# Have you heard the expression Pizza "Bones" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 26, 2012, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-the-expression-pizza-bones/635878 "2012-09-26T13:26:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-the-expression-pizza-bones/635878/21 "2012-09-26T14:43:26Z")
Frequently used by my Texan ex-gf, specifically in the context of letting the dog have them. ETA: But never heard of by myself before then. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-the-expression-pizza-bones/635878/22 "2012-09-26T14:44:09Z")
Yup, I have heard it and use it on occasion. My dogs know what pizza bones are. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-the-expression-pizza-bones/635878/23 "2012-09-26T14:46:08Z")
> [@Mr\_Shine](#): > > Never heard it before but it was immediately obvious what it meant. Another hand in the air for this. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-the-expression-pizza-bones/635878/24 "2012-09-26T14:49:36Z")
Heard it plenty, southwestern US. From the various kids in my family, Iā€™ve also heard the crusts referred to as the ā€œskinsā€. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-the-expression-pizza-bones/635878/25 "2012-09-26T14:53:08Z")
> [@Mr\_Shine](#): > > Never heard it before but it was immediately obvious what it meant. What he said. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-the-expression-pizza-bones/635878/26 "2012-09-26T14:59:12Z")
Concur with **Mr Shine**. ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-the-expression-pizza-bones/635878/27 "2012-09-26T15:01:35Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > I live in Toronto and Iā€™ve never heard it used in person. But YMMV. I guess I should have said ā€œcommon term among people I know personally in Torontoā€. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-the-expression-pizza-bones/635878/28 "2012-09-26T15:11:55Z")
I and others used the term while in college during the 70ā€™s, Baltimore. It referred to the uneaten crusts. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-the-expression-pizza-bones/635878/29 "2012-09-26T15:18:48Z")
T ainā€™t no sin to take off your skin And dance around in your bones. just sayin. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-the-expression-pizza-bones/635878/30 "2012-09-26T15:30:42Z")
Yes, since college in the Midwest. When you hear it in context (over a pizza) youā€™d have to be thick (crust) not to get it. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-the-expression-pizza-bones/635878/31 "2012-09-26T15:45:13Z")
> [@drastic\_quench](#): > > Yes, since college in the Midwest. When you hear it in context (over a pizza) youā€™d have to be thick (crust) not to get it. True enough - but to be fair to the guys, they got it quickly enough - they had just never heard it before. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-the-expression-pizza-bones/635878/32 "2012-09-26T15:49:05Z")
A married couple Iā€™m friends with uses that term: Iā€™ve never heard another person use it, and Iā€™d never heard it before I met them. Background: Iā€™m 41, grew up mostly near Baltimore, lived in England as a kid, went to college near Philly, and am currently living near DC (oh, and my extended family lives in New Jersey/New York). > [@drastic\_quench](#): > > When you hear it in context (over a pizza) youā€™d have to be thick (crust) not to get it. Call me a deep dish, then, because the first time I heard one of my friends say it I had absolutely no idea what he was on about. We were eating pizza at the time. šŸ™‚ It made sense as soon as he 'splained, though. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-the-expression-pizza-bones/635878/33 "2012-09-26T15:56:22Z")
Iā€™d never heard of it, but _I_ have used the phrase, thought _I_ made it up! The way theyā€™re making pizzas around here with skimpier toppings, thereā€™s a whole lot more bones than pizza. If the crust is good, weā€™ll dip them in blue cheese or Italian dressing, like breadsticks, otherwise, throw them out. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-the-expression-pizza-bones/635878/34 "2012-09-26T15:57:35Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Common term around here. Since when? I donā€™t mean that in a challenging, snarky way. Itā€™s just that I grew up in SoCal with pizza being my most favorite food EVAR! and never heard the term until I moved to the southeast and even then I donā€™t hear it much. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-the-expression-pizza-bones/635878/35 "2012-09-26T16:36:51Z")
It was a common term when I was school in southern California in the 1980ā€™s. We also called the inedible stems of grapes as ā€œthe bonesā€. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-the-expression-pizza-bones/635878/36 "2012-09-26T16:52:56Z")
Never heard it before. Grew up East Coast of US, now live in Pacific NW. Iā€™m craving Pizza now, though. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-the-expression-pizza-bones/635878/37 "2012-09-26T17:18:25Z")
Never heard it before, but I like it. Will use in the future. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-the-expression-pizza-bones/635878/38 "2012-09-26T17:35:03Z")
Nope, never heard it before. Why didnā€™t you make this a poll? ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-the-expression-pizza-bones/635878/39 "2012-09-26T17:48:11Z")
Iā€™ve never heard it before, but I guessed what it meant. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-the-expression-pizza-bones/635878/40 "2012-09-26T17:51:05Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Nope, never heard it before. Why didnā€™t you make this a poll? Yeah, I thought about it after - would have been easier to tally. Iā€™m not sure, but maybe I can still add oneā€¦ there we go! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-the-expression-pizza-bones/635878.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-the-expression-pizza-bones/635878.md?page=3)