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DirkGently

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4. He is truly an ass, carping about $0.15 from his ridiculous castle house.

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Papa John's Idiocy has already cost the company $140M as of today [View all] JCMach1 Nov 2012 OP

Karma with a side of breadsticks n/t OkieGranny Nov 2012 #1

Just say no. Don C. Nuttin Nov 2012 #44

That fool. nt bayareamike Nov 2012 #2

I will not buy pizza from someone who will not allow me to chip in .15 on health care for Americans. patrice Nov 2012 #3

Forbes did an anaylsis.... .04-.06 a pizza. nt tsuki Nov 2012 #33

Thanks for the info! patrice Nov 2012 #34

No prob. Not only is the guy a sleaze, tsuki Nov 2012 #36

That's the thing about Republicans, you know, sleaze is one thing, some of us are used to it patrice Nov 2012 #39

That move really flummoxed me. Those staffers were tblue37 Nov 2012 #77

You know? Romnay CAN'T have not known that or someone VERY high in his campaign anyway. patrice Nov 2012 #84

He is truly an ass, carping about $0.15 from his ridiculous castle house. DirkGently Nov 2012 #4

That house shows that money CAN'T buy good taste. nt patrice Nov 2012 #40

The $250 million dollar lawsuit won't help this puke either. geomon666 Nov 2012 #5

Nope, price will continue dropping... at least another 6.00 per share to at least JCMach1 Nov 2012 #6

Is he really this crazy? Or is there a way for him to make money as his shareholders are screwn? freshwest Nov 2012 #24

"Screwn" I like that. Thanks. BouzoukiKing Nov 2012 #60

Somebody here psoted it. The quote was 'We are so screwn!' I like it, too. freshwest Nov 2012 #64

I believe that quote was from Free Republic. EOTE Nov 2012 #78

Wow, I didn't know it was that old... Only saw it here last year. In the Lounge, I think. freshwest Nov 2012 #80

Yes, it was a FReeperism. crim son Nov 2012 #86

I like that, too. freshwest Nov 2012 #94

Some of our best words and expressions come from there. TheMadMonk Nov 2012 #88

Not new. It's an old one from Free Republic. It is included in the DU Glassary tblue37 Nov 2012 #79

Go to link to the DU Glossary? Is it considered an offense to use it, since it originated on FR? freshwest Nov 2012 #81

I don't know whether the glossary was brought over to DU3 from tblue37 Nov 2012 #82

I guess it's not seen as offensive, though, since looking over the list are a couple of freeperisms. freshwest Nov 2012 #87

Yes, it can be quite discouraging to find such cliquish meanness on a discussion board for tblue37 Nov 2012 #90

It is disconcerting to get such responses out of the blue, so it appears. It might be easier if were freshwest Nov 2012 #93

What a sleaze ball uponit7771 Nov 2012 #58

The dying farts of a pig. RagAss Nov 2012 #7

good, but not enough. spanone Nov 2012 #8

I don't know... from what I read yesterday the stock has been going up and down for years. cui bono Nov 2012 #9

Porta John's stock more than TRIPLED under Obama!! WhaTHellsgoingonhere Nov 2012 #10

Screw him JanMichael Nov 2012 #11

This is ridiculous. former9thward Nov 2012 #12

Please don't interrupt the frenzy with facts mythology Nov 2012 #46

The Whole Market Has Lost 70% of It's Valuation? ProfessorGAC Nov 2012 #63

You need to get better at math. former9thward Nov 2012 #65

You're Right. I Misread the OP ProfessorGAC Nov 2012 #70

I'm betting Papa John isn't really good at math. Initech Nov 2012 #13

Papa John can die in a fire. backscatter712 Nov 2012 #14

40,000 sq ft, and an 18 hole golf course. Maintenance on that tsuki Nov 2012 #35

It's not an 18 hole course. I think it's only 3.... A HERETIC I AM Nov 2012 #56

I guess he thinks he's a big dog Birdmanrr Nov 2012 #91

Welcome to DU! hrmjustin Nov 2012 #92

Companies don't profit... dems_rightnow Nov 2012 #15

but executives and CEO's do.... beachbumbob Nov 2012 #16

no, but they answer to shareholders who don't usually cotton to losing money frylock Nov 2012 #20

