Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:12 PM
Moostache (1,362 posts)
I will NEVER eat Papa John's again....
In direct response to:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/09/papa-johns-obamacare-john-schnatter_n_2104202.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular John Schnatter can kiss my ass. I hope he loses every single employee that is worth a damn, ends up crippling his business and eventually dies a lonely broken man in the remnants of his palatial estate like an echo of "Citizen Kane", only instead of 'Rosebud', may his dying words be 'Obamacare'. Sorry, but FUCK HIM!
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| Moostache | Nov 2012 | OP | |
| lindysalsagal | Nov 2012 | #1 | |
| Flashmann | Nov 2012 | #2 | |
| susanr516 | Nov 2012 | #47 | |
| dchill | Nov 2012 | #98 | |
| Tutonic | Nov 2012 | #67 | |
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| gollygee | Nov 2012 | #96 | |
| brewens | Nov 2012 | #63 | |
| jhrobbins | Nov 2012 | #82 | |
| jeff47 | Nov 2012 | #89 | |
| UnrepentantLiberal | Nov 2012 | #128 | |
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| liberalmuse | Nov 2012 | #4 | |
| Hav | Nov 2012 | #5 | |
| valerief | Nov 2012 | #6 | |
| kestrel91316 | Nov 2012 | #7 | |
| Paladin | Nov 2012 | #8 | |
| Stagecoach | Nov 2012 | #9 | |
| Marrah_G | Nov 2012 | #10 | |
| femrap | Nov 2012 | #61 | |
| Atman | Nov 2012 | #107 | |
| femrap | Nov 2012 | #127 | |
| WinkyDink | Nov 2012 | #110 | |
| femrap | Nov 2012 | #124 | |
| Bluzmann57 | Nov 2012 | #83 | |
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| CabCurious | Nov 2012 | #111 | |
| Egalitarian Thug | Nov 2012 | #100 | |
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| mnhtnbb | Nov 2012 | #11 | |
| Roland99 | Nov 2012 | #65 | |
| smirkymonkey | Nov 2012 | #106 | |
| reformist2 | Nov 2012 | #129 | |
| Moostache | Nov 2012 | #12 | |
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:13 PM
lindysalsagal (1,782 posts)
1. THE WORST PIZZA EVER!
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Honestly, you're not giving up much.
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Response to lindysalsagal (Reply #1)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:15 PM
Flashmann (1,913 posts)
2. THE WORST PIZZA EVER!
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Only takes one time to realize that.......Shit on a shingle....Cardboard and ketchup......
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Response to Flashmann (Reply #2)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:02 PM
susanr516 (1,086 posts)
47. Only tried it once
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Papa John's was so bad, not even my kids would eat it.
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Response to susanr516 (Reply #47)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 03:51 AM
dchill (7,870 posts)
98. I certify that.
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Ironically, the only pizza I've ever had that was worse was from a place called "Fox Pizza Den."
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Response to Flashmann (Reply #2)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:32 PM
Tutonic (2,470 posts)
67. hahahah cardboard and ketchup!
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n/t
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Response to Tutonic (Reply #67)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:40 PM
LeighAnn (2,442 posts)
71. Tell the Papa how you really feel!
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Let Papa John know how deplorable the treatment of his workers is
http://www.papajohns.com/customer/index.shtm |
Response to Flashmann (Reply #2)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 05:00 PM
Ilsa (31,645 posts)
79. Sugary sauce. Blech. Probably HFCS. nt
Response to Flashmann (Reply #2)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 05:36 PM
chknltl (8,736 posts)
88. Disagree. Godfathers has that honor
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Well in my book Godfathers makes a worse pizza. It is their sauce, I simply hate the flavor of their sauce. How one would think that taking a perfectly good tomato sauce and adding clorox bleach to it is an improvement utterly astonishes me.
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Response to Flashmann (Reply #2)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 09:17 PM
gollygee (12,318 posts)
96. I vote Dominos for worst.
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Last edited Sat Nov 10, 2012, 09:17 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1) But this is bad too. You can't beat a small locally owned pizza shop for pizza. Any chain place is likely to be mediocre to bad.
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Response to lindysalsagal (Reply #1)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:26 PM
brewens (3,002 posts)
63. We finally got a Papa John's in my town. Not impressed and i don't like Domino's
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either. We have the king of mom and pop pizza places here. At least this side of Chicago. They have a pizza that has a sweet hot mustard sauce, german sausage, sour kraut and onions. It's wildly popular. Never any specials or coupons and that place is slammed all the time.
