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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 20, 2004 1:03 PM
Oh it's Crispy alright- Because it is always burnt!
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Posted by lupo on Thursday, May 20, 2004 1:02 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

QUOTE: Originally posted by lupo

QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman


man pizza hut uses cardboard down there?

lucky....people

up here all they use is plain photo copy paper!


and they print the ingredients on it with flavoured ink!


So that's what that is...


yep, they call it their Thin "N Crispy
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 20, 2004 12:55 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by lupo

QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman


man pizza hut uses cardboard down there?

lucky....people

up here all they use is plain photo copy paper!


and they print the ingredients on it with flavoured ink!


So that's what that is...
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Posted by lupo on Thursday, May 20, 2004 12:52 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman


man pizza hut uses cardboard down there?

lucky....people

up here all they use is plain photo copy paper!


and they print the ingredients on it with flavoured ink!
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 20, 2004 12:48 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

"Pizza the Hut" Style = Ketchup smeared on cardboard, sawdusty cheese spread thin and one or two pepperoni pieces per slice.

Personally I always prefer the local Pizza Kitchens over the chain stuff.

"Your delicious boss!"- Spaceballs


Hey, Hey, Hey - don't be knocking my favorite pizza! Don't do the pepperoni - do chicken or pork sausage or beef and move to a city that does it right! [:p]


man pizza hut uses cardboard down there?

lucky....people

up here all they use is plain photo copy paper!
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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, May 20, 2004 12:16 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

"Pizza the Hut" Style = Ketchup smeared on cardboard, sawdusty cheese spread thin and one or two pepperoni pieces per slice.

Personally I always prefer the local Pizza Kitchens over the chain stuff.

"Your delicious boss!"- Spaceballs


Hey, Hey, Hey - don't be knocking my favorite pizza! Don't do the pepperoni - do chicken or pork sausage or beef and move to a city that does it right! [:p]

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Posted by vsmith on Thursday, May 20, 2004 11:31 AM
"Pizza the Hut" Style = Ketchup smeared on cardboard, sawdusty cheese spread thin and one or two pepperoni pieces per slice.

Personally I always prefer the local Pizza Kitchens over the chain stuff.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 20, 2004 9:37 AM
Pizza Hut. Style. Doesn't compute.
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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 8:55 AM
Pizza Hut style.

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 7:08 AM
PENN RR or CN style?
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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 6:23 AM
brought pizza for lunch!

Moo

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 4:53 PM
OH YEAH!

look at that...

whoop, back she goes...
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Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 2:01 PM
Did anyone notice this has disintegrated so much, it is no longer a sticky note? We just keep tacking it back up at the top!

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 11:45 AM
Ok, so who will put up the money to start it?


after that,... I'm In!

Larry an excellent RR themed pizza would be:

CN special: Actaul bits of old Cn locomotives tossed in with some of your favorite pizza! (peices are microscopic)
THE RR SPEACIAL: find the hiddn RR spike in your pizza, and you win a free one! odds in wining 1:6, spike non consumable..
the PENN RR SPECIAL: Peices of Rail, Ties, And spikes all on your favorite pizza!
The Conductor Special: have a Conductor serve it to your table while mumbling all of the signal aspects. Diverging Clear extra.

Don't like the service? blast the train horn located at the end of your table.

Yes we could start a restaurant based opn these principles.
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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 8:00 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Stelli

Right! Go one step further and figure out a way to cater to the passing train crews. Not sure how a pizza would survive being hooped up by a passing train trainorders-style. I remember hearing of some trackside eatery serving UP crews that way, Wyoming I think. Anyway, crews would phone or radio their order ahead, and pull up slowly to a window-level shelf for the rollby pick-up. Not sure how they paid...in advance with credit card or a company voucher maybe. Yes, a trackside pizza place with a full-blown RR theme would be neat. Gotta make its money off the non-railfan crowd too, but sure couldn't hurt to attract our special breed of customer.

In what is certainly not a unique situation, crews often stop at a convenience store near me. Park the train on the main and go for beans, if they aren't holding up other traffic.

The idea of a RR themed pizza shop does sound good, especially if real railroaders use it. Have to sell suitibly sized mini pizzas or by the slice, and breakfast pizza (use eggs and sausage vice the usual toppings) is delicious.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 7:09 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

The Pizza in Bullshitania is the best!

Our national Pepperoni is made with the finest imported Mexican burro meat and than aged by hanging out the back window of the the trailer at the State Capital.


Oh yeah, Grade-A pepperoni
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Posted by vsmith on Monday, May 17, 2004 2:16 PM
The Pizza in Bullshitania is the best!

Our national Pepperoni is made with the finest imported Mexican burro meat and than aged by hanging out the back window of the the trailer at the State Capital.

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Posted by Mookie on Monday, May 17, 2004 12:19 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by JoeKoh

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

Can you just imagine - Amtrak goes thru here about 5:05 am and 1:05 am....exceptionally good times for pizza - !

Pizza is good for breakfast. Just ask some of the students there in Lincoln![:)]
stay safe
Joe
and Mookie!

