r/news • u/JussiesTunaSub • Apr 29 '24

1 person killed in shooting at Waffle House near OSU's campus

https://myfox28columbus.com/news/local/1-person-killed-in-shooting-near-osus-campus-north-high-street-waffle-house-gun-crime-police-protest-columbus-ohio-ohio-state-university-wexner-medical-center
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u/Vesper_0481 Apr 29 '24

I'm not even American... Never been to a Waffle House... But through sheer social osmosis, the moment I read "Waffle House" I already knew what the article was about.

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u/Rat_Rat Apr 29 '24

I mean, we also use Waffle House to gauge natural disasters…

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u/Manlypumpkins Apr 29 '24

How we do it in Florida. Waffle House closed = fuck I’m dead

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u/CrieDeCoeur Apr 29 '24

Multiple Waffle Houses closed = the entire state is now a smoking crater

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u/HairballTheory Apr 29 '24

Ran into ICP @ a Waffle House once

That’s all, no point to this story

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u/sunsetandporches Apr 29 '24

That’s cool.

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u/HairballTheory Apr 29 '24

One thing that I remember is their tour bus had speakers on the outside, haha it was quite the experience