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Voltaire2

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29. I started boycotting that crapfest more than 30 years ago.

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Mon Jan 1, 2018, 05:41 PM

Jan 2018

It was based entirely on not wanting to ever eat pizza that bad again in my life.

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Papa johns is hurting [View all] TEB Jan 2018 OP

Papa John's who? Cary Jan 2018 #1

They make semi-biodegradable discs that you place under your tire when you are stuck in the snow. TheBlackAdder Jan 2018 #74

A nasty little bastard that made nasty pizza. olegramps Jan 2018 #89

Good!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2018 #2

Have they tried making good pizza yet? Liberal Veteran Jan 2018 #3

My thought exactly! Scarsdale Jan 2018 #55

They did a ton of promotions before all this. forgotmylogin Jan 2018 #68

Yeah, sucky pizza and bad political choices will get you every time. dhol82 Jan 2018 #4

They are related Roy Rolling Jan 2018 #44

Geez, guess he should have counted where his money comes from, Alice11111 Jan 2018 #5

Pobrecito..not really he'll be fine;..he'll probably file chapter 11, rebrand RestoreAmerica2020 Jan 2018 #52

The only decent thing they have is their cheese sticks, their pizza has always sucked. dewsgirl Jan 2018 #6

I can't believe one of these boycotts murielm99 Jan 2018 #7

Boycotts by corporations of Fux Ruse and BigmanPigman Jan 2018 #24

And Rush Limbaugh RandomAccess Jan 2018 #36

The boycotts agains limp balls sponsors worked. He lost quite a few. brush Jan 2018 #39

Limpballs needs more boycotts quartz007 Jan 2018 #53

He could have zero sponsors not fooled Jan 2018 #83

Their pizza is porcheria, Drahthaardogs Jan 2018 #8

Porqueria. Baitball Blogger Jan 2018 #15

No "qu" in italian Drahthaardogs Jan 2018 #16

That makes sense. Baitball Blogger Jan 2018 #17

Cool, did not know that. Drahthaardogs Jan 2018 #19

You must be in Oregon then. I agree Papa Murphy's is good. CentralMass Jan 2018 #35

Florida, actually. Baitball Blogger Jan 2018 #43

I Was all excited to move here OriginalGeek Jan 2018 #78

Well, you see, OG. Baitball Blogger Jan 2018 #86

Sounds Awesome! OriginalGeek Jan 2018 #87

Happy New Years to you, too! n/t Baitball Blogger Jan 2018 #88

I LOVE Papa Murphys! forgotmylogin Jan 2018 #69

I prefer pizza to be completely cooked when I pay for it. House of Roberts Jan 2018 #71

Papa Murphy's pie cooks up perfectly in that smaller, upper oven door you Baitball Blogger Jan 2018 #73

Started my boycott in 2008 Runningdawg Jan 2018 #9

ever seen his "Palace"? onethatcares Jan 2018 #18

You weren't the only one. Iggo Jan 2018 #31

Yup - that is when my disdain for John Boy started. Marie Marie Jan 2018 #48

That revealed that he was greedy AND stupid TexasBushwhacker Jan 2018 #59

+ 1 Raastan Jan 2018 #72

Great! Hayduke Bomgarte Jan 2018 #10

Overpriced awful cardboard pizza. Greedy owners. we can do it Jan 2018 #11

If he's hurting, have him sell his mansion at a loss Weed Man Jan 2018 #12

Screw him. Let him eat stock options. marble falls Jan 2018 #13

Take out pizza, for my family, is usually Little Caesars. Never tried Papa John's Siwsan Jan 2018 #14

I understand that Little Caesar's is a highly progressive company, and on our side on a lot Aristus Jan 2018 #33

Mike Ilitch, who founded Little Caesars, paid Rosa Park's rent, for about 10 years Siwsan Jan 2018 #57

I won't buy Little Caesar's where I live, because the local franchise owner geardaddy Jan 2018 #81

Their pizza sucks crazycatlady Jan 2018 #20

pizza so bad i cant believe anybody ate it more than once. couldn't figure out how it became a chain KG Jan 2018 #21

