The Great Pizza Wars of '06

I'm so happy that now a days I don't do any deconstruction except for the shake machine.

So I guess now would be a good time to tell you a little story.

I like to have a question of the day for the customers who come in during the slow hours. Its a good way to relate to them, and give them a little more than a slice of pepperoni with more cholesterol than a two pound cheese log.

For that purpose, today I asked people several questions depending on what I think they might like to answer. One was:
"Would you rather be murdered or assassinated?"
another was
"What is the best movie of all time?"
and another was
"Do you consider yourself politically liberal or conservative?"

One man, who was a self-proclaimed "hardcore liberal" bled at the heart for the poor and the disadvantaged.

He didn't have a sound idea in his whole being about politics, but he was nice enough. I chatted him up for awhile.

Later on, about 5 minutes later to be exact, he came up to the counter, and complained that there was a homeless man in the restaurant asking for money.

In my dream life I would have asked him "why didn't you give him any?" In my real life, I just said "oh, ok" and ignored his request to have the "nuisance" removed. He came up and complained again that nothing had been done. Finally I had had enough with his hypocrisy.

I said: "Sir, my decision to let him stay has legal precedent. Don't you see that this man was created by society? Isn't it right that we should have to deal with our own shit?"

He opened his mouth to protest, but saw the error in his way of thinking, and left in shame and silence.

Score one for the home team.