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Man Sentenced to Prison After Setting Bar on Fire Because It Didn’t Have Mayonnaise

How far would you go for your favorite condiment?

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One man’s love for mayonnaise has set the internet ablaze. That man, the 50-year-old José Rafael G. M., has just accepted a prison sentence of 3.5 years for the incomprehensible act of pouring petrol on a bar counter after hearing that the establishment, based in Seville, could not provide him with mayonnaise and ketchup for his pork loin and cheese sandwich.

José Rafael, who was visiting town on a construction project, calmly left the café before returning with a 1.5-liter plastic bottle, purchased from a nearby gas station. At that point, he allegedly asked, “Are you sure there’s no mayonnaise?” A fiery blaze erupted for a short time,........

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