They have shareholders or board members who report to shareholders who can fire him. Michigan Alum Nov 2012 #53

The whole market is down. The drop likely has little to do Gman Nov 2012 #17

market is not down more than 10% this week... JCMach1 Nov 2012 #21

That's a lot of .11-.14's lobodons Nov 2012 #18

This isn't counting the drop in sales Bibliovore Nov 2012 #19

Papa Juan himself owns . . . aggiesal Nov 2012 #22

woohoo! frylock Nov 2012 #25

BTW, Forbes has a great article . . . aggiesal Nov 2012 #23

hopefully this means we'll be seeing a lot less of his commercials.. frylock Nov 2012 #27

Actually, not all that bad compared to the overall market this week. Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #26

Most stocks are on the skid right now. Apple has taken about a 25% decline in recent mos. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #28

And to top it off mick063 Nov 2012 #29

No, no... ONE Meeyun! AAO Nov 2012 #43

Happy as hell that this piece of crap is loosing money. busterbrown Nov 2012 #30

Is there an official boycott site jeanmarc Nov 2012 #31

Ah! I love the smell of hubris in the morning! maddiemom Nov 2012 #32

Maybe that's why he said he had to fire employees. Kablooie Nov 2012 #37

And I hope all the other companies stock drops as well! dem4ward Nov 2012 #38

I sold him a car once Cronus Protagonist Nov 2012 #41

Lol deafskeptic Nov 2012 #49

I hope UBCchuck Nov 2012 #42

For a diehard Bronco fan, this is hard to take mountain grammy Nov 2012 #45

I am a colts fan and i thought the same way. UBCchuck Nov 2012 #57

Elway is a big rebug douche as well Kyad06 Nov 2012 #62

yeah John UBCchuck Nov 2012 #75

K & R! lonestarnot Nov 2012 #47

The $140 m loss is for stock holders. Unless the company holds 100% it isnt a loss for Papa John. rhett o rick Nov 2012 #48

And if they were to buy up some outstanding shares while it's down, hughee99 Nov 2012 #50

Absolutely. Those that make real money in the stock market love to see the bigger price swings. rhett o rick Nov 2012 #51

Quarter billion dollar class action suit last week JohnnyRingo Nov 2012 #52

One of his competitors who offers full health coverage says this will help them compete! Michigan Alum Nov 2012 #54

Just there yesterday DreWId Nov 2012 #67

Losing $140,000,000... because you don't want to pay off $0.14 Scootaloo Nov 2012 #55

Shareholder meeting should be really interesting. pipewrench Nov 2012 #59

Acts like ass, makes asshat incendiary statements. toddwv Nov 2012 #61

This is one of the worst cases of .... MightyAfrodite Nov 2012 #66

Papa John's and Chick Fil-A marions ghost Nov 2012 #68

I used to buy from Papa John's and Pizza Hut. From now on, it's Pizza Hut and Little Caesar's. nt Sarah Ibarruri Nov 2012 #69

Also, buy from the local mom-n-pop pizzerias, if you can. n/t SpankMe Nov 2012 #72

Certainly that, but I'd also point out that Little Caesars is owned by Democrats. n/t backscatter712 Nov 2012 #83

excellent idea! thanks. will do. nt Sarah Ibarruri Nov 2012 #96

Kick! sarcasmo Nov 2012 #71

ObamaCare will add 14¢ to the price of a pizza krispos42 Nov 2012 #73

Actually, it didn't cost the company anything. DesMoinesDem Nov 2012 #74

That's okay. Bain will move in and "save" it. nt valerief Nov 2012 #76

Rebranding grendelsd Nov 2012 #85

Papa Toilet's Pizza Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2012 #95

Keep the boycott alive...buy local ELI BOY 1950 Nov 2012 #89