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MrWendel

(1,881 posts) Thu Mar 31, 2016, 06:47 PM Mar 2016

Are you kidding me?!?! [View all]

First Trump...

Now John Kasich...

Is the Republican inability to eat New York Pizza with your hands a thing?

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Are you kidding me?!?! [View all] MrWendel Mar 2016 OP

Knife and fork Bjornsdotter Mar 2016 #1

WHY? MrWendel Mar 2016 #3

Lol! Bjornsdotter Mar 2016 #6

Not being rude either, but I've never seen anyone eat pizza with a fork and knife. Rex Mar 2016 #9

No worries! Bjornsdotter Mar 2016 #10

Here's one reason: kentauros Mar 2016 #13

Maybe..That's not the reason Kasich gave though LiberalElite Mar 2016 #16

It makes it less hot in the same way a fork does with all other hot foods: kentauros Mar 2016 #18

makes sense but ok - LiberalElite Mar 2016 #19

Honestly, I have no problem with people eating it however they want. kentauros Mar 2016 #24

I know, right? cwydro Mar 2016 #25

Hey, to me it's more of a compliment kentauros Mar 2016 #27

Yup. cwydro Mar 2016 #29

Well, it's not just DU. kentauros Mar 2016 #31

Lol! cwydro Mar 2016 #32

I do agree - the country's going to hell in a handbasket LiberalElite Mar 2016 #30

If you're going to the trouble of cutting it up, why pick up the little pieces with your hands? pnwmom Apr 2016 #41

Some people just do not like to get their hands dirty. They are fun to watch eating wings LiberalArkie Mar 2016 #2

LOL! Kasich is such a tool! Rex Mar 2016 #4

Well then... You found 2 of the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse. Glassunion Mar 2016 #5

Trump... MrWendel Mar 2016 #7

Being the devil's advocate ejbr Mar 2016 #8

I'm a Connecticut coast guy... catnhatnh Mar 2016 #11

That is one of the worst things I have seen a politician do. Kalidurga Mar 2016 #12

I still remember when Gerald Ford tried to eat a tamale TexasBushwhacker Mar 2016 #21

Well this is much worse. Kalidurga Mar 2016 #23

I first saw pizza when I was in college. I ate it then (and now) with a knife and fork. Shrike47 Mar 2016 #36

LOL abelenkpe Mar 2016 #34

I'm impressed that Kasich knows how to use a knife and fork properly Spider Jerusalem Mar 2016 #14

Agreed! Bjornsdotter Mar 2016 #28

The Democratic Mayor of NYC did the same thing, and he's on Kasich's side in this: LiberalElite Mar 2016 #15

God Bill... MrWendel Mar 2016 #17

Jesus...how about KatyMan Mar 2016 #20

No... MrWendel Mar 2016 #22

So, please explain to me how it changes the flavor of the pizza? kentauros Mar 2016 #33

You... MrWendel Apr 2016 #42

You might be surprised at how some people do react to this, seriously. kentauros Apr 2016 #43

I'm a foodie... MrWendel Apr 2016 #44

Friends have called me a foodie, but I'm really not. kentauros Apr 2016 #45

Fingers! Iliyah Mar 2016 #26

Fork, Ms. (or Mr.) greasy fingers! Besides, then you eat slower. Calories. Shrike47 Mar 2016 #38

New York pizza abelenkpe Mar 2016 #35

Reminds me of this Seinfeld episode. Seriously funny. CoffeeCat Mar 2016 #37

Criteria for good pizza gwheezie Mar 2016 #39

Not being a fan of NY pizza, I really shouldn't comment. WillowTree Apr 2016 #40