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The vagaries of the drive-through speaker has always been a fertile source of material for comedy sketches and movie gags.

Recently, a couple of so-far unidentified pranksters took the hilarity live when they hacked the speaker at a Sedalia, Missouri Taco Bell, and, for a few minutes, assaulted hungry motorists with vulgarities.

This isn't the first time rogue forces have mucked up the sacred exchange between Taco Bell and a Gordita-craving public. There are how-to hijack drive-thru guides available on the Internet, and a Taco Bell spokesman reports that before their franchises switched to harder-to-infiltrate digital headsets, this type of incident was even more commonplace.


Deadliest Dishes

    Deep Fried Coke:The better to wash down your deep-fried cheeseburger. This confection is made from Coke syrup combined with funnel cake batter which is then deep-fried. Add more syrup, plus whipped cream and a cherry. This won a state fair prize in Texas.

    Cambelina, Flickr

    Chicken-Fried Bacon: A smaller, crunchier, more compact way to a bigger heart attack, from that foreign country-within-a-country: Texas. Don't forget the cream gravy.

    Yi, Flickr

    Hot Beef Sundae: Nothing like a nice refreshing bowl of mashed potatoes topped with gravy "chocolate sauce" topped with beef, a cherry tomato and cheese "sprinkles." I don't know that this state-fair combo is deadly, per se, but it seems like the opposite of what you need on a hot day in the sun.

    muffinresearch, Flickr

    Turducken: Before it enters this jumble state, a turducken is a series of meats stuffed inside each other: stuffing/dressing, duck, chicken and turkey. Why so much restraint? We'd jam the rest of Thanksgiving in there: cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, candied yams, pumpkin pie.

    mr t in dc, Flickr

    Southern Smothered Hash Browns Fully Loaded: This breakfast-franchise version of a hearty classic includes, underneath a heavy blanket of white gravy: four biscuit halves, hash browns, red peppers, onions, jalapenos and three sausage patties all topped with cheddar cheese. Breakfast of sluggards.

    Grande, Flickr

    Deep Fried Cheeseburger: I don't know where you might find this curious item, other than in the bellies of fearless carnivores. This is an entire cheeseburger battered and fried, not merely the patties. Might as well go all the way to the grave!

    chotda, Flickr

    Fried Cookie Dough: Since the name of the game on this list seems to be upping the unhealthiness ante via the addition of other junk foods, why not just pair this one with ice cream? Chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, of course. Don't forget to throw on some chocolate syrup and whipped cream.

    Hyperbolation, Flickr

    The Hamdog: What we have here is a hot dog wrapped in a beef patty and deep-fried, and it can be topped with chili, grilled onions and a fried egg. It can also involve bacon, as all insane meals seem to do.

    Tanya Hyde, Flickr

    This Monstrosity: Good God. Looking at this one, can there possibly be a god? Find out when you eat this stack of artery-clog.

    Alexik, Flickr

    Any Sandwich from Rutgers University's Grease Trucks: A post-party destination specializing in sandwiches so greasy and over-the-top that only those with the strongest hearts will survive. Have a Fat Cat, Fat Bitch or a Fat Fella, which sports cheese steak, chicken fingers, mozzarella sticks, bacon, french fries, lettuce, tomato, mayo and ketchup.

    Uichan, Flickr


If they can identify the tech-savvy jokers, local authorities will likely pursue charges, citing a city ordinance that prohibits creating interference with radio reception. No word on which obscenities were uttered during the crime, or if they were more or less vulgar than dipping cinnamon twists in warm nacho sauce.

Photos of the Week: January 26 - 30

    Eliza Dushku, our Today's Crush from this week, during the CNN Heroes held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California.

    John Shearer, WireImage

    This Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009 photograph provided by the Colorado National Monument shows a 1987 Dodge van that got stuck on a rock overhang , near Grand Junction, Colo., after the driver sent the vehicle off a cliff in an apparent suicide attempt. The 34-year-old male driver survived the incident. But park officials said that 27 people attempted suicide at the national monument last year, which has prompted administrators to train staff at entrances and visitor centers in suicide prevention.

    Colorado National Monument / AP

    Ekaterina Rubleva of Russia loses her top as she performs with Ivan Shefer during the Ice Dancing Compulsory Dance at the European Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki January 20, 2009.

    Johannes Eisele, Reuters

    Mall Cop Actor Kevin James crosses the start/finish line of the race track on a Segway ahead of the field during a warm up lap before the start of the NASCAR Camping World Series race during the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown at the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale on January 24, 2009 in Irwindale, California.)

    Robert Laberge, NASCAR / Getty Images

    Emergency services had to rescue a man from his car after he managed to crash it into a church roof in Limbach-Oberfrohna, Germany. The 23 year-old from Chemnitz was severely injured in the accident. According to the police the driver missed a turn, ploughed on up a sloping field and then finally 'took off' to land in the church roof.

    metro.co.uk