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Midgetsnowman Since: Jan, 2010
#43901: Dec 15th 2012 at 1:00:37 PM

I prefer Pizza Hut.

Dominos pizzas are eh and their commercials stink of desperation to look hip.

AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#43902: Dec 15th 2012 at 1:12:05 PM

Let's face it, Obamacare is causing a deep, ideological and practical change. There's probably tons of companies we weren't thinking about before that are trying to wiggle out of this. And if we refuse to shop at any of them.... we wouldn't be shopping at all. Boycotts aren't quite effective in this case, but voting to change laws and maybe letter campaigns to the CE Os of the companies in question might be more so. *shrug*

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#43903: Dec 15th 2012 at 1:36:42 PM

Eh, Dominoes pizza sucks and its overpriced. Pizza Hut is also overpriced but at least its good. I still prefer to buy from the local places though.

On topic... do they really think they can win that case?

Rush, as usual, needs to shut up. And didn't he promise to move to Costa Rica or something if Obama won?

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
terlwyth Since: Oct, 2010
#43904: Dec 15th 2012 at 1:44:11 PM

Dominoes isn't pizza,it's always been a hack attempt at pizza,sort of like Mc Donald's is a hack attempt at a burger,or Taco Bell is a hack attempt at a taco.

But that's just how big box stores are,hacks at whatever they try to sell with few exceptions.

So it's no surprise that the hack franchise supports the hack political party.

Just my two cents though.

edited 15th Dec '12 1:44:56 PM by terlwyth

Inhopelessguy Since: Apr, 2011
#43905: Dec 15th 2012 at 1:54:19 PM

Dominoes is pretty shitty here too. Much worse than Pizza Hut. But Dominoes are really tiny. Nobody eats there.

Linhasxoc Since: Jun, 2009
#43906: Dec 15th 2012 at 1:59:40 PM

So, looking more in depth, this appears to be more like the Chick-fil-A incident (CEO opposed for personal moral reasons) than the Papa John's thing (bottom-line reasons).

DrunkGirlfriend from Castle Geekhaven Since: Jan, 2011
#43908: Dec 15th 2012 at 2:11:40 PM

[up] I'm not surprised, considering there have been three shootings with multiple victims this week alone.

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Achaemenid HGW XX/7 from Ruschestraße 103, Haus 1 Since: Dec, 2011 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
HGW XX/7
#43909: Dec 15th 2012 at 2:31:07 PM

I'm going to be what seems to be controversial here and say that I much prefer Domino's over Pizza Hut.

Schild und Schwert der Partei
Midgetsnowman Since: Jan, 2010
#43910: Dec 15th 2012 at 2:32:53 PM

[up][up][up]

Yes. Those of us who prevented the children from all having easy access to sig sauers in their lunchpails are to blame for the shootings.

[up]

heathen!

edited 15th Dec '12 2:33:08 PM by Midgetsnowman

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#43911: Dec 15th 2012 at 2:33:14 PM

[up][up]

They both taste like cheesy cardboard to me.

edited 15th Dec '12 2:33:25 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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#43912: Dec 15th 2012 at 2:34:19 PM

[up][up]Same myself.

Also, I live in Atlanta. I can't walk out my door without tripping over a Chik-Fil-A. Truett Cathy personally came to my high school once. disagreeing with his and his sons' politics has not stopped me from eating their tasty chicken.

edited 15th Dec '12 2:35:06 PM by OhnoaBear

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QuestionMarc Since: Oct, 2011 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#43913: Dec 15th 2012 at 2:36:57 PM

Guys, dont throw me stones, but I love both Domino's and Pizza Hut.

Also, three shootings this week alone? What?

Midgetsnowman Since: Jan, 2010
#43914: Dec 15th 2012 at 2:37:06 PM

[up][up]

I've been to chick-fil-A. I think their chicken is awful.