That place is called Fazzari's. If I want pizza, it's theirs or Papa Murphy's. |
Response to lindysalsagal (Reply #1)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 05:10 PM
jhrobbins (1,630 posts)
82. Yeah, this is what I was gonna say too - yuk pizza!
Response to lindysalsagal (Reply #1)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 07:07 PM
jeff47 (7,356 posts)
89. The sad thing is...
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I live in a town in settled by Italians. Still has a huge Italian-American presence.
And Papa Johns and Pizza Hut are the best pizza in town. It's one of the more frustrating parts about living here - the "Italian food" is made by Hunts and Smart & Final. I have no delusions that Yum Brands (owners of Pizza Hut) are liberal. But at least they're not "Papa" John. |
Response to lindysalsagal (Reply #1)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 03:19 PM
UnrepentantLiberal (11,700 posts)
128. It sucks bad
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and literally made me sick.
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:15 PM
jberryhill (29,823 posts)
3. He's bucking for a chik-fil-a day, but nobody likes his crap
Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:17 PM
liberalmuse (15,418 posts)
4. Papa John's is dead to me.
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And any company claims they are laying off workers because Obama was re-elected. They were going to lay off workers, anyway.
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:18 PM
Hav (2,721 posts)
5. You won't miss much
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During my visit in the US, we had one pizza from them. It just wasn't good, seriously. I'm not saying it was terrible but we never went there again.
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:19 PM
valerief (35,667 posts)
6. Papa John's--the new Chik-Fil-A. nt
Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:19 PM
kestrel91316 (45,359 posts)
7. I just sent them an email saying they lost my business (they did - they are next door to my
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office and I spend money there all the time). I am now going to walk over there and tell them my lunch money will henceforth be spent, well, anywhere else.
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:20 PM
Paladin (8,667 posts)
8. He's Seen The Last Of My Business.
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Lousy pizza, no great loss. |
Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:20 PM
Stagecoach (474 posts)
9. I only had it once
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Glorified frozen pizza. Eat too many of those pizzas and you will be needing the ACA. Nothing but artery-clogging grease.
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:21 PM
Marrah_G (22,370 posts)
10. I'm from the Northeast, we never buy chain pizza
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We are fortunate to have great little pizzerias all over the place
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Response to Marrah_G (Reply #10)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:23 PM
femrap (13,418 posts)
61. The best
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pizzas, as compared to the chains, are those found at Aldi's. They're frozen and made in either Italy or Germany. Cost from $2.99 to $3.99. Don't get the ones made in US. I like the thin crust, not the rising crust. They're always seasonal (red price sign vs. black sign). I got a 4 Cheese the other day...made in Italy. To die for. I went back and bought 5 more.
Some are made in France as well. I do put a bit a cheese on them...but this 4 cheese one really didn't need that. Damn, they're good....and so reasonably priced. I love those Aldi brothers. They own Trader Joe's as well. Lots of good European foods are offered at Aldi's. YUM. I rarely shop anywhere else. And I think they're better than some of the mom and pop places I've gone to. Oh, off topic, but their facial skin cream is great and only $3.99 for a jar. No mineral oil, of course. You're lucky to be in the NW. I used to be in SF. Now stuck in Ohio, but Aldi's has helped me as well as the local hospital's cafeteria. Healthy food and so damn cheap. A great salad bar. I get a huge salad w/ meats and at most I've spent $3.50. Maybe other cities have hospitals w/ good food. There is a Pasta bar, a deli, and then the 'Special for the Day.' Papa John can go bankrupt. |
Response to femrap (Reply #61)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 06:41 AM
Atman (26,044 posts)
107. Not sure Aldi still owns TJ's
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One of the three Aldi brothers was a co-owner of TJ's, but he died a while back.
Interestly, Aldi isn't the quaint little chain they appears to be. The Albrechts are two of the richest men in Germany, and the Aldi chain is actually a couple of different companies with thousands of stores around the globe. For the best pizza, buy from a local guy! That said, as far as frozen pizzas go, Trader Joes has some of the best I've tried. |
Response to Atman (Reply #107)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 03:17 PM
femrap (13,418 posts)
127. I know they are a super big
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chain...the biggest grocer in Europe. Last I heard was that the 2 brothers were in a big tiff and not talking to each other....who knows? I was told that TJ's was placed into a Trust so it couldn't be screwed with. But I don't know for sure.
