A Harvard Professor Launched an Epic Rant Over an Extra 4 on his Chinese Takeout Bill
A man ordered Chinese takeout. Things went downhill from there. Ben Edelman, an associate professor at Harvard Business School, expected his takeout order from Boston-area restaurant Sichuan Garden to come to 53.35. But the bill for his meal from the Brookline, MA, restaurant  shredded chicken with spicy garlic sauce, sauteed prawns with roasted chilli and peanut, stir-fried chicken with spicy capsicum, and braised fish filets and napa cabbage with roasted chilli  was 4 too high, boston.com reports, based on menu prices Edelman saw online. So the professor emailed the restaurant to ask why. Ran Duan, who owns a bar in one of the restaurant's other locations his parents founded the eatery, replied. The email exchange escalated. It ended with Edelman still out 4, a worker at a "mom and pop" Chinese restaurant wondering if all this was really "worth your Edelman's time," and a lot of Twitter rage for Edelman, Harvard, lawyers, and grade inflation, among other things. Here's that rage, Word is getting out. A Harvard professor has behaved badly, , Uh oh, no one is surprised. Harvard's name is getting besmirched, , , And we do mean besmirched, , Well, Harvard Business School, to be specific. HBS is to blame. , , Also, privilege, elitism, and grade inflation, , , Whoops, all lawyers are going down over this, too, , , And everyone in tech, , Now, how shall we punish Edelman?, , Or maybe just tweets like this will do, , , Don't worry Edelman, not everyone hates you, There is chatter about an entertaining sequel, , Let's all head to Sichuan Garden and plan one, , , Except, Edelman is not invited. Actually, everyone is a bit curious, if nervous, about what it might be like to have dinner with Edelman, , We'll probably never find out, though. Edelman is escorted out of society, And we are left to reflect on its rubble,