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ATLANTA – Being a cheapskate could get you in trouble with the law. Fulton County authorities arrested 40-year-old Dan Linscomb of Texas City, Texas, last week for refusing to pay his tab at the all-you-can-eat Iron Skillet buffet in northwest Atlanta. Officials say Linscomb ate at the buffet and let his girlfriend eat from his plate.

The restaurant charged him for two $7 meals, which he refused to pay. Linscomb was taken to the Fulton County Jail on a charge of theft of service. Fulton County Sheriff's Sgt. Nikita Hightower said Linscomb was released two days later after pleading guilty to a lesser charge of disorderly conduct.

Linscomb could not be reached for comment. Restaurant officials declined comment.

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Hopefully it was worth it to save the $7.

Think the cost escalated a more than two magnitudes and you can add foolish besides being cheap and apparently pig-headed.

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Can you imagine dating someone like that?! :o

Hey hun - I'm taking you out on a date - we're going for buffet. We're only getting one - so you have to eat off my plate. I can't spare the extra $7.00. :bonk:

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Sounds like she didn't pay.

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Why the heck are you reading smalltown Georgia news when you're from smalltown California? :P

I just stumbled upon it.. and I don't live in small town California... unless you consider LA a small town... :blink::P

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Why the heck are you reading smalltown Georgia news when you're from smalltown California? :P

I just stumbled upon it.. and I don't live in small town California... unless you consider LA a small town... :blink::P

Covina is like the size of Campbell!

and your point is?? :blink:

the buffet must have been utter shite for $7. And who calls the cops for $7 ??

not really our favourite chinese buffet place costs about 7 dollars and it is has great food ... :thumbs:

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the buffet must have been utter shite for $7. And who calls the cops for $7 ??

not really our favourite chinese buffet place costs about 7 dollars and it is has great food ... :thumbs:

No kidding... some of the best damn food is cheap.

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It's been my experience that many buffet places (including "Iron Skillets") have explicit signs posted about buffet policy of "no sharing".

Based on this Linscomb is obviously a chopf##k, as well as a cheapstake.

For britty--I have gotten excellent Indian foot at buffets for $8; so for an American-style buffet (such as Iron Skillet), $7 may actually be half- to full-decent.

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Can you imagine dating someone like that?! :o

Hey hun - I'm taking you out on a date - we're going for buffet. We're only getting one - so you have to eat off my plate. I can't spare the extra $7.00. :bonk:

I like the funny pic. You have to wonder at what point the guy decided to take a stand by not paying? And at what point did he actually decide that making a scene like that AND being taken into custody was going to improve his chances with his date :rofl:

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Amending to my earlier post: even without an explicit "no share buffet" statement being posted, Linscomb has proven a chopf##k.

(another little detail about Iron Skillet--there are oodles of non-buffet items on the menu, which can be shared--admittedly, by doing so he'd still be a cheap chopf##k, but could have avoided arrest and charges entirely)

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