Let us preface this story with one thing that you may or may not already know. People are stupid.

Early one Thursday morning, a man was robbed while making a delivery at a Taco Bell in Macon, Georgia.

At 5 AM in the morning, two geniuses men dressed in black came out of the woods behind the Macon, Georgia Taco Bell. One was carrying a pistol and the other carried a rifle, according to a police report. The men demanded that the deliveryman open the safe, but he did not have the combination. They finally decided to take his wallet and leave.

Its pretty crappy that we live in a kind of world where things like this happen and all that, but we’re here to take you on a journey. We’re here to guide you through what, logically, had to have been their thought process.

It all started with two people deciding that they needed money. After wading through the obvious ideas like jobs, loans and eBay, they somehow decided robbery was a viable option. Realizing they needed weapons to carry out their master plan, they scrounged up the only weapons they had: a pistol and a rifle.

At some point just before the delivery guy arrived, one guy asked the other why he got to carry the rifle. Possible answers to this question include:
“because I’m older than you,”
“because robbing Taco Bell was my idea,” and
“because I’m the one that got the guns from my dad’s gun cabinet,”

Finally, the delivery guy arrives at the Taco Bell and the two men approach him. When the delivery guy broke the news that he couldn’t open the safe, they demanded his wallet.

All of this planning and effort netted the two men 10 dollars in cash, debit cards they can never use and a 4 year old condom.

People are stupid.

The first environmentally friendly KFC-Taco Bell is being opened in Northampton, Massachusetts. Yum Brands Inc, the parent company of Taco Bell is going for the company’s first LEED certification.

The new KFC-Taco Bell aims to cut energy costs by 30 percent. The franchise will use LEDs, harness natural light and use recycled materials in their countertops. YUM! brands is also calling for the use of several devices to reduce water consumption.

The building is part of the company’s “E3 Intitiative,” which focuses on the energy, environment and economics of the company’s buildings.

17 year old Joey Gaydos Jr. of “School of Rock” fame was busted for DUI outside of a Taco Bell. Really though, we’ll leave the gay jokes to you guys ’cause I bet he’s heard ‘em all before.

Joey Gaydos Jr. was 12 years old when he played Zack Mooneyham in the 2003 movie “School of Rock.” He has not pursued any acting jobs since then, but at age 17 has gotten himself into a spot of trouble. Mister Gaydos was arrested last month in Michigan for driving under the influence. He was caught by police “trying to drive away from a Taco Bell while intoxicated.” The rest of the details are scarce, but the fact that he was caught “trying” to drive away from the drive through sounds pretty bad.

Other than acting (and apparently drinking), Gaydos has toured the world performing for audiences everywhere and at age 13, he released his debut CD. Besides guitar, Joey recorded all vocals, mandolin, and keyboards. In 2005, he formed The Joey Gaydos Group consisting of him and two others.

There was a Watchmen screening last night at 7:30 PM. Before getting there early, we picked up our Taco Bell on the way making it an official Blog Outside The Bun event. We weren’t allowed to bring recording devices and we had to turn our phones off, but seriously, Taco Bell made Watchmen that much better.

Even without Taco Bell though, Watchmen was an all around good movie. It did a great job holding true to the source material, and a lot of the imagery translated well from the book to the movie. Some of the sub-plots were lost, but there are nods to them all over the place.

Watchmen as a movie was kind of cool. To a person that has never read the book, the pacing was a little bit slow and story was slightly difficult to follow, but generally, it wasn’t bad. It had a lot of action, it was well directed and the acting was great, but obviously it couldn’t convey everything the book ultimately did.

A surprising but terribly satisfying aspect of the Watchmen movie was that it was gritty. It was dirty, gory, bloody and it portrayed the overall tone of Watchmen perfectly. Bones were broken, plenty of people died and there was oh so very much blood. Anything less than an R rating would never have done this movie justice.

Another important thing to mention is the music featured in the movie. It was all true to the period and a lot of it was alluded to in the book, but at times, it felt like a crazy mashup. The movie has a great soundtrack, but the songs together make for a slightly confusing feel. The music in the movie had trouble translating into something that felt coherent and carefully pieced together.

Among some of the things missing from the movie were the Black Freighter series, Veidt cigarettes, sugar cubes and alien squids. Some of these things make an appearance in the movie, but only if you know what to look for. There’s a Black Freighter poster in place of the Lesbian Rights poster and if you look real close you see a few Knot Tops here and there. The absence of these things take absolutely nothing from the movie, but the addition of them really shows Zack Snyder’s devotion to fans of the series.

As fans of the work, it was easy to tell that Zack Snyder did his best to touch on everything in the book, even if briefly. Fans will notice quite a few nods to the original book that take nothing away from the casual viewer. Watchmen seemed impossible to translate to the big screen, but Zack did a better job than anyone else ever could have.

Today I found out that the Syracuse Crunch of Syracuse, NY are pretty awesome. Not only is it fun to imagine they’re called the Crunch because they love Taco Bell, but on February 23rd, The Syracuse Crunch announced the details of “Taco Bell Night at the Crunch” to take place on February 28th. Now obviously that has already happened, but its pretty cool if you’re into hockey.

On February 28th, fans of the Syracuse Crunch hockey team could walk into any participating Taco Bell and get one coupon good for $12 off of a Syracuse Crunch hockey game. There wasn’t any other requirement than to go into Taco Bell, but while you were there picking up your free coupon, you might as well enjoy some Taco Bell.

