Entries tagged with 'humor'
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'The Devil's Food Dictionary' Definition of 'Pizza'
Earlier today on the burger site, I excerpted a definition the "hamburger" from The Devil's Food Dictionary, a wickedly witty little book coming out in early September. Naturally, I turned to the entries concerning pizza, as well. There are three: pizza, "pizza," and pizza cutter. I like what author Barry Foy writes about "pizza." (The quotation marks are his and are intentional.) "Pizza": A baked pastry resembling Pizza, ubiquitous on college campuses. "Pizza" consists of 1) a flat, breadlike disk, dressed with 2) a "Sauce," usually the color of tomatoes, and 3) any number of "toppings" made of "Ingredients." The...In Videos: DiGiorno Pizza Can't Solve All Your Problems
"It's not delivery, it's DiGiorno!" How could anyone ever forget that catchy tagline for the frozen pizza brand? It's impossible. Just don't let the pizza and its memorable branding take over your life in inappropriate situations, such as treating your girlfriend to a 10th anniversary dinner or tending to your girlfriend's snake bite. Watch this video by comedy group BriTANicK to find out why, after the jump....Pizza Greases the Wheels of Labor
The Onion The Onion nails it this week with its story "Potential Employee Uprising Quelled by Free Pizza." "Everyone's been fed up and ready to explode at management for weeks," production designer Carolyn Wurster said. "But then all those pizzas showed up, and it just didn't seem like the right time to start demanding a legitimate healthcare plan or salary raises that reflect the amount of work we do." Added Wurster, "They ordered like 10 huge pies." Heh. This is so dead on....Do You Do Liver?
I normally don't publicize pizza pranks because we try to maintain an air of respect for the fine folks who make our favorite meal, but this series of prank calls from the U.K. is pretty rich. After the obvious Bart Simpson–esque "Anita Gofradump," there's some nice word play going on. Link: Radio Host Prank Calls Scottish Pizza Takeaway [YouTube]...In Videos: David Sedaris Delivers a Pizza
When humorist David Sedaris needs to make some extra cash, he resorts to delivering pizza, "right to your door in 30 bleak anecdotes or less—or your irony is free!" While standing in your doorway, he'll regale you with anecdotes from his bleak childhood and even eat your pizza, for no extra charge! After the jump, watch the best/most potentially awkward pizza delivery ever, acted out by sketch comedy group Weak Nights. [via Defamer]...There's a Message in This Somewhere
The Diesel Sweeties comic strip from December 21 had a pizza theme. Tip o' the hat to Dan Dickinson for calling my attention to it. Click on the first panel here to jump over to the Diesel Sweeties site to read the punchline, which I still don't get....More LOLcat Pizza
moar funny pictures...Chuck McCann Makes Pizza
Who's Chuck McCann? Here's his bio. Link: Chuck McCann 05 - "Pizza Face" [YouTube]...'MadTV' Extreme Pizza Commercial Parody
The new Domino's Crispy Melt had me thinking of the crazy extreme pizzas that the chains come up with, and then I thought of this old MadTV skit: Oh, no you didn't! Link: MadTV Pizza Hut Twisted Crust Pizza Complete-za Parody [YouTube]...Slice is part of the Foodblog Ad Network. To advertise on this site or across a network of food-related weblogs, click here.
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