[up]

Three shootings means nothing. People get shot daily in every major city in the world. Its just most of them arent white surburbanites so the media gives all of zero fucks.

edited 15th Dec '12 2:37:47 PM by Midgetsnowman

QuestionMarc Since: Oct, 2011 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#43915: Dec 15th 2012 at 2:39:49 PM

Yeah but there's a difference between a mass shooting and someone getting shot.

And I heard of only the Connecticut school shooting.

Did I miss 2?

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#43916: Dec 15th 2012 at 2:41:17 PM

[up]

It depends on what you define as a 'shooting'.

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HilarityEnsues Since: Sep, 2009
#43917: Dec 15th 2012 at 2:42:29 PM

"We ask why there's violence in our schools, but we've systematically removed God from our schools," Huckabee said. "Should we be so surprised that schools would become a place of carnage?"

Hot damn, does the Huckster ever think about what he says? Way to insult everyone who doesn't follow your faith and everyone who does by virtue of implying God is some malevolent force that invites destruction the moment he isn't sufficiently appeased. That's not even getting into how much of a disgusting opportunist he is for relaying religion on a tragedy that has absolutely nothing to do with that.

I'm glad people are arguing about this. If this kind of drivel is the best these people can come up with, I can understand why the "never regulate guns in any way ever" crowd never wants to talk about this. This is just pathetic.

edited 15th Dec '12 2:43:48 PM by HilarityEnsues

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#43918: Dec 15th 2012 at 2:42:49 PM

[up][up]Probably. The reason this is getting so much attention is because kids were shot.

Midgetsnowman Since: Jan, 2010
#43919: Dec 15th 2012 at 2:42:56 PM

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Not really.

if some black kid got shot in the inner city. theyll get maybe 5 seconds of airtime, a fake frown of sympathy from the news anchors, then be forgotten.

[up][up]

I had a sister's friend say the same ridiculous shit. I responded. She never replied. I've also had people insist that if the teachers had guns, this wouldnt have happened, completely ignoring the tiny problem that most people arent lethal crack shots when someone walks into a room with a gun, no matter how many hero power fantasies you have.

edited 15th Dec '12 2:50:27 PM by Midgetsnowman

QuestionMarc Since: Oct, 2011 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#43920: Dec 15th 2012 at 2:43:42 PM

Drunk Girlfriend said:

I'm not surprised, considering there have been three shootings with multiple victims this week alone.

So I dunno.

Arkasas (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#43921: Dec 15th 2012 at 2:58:25 PM

[up][up] I take your television stations and raise you the Chicago Tribune. Very few weeks go bye without an article on an inner-city black child getting shot. Very, very few.

Midgetsnowman Since: Jan, 2010
#43922: Dec 15th 2012 at 2:59:13 PM

[up]

But does it get national coverage? Does anyone outside the immediate chicago area give even the slightest shit?

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#43923: Dec 15th 2012 at 3:01:00 PM

Midgetsnowman: Indeed. If a man busts into your classroom with a gun you're not going to have time to get yours out of the closet and aim before he shoots you. If you have it on your person at all times that's just asking for some crazy kid to grab the thing and shoot you and his entire class. Arming the teachers would make shit worse!

edit: Even better. What if the teacher goes off their meds?

edited 15th Dec '12 3:01:25 PM by Kostya

Greenmantle V from Greater Wessex, Britannia Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Hiding
V
#43924: Dec 15th 2012 at 3:02:53 PM

@ Hopless: That's because most are delivered. Trust me, that's what I've done all evening...

Keep Rolling On
Midgetsnowman Since: Jan, 2010
#43925: Dec 15th 2012 at 3:24:21 PM

@Kostya: I can think of 3 problems, actually.

1: the teachers need military training to not cracvk under extreme pressure situations so they can think clearly enough to use the gun.

2: they need some magical way to easily access the gun that wont endanger their class

3: they need someone to pay for training every single teacher in the nation.

In short. its unfeasible outside far-right gun toting heroics fantasy.

edited 15th Dec '12 3:25:48 PM by Midgetsnowman


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