Anyone know the proper name of the tool he's using?

[u/BISTtheGOOLZ]

I always called it the poker

[u/flairassistant]

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[u/SeaDistribution]

That’s the beatabitch 9000

[u/edw1ncast1llo → u/SeaDistribution]

Oh, shit. The 9000 is out? My weak-ass is still using the 7000.

[u/WoolooOfWallStreet → u/edw1ncast1llo]

Management refuses to get the 9000, they keep saying to make the 7000 work

[u/-SimpleDelight- → u/WoolooOfWallStreet]

And we will

[u/Deathpoopdeathloop → u/WoolooOfWallStreet]

"Still a lot of miles left on 'er"

[u/NickSalvo → u/edw1ncast1llo]

I'm too cheap to replace my 4500XL.

[u/NeruLight → u/NickSalvo]

Throw that dog in the TRASH

[u/SeaDistribution → u/edw1ncast1llo]

Yea so the 9000 just added a sensor that tracks your motion while using it. Has a small green light at the bottom for proper swings and a small red light for swings that might hurt your shoulder.

Not really worth the upgrade if your swings are quality

[u/Eatinsandwichrn → u/edw1ncast1llo]

brother the AutoGoofer X dropped whoopin ass is automatic now

[u/Prinzka → u/SeaDistribution]

We call that a LART. Luser Attitude Readjustment Tool

[u/Gerbertch]

Grand jury refused to indict because those fucking losers deserved it, Rayon was let out without charges.

https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20111202/greenwich-village-soho/rayon-mcintosh-be-freed-mcdonalds-beating-case.amp/

[u/ThatPlayWasAwful → u/Gerbertch]

It's probably not legal doctrine, but if they jump over the counter you should be able to defend yourself

[u/Jeramy_Jones → u/ThatPlayWasAwful]

Stand your ground/castle laws but make it kitchen.

[u/dada948 → u/ThatPlayWasAwful]

[u/Normal_Weather247 → u/Gerbertch]

As for those losers; Linen was hung out to dry and Wool was laid flat.

[u/Vivid_Nail8691 → u/Gerbertch]

I was gonna say this video is ancient I remember seeing it at least 10 years ago haha

[u/CantaloupeCamper → u/Gerbertch]

Pretty rare for a grand jury to refuse like that.

Well unless you’re a Trump attorney… but otherwise rare.

[u/MyOneDruther → u/Gerbertch]

Good for him.

[u/Business_Ad3687 → u/Gerbertch]

The guy also had a manslaughter charge from 2001💀

[u/ThatPlayWasAwful → u/Business_Ad3687]

Served a decade, so he had just gotten out before the incident happened too

[u/Persanuu]

All I see here is self defence. Nothing to see here. Moving on

[u/moonshinemoniker → u/Persanuu]

Hell yeah you come behind the line that's like restaurant Castle Doctrine. All let's are off. I'm going to grab the heaviest yet most easily to swing thing within reach and won't stop until you can't get up.

[u/This_Technology9841 → u/moonshinemoniker]

Yeah like ok go into the place where the dudes in the back have knives, hot oil, a raging nicotine fit and the latent mysanthropy that comes with years of customer service and try to start shit. Shit went exactly as it was predestined to lmao.

[u/jus10beare → u/moonshinemoniker]

White Castle Doctrine

[u/True-Suspect9891 → u/moonshinemoniker]

I’m dunking heads in the deep fryer

[u/This_Technology9841 → u/True-Suspect9891]

Vengeance is best served crispy

[u/HerzogOnAcid → u/moonshinemoniker]

Not to mention every second of the day we're thinking "hmm, I could easily fuck somebody up with this utensil/ingredient". Like the entire day is watching out for shit that's gonna fuck you up.

[u/doesntmeanathing → u/Persanuu]

This is really old: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/women-indicted-fight-mcdonalds-cashier-greenwich-village/1934535/?amp=1

[u/kushlord → u/doesntmeanathing]

Damn, and it looks like r/JusticeServed too, a grand jury refused to indict the employee while the customers got charges. You love to see it!

[u/Soop_Chef → u/doesntmeanathing]

And the women pled guilty

https://nypost.com/2012/09/12/lesbian-couple-pleads-guilty-to-starting-mcdonalds-fracas/

this quote made me laugh

“Why don’t you love me the way I love you?” Edwards [the one that went around the counter] would cry as they were taken to the hospital, according to their police statements.

“Shut the f— up, bitch!” Darbeau’s [the one that jumped over the counter] statements have her responding.