I can't afford to drive 65 miles round trip to buy expensive stuff at TJ's. And their pizzas are not as good as Aldi's. I've tried a number of them. I've never had a pizza as good as the ones from Aldi's. Why? The crust is different due to the wheat that is grown in Europe...entirely different from the crap wheat we grow here. My stomach can't handle the wheat grown here. I call it 'Wonder Bread' wheat. As for the local pizza dude, I no longer have the pleasure of living in San Fran or other foodie cities. I'm stuck in Ohio where Applebee's is considered Haute Cuisine. I'm not kidding. I never go out to eat. It's all chains or disgusting Mexican and Chinese foods which is nothing like REAL Mexican or Real Chinese food. No dim sum on the weekends. Just Moo goo gai pan...which doesn't even exist in China. It's a made-up American dish. That's what is here. It's so funny, people will tell me to go to a great place to eat and it's just shit. If one has been out of the Heartland, and returns, there are few places to eat. Honestly, the 99 cent bean burrito at Taco Bell is better than what I get at a Mexican restaurant here. I even went to an expensive place.....$9.00 burrito. AWFUL. I never shop at Walmart....I can't give up my Aldi's, too. I hate Kroger's. And I hate Meijer's. I only go there for something that is on sale. That's all there is. No local butchers anymore. Farmer's market in the summer. That's it. I get all my salads at the local hospital which has a fabulous and cheap cafeteria. It's the best restaurant outside of San Fran. I now cook...I have to if I want something good to eat. Hell, if prices keep going up, I'll have to give up eating altogether. |
Response to femrap (Reply #61)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 08:38 AM
WinkyDink (37,014 posts)
110. I also shop at Aldi's, but know that they are NON-UNION. I stayed away for decades.
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Last edited Sun Nov 11, 2012, 08:39 AM USA/ET - Edit history (1) |
Response to WinkyDink (Reply #110)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 02:58 PM
femrap (13,418 posts)
124. They have
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lots of women working there....and women managers, at least. I'll have to ask them how they like it. I know they work very hard.
I think the only store that is Union around here is Kroger...and I hate that place. I buy very little there. I am constantly being overcharged and they never have the Express Lanes open. I email HQ all the time. I've talked to the store manager who could give a shit. I only buy what is on sale, so it is only a few items....I just can't afford their prices. But I do NOT shop at Walmart, if that redeems me in your eyes a bit. I really like the international foods of Aldi's. And I buy food not even made in the US...it's made in Italy, Germany or France. Especially the crusts of the pizzas....they grow an entirely different wheat than we do. And it doesn't upset my stomach like pizzas made here. Their chocolates are from Europe. The US can't make chocolate. I try not to buy much in the way of processed foods and cook from scratch as much as possible. It's cheaper and better for you. Now I'll feel bad about shopping at Aldi's. Maybe I can plant a seed for them to unionize! |
Response to Marrah_G (Reply #10)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 05:11 PM
Bluzmann57 (11,573 posts)
83. Almost every town has good little pizzerias
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I live in the Midwest. Ever hear of Chicago pan pizza? Try it, it's good.
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Response to Bluzmann57 (Reply #83)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 05:17 PM
Marrah_G (22,370 posts)
86. I've heard of it but have never been to Chicago
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If I ever do get there trying it will be near the top of my to do list
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Response to Marrah_G (Reply #86)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 08:41 AM
CabCurious (954 posts)
111. Chicago does have good pizza.
Response to Marrah_G (Reply #10)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 04:19 AM
Egalitarian Thug (7,005 posts)
100. You certainly are. Out here in the west pizza costs $25 and up for barely adequate if you're
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lucky enough to live in a city that even knows what good pizza tastes like.
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Response to Egalitarian Thug (Reply #100)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 10:48 AM
Marrah_G (22,370 posts)
113. Whoa...25 dollars??
Response to Marrah_G (Reply #113)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 12:00 PM
Egalitarian Thug (7,005 posts)
115. And up. There are people here that think Pizza Hut is good.
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OTOH, There are places where the weed is good enough that you don't really care. |
Response to Egalitarian Thug (Reply #115)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 01:56 PM
Marrah_G (22,370 posts)
122. ROFL!
Response to Marrah_G (Reply #10)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 03:07 PM
lalalu (1,663 posts)
126. LOL, true
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Then there are the bakeries with the fresh Italian loaves. Yum
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:22 PM
mnhtnbb (11,489 posts)
11. Take a look at his 40,000 sq foot castle
Response to mnhtnbb (Reply #11)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:31 PM
Roland99 (36,462 posts)
65. Worth $7.6 Million two years ago
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Response to mnhtnbb (Reply #11)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 05:33 AM
smirkymonkey (11,648 posts)
106. Disgusting.
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The whole thing is just disguting. I hope he goes bankrupt.
