# After fracking blast, Chevron offers residents free pizza. WTF!

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**Created:** [April 27, 2014, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-fracking-blast-chevron-offers-residents-free-pizza-wtf/687101 "2014-04-27T10:20:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-fracking-blast-chevron-offers-residents-free-pizza-wtf/687101/1 "2014-04-27T10:20:09Z")

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[After fracking blast, Chevron offers residents free pizza. WTF!](http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/2/18/after-fracking-blastchevronofferspizza.html) “In an emailed statement, Chevron said the company wanted to offer a token of appreciation to the community.” Free pizza? :dubious:

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**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-fracking-blast-chevron-offers-residents-free-pizza-wtf/687101/2 "2014-04-27T12:09:34Z")

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They’re trying to suggest that oil and grease are edible and indeed tasty.

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**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-fracking-blast-chevron-offers-residents-free-pizza-wtf/687101/3 "2014-04-27T13:12:24Z")

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Here’s The Daily Show’s take on it.

> **[The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | Comedy Central](https://www.cc.com/shows/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah)**
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