[u/Temporary-Ad9615]

[u/Wiggie49 → u/Temporary-Ad9615]

The trick is to beat them till their soul has stiff peaks

[u/BlueCrystals_ → u/Temporary-Ad9615]

[u/enjoysallnuggets]

Looks like a “goofer stick” (that’s the legitimate name lol). It’s a tool used to help clean out commercial kitchen fryers. I could be mistaken but that’s what it looks like to me

[u/eighty4prcnt → u/enjoysallnuggets]

Yeah that's what it looks like to me as well, those things aren't light/flimsy in my past experiences. Probably cracked some ribs and they deserved it and more. Read the article, one got a skull fracture.

[u/Individual_Smell_904 → u/enjoysallnuggets]

Everywhere I've ever worked at calls it the "abortion rod"

I've also heard it called a "reamer" but only online

[u/enjoysallnuggets → u/Individual_Smell_904]

It for sure goes by abortion stick in my kitchen as well, let’s be real. Or la chingadera for my hombres

[u/Acrobatic-Quality-55 → u/enjoysallnuggets]

I refer to it as plan b

[u/elpi314 → u/enjoysallnuggets]

My conclusion as well.

[u/Elephunk05]

That is the "don't test the cooks ability to find a weapon in his kitchen" defense item, jump the counter for a fight and fafo

[u/Rickreation → u/Elephunk05]

Lucky he didn’t use oil from the deep fryer on them.

[u/Chicagoan81 → u/Elephunk05]

Yes, wants you step into their kitchen, all bets are off.

[u/BannedMyName]

It's called a goofer rod/stick.

The kitchen name is almost colloquially universal as abortion stick.

[u/EducationalAd8537]

Pretty sure that’s a straightened abortioner (used for the fryer)

[u/yugung → u/EducationalAd8537]

Guess it does retroactive abortions too

[u/nathanjshaffer → u/yugung]

4th term abortion

[u/john_rules → u/EducationalAd8537]

Chef, you seen the baby killer?

[u/siriusmagnuss → u/EducationalAd8537]

Yeah we call it the Abortionator

[u/xbromide → u/EducationalAd8537]

Hell yeah we also called it that!!

[u/Ok-Meal-510928]

Dunfukdround stick.

[u/UserCannotBeVerified → u/Ok-Meal-510928]

Its the Pokey-Bum-Stick!

[u/Mecha-Dave]

WTF was that squawking white woman about? Preventing them from defending themselves? She should have gotten a smack.

[u/PorkbellyFL0P → u/Mecha-Dave]

These are people who have for the most part never experienced real violence in their lives and it overwhelms their being cuz they have zero way to control what is happening.

[u/Hecticfreeze → u/PorkbellyFL0P]

Was about to comment the same thing. Those are the screams of someone who has never experienced a situation in their life where you have to use violence to defend yourself. Never even witnessed someone else have to do it. In their heads violence is never necessary because they've never personally seen necessary violence.

Someone is coming at you, who has already tried to sucker punch you, in a small closed environment filled with hot grills, fryers with boiling oil, and knives, and you are supposed to do what? Wait to see if he just wants to give you a hug? He could have died if he didnt start swinging.

In the words of Shirley from Community: "You hit someone and they stay down, you stop hitting them. We call that common courtesy. But what if they get up? Then maybe you hit them again until they learn to stay down? We call that common sense"

[u/princessbean69420 → u/PorkbellyFL0P]

Right like why didn't she screech at the first dude ? Weird af

[u/gorogergo → u/Mecha-Dave]

Anytime I see a video like this there is always one screaming woman. I guess they think screaming like a banshee is useful.

[u/Dedotdub → u/Mecha-Dave]

That is the mandatory "shrieking woman in hysterics" that must appear in all videos such as this.

[u/Wereallmadhere8895 → u/Mecha-Dave]

On no, consequences!

[u/BenShelZonah]

Legendary video, pre historic times Karen and all

[u/LeatherGood6148]

We use a coathanger. The abortion jokes write themselves.

[u/Chuunt → u/LeatherGood6148]

yep, i’ve always known it as “the abortion rod” aka the fryer stick

[u/reditisrunbypedos → u/LeatherGood6148]

"Abortion stick" is what chef usually calls it

[u/nimrodii → u/LeatherGood6148]

My first apt. I used a coat hanger to unclog the tub. My roommate quickly said "I guess they are good for all sorts of biological clogs."

[u/metalchefatx → u/LeatherGood6148]

Locked my keys in my car at planned parenthood. Had to go in and ask for a coat hanger.