Also, just a side note, but nobody who is not Italian has any business running a pizza shop. |
Response to mnhtnbb (Reply #11)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 03:20 PM
reformist2 (4,051 posts)
129. My initial reaction to these palatial estates is... laughter.
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Who would want to live in that? In my view, only seriously delusional people. |
Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:23 PM
Moostache (1,362 posts)
12. Add "Applebee's" to the list...
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/09/zane-tankel-applebees-obamacare_n_2094568.html?ref=topbar
Zane Tankel, chairman and CEO of Apple-Metro....add him to the "Fuck You" list... These assholes need to be taught a lesson in the power of the people to CHOOSE not to give them their dollars...these guys all act like they are doing US a favor by being in the business of offering bad food at worse prices! Get it straight pals...YOU work FOR us, NOT the other way around... Sorry for the profanities, but these assholes are really bothering me today... |
Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:28 PM
aaaaaa5a (3,696 posts)
13. QB Peyton Manning just bought a few Papa Johns pizza franchises in the Denver area.
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Last edited Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:30 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1) He is a huge Republican. Manning donates to many GOP causes and contributed money to the Romney campaign. He is currently doing commercials with Papa Johns pizza right now.
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Response to aaaaaa5a (Reply #13)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:51 PM
ThatPoetGuy (1,747 posts)
29. Luckily in the Denver area, we have Blackjack's.
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Right-wingers boycott Blackjack's because the company donates to Planned Parenthood.
I might order some Blackjack's tonight. |
Response to ThatPoetGuy (Reply #29)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 03:09 PM
aaaaaa5a (3,696 posts)
41. If I lived in Denver, I would order some too! nt
Response to aaaaaa5a (Reply #13)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:00 PM
tarheelsunc (1,239 posts)
46. So he can afford to give away free pizzas, but he can't afford to pay his workers.
Response to tarheelsunc (Reply #46)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:05 PM
aaaaaa5a (3,696 posts)
48. Yup. Apparently he and Manning just "can't afford" another 14 cents per Pizza. nt
Response to tarheelsunc (Reply #46)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:13 PM
Bernardo de La Paz (7,142 posts)
52. You misunderstand advertising and business. TANSTAAFL
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There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
The cost of those "free" pizzas are built into the advertising budget. The advertising cost is built into the price of the regular pizzas. But yes, Schnatter can afford to raise his prices by 12 cents (averaged), but in the long run, he can't afford to squeeze his employees or he'll get an uncompetitive workforce. |
Response to tarheelsunc (Reply #46)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:35 PM
FieryLocks (110 posts)
68. But of course!
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I worked in the food industry for over 20 years.
Most places pay very little for their product and turn around and make a huge profit. Also, giving away free pizzas gives this douche bag another tax write off for his business. You would be amazed at the mark up on product for profit once it's finally sold to John and Jane Q public. |
Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:30 PM
LibGranny (468 posts)
14. My husband makes better pizza and there are 3 other
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pizza chains in our town! buh-bye papa johns!
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:31 PM
MNBrewer (5,586 posts)
15. I like their pizza, but haven't ordered since he came out with that crap.
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Won't be eating at Applebee's any time soon either.
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:32 PM
Norrin Radd (4,884 posts)
16. Citizen Kane is fitting. This guy obsessed over a car he sold to start his business:
Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:35 PM
trailmonkee (2,595 posts)
17. find a good local pizzaria and tell them why you are eating at their restaurant....
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if they are dems they will be happy.... it they are righties, you will probably confuse the fuck out of them
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:36 PM
NICO9000 (970 posts)
18. What a joke
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Both Papa John's and Applebees are minimum wage operations as far as their restaurant employees are concerned. I highly doubt they were ever even offered any health insurance, so these guys are "taking away" something they never bothered to offer in the first place.
Makes me happy I've never had a Papa John pizza and have never been to Applebees. Seeing that pic of Schnatter's castle makes me want to puke. What a greedy little piggy! |
Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:39 PM
LadyHawkAZ (3,877 posts)
19. I haven't eaten there in 10 years
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They have nasty circle-shaped food. They call it pizza; I don't. Buy local.
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:40 PM
Aerows (13,809 posts)
20. Pizza Hut isn't perfect
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But I prefer them over rightwing Domino's and Papa Johns. I don't need a nasty little cup of artificial butter and garlic sauce to dunk decent pizza in.
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Response to Aerows (Reply #20)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:46 PM
InsultComicDog (1,209 posts)
26. yeah, that is pretty nasty
Response to Aerows (Reply #20)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:47 PM
Bjorn Against (8,189 posts)
27. Pizza Hut was the chain that pushed Rush Limbaugh on millions of Americans
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This ad will permanently kill your appetite for Pizza Hut:
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Response to Aerows (Reply #20)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 03:08 PM
AngryOldDem (8,769 posts)
39. Pizza Hut and Papa John's are pretty much the same to me.
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Big, greasy, soggy pizzas.
