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(as seen at the evil empire, but I just had to liberate it)

So, uh... what's your pizza-disaster story, y'all? I'll go first.

Me, I used to deliver for Domino's, and it was tonnes more fun than I'd imagined. First order of business was getting myself this freakin' awesome powered-spotlight that plugged in to the cigarette lighter in my car, nominally so as to throw a spotlight on street addresses, at need. But hoh-my-god, that sucker was fun to play around with in general.

Also, like Ed Grimley, "I must say" that the tips were unusually good, to supplement the standard shit-wages of a delivery-boy. This was in 1990 btw, so wow... 36yrs ago, now. Tempus fugit, nonne?

Anyway, my most awkward encounter ever was the time I made a delivery, placed the pizza directly in to the man's hands, and... for whatever reason(s) he dropped it. Right in front of me. Right between us. Probably one of the earliest scammers I ever dealt with, but it was hella embarrassing and awkward, dammit. I sure as heck didn't know what to do or say...

How about you. Got anything..?

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[–] Nosavingthrow@lemmy.world 119 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Your dad is gerrymandering the pizza.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 30 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So then this pizza must be in a red state. I heard blue states can't do that.

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[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 54 points 2 weeks ago

"Autism didn't existed on my time"

This person dad:

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It'd be easier with a rectangular pizza.

[–] whimsy@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

My god, this looks delicious. For some reason I've always found square and rectangle pizzas to be much more appealing. Don't really know why

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[–] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

I'm just a tadpole. Oh well.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I could see it if he were going for even pepperoni distribution, but here I'm seeing 3 slices with 5 pepperonis, 3 slices with 3 pepperonis, and 2 slices with 4 pepperonis.

32 pepperonis, he could have split it into 8 slices with 4 pepperonis each.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh, but what would it look like from an essential Marvel / DC perspective?

:P

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm going to start cutting my pizza like this.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Well, I for one believe that might fully live up to the Dark Lord's diabolical, maggot-ridden, ejaculation-expectoration. Well CHOSEN, sir. ❤️

:D

[–] Bahnd@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Im going to start doing this, just to piss other people off. Thank you for the idea father of random internet person.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 7 points 2 weeks ago

I live to serve! :D

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Next time retire all pepperonis, cut like a normal pizza and then put the pepperoni's back.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

No wait..!!
I got a much-better idea! Just cut 36 different pizza-slices around each individual pepperoni, and then a few more around that barren wasteland.

NOW you can sell it as like 50 unique pizzas, right? :D

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[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Next time imply you're bringing friends and he'll need to cut it into 32 pieces.

I wanna see him make 32 mini-pizzas with one (1) pepperoni on each.

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

I wanted to talk smack at you but honestly that's kind of a fun idea

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[–] Gust@piefed.social 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not a pizza story, but I used to deliver for jimmy johns. I took an order one time to an address that was in an area with a bunch of individual doctors offices, and this address looked like it had a small lobby just like any of those doctors offices. I walked right into this family's living room while they were having some kind of get together, they asked what the hell I was doing, and i turned bright red and held up the box of sandwiches. It ended up alright; I explained myself, then they asked me to take a picture with them and joked about delivery so good they didnt even have to get off the couch. In retrospect, I realized I basically just broke and entered in a stand your ground state and got super lucky the family was chill about it

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 5 points 2 weeks ago

*phew*
(fist-bump)

[–] DocMcStuffin@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Your dad needs to step up his frozen pizza game. He needs to remove all the pepperoni before baking then rearrange them so he can slice the pizza without cutting any of them.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

Bloody-hell mate, it's a DEAL!

[–] silver_wings_of_morning@feddit.dk 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Big Triangle doesn't want you to know you can cut pizza this way, wake up

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[–] ZMoney@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There was a guy at a nursing home who lived on the 27th floor. Had to drive through a checkpoint with a guard, check in at the front desk, and ride the elevator to deliver the same plain cheese pizza every time. The guy was probably 95 so he always gave two quarters as as a tip, thinking this was a lot for a 20-something delivery driver. Probably didn't know that the financial crisis had made it impossible to find a real job even with a university degree, and that the extra 15 minutes dealing with his building meant I was losing money, and I couldn't use the fifty cents to buy a chicken dinner like he could when he was my age.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 6 points 2 weeks ago

Yikes.
There's a lot to comment on there, but in the US at least, there truly was a period of 'greatness' from around the mid-1930's to its last gasp in the mid-1970's, much of it salvaged by FDR-style politics.

IME Boomers sadly whiff on all that all the time.

[–] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

I'll leave judgement to the Italian Supreme Court.

[–] kogasa@programming.dev 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Regarding this pizza, I get it. I really do. But I feel like I would learn how to sharpen a pizza cutter before I would decide to do this.

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[–] Watermark710@piefed.social 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] isyasad@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think with the quotes in the title and the "(as seen at the evil empire, but I just had to liberate it)" they are trying to imply that they took it from Reddit.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 6 points 2 weeks ago

Absolutely right, thank you.
I also stole another one from Reddit 2-3 weeks ago. (remember that amazing soy-sauce dish?)

Whaddya, need me to watermark it for you, @Watermark710@piefed.social ?

[–] Crozekiel@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Like, if that pizza is just for him, I kinda dig it. But if that is cut up for the family (and assumably siblings) to share, he deserves to deal with the absolute pants-shitting screaming match over who gets which piece that is inevitable.

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[–] Kenny2999@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

i do this, too, sometimes.. but i don't make rounded cuts--that's just all kinds of messed up.

[–] owsei@programming.dev 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Aside from the top 2 slices which are a fucking tragedy, this honestly doesn't look too bad. Most slices have 3 to 4 pieces of pepperoni, so the area is kinda close and the shapes aren't horrible to hold.

[–] troglodyte_mignon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

I find the bottom left slice infuriating. It’s an affront to triangles. Why is there a circle where there should be a pointy thing.

The one on the right that looks like an out of shape rectangle is pretty anger-inducing as well.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And a little re-heating in the air-fryer?

Bob's your uncle, man!
(uh, British saying, sorry)

[–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But also if I do that would Bob becme my uncle /s

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

He's generally a funny guy.
I don't think you'd mind him. :P

[–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Dope! Need more funny energy in my life!

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[–] Lexam@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Don't let him cut the pizza.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

Well, it was either that or the cheese...

(rough-choices in life, yaknow)

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.world 2 points 1 week ago

Your dad has a sharp knife, and knows how to wield it.

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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