from the chilis. According to her lawsuit, “A new employee who prepared the dish made an error and added additional peppers, rather than reducing them as requested.” Ms. Walia, a neurologist, has recently fired her lawyer and appears to be ready to represent herself at the trial, which is scheduled for August.
* “As Exhibit A, your honor, I would like to take the jury to lunch at the restaurant to experience Dragon Balls themselves.”
* Dragon Balls doesn’t sound like an appetizer. It sounds like they’d be bigger than your table.
* She might have a case. I checked out the restaurant’s website – right on the first page it says “Fireworks light up your mouth.” (True!)
* I suddenly have the urge to suck on some ice.
* Ordering Dragon Balls and asking them to remove the heat is like ordering a Hershey Bar and asking them to remove the chocolate.