I couldn't stand Papa John's -- even before Schlatter opened his mouth. |
Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:41 PM
boxman (14 posts)
21. I'm proud to say I've never had their pizza once in my life
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In fact, I can't even think of any restaurant locations close to me.
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:43 PM
uponit7771 (16,130 posts)
22. That was a VERY VERY stupid thing for them to do...not good business sense at al
Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:44 PM
TheDonkey (8,885 posts)
23. I used to be a loyal papa johns customer
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Haven't stepped in a 15 foot radius in more than a year when it became clear the company was a shill for the GOP. The pizza is good but not THAT good.
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:45 PM
InsultComicDog (1,209 posts)
24. I no longer eat pizza
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but when I did, local pizzeria pizza was just so much better.
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:46 PM
gulliver (8,524 posts)
25. Fortel's, Little Caesar's, Imo's, Whole Foods Eastside frozen...
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I have choices. And now that Papa John's little man has signaled he will reduce his product quality, I don't feel like I'm losing anything by not going there.
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:50 PM
Bad_Ronald (265 posts)
28. Papa Jerkoff
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I'm not usually a violent person, but if I witnessed this guy getting the ever-loving shit kicked out of him in the street, I'd keep walking & mind my own business.
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:51 PM
Dawson Leery (8,322 posts)
30. I support the local pizza businesses.
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They use vegetarian sauce.
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Response to Dawson Leery (Reply #30)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 03:02 PM
Ikonoklast (21,617 posts)
37. But do they use free-range or factory-farmed vegetarians to squeeze into sauce?
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:51 PM
Warren Stupidity (31,884 posts)
31. For the most part, anyone who has eaten there once
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will never willingly eat there again.
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:53 PM
demmis19566ie (29 posts)
32. no more for me either
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tastes absolutely awful
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Response to demmis19566ie (Reply #32)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 01:20 PM
ThatsMyBarack (7,638 posts)
121. Welcome to DU, demmis19566ie!
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:53 PM
Initech (38,767 posts)
33. Thanks to Stephen Colbert, Papa John's will forever be known as a "hot turd pie".
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And he said "Papa John's is like eating the ass off a raccoon that drowned in your bird bath."
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Response to Initech (Reply #33)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:17 PM
whistler162 (5,609 posts)
55. Which leave you to wonder.....
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Last edited Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:17 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1) how would Mr. Colbert know?
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:55 PM
limpyhobbler (6,617 posts)
34. This was totally expected. We should have a Canadian-style system and skip all this mess.
Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 03:01 PM
noamnety (18,374 posts)
35. This situation reminds me of that stupid show Bosses
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or whatever it's called, where filthy rich CEOs are SHOCKED to find out their employees can't make ends meet on poverty level wages. Then they give a tiny fraction of their own earnings that's too small to measure to one or two employees and pat themselves on the back for being benevolent angels of mercy.
Getting rich off the backs of those he exploits, cluelessly believing he's a victim, and wondering why everyone isn't living like he is instead of choosing to be poor. |
Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 03:02 PM
HockeyMom (10,697 posts)
36. Must be something with the Naples, Fl., blazing sun which
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fries people's brains here. I don't eat GROSS PIZZA. I have been making my own, including the sauce from scratch, for decades. My husband brought a few slices into work (Naples) and his coworkers were raving about it. They were literally STEALING it from the fridge if they saw it. Because of this, he "volunteered" me to make pizza for them (at cost). Thanks. Yes, I have made them pizza for their families, and office, and personal parties. I charge the SAME (ingredients and my time) as Papa John's, but if he put all the (unusual) toppings, and FRESH ingredients, on that I do, he would be charging $30 a pie, WITHOUT Obamacare. I wouldn't eat disgusting pizza and I wouldn't let my friends and coworkers eat it either.
Hear that, Poppa? I am taking BUSINESS away from you, but don't worry since I am a lazy, on the government dole (taxes pay my salary) I have no intention of opening a small pizza business in Naples, Florida. I just do it because I like cooking, don't want YOUR gross pizza, and want to please PEOPLE. |
Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 03:03 PM
onethatcares (6,629 posts)
38. letter sent,
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you can bet employees work there while they're sick
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 03:08 PM
mn9driver (1,007 posts)
40. This is nothing new. Papa John's has always restricted employee hours.
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My son worked as a driver at the local outlet for about a year. They employed a couple dozen people between the drivers, cooks, counter people and assistant managers.
