A Generic 4E Opinion Thread: Hold the Mushrooms, Please

[Silvercat Moonpaw]

I do not make my own pizzas, as that would be a nightmare. I do, however, wish to serve pizza. But I cannot, for the life of me, figure out what makes eating pizza fun.

 

[Remathilis]

Actually, most of the arguments I've seen come down to this.

Gamer #1: I ordered a Pizza from Torgo's Pizza and they delivered it with mushrooms. I hate mushrooms! This pizza is ruined!

Gamer #2: Why don't you just pick the mushrooms off the pizza?

Gamer #1: Why should I? That's more work for me! Pizza is dead to me! I'll never order pizza from them again, and I'll go into business to make my OWN pizza and put that company out of business!

Gamer #2: Time to switch to decaf, buddy.

 

[fuzzlewump]

Cooking your own pizza from scratch was great for awhile, but just being able to call in that pizza you know will be delicious, for a fraction of the effort, cannot be beat.

 

[jdrakeh]

Truth and stuff. . .

I think that you capture the monotonous and cyclic nature of the Great Pizza Debate very nicely.

 

[HeavenShallBurn]

Mushroom? Where are the badgers? Where's the snake?

I have the badgers and snakes!! They will be returned once you publicly admit Canadian Bacon is the one true pizza.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

I have the badgers and snakes!! They will be returned once you publicly admit Canadian Bacon is the one true pizza.

What is this Canadian Bacon stuff? Cut a European gamer some slack!

 

[xechnao]

No pizza I buy is good enough. I prefer to make my own pizza. Can you sell me a pizza tailored to all of my unique requirements?

Same here.

 

[Celebrim]

What is this Canadian Bacon stuff? Cut a European gamer some slack!

In the United States, it is the lean ovoid portion of back bacon which is cured and then served much like ham.

It's probably no more Canadian than French fries are French (which are so named not because they are French but because they julienned potatoes, just as julienned green beans are called 'French cut').

And of course, Canadian Bacon is a legitimate pizza topping on American style pizza, but French cut green beans are not and I for one refuse to eat a pizza with French fries and green beans on it. That's not a real pizza even if it has mushrooms.

 

[CleverNickName]

I think the problem is the people, not the pizza. In most arguments, there will be one person who wants to discuss the benefits (or drawbacks) of mushrooms, and he/she will end up getting flamed by people who refuse to believe that mushrooms could ever have benefits (or drawbacks).

"Hi! I'd like to make a mushroom-free pizza."
"Go away, straw man! Nobody likes you!"
"Hey, bite me!"
"Whatever."

or:

"Does anyone else hate mushrooms?"
"Go away, troll! Nobody likes you!"
"Hey, bite me!"
"Whatever."

or:

"Let's talk about how awesome mushrooms are!"
"Go away, fanboi. Nobody likes you!"
"Hey, bite me!"
"Whatever."

The problem isn't the pizza. The pizza FANS are the ones with the thin crusts and weak sauce.

 

[HeavenShallBurn]

And of course, Canadian Bacon is a legitimate pizza topping on American style pizza, but French cut green beans are not and I for one refuse to eat a pizza with French fries and green beans on it. That's not a real pizza even if it has mushrooms.

I'm getting a craving for a pizza with mushrooms, canadian bacon, pepperoni and french fries as toppings. If the french fries were very crisp they might actually make an interesting topping.