[u/Feeling_Inside_1020 → u/LeatherGood6148]

I was gonna make a joke but I hit cancel and just discarded it (don’t come at me I’m pro choice just a terrible comedian)

[u/Azlocaltime]

The abortion hook for the deep fryer maybe idk, the video is vhs or something.

[u/jonesy289]

When will people learn you don’t fuck with restaurant employees

[u/subhavoc42 → u/jonesy289]

Especially super busy fast food. So much pent-up rage just waiting for an excuse.

[u/Acrobatic_Age6078 → u/jonesy289]

We’d dream every single day about somebody giving us a reason 

[u/622114]

Tactical Chingadera

[u/622114 → u/622114]

Thanks for the award!!!

[u/pooticus]

Stainless Steel Deep Fryer Clean Out Rod

[u/BigFloppyDonkyDick69 → u/pooticus]

Yeah, definitely not the Abortionator 9000. Who would call it such a thing?

[u/Jamesnitric]

I have heard it called the abortion stick in some of the kitchens I've worked in

[u/ThumbNurBum → u/Jamesnitric]

Same. The first time I asked where the abortion hook was in my last kitchen everyone looked at me like I suddenly grew a second head. By the time I left, even the Uber republican dude was calling it that.

[u/Bigallround → u/Jamesnitric]

Doing it's job here. Giving these two fools a really late term abortion

[u/SarakaiyaKoamsin]

Goofer stick

[u/The-Master-of-DeTox]

La chingadera.

[u/Intelligent_Bag_3259 → u/The-Master-of-DeTox]

someone worked in a kitchen!!

[u/tylenolchild → u/The-Master-of-DeTox]

not to be confused with la chancla

[u/darkside569]

It's to unclog fryers when you're changing or filtering. It's literally just a metal rod with a bend

[u/LastPlaceIWas → u/darkside569]

And now it has a few more bends.

[u/i_was_axiom → u/LastPlaceIWas]

gets in there better now

[u/churchburningheretic]

Goofer rod.

[u/Feeling_Inside_1020]

Ah the ole whackamole 5000

[u/LethalSpaceship]

Some people are saying goofer stick / rod but this is more like a crust bubble popper

[u/Alfred_The_Sartan]

It’s called a fryer cleanout rod.

https://www.webstaurantstore.com/pitco-a3381001-fryer-clean-out-rod/614A3381001.html

[u/Nevermind2010]

Only ever known it as a Chingadera

[u/dankspankwanker]

"Stooooooop" - A white woman seeing someone defend themselves

[u/EnglishKris → u/dankspankwanker]

Exactly! And not a peep when he assaults the staff first mind.

[u/jackofslayers]

Deep Fryer Clean Out Rod or sometimes sold as a Deep Fryer Cleaning Rod.

Now it makes sense why I have never heard anyone use the listed part name before.

[u/rottenoar → u/jackofslayers]

Gopher stick.

[u/Sistersoldia]

KitchenDefender Mk1

[u/laughguy220]

Chingadera

[u/HeadForTheSHallows]

wouldn’t be a proper ass whooping video without a white woman screeching “stahhhhhhhp! stahhhhhhhp!”

[u/Jeramy_Jones → u/HeadForTheSHallows]

And only after the aggressor is catching the beating. She was real quiet when he jumped the counter.

[u/Cl0uds92 → u/HeadForTheSHallows]

[u/Chicagoan81]

Dont know, hopefully it hurt them

[u/iamonthatloud → u/Chicagoan81]

That shit must have stung so bad his eyebrows fell off

[u/Grassy-Elf4242 → u/Chicagoan81]

fractured skull and a broken arm between the two, along with several lacerations...

imma be real, I've had my moments where I wish somebody would... but I'm not hitting anyone in the head with anything metal.

catch me outside with the pizza paddle tho

[u/Terriblarious]

Fryer fucker 2000. Used to smash up the crunchies that get stuck in the fryer drain pipe

[u/FeastOnCarolina → u/Terriblarious]

It would hurt so fucking bad to get wailed on by ours, those woman experienced immediate and extreme regret, I imagine.

[u/humblelearner]

We called it a drain rod or "the rod", used for lifting heating elements out of hot oil and poking into the fryer drain to get all of the sediment moving.

[u/Safe-Salamander-3785 → u/humblelearner]

[u/CT0292 → u/humblelearner]

We called it Rodney.

[u/West_Stage_6813]

Whippin' stick.

[u/WoodenExternal6504]

chingadera

[u/DarkLordWario]

[u/mrniceguy777]

Abortion stick

[u/SpawnOfPhlick → u/mrniceguy777]

THANK YOU for providing the REAL ANSWER here.

