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- leetdood, on 05/03/2008, -0/+41Sad thing is, this tactic would work in real life.
- poplegal, on 05/03/2008, -1/+31Is there really anything pizza can't accomplish?
- Dexomatic, on 05/03/2008, -0/+17Back when I was working in offices if there was threat of a walkout or negative talk of any kind then pizza would appear...sad but true
- Misogyny, on 05/03/2008, -0/+14It did. My company pulled this on Friday. Sometimes the Onion is just too prescient for it's own good.
- hawarkarem, on 05/03/2008, -1/+15Am I the only one that doesn't really look at the name of the site when they read articles and therefore are completely shocked when they see Onion articles but didn't realise it was them?
(if that makes sense) - AllINeed, on 05/03/2008, -0/+12They should do this at universities when a protest is brewing amongst the students...
- Slade605, on 05/03/2008, -0/+11Pizza on a string hanging infront of you. Someone obviously hasn't tried hard enough.
- dsmx, on 05/03/2008, -1/+11Help you lose weight.
- robthom, on 05/03/2008, -0/+9I just figured out the answer to our problems in the middle east!
- Dundasbro, on 05/03/2008, -0/+8I've heard from a reliable source that there isn't anything beer can't do, so I guess pizza could apply too.
- Gabberwok, on 05/03/2008, -1/+7The Romans had a phrase for this: "panes et circenses", or "bread and circuses". That's how you keep the commonfolk happy/complacent. (Btw, think gladiatorial combat, not clowns, for the circus part)
- ogermino, on 05/03/2008, -0/+4Sounds like an episode of "The Office." Michael tries to divert attention from the elimination of benefits by throwing a pizza party.
- JrGhoull, on 05/03/2008, -1/+5lol i thought it was real!!! read it, seemed reasonable (food does ALOT more than just fill your body...it can have all sorts of psychological affects) and then discovered it was the friggin onion...
damnit...pwned by onion once again... - Scheissen, on 05/03/2008, -1/+4Wages are not a right. You work for it lazy scab.
- tacojohn48, on 05/03/2008, -0/+3I got an ink pen for my five years of employment with Target.
- seiha, on 05/03/2008, -0/+3free pizza solves everything in the workplace
- lamiaconfitor, on 05/03/2008, -0/+2or a Spinach Alfredo topped with mushrooms and chicken... man, you want to keep my 401 k? ummm... munch munch...
- Azuroth, on 05/05/2008, -0/+2You know, those pizzas would have been better with TheOnion...
- tacojohn48, on 05/03/2008, -0/+2Just don't show up with pepperoni pizza.
- nanded, on 05/03/2008, -0/+2My dad's a sales manager, and whenever one of his sales reps piss off a big customer for one reason or another, he has to go in and smooth things over. He's said flat out that you have to bring food do these things to make the meetings go better.
- kelmaster1, on 05/03/2008, -0/+2 I bet this story is about the employees at the onion..
- SkateItsGreat, on 05/03/2008, -0/+2They used to do this at the movie theatre I worked at , but even with the prospect of free pizza I still decided to stop picking up after slobs and I learned about trading foreign currency.
- Mossmaal, on 05/03/2008, -0/+2do you work at google?
- dsmx, on 05/03/2008, -0/+2"Beer the cause of, and the solution to all of life's problems" homer simpson
- krusmira, on 05/03/2008, -1/+2SHOOOOOOOOOSH
(hope you get it) - Borgcube, on 05/03/2008, -0/+1Tomatoes are fruit?!
- AtomicPC, on 05/03/2008, -0/+1People want to feel like they are appreciated. It doesn't take much, just some silly trinkets or some pizza.
- mudgie, on 05/04/2008, -0/+1My workplace pulls this stunt, too.
No overtime pay, and this Thursday I've got a monthly useless 3-hour meeting after my usual finishing time, but damn it the free pizza must mean they care. - superdoofus, on 05/03/2008, -0/+1agreed, i know that my office gets minorly placated with mendy's or guy and guillard. a burrito buffet from qdoba on 34th st actually fosters derision and god forbid they send out a staffwide email with an attached pdf of a menu asking us to reply with what number we want off it.
gross. styrofoamy h-grade beef-and-broccoli is worse than our office drip coffee. - caleb4mj, on 05/03/2008, -0/+1Evolution
- diblasio, on 05/03/2008, -0/+1Yes. http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutot ...