NONE of them were allowed to work anything close to full time hours. Not one. For drivers, they paid minimum wage plus $0.50 per delivery. My son finally figured out how little he was actually making considering his gas and the wear and tear on his junker car, and quit. Papa John's has always abused, exploited and bullied its employees. By blaming Obamacare, they're just lying about why they do what they have always done. |
Response to mn9driver (Reply #40)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 04:10 AM
TexasBushwhacker (2,990 posts)
99. Darden Restaurants (Red Lobster, Olive Garden, and others) is planning on cutting hours too
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Walmart has done it for a long time as well. They offer health insurance, but only to their full time employees who are mostly managers. Walmart is the number one employer for Medicaid and food stamp recipients. The US taxpayers are subsidizing Walmart by over $2 Billion every year. The same goes for any large employer that refuses to offer health insurance to their employees. Their employees' healthcare costs - through Medicaid, county clinics and using emergency rooms for primary care - are being born by you and I. In the case of Papa John's, he said he would have to raise the price on the pizzas by a whopping 14 cents each. I don't know about you, but I would be okay with that.
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 03:09 PM
AnnaLee (303 posts)
42. So when do these guys turn on their insurance friends
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and find a new friend in Universal Health Care?
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 03:56 PM
UTUSN (34,850 posts)
43. R#2 & K for, I never have, also politically, but because of a local issue
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Last edited Sat Nov 10, 2012, 03:56 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1) The franchise holder's wife holds a political office and COINCIDENTALLY (I'm sure!1), the entity she's a member of contracts with her husband's francise to the tune of $80K/yr. One campaign, he was cited for ripping out the opponent's yard signs and scuffling over them.
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 03:59 PM
pasto76 (1,333 posts)
45. little casesars is a good one
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not really awesome pizza, but I do love it. cant beat the price too
we have a NY style pizza place here now too which is quite good |
Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:05 PM
meow2u3 (13,850 posts)
49. I ate Papa John's ONCE--and will never again touch it
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I wouldn't be caught dead eating those sauce-coated frisbees. If I want pizza, I go the the local pizzeria which has much tastier pizza without the teabaggage.
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:10 PM
Bernardo de La Paz (7,142 posts)
50. Better than boycott: make sure his employees are fully aware of what he is doing.
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Like you, I hope he loses every employee worth a damn.
The pizza chains compete under the same rules, but if Schnatter wants to compete by squeezing his employees, he is going to lose the best ones. In today's world, dumbing down your workforce is a competitive FAIL. Get the word out to Papa John's employees. |
Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:12 PM
marezdotes (109 posts)
51. I have never had a pizza from that scum's restaurant and now never will.
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My pizza's come from the freezer section in the grocery store of the local Mom & Pop pizzeria.
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:16 PM
retread (2,787 posts)
53. "I will NEVER eat Papa John's again" Your body thanks you.
Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:16 PM
guappo1 (39 posts)
54. It Is Good To Know
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I have eaten a Papa Johns pizza once, not impressed with it. Now I have even a
better reason not to eat that shitting pizza. Always good to know..... |
Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:17 PM
FreeBC (365 posts)
56. Wait a second here... Isn't he just telling the truth?
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I may get blasted for this, but it seems to me that employers all over the country have worked within one system where they ignore their employees' lack of healthcare. Now that system will be changing and to deny this change or pretend that nothing will change for employers is to ignore reality.
Employers will do what they can do to lower costs. That's not just Papa John; That's all employers. We should be thanking Papa John because he openly stated what thousands of other employers are probably planning behind closed doors. Obamacare is the "law of the land" now. Papa John isn't campaigning against it, and if he is then he's too damn late. Obamacare will be a massive change for this country. We can't just go off all unhinged every time someone suggest it may not be the perfect system. That would make us republicans... ewww. We are Democrats. We are pragmatic. We can honestly evaluate problems with the system and change it for the better. Remember everyone: this is essentially a republican health plan. And republicans are horrible at these things. Obamacare is our foot in the door, but it's up to us to make it better, something worthy of being called a democratic party plan. |
Response to FreeBC (Reply #56)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 05:18 PM
Flatulo (3,940 posts)
87. You'd better quit making sense before you get banned. nt
Response to Flatulo (Reply #87)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 08:42 AM
WinkyDink (37,014 posts)
112. Oh, how clever.
Response to FreeBC (Reply #56)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 04:19 AM
eShirl (11,918 posts)
101. yep, it's just yet another argument towards universal single payer
Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:17 PM
Walk away (4,570 posts)
57. I'm sorry for the people who work for him but I don't know anyone who eats that fake pizza.
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Doesn't he just hire a bunch of exploited high school students anyway?