The one thing that kept me coming back to Papa Johns before boycotting: forgotmylogin Jan 2018 #70

I have been boycotting Papa Johns for a long while Gothmog Jan 2018 #22

I have so much better pizza I can get from local places... Initech Jan 2018 #32

I remember eating his pizza once in the eighties. Big Blue Marble Jan 2018 #23

They call it pizza, but it's like school lunch. Horrid. lindysalsagal Jan 2018 #25

Actually had some about 3 weeks ago after a holiday workplace event. WOW it was HORRIBLE underpants Jan 2018 #26

I only tried it once, also at a work function Skittles Jan 2018 #28

Friends who've eaten that pizza tell me that .... LenaBaby61 Jan 2018 #80

It's no problem boycotting the worst pizza in the U.S. C Moon Jan 2018 #27

I started boycotting that crapfest more than 30 years ago. Voltaire2 Jan 2018 #29

Their quality went downhill many years ago IronLionZion Jan 2018 #30

Same here salster Jan 2018 #60

What happens when neo-Nazis hijack your brand keithbvadu2 Jan 2018 #34

I forget. What did Papa Johns do? nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2018 #37

The CEO, John Schnatter, blamed bad pizza sales on the take a knee protests. mtngirl47 Jan 2018 #62

Oh. I didn't know about the NFL. I remember something now about the ACA, though. Thanks. nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2018 #65

If they made a decent pizza... Moral Compass Jan 2018 #38

Crappy, industrial pizza. paleotn Jan 2018 #40

Good! Their pizza is crappy. n/t Different Drummer Jan 2018 #41

Then I have Schadenfruede.. Cha Jan 2018 #42

They haven't felt hurt until they eat their own pizza. TheCowsCameHome Jan 2018 #45

I love all these pizza discussions.... GetRidOfThem Jan 2018 #46

Dominoes pizza is worse than Papa John's Mopar151 Jan 2018 #47

Buy local pizza crazycatlady Jan 2018 #91

In New England Mopar151 Jan 2018 #93

I've had Papa Geno's at a rest stop crazycatlady Jan 2018 #96

I wouldn't eat drumpf loving pizza if I were starving to death. democratisphere Jan 2018 #49

Here in MA we have a lot of Papa Gino's and they are vey good... Little Star Jan 2018 #50

Papa John's pizza is terrible perdita9 Jan 2018 #51

"Papa" John Schnatter fucked over his franchisees in our community. hunter Jan 2018 #54

Good! IluvPitties Jan 2018 #56

When you make crappy pizza *and* there are other choices... Crash2Parties Jan 2018 #58

Besides the boycot--they're also facing a class action lawsuit mtngirl47 Jan 2018 #61

Shitty pizza does not sell! BlueJac Jan 2018 #63

Let me get out my Planck-scale violin sakabatou Jan 2018 #64

He was the guy who threatened to raise his prices if Obamacare passed. Bleacher Creature Jan 2018 #66

Their pizza sucks. If I am going to clog my articles, I want it to at least taste good. SunSeeker Jan 2018 #67

Poor, poor John. I would never kick him when he's down. BobTheSubgenius Jan 2018 #75

The pizza is probably hurting more than the boycott Renew Deal Jan 2018 #76

Good riddance. liberalhistorian Jan 2018 #77

Good...good...good! Hulk Jan 2018 #79

UBER delivers, Doordash, Grubhub, & Amazon restaurant delivery services- kill off 'pizza delivery' Sunlei Jan 2018 #82

His pizza sucks extvbroadcaster Jan 2018 #84

I agree with all the Papa Johns haters. gvstn Jan 2018 #85

They make lousy pizzas anyway, add that recipe to their old CEO's political agenda equals stay away UCmeNdc Jan 2018 #90

Good, they are horrible and deserve the bad rap Kimchijeon Jan 2018 #92

Has anyone seen his house? MrScorpio Jan 2018 #94

Maybe if it tasted better.... SergeStorms Jan 2018 #95