Um... Just how lazy are some people?

[Mark]

I know. I was just refering to the fact that some of the more nerdy players would get a kick out of the function.

Oh, I know, but it's worth mentioning where the concept came from.

Actually, the Pizza Hut here is pretty good as far as delivery pizza goes.

Relatively speaking, I suppose. Round here it is crap by comparison and I don't think they make it differently at various "Huts" in different parts of the country. You may just have either a dearth of independent pizza places, a lack of ones that deliver, or some pretty lousy options.

On a side note, why are there national chains of restaurants that make pizzas, bugers, chicken, tacos, and specialize in all sorts of fast foods as their primary focus, but not hot dogs? Sure there are regional examples of smaller chains, but no really big national franchise. Yet, around Chicago and many other big cities, the "hot dog stand" is a seemingly integral part of the fast food fabric. Anyway, just curious.

I went to pizzahut.com and attempted to fill out the form to see how long it would take compared to ordering by phone. The site wanted me to login. I didn't feel like registering so does that make me just as lazy?

Lazy? Maybe. Lucky? You may never know just how lucky...

 

[drothgery]

Considering Pepsi owns Pizza Hut, it's probably not far off.

IIRC, PepsiCo spun off their restraunt business (mostly KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut) a few years back, in a (largely failed, unfortunately) effort to try and get Pepsi into more restraunts.

 

[reveal]

IIRC, PepsiCo spun off their restraunt business (mostly KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut) a few years back, in a (largely failed, unfortunately) effort to try and get Pepsi into more restraunts.

Not sure about that but I'm glad it failed. I'm a Coke man maself.

 

[Mark]

Our Pizza Hut down the road is good, not your description. Or are you a "deep dish" or "chicago style" snob?

I'd imagine Miami has more reataurants that focus on sea food. But, heck, I'm no snob. I would not order Pizza Hut no matter where I went. I'd skip having pizza and have something else. It's just too spongey in the crust, the tomoato paste is sweet (I wonder if they add sugar to make it more addictive), and the cheese like the glue RPG magazines use to hold insert maps in place. And what's with those little crumbles of greasy grizzle they claim are sausage? The real test for pizza is if you can eat it cold the next day. With the "Hut" pizza the next day, if some of the cardboard box it came in tore up and stuck to the underside of the pizza, you'd likely only notice because of the flavor spike.

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

How is this lazy? You've been able to order pizza on line for ages. And its not like Table Top RPGers haven't ordered pizza for thier games.

Sure, but to actually have the code to place an order imbeded into the game? It's not like the phone # for Papa John's is in the credits of the PHB or DMG. This is going a bit too far, IMHO. When you can't take a break from the game for 5 minutes ot look up the number and actually call someone to order it, you've got a problem.

 

[Crothian]

Utter laziness/stupidity, IMO. For people who are afraid to actually participate in a real vocal exchange of communications with another living human being.

You do know the message boards are also non vocal right?

 

[Henry]

How is this lazy? You've been able to order pizza on line for ages. And its not like Table Top RPGers haven't ordered pizza for thier games.

I suppose what I find laziest is that you don't even need to SHUT THE GAME OFF to take a break and order pizza. In other words, keep going, and don't worry about interrupting your questing. Gamers who order pizza as a group usually order enough for each person to get 2 or 3 slices; a person ordering a pizza is likelier to buy a whole pizza for themselves instead of e.g. just a personal pan, given general trends, and that DEFINITELY ain't healthy on the arteries.

I'm certainly not saying it SHOULDN'T be done, it just strikes me as a really nasty step in the wrong direction.

I think CTRL-ALT-DEL's cartoon is funny, because I have this scary mind's eye view of an entire business support network built around people playing virtual games to the exclusion of all else.

 

[Crothian]

Sure, but to actually have the code to place an order imbeded into the game? It's not like the phone # for Papa John's is in the credits of the PHB or DMG. This is going a bit too far, IMHO. When you can't take a break from the game for 5 minutes ot look up the number and actually call someone to order it, you've got a problem.

If Papa Johns and Wizards could both make money on having it there, it would be. So the game basically has speed dial to a pizza place.

 

[Mark]

I suppose what I find laziest is that you don't even need to SHUT THE GAME OFF to take a break and order pizza. In other words, keep going, and don't worry about interrupting your questing.

And, you use a credit card to pay for it, so the last hurdle is having a double-wide mail slot installed on the front door and a conveyor belt with heat lamps that slides the pie over to the computer station...

 

[Crothian]

And, you use a credit card to pay for it, so the last hurdle is having a double-wide mail slot installed on the front door and a conveyor belt with heat lamps that slides the pie over to the computer station...

I can so build that........