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:19 PM
we can do it (4,657 posts)
58. Overpriced sucky pizza, not worth buying in the first place. Now Never Again
Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:21 PM
SirRevolutionary (413 posts)
59. I'm sure this ahole likes to talk about the free market
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So let's teach him a lesson in Capitalism by boycotting his crap pizza! I started months ago when I heard him threaten about his 4 cents extra per pizza because of Obamacare.
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:23 PM
Grammy23 (610 posts)
60. I read somewhere before the Presidential campaign got really going that Papa John's owner
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was a big donor to the RNC and/or Romney. A full fledged Righty. So every time one of his commercials came on, I thought of that. To my knowledge I have never had a bite of Papa John's pizza and, knowing his politics, I have no intention of ever trying it. The crap he has pulled regarding providing Health Insurance for his poorly paid employees is just icing on that cake. No Papa John's for me if it turns out to be the last pizza joint on earth. |
Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:25 PM
FieryLocks (110 posts)
62. What a load of crap...
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This scum bag is a multi millionaire who gets huge tax breaks
and his business will get even more tax breaks through the Affordable Care Act. These douche bag CEOs that are doing this are republicans who just want to get back at Obama for winning a second term. If people are being fired and laid off for political reasons and can prove it they should all get together and sue. And small business owners doing this crap have no excuse for it either other than the fact they too are being political douche bags... http://www.irs.gov/uac/Small-Business-Health-Care-Tax-Credit-for-Small-Employers |
Response to FieryLocks (Reply #62)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:39 PM
KatyMan (1,536 posts)
70. It appears
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that the local Papa John's owners are responding to the complaints. I emailed mine this morning and have a reply from the owner of Houston Papa John's stating he doesn't know what is going on. So, everyone should use the link in the OP to file a complaint.
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:26 PM
aint_no_life_nowhere (18,936 posts)
64. I've heard that throughout his chain, employees routinely put nose boogers on all the pizzas
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that customers mistake for dried onions and peppers. It's become a regular tradition.
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:31 PM
daveMN (21 posts)
66. I haven't had Papa John's for about 15 years
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Probably the worst pizza chain in the country...they just suck
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:37 PM
FieryLocks (110 posts)
69. ...
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His net worth is $300 million...
http://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-businessmen/ceos/john-schnatter-net-worth/ The richer they are the greedier they are and the bigger assholes they are. |
Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:40 PM
peachpit24 (2 posts)
72. peachpit24
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I e=mailed Papa John's a couple months ago when he first said he would have to charge more for his pizzas beause of obamacare. I said I would never buy his pizzas again and a fella named Chris answered me back and whined about the extra cost for the company. I asked him if they raised the price in Massachusets because of Romney care in that state and he did not answer back.
what a lowlife. c |
Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:40 PM
mucifer (8,493 posts)
73. One more reason to move to Chicago! Join us here!
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Democrats AND pizzas! (Ok some of our democrats are crazy and we only have them because we are pretty much a one party city. But, that's another thread).
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:45 PM
bluestate10 (8,567 posts)
74. I bought one of his pizzas several years back, it was horrible. The shop was apparently a poorly
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staffed franchise. I didn't purchase a second pizza and don't need to. I found a popular shop where the owner is a nice guy who apparently treats his workers well. If the Papa John's shop vanishes, the owner of the popular shop has sown that he hires more people as he gets more business. I also know the the owner of the popular shop is a democrat.
People, look around your towns and cities. Find alternatives to business like Papa John's. Talk to the owners to get their views on issues like worker health care and pay. Don't do business with the assholes, buy from the people that are on the good side. Even those of you that have a local shop that you like and you find out that shop's owner is an asshole, look for shops that are run by men and women that respect working people. One thing that yo should not worry about is whether workers at a Papa John's or and asshole McDonald's will find a job, they are likely being paid minimum wage and are being treated like shit. They will find better jobs with the good business owners that expand because of your business. |
Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:45 PM
otohara (21,580 posts)
75. Ate It Once ... Too Much Sugar
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In the dough...yuck
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:54 PM
darkangel218 (4,323 posts)
76. I once had food poisoning after eating papa johns
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:57 PM
athenasatanjesus (702 posts)
77. I don't like Obama because he ruins the economy
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and to prove it I am going to hurt the economy while he is president by taking money away from my employees.
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:59 PM
OrwellwasRight (2,909 posts)
78. There are no good chain pizza restaurants
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or possibly any good chain restaurants at all.
But local! Support mom and pop establishments!! |
Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 05:06 PM
ffr (1,150 posts)
80. K&R
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Taking my dollars elsewhere now.