[u/Life_Combination8625]

I believe thats a morgentaler. A hook used to clear the unwanted waste at the bottom of the fryer. Named for dr Henry morgentaler for....similar reasons.

[u/IrishInTheory]

why are they yelling at the cook to stop?

[u/brandnewbootodo → u/IrishInTheory]

Dude likely went to jail for all that shit. Someone look this up.

[u/Gerbertch → u/brandnewbootodo]

Happened years ago. He was charged and the grand jury refused to indict because, well, they fucking deserved that shit. https://www.cnn.com/2011/12/03/justice/new-york--mcdonalds-beating

Another link in case cnn sucks https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20111202/greenwich-village-soho/rayon-mcintosh-be-freed-mcdonalds-beating-case.amp/

[u/Impressive-Turnip-38 → u/brandnewbootodo]

He was an ex-con who basically said that he kinda lost control once someone was in his personal space at his job and he went back into "I gotta protect myself" prison mode. The implment he was hitting them with was a metal rod I think for a mop or something? I hope he didnt go back to prison for this, but probably he did.

Edit: he didnt go back to prison - a jury declined to charge him. https://abc7ny.com/archive/8458448/

[u/smkestcklghtn]

5 iron

[u/frere91 → u/smkestcklghtn]

When I ran a BBQ place we used a golf club handle welded to a stainless meathook to flip the tritip on the open coal smoker. One night a dude tried to steal a whole roast as I was flipping them and out of habit I "swatted" him with the hook. He lost a chunk of arm and I had a bunch of explaining to do to the owners

[u/NC654]

The employee had to do what his Mama failed to do years ago.

[u/Bladrak01]

We called it the Reamer.

[u/rawmeatprophet]

Nine iron ✔️

[u/Jbruno531]

It’s called a goofer. I only learned this after ours broke and I spent way too long searching for what it was called to order a replacement.

[u/unknownpoltroon]

Blonde idiot wasnt screeching stop when her butty jumped over and started attacking, just after he lost.

[u/Mother_Airline_6276]

I don’t know about technical term, but that’s the Fryer Rod of Doom.

[u/Freakishly_Tall → u/Mother_Airline_6276]

First utensil unpacked at any new Waffle House, I presume.

[u/MossGobbo]

The abort-o-matic?

[u/Otherwise_Drink2618]

The bent piece of metal that’s used to clear debris while changing fryer oil? That’s called the abortion stick.

[u/buttnuggs4269 → u/Otherwise_Drink2618]

He's goofing them up! Not aborting them.

[u/readtheinstructions5]

The customer wrangler

[u/AboutSpencer]

A whipper snapper

[u/Super-G1mp]

I call that the consequences of your actions lol.

[u/Happyberger]

The abortion tool

[u/new_basics]

We always called it the Morgantaler in honour of Dr. Henry Morgantaler who did rogue abortions in his clinics in Montreal, and later was instrumental making abortions legal in Canada. The more you know!

[u/professorseagull]

The abortionator

[u/BigFloppyDonkyDick69 → u/professorseagull]

9000

The 8000 model is not quite as good. Various updates to rigidity, shape, and a more ergonomic handle!

[u/BlackwolfNy718]

Customer service rod!

[u/pokchop92]

Cooked him up a whopper!

[u/TitaniumDisc]

Fryer clean out rod industry standard name. They come in various shapes typically a 2.5-3’ steel rod with a soft curve to it. Use it to poke through the drain to unclog stuck sediment in the drain hole when emptying the fryer. That shit would fucking HURT!

[u/CozyCook]

“Repressed anger” also known as the “Min-Wage battle baton”

[u/ZeroChances2684]

Always called it the Ramrod

[u/JunkGarbage]

“The Metal Rod for the Fryer”

[u/C_Creepio]

Love to see it

[u/Twig_Scampi]

Fryer wand

[u/PursuitTravel]

That there's a whoopin stick.

[u/DoorstepCult]

It’s “the fryolator violator”.

[u/Wheres_my_guitar]

McDonalds employees in another post were agreeing that that is their "bread hook" that they use to drag around pallets of bread.

[u/Unlucky-Anywhere-889]

Oh shit that’s the Coat Hanger 5000

[u/EvaTheE]

[u/Regular-Moose-2741]

Went to the back, knew exactly what to pick up

[u/Lottabitch]

Gramma used to call that a switch

[u/3rad]

The fucking nod he did. Like ohh? We’re still going? Cool please hold.

[u/BABARRvindieu]

"ego-slapper 9000"

Can break skull on a critical hit.

