The Distract me from 2020s P&CE Thread Part Deux

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  1. Deadtigers

    Deadtigers Member+

    Jul 23, 2015
    Independent Republic of the Bronx, NY
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Ghana
    I missed you guys. My kid broke my phone so for the last 2 days I had to interact with my family and stuff. The horror!!
     
  2. BocaFan

    BocaFan Member+

    Aug 18, 2003
    Queens, NY
    There's some logic with pineapple on pizza because something sweet tends to go well with pork and cheese. But not so well with bread and sauce.

    A far bigger mystery to me is how Red Bull became an empire. :confused:
     
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  3. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    Duh. Woke!
     
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  4. Dr. Wankler

    Dr. Wankler Member+

    May 2, 2001
    The Electric City
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Did you donate that kid to science for research purposes, or did you just send him or her to their room for the duration?
     
  5. Auriaprottu

    Auriaprottu Member+

    Atlanta Damn United
    Apr 1, 2002
    The back of the bus
    Club:
    Atlanta
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    I had to return to this. I don't recall what I ate in the 60s, but there isn't anything I ate in the 70s that I don't eat now. My tastes have expanded rather than changed outright. What HAS changed is the amount of sugar and salt I use. Because I don't live with my folks anymore, I don't have to load my Cheerios down with sugar to make them palatable. I can just eat Cap'n Crunch and tell myself that I'd have used more sugar in the Cheerios. I don't salt anything much anymore if it's fast, and only during cooking if I cook it. But I have been a fast food man ever since I graduated from HS, and that's gonna catch up with me one day.
     
  6. Dr. Wankler

    Dr. Wankler Member+

    May 2, 2001
    The Electric City
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    I must've missed this on the page turn, but to follow up on Auria, what do you have in mind?

    I can't think of anything, but that's likely just me.
     
  7. argentine soccer fan

    Staff Member

    Jan 18, 2001
    San Francisco Bay Area
    Club:
    CA Boca Juniors
    Nat'l Team:
    Argentina
    Here are some distracting news from Argentina.

    Last Saturday River Plate had a ceremony to honor former standout player and coach Marcelo Gallardo, and unveiled a statue in his honor. Immediately there was controversy about the size of part of Gallardo’s anatomy, resulting in a wave of comments, jokes and memes in social media. 717C8690-E3BA-4B71-B02B-48A4CE60D6D0.jpeg
    A toy company even came up with its version of the statue as a collectors item, advertising it as “well packaged”. Even Gallardo’s former wife chimed in, saying that “Marcelo finally got the size he always yearned for”.

    River Plate reportedly responded to the controversy by saying that they were considering reducing the size of some parts of Gallardo’s anatomy, which led to a whole new wave of jokes and memes.

    Its a great week to be a fan of Boca Juniors :D
     
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  8. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    It looks like a Botero.

    Fans not impressed

    She was inspired by a picture of Gallardo lifting the Copa Libertadores trophy after River beat archrival Boca Juniors in 2018 in Madrid.

    But reaction on social media to the statue included adjectives such as “horrible,” “grotesque” and “vulgar.”

    “They invested so much time, they postponed the unveiling and they asked every supporter to make this cheap, tacky, of very poor taste (statue),” River fan Matías Marticorena said.

    “I would not have unveiled it,” said Mario Rey, an artist and River supporter. “It is out of proportion. One arm is longer than the other, the legs look like elephant paws. I don’t like the finishing. This is a David by Michaelangelo, but done backward.”

    https://apnews.com/article/marcelo-gallardo-statue-river-plate-42cfc200ea556b46965b5bea64655774
     
  9. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Vanuatu
    I don't. What I find interesting are things from that time I had forgotten about like the pineapple and lettuce salad. I'm curious about other foods I'm sure I've forgotten and even some I remember.
     
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  10. Haha. To put the icing on the cake Gallardo should put a galia melon in his trousers, walk up to the statue, look at it, look down at his melon and say "something doesnot look right".
     
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  11. So, now the pizza dust has settled here's a new one, Spicey Joe:
    https://www.stripes.com/living/euro...izzeria-gusto-after-hours-poland-9699718.html
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      Just how spicy was Joe Biden's Polish pizza with the troops? We gave it ...
      13 apr 2023President Joe Biden takes a selfie while eating pizza with U.S. and NATO troops near Rzeszow, Poland, on March 25, 2022. The restaurant, which is popular with troops, later named the type...
     
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  12. argentine soccer fan

    Staff Member

    Jan 18, 2001
    San Francisco Bay Area
    Club:
    CA Boca Juniors
    Nat'l Team:
    Argentina
    Yeah, but that would only add fuel to the fire :)

    The thing that is upsetting to fans of River (and hilarious to the rest of us) is that this was a legitimate significant and highly deserved occasion to honor Gallardo, and it was a very heart-felt emotional ceremony for Gallardo, the club and the fans... until they unvailed the statue and it all went to hell :D
     
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  13. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    Ergo not good on pizza
     
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  14. BocaFan

    BocaFan Member+

    Aug 18, 2003
    Queens, NY
    Well, not good in my view. Just don't get why its so polarizing.. It's not like they slip it in by surprise like pineapple in tacos.

    Don't like it? Don't order Hawaiian pizza. :cool:
     
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  15. Funkfoot

    Funkfoot Member+

    May 18, 2002
    New Orleans, LA
    Don't give spicy pizza to the guy who let out a fart in Buckingham Palace that the royals are still talking about.
     
  16. argentine soccer fan

    Staff Member

    Jan 18, 2001
    San Francisco Bay Area
    Club:
    CA Boca Juniors
    Nat'l Team:
    Argentina
    Right, because the royals hold in their farts.
     
  17. rslfanboy

    rslfanboy Member+

    Jul 24, 2007
    Section 26
    They don't sweat either! Amazing genetics.
     
  18. Pønch

    Pønch Saprissista

    Aug 23, 2006
    Donde siempre
    That's the beauty of inbreeding!
     
  19. roby

    roby Member+

    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    I stopped in to Spejics Supermarket to pick up a few things. No wonder he's manic! :eek:

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  20. spejic

    spejic Cautionary example

    Mar 1, 1999
    San Rafael, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Actually, I do do this. We had certain candleholders that were absolutely terrible, and I put them on an impossibly high shelf so that no one bought them.

    Then one day we had a small section of roof collapse from water damage. Even though those candleholders were on the other side of the department, by some unfathomable coincidence they were all damaged beyond use and had to be thrown away. Every one. Oh darn.
     
  21. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    He's at least 90% elephant by my calculations

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  22. roby

    roby Member+

    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    He was good as Quark in Star Trek. Didn't need much makeup. :thumbsup:
     
  23. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Vanuatu
    He does seem to have the lobes.
     
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  24. roby

    roby Member+

    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    Yeah....he also has that "what, me worry?" look! :geek:
     
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