Timbit

Being fired for giving away a Timbit is obviously disgusting, but ever since this story aired, I've been dying for a donut.

This week in Canadian fast food news... kittenpie 2008

Even though a Timbit is worth exactly 16 cents, the rules are what they are.

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For those of you not in the know, a Timbit is like a donut hole.

Timbitten By The Man 2008

According to an article in Wikipedia, someone with that name born today in St. Guillaume, Quebec, might be given the nickname "Timbit," though if he lived in Donat's adopted hometown of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, the moniker "Munchkin" would be more likely.

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Tim Hortons fires single mom over free Timbit [Toronto Star] (Photo: FlyGuy92586)

Tim Horton's Fires Single Mom For Giving A Free Donut Hole To A Baby - The Consumerist 2008

The chain said the worker was caught on video "stealing" the donut hole, which, in the mysterious Canadian language, is apparently called a "Timbit" and looks freaking delicious.

Tim Horton's Fires Single Mom For Giving A Free Donut Hole To A Baby - The Consumerist 2008

Fired a mother of four - a single mother of four, in fact - for giving away a Timbit to a baby.

This week in Canadian fast food news... kittenpie 2008

Put it this way: It always starts out with just a tiny little Timbit, but if these giveaways aren't immediately stopped, it leads to employees giving away larger items like Canadian Maple Donuts.

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"I have been fired for giving a baby a Timbit," Lilliman said yesterday.

Tim Horton's Fires Single Mom For Giving A Free Donut Hole To A Baby - The Consumerist 2008

"They said, ` Remember, Monday you gave out a free Timbit, '" she said.

Tim Horton's Fires Single Mom For Giving A Free Donut Hole To A Baby - The Consumerist 2008