Taco Bell Fires Taco Licker

One California Taco Bell worker really loves tacos—too much, says the fast-food chain that fired him after a photo of the uniformed employee licking a stack of shells posted on the company’s Facebook page went viral. The photo was taken as part of a contest where employees were instructed to submit pictures of themselves “enjoying their first bite of the product.” In a statement, Taco Bell attempted to allay fears of disgusted diners everywhere saying that the shells were only being used during a training exercise and were on their way to the trash bin—not to customers. Still, ew.