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, May 17, 2004 7:04 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

Can you just imagine - Amtrak goes thru here about 5:05 am and 1:05 am....exceptionally good times for pizza - !

Pizza is good for breakfast. Just ask some of the students there in Lincoln![:)]
stay safe
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Posted by Mookie on Monday, May 17, 2004 6:37 AM
Can you just imagine - Amtrak goes thru here about 5:05 am and 1:05 am....exceptionally good times for pizza - !

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Posted by espeefoamer on Saturday, May 15, 2004 5:56 PM
Build your pizza place on an Amtrak line.Passengers could order through the dining car staff.We could all eat pizza,ride a train,and wave to Mookie as we go by! It doesn't get any better than this.[:)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 14, 2004 9:57 AM
Right! Go one step further and figure out a way to cater to the passing train crews. Not sure how a pizza would survive being hooped up by a passing train trainorders-style. I remember hearing of some trackside eatery serving UP crews that way, Wyoming I think. Anyway, crews would phone or radio their order ahead, and pull up slowly to a window-level shelf for the rollby pick-up. Not sure how they paid...in advance with credit card or a company voucher maybe. Yes, a trackside pizza place with a full-blown RR theme would be neat. Gotta make its money off the non-railfan crowd too, but sure couldn't hurt to attract our special breed of customer.
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Posted by Mookie on Friday, May 14, 2004 7:02 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Stelli

And didn't this all start with Bergie's explanation of why a previous thread was killed when it got way too long and out of hand with bad-mouth, off-topic stuff? Pizza... Let's talk pizza places near the railroad. Been to Famous Ray's in the basement of Newark Penn Station. (That's in New Jersey, for you West Coasters). Excellent stuff, you stand at a table, elbow to elbow, with the rumble of arriving/departing trains overhead. And to get there, you darn near have to trip over the homeless folks. Also been to Gatto's Pizza in Cheney, Washington. (That's in eastern Washington, not Washington D.C., and certainly not Washington STATE either, for you East Coasters.) Booths and open tables at the window have a clear view of BNSF and UP main lines, plus the lead track for the Palouse River & Coulee City's CW branch just a stone's throw away. You could snap a perfect train photo right through the window. Bar service, too. And finally, to stir the pot again and get this thread on its way toward deletion for sure, I suggest anyone who still has questions about Ron Brown's plane crash and its connection (as well as the documented connections of at least 40 other deaths) to Bill Clinton, go on down to the nearest Barnes & Noble, head for the Current Affairs section, and you'll find a nice new book on the subject.
Going to step over that open hole about Bill Clinton - but you have given me an idea for a new business - Mookie's pizza at trackside. I can't find a house close to the tracks, so open a pizza business - let the driver cook - hire a wait staff and Mookie can sit on the porch and watch the trains and greet people! Wow - what a concept!

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 13, 2004 3:26 PM
And didn't this all start with Bergie's explanation of why a previous thread was killed when it got way too long and out of hand with bad-mouth, off-topic stuff? Pizza... Let's talk pizza places near the railroad. Been to Famous Ray's in the basement of Newark Penn Station. (That's in New Jersey, for you West Coasters). Excellent stuff, you stand at a table, elbow to elbow, with the rumble of arriving/departing trains overhead. And to get there, you darn near have to trip over the homeless folks. Also been to Gatto's Pizza in Cheney, Washington. (That's in eastern Washington, not Washington D.C., and certainly not Washington STATE either, for you East Coasters.) Booths and open tables at the window have a clear view of BNSF and UP main lines, plus the lead track for the Palouse River & Coulee City's CW branch just a stone's throw away. You could snap a perfect train photo right through the window. Bar service, too. And finally, to stir the pot again and get this thread on its way toward deletion for sure, I suggest anyone who still has questions about Ron Brown's plane crash and its connection (as well as the documented connections of at least 40 other deaths) to Bill Clinton, go on down to the nearest Barnes & Noble, head for the Current Affairs section, and you'll find a nice new book on the subject.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 11, 2004 9:02 AM
Yes! apply to become forum moderator!

just don't go all Motzi-tung on us.

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Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, May 11, 2004 6:32 AM
I want to start a topic that is a sticky and will stay on top for at least 7 pages? Any ideas?

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 10, 2004 2:08 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

From what I understand, the entire country sits upon the garbage barge from New York that no one allowed to dock a few years ago. Ahh......the wind is shifting again......coming from the south......smells like....the kingdom...or is that teen spirit?


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Posted by dharmon on Monday, May 10, 2004 12:02 PM
From what I understand, the entire country sits upon the garbage barge from New York that no one allowed to dock a few years ago. Ahh......the wind is shifting again......coming from the south......smells like....the kingdom...or is that teen spirit?
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Posted by vsmith on Monday, May 10, 2004 9:34 AM
Thats only a dirty rumor that our Kingdom is built on a reclaimed landfill! their is no truth to it what ever , I dont care what the California Bureau of Sanitation says...[:(!]

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