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 05:08 PM
Thekaspervote (168 posts)
81. Is or does Anyone have a ban p johns pizza going?
Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 05:13 PM
argiel1234 (390 posts)
84. Dominos has more flavor than Papa Johns
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and Dominos pizza is bland ass old carpet with a stinging flavor or nettles cooked in moldy tomatoes
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 05:14 PM
defacto7 (3,197 posts)
85. Kick ass & R
Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 08:22 PM
texshelters (1,952 posts)
90. 100% solar powered Brooklyn Pizza
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in Tucson. Yummy!
PTxS |
Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 08:25 PM
RFKHumphreyObama (15,031 posts)
91. That chain has not come to my country
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And I've never tried it in the US
And now I don't intend to |
Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 08:30 PM
cherokeeprogressive (14,890 posts)
92. I've never eaten one. I've never looked at one of their signs. In fact, I've never even
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driven down a street that has a Papa John's on it. I used to avoid CITIES that had a Papa John's, but what with the rise in the price of gas, I had to give that up. I have, on occasion, detected a foul odor on the breeze that was so offensive it could only have come from Papa Johns.
I hope I qualify to be in the Papa John's Haters Club... |
Response to cherokeeprogressive (Reply #92)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 08:57 PM
Flatulo (3,940 posts)
93. I'll do you one better - I actually moved out of a town that a Papa Johns located in. nt
Response to Flatulo (Reply #93)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 09:06 PM
cherokeeprogressive (14,890 posts)
94. I hang my head in shame, and pale in your shadow.
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That HAS to qualify you for the Papa John's Haters Club Hall of Fame.
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 09:16 PM
City Lights (21,562 posts)
95. We stopped eating his pizza when I discoverd he was a wing nut.
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Never again will we buy anything from Papa John's!
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 02:14 AM
oswaldactedalone (1,214 posts)
97. ef you Papa John
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and your sorry ass pizza. I'm a Hungry Howie's man. Love that garlic herb crust.
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 04:22 AM
Warren DeMontague (46,206 posts)
102. I'm sorry. I'm truly sorry. But I can't -truthfully- say I'll never eat Papa John's again.
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Because of the "again".
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 04:40 AM
graham4anything (9,085 posts)
103. I am from NYC...therefore I would never eat a chain pizza and frozen bagels unless traveling
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Sacraligious and not real
But John Schnatter can go kiss my ass too And I bet he don't give royalties to Papa John Phillips for stealing his name, does he? Long live the Mama's and Papa's and up yours to Papa John Pizza |
Response to graham4anything (Reply #103)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 07:02 AM
HockeyMom (10,697 posts)
108. There are Mom and Pop Pizza places even in Naples, Florida
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The Moron's headquarters. While they cannot hold a candle to NY's (native of NYC), they are still a hell of a lot better than any chain pizza.
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 04:56 AM
Michigan Alum (325 posts)
104. That is in my area. I don't eat pizza often and definitely won't get one from them.
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I'm tempted to call them or send a letter to them.
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 05:23 AM
Justpat (3,565 posts)
105. I never ate it in the first place.
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I don't consider it food. |
Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 08:31 AM
TVet (14 posts)
109. Papa John and Chic Fil A off my list
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Dont need 'em, dont want 'em.
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 10:53 AM
ChazII (3,142 posts)
114. What happens to the workers
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in those individual stores? They will be the first ones hurt, won't they. I understand the idea of the boycott but I am having trouble supporting it. BTW, I am a Pizza Hut fan.
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 12:19 PM
ChazII (3,142 posts)
116. What about the workers?
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What happens to them when their store closes? Like I said in my previous post I am a Pizza Hut consumer but we do have a Papa Johns in my neighborhood.
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 12:20 PM
gulliver (8,524 posts)
117. Older, white male Republicans! This is your chance to support your cause.
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Just eat Papa John's pizza two or three times a week. It's the least you can do to show your support for John Schnatter's bravery.
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 12:21 PM
RomneyLies (3,333 posts)
118. I ordered one of their pizzas once.
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Once.
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 01:17 PM
OneGrassRoot (18,706 posts)
119. THEN LET'S SUPPORT GOOD FOOD BUSINESSES!
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 01:18 PM
ThatsMyBarack (7,638 posts)
120. I hate their ads!
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Their overloaded pizza just looks nasty!
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 02:01 PM
mnhtnbb (11,489 posts)
123. I NEVER ate it to begin with!
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Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 03:03 PM
libdem4life (1,783 posts)
125. Don't we have to give up Olive Garden and Red Lobster, too?
Response to Moostache (Original post)
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 03:40 PM
jollyreaper2112 (1,382 posts)
130. I actually like papa johns
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My favorite delivery pizza. I've given it up for health but now I have to give it up because the owner is an asshole.
Now when I 'za I do it at home with special ingredients. |