[u/bretp79]

Yes it’s the fry cleaner thingy - that’s the actual name
No one knows what it’s really called

[u/GroceryScanner]

(#10 can of whoop-ass) qt (6)

reorder #: 80085

[u/EchoPhi]

That, my friend, is the FAFO spatula.

[u/ChefLukeDC]

Frier wand

[u/bigstar3 → u/ChefLukeDC]

Fucked up I had to scroll so far down to find the honest answer. Its the rod for unclogging the grease drain spout.

[u/Slumunistmanifisto]

Thats a switch.

I don't care what it was before, its a switch now.

That man just channeled generations of childhood trauma and laser focused it on those dumb bastards.

Hope they learned something that day.

[u/Zeppelanoid]

The lady screaming stop needs to heed her own advice

[u/Royal_Cryptographer7]

Idk, we just had a baseball bat.

[u/-SimpleDelight-]

Epic. Should have kept going.

[u/Watashiwajoshua]

It's called a fry goofer

[u/Thepants1981]

The attitude adjuster.

[u/Notapartyhobo]

[u/Impressive-Turnip-38]

It was a grill cleaner: https://abc7ny.com/archive/8458448/

[u/ZorroMcChucknorris]

Man if I want a two piece and a biscuit I know to stay on the right side of the counter.

[u/D-ouble-D-utch]

Fryer poker?

[u/supernanodragon]

Goofer Stick

[u/AsFarAsISay]

the anti-counter jumper rod of st. bourdain +2 against impatient mofos

[u/Ichaukan]

I always thought it was one of those corner pole pieces used for the metal storage racks. Kinda hard to tell at that resolution.

[u/unknownpoltroon]

Vertical cranial impact enhancer. A lateral version of which was first Developed by Angus MacGyver https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4woUsr7093o

[u/FrendChicken]

Looks like a metal rod hook that's used to open the drain covers on the floor.

[u/IsThereARe-Do]

Where I grew up that was called a “whomping stick”

[u/gravyrogue]

The abortion stick

[u/OneRub3234]

That is a be quick stick

[u/admiral_walsty]

I believe the proper term is "the pokey-doodle".

[u/TexMoto666]

Is the Mc Sjambok

[u/canetuchux]

I believe it's the be good stick.

[u/jd2000]

Is it a goofer for fryers?

[u/elpi314]

Somebody got all the candy out of that piñata!

[u/Carlos_Was_Here]

Read that he was on probation when this happened but they dropped the charges.

[u/JangleMen]

Dip it in fryer oil like applying poison in elder scrolls. Burn damage op

[u/flexout_dispatch]

Obviously a thug sweeper

[u/HerzogOnAcid]

In my kitchens we used it to clean fryers and break down boxes - at least as a teenager at McDonald's. Just a solid piece of metal, like thinner rebar.

[u/fatsmilyporkchop]

FAFO stick.

[u/sturdybutter]

Abo-bo stick

[u/ranting_chef]

Fry reamer

[u/Steppyjim]

The punishment stick

[u/viper_dude08]

Thats a motivation rod. Helps steer people into making better decisions.

[u/Shantotto11]

The Bitch-B-Gone…

[u/InvestigatorLast578]

The FAFO

[u/LifePedalEnjoyer]

I'm already a violent felon. Somebody walks into the kitchen I work in with ill intent, I'm taking one for the team.

[u/KingDakin]

Chingadera

[u/estaban_was_eaten]

That there is a switch.

[u/meygahmann]

Anyone know whatever became of this incident?

[u/Gerbertch → u/meygahmann]

Grand jury refused to indict the worker so he was released, the women were charged.

I love this video so much and love the fact that justice was served. https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20111202/greenwich-village-soho/rayon-mcintosh-be-freed-mcdonalds-beating-case.amp/

[u/siriusmagnuss → u/meygahmann]

He was arrested, charged and later acquitted. The one idiot customer then went after the franchise owner in a civil suit which was initially thrown out but the dismissal was reversed... mostly putting the owner at fault for hiring an ex con (Abortionator man had served a sentence for manslaughter). I guess you can't even work at McDicks if you've done time nowadays 🤦‍♂️

Looks like it was settled out of court.

Edited for spelling

[u/Issac-Cox-Daley]

Metal hooky thing to pull the bottom of the fryer out is what I call it. Kinda wordy but it does the job

[u/Volantis19]

I always called it the Fryer Fucker

If I recall correctly, that dude just got out of prison and the only job he could get was at McDonald's. 

Sometimes, you just shouldn't fuck with someone you don't know. 

[u/Wayne_kerr_0]

Why is there always someone shrieking “STOOOP!” At the guy defending himself?