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Marie Marie

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48. Yup - that is when my disdain for John Boy started.
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 06:45 PM
Jan 2018

He was downright arrogant about his resentment on possibly having to provide health care for his employees while he was so stinking rich it wouldn't have cut into his lifestyle one iota. I will go to my grave never understanding that kind of greed and selfishness. So:

Screw you Johnny - I hope your business tanks!

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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
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