Joshua Trout, 19, decided to speed through a Dodge County Taco Bell parking lot at 11:55 PM. When Joshua lost control of his vehicle, he rolled into the dining room of the Taco Bell hospitalizing him and his passenger April Callies.

Charges of “Causing bodily harm by reckless driving and unreasonable and imprudent speed” are pending against the driver of the truck. April and Joshua were both hospitalized but patient reports were unavailable.

Little information was given, but we can only assume he was very excited to eat his newly purchased Taco Bell. Anyone that excited about Taco Bell surely deserves to be commended, but a love for Taco Bell should never lead to bodily injury. In fact, for us here at Blog Outside The Bun, Taco Bell makes life better and brighter. As much as speeding home to eat Taco Bell sounds like an awesome idea, its better to just wait it out. Absence makes the heart grow fonder and that few minutes it takes to get home will make you enjoy your hard-earned Taco Bell that much more.

*Truck pictured not same truck featured in story.

The Fiesta Taco Salad is probably one of the most underestimated items on the Taco Bell menu. This item seems overlooked because many people refuse “salads” and accuse them of being healthy, bland or all around no good. The Fiesta Taco Salad is an entirely different story. Its a crispy tortilla bowl filled from bottom to top with beans, lettuce, the meat of your choice, sour cream, cheddar cheese and tomatoes. It also comes with salsa and crunchy lime-seasoned tortilla strips on the side.

The most important part of this salad is the edible bowl that holds all of the ingredients. It bears no resemblance to any of Taco Bell’s other shells, which is very important. Rather than a regular a corn bowl, the Fiesta Taco Salad has a flaky, almost buttery bowl. Without the shell, this taco salad would be mediocre at best.

The salsa and flavored tortilla strips make the Fiesta Taco Salad even more unique. The salsa consists of diced onions and tomato chunks and the tortilla strips have just a tinge of lime-flavoring. These both add to the overall flavor without taking away from the other ingredients.

Verdict: Despite being overlooked, the Fiesta Taco Salad is a winning item any day of the week. The flaky bowl and added salsa make this item stand out. The Fiesta Taco Salad is great if you’re looking to change things up a bit.

According to Christian mythology, the Holy Grail was the dish, plate, or cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper, said to possess miraculous powers. Reports are sparse on what was actually eaten at the Last Supper, but we like to think that it was a Taco Bell Grilled Stuft Burrito. The Grilled Stuft Burrito is one of Taco Bell’s flagship items and being one of the largest and most flavorful, it is definitely last meal material.

After the Grilled Stuft Burrito’s debut, we here at BlogOutsideTheBun have been on a quest to find the perfect Grilled Stuft Burrito. When ordered from the menu, it consists of the meat of your choice, beans, seasoned rice, a three-cheese blend, Pepper Jack Sauce and Fiesta Salsa. That’s all fine and good, but the thing that separates this burrito from the others is the warmth and crunch that comes from pressing it the same way you would press a Quesadilla.

Typically, items on the Taco Bell menu can be made better. Sometimes it helps to add one thing or switch out another, but for a while we thought the Grilled Stuft Burrito was perfect. Fascinated, we put the item through rigorous trial and error. Adding Nacho Cheese changes the dynamic too much, while adding extra Baja Sauce was just a bit too overpowering.

The answer suddenly became clear when we decided to try something completely unprecedented. Taco Bell’s low-fat Sour Cream is cool and creamy and their Jalapeno Sauce has a quite a kick to it. Alone, these flavors were too much, but together they have the power to bring what was once dead back to life. This combination, coupled with its pre-existing taste, makes this Grilled Stuft Burrito worth dying for.

So, there are these two kids, right. So they decide they want to do some drugs. Not only do they want to do some drugs, including marijuana and heroin, but they decide that they want to do these drugs in a car, in a parking lot. Being the intelligent kids that they are, they decide that it would be a great idea to do these drugs, in their car, in a Taco Bell parking lot in Solomons, Maryland. On top of all of these great decisions already, they also decided to do it at 8 in the evening.

James Smith arrested arrested Derek Craig Bradley, 20, and Brandon Angelo Meredith, 19. Office Smith also found a spoon and homemade burner that could potentially be used to prepare the controlled substance heroin. They were both charged with possession of marijuana and possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia.

Seriously, though. If you’re going to do something stupid and illegal don’t do it in a well trafficked area before its even completely dark outside.

Recently, Taco Bell has been offering 49 cent hard or soft Tacos on certain days of the week, depending on where you live. Many of you have seen 49 cent Tacos on Mondays and Thursdays, Sundays only or some other day or days of the week. Taco Bells around the US are doing this, and many see it as signs of the current economic decline.

First the “Why Pay More?” value menu, and now this? Seems like our dear Taco Bell has fallen on hard times recently. Well, not to worry. A little digging reveals that this mind-blowing Taco deal has absolutely nothing to do with the economic decline. Looking back, Taco Bell has done this on multiple occasions. Its less of a sign that they need more money and more of a sign that they’re trying to get more people to come to Taco Bell, bringing us back to this.

So, loyal fans need not worry. McDonald’s does its 49 cent cheeseburgers, Denny’s does free breakfast and Taco Bell, well, Taco Bell gives you a reason to buy ninety-five tacos. Any excuse is good enough for us.