In case some of you noticed a disturbance in the force

[onager]

12. This oughta screw up the whole Mayan prophecy thing...

Have a blast, you two!

Here in my Los Angeles 'hood, we'd be ordering from Pizza Man. Outstanding stuff, always made up fresh after you order.

As a bonus - the place is owned by Russians! Booga-booga, spies!

When I first had a pizza delivered by these guys, the deliveryman frowned at me and asked: "Are you a Communist?"

WTF? I thought. Told him no.

Then I remembered - part of the scenery in my lovely, Martha-Stewart-like abode is a big honking red-and-gold Communist parade banner. Lenin on one side and "Workers of the world etc." in Russian on the other. It was hanging on the wall, but to me it was literally just part of scenery and I didn't notice it much anymore.

I bought it in Berlin, shortly after the Wall came down. When the Russians were having their big Going-Out-Of-Business in Germany sale. Along with a lot of other neat Commie souveneirs. e.g., I bought the tech manual to a Russian tank radio for about US $5. The vendor said for $50 he could get me the radio itself, and for $500 he could probably get the whole tank.

Couple of weeks ago I called to order a pizza. The owner said he was going to visit family in Russia, and asked if I needed any more Communist flags.