- JrGhoull, on 05/03/2008, -0/+1check out the name of the website that that article is one (i didnt notice it either). if you still dont get it then look around on that website and notice the type of articles they do.
hint: its satire - PhilLesh69, on 05/04/2008, -0/+1People get angry much quicker and easier on an empty stomach.
- theonedigg, on 05/03/2008, -1/+2Reminds you of Hillary Clinton and the suspension of the Gas Tax doesn't it!?
Effectively quiet down the masses, gets their votes then screw 'em. Obama has it right the gas tax is a sham. It polls well, dumb people will vote for it, but it is ineffectual. Are Hillary Clinton supported that dumb??? - Skootles, on 05/03/2008, -0/+1And when combined.. look out world
- averagejoesgym, on 05/03/2008, -1/+2This is not far-fetched. Employers are always offereing stupid little trinkets, etc... The sad part is how people are placated by them.
- dialector, on 05/03/2008, -0/+1"Therefore the ruler, in the exercise of his government, empties the people's minds, fills their bellies, weakens their wills, and strengthens their bones. He constantly (tries to) keep them without knowledge and without desire, and where there are those who have knowledge, to keep them from presuming to act (on it). When there is this abstinence from action, good order is universal."
- TAO TE CHING
Sounds like the official policy of many corporations and the US government. - lazyd00d, on 05/03/2008, -0/+1Dental plan.... Lisa needs braces!
Dental plan.... Lisa needs braces!
Dental plan.... Lisa needs braces! - ClevelandBrown, on 05/03/2008, -0/+1Cowabunga dude
- djholybolt, on 05/03/2008, -0/+1what a douchebag you are for turning this funny article to politics involving more douchebags
- jdryyz, on 05/03/2008, -0/+1Never underestimate the power of pizza.
- tacojohn48, on 05/03/2008, -0/+1It can help you loose weight; I have heard it on some commercial for a diet plan, and they couldn't say it on tv if it weren't true.
- tacojohn48, on 05/03/2008, -0/+1It seems that they change the classification every now and then, or at least people's perception changes.
- Kitt3n, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1Thats only cos the title gave you hope that you could figure out how to get yourself some pizza baby
- NYankee2003, on 05/05/2008, -0/+1I think he's mocking those infomercials.
- PhilLesh69, on 05/04/2008, -0/+1I grew up in Hawaii, and I can say for sure that I never once saw a pizza with pineapple on it.
It is as Hawaiian as Chicken Chow Mein is chinese. Except at least Chicken Chow Mein actually tastes good. - PhilLesh69, on 05/04/2008, -0/+1I don't know. Five for Five deals means you were just bought off for $5. But I guess lots of worker bees are so dumbed down that they feel flattered, and are willing to give up the fight for a 4% raise or whatever.
"Almost every day I think about quitting and never coming back," said Michael Schappel, whose duties often require him to work on weekends for no additional pay. "However, seeing those pizzas, it made me wonder if I hadn't been too hard on management."
"At least the garlic knots showed they were thinking about us," Schappel continued.
Thank god the managers saved the day. Otherwise, the owner of the company wouldn't be able to preserve his $750,000 or more per year salary by cutting staff and making salaried workers work on weekends. - PhilLesh69, on 05/04/2008, -0/+1Arbitrage is a big leap from being an usher at a movie theater.
- NYankee2003, on 05/05/2008, -0/+1How is health care a "RIGHT"? It should be bargained for just like wages. If you don't like it, don't work. You're the ***** at the office who no one likes anyway.
- PhilLesh69, on 05/04/2008, -0/+1tacojohn48, they don't change the classification.
However, Congress, in the 80's, tried to classify ketchup as a vegetable when they were trying to cut costs on school lunch programs, and very few journalists recognized the idiocy of it.
Tomatos are a fruit. They've always been a fruit, and always will be. -
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