# I pit pizza phone ordering in this town! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 3, 2007, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-pizza-phone-ordering-in-this-town/417950 "2007-09-03T23:22:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-pizza-phone-ordering-in-this-town/417950/21 "2007-09-04T15:01:39Z")
Black olives are good on pizza, but my first Canadian pizza turned out to use kalamata flavored ones, which I don’t like. I hope that’s not the rule. Now I need to find a place that has jalapenos! Mushroom, olive, and jalapeno pizza. …drool… ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-pizza-phone-ordering-in-this-town/417950/22 "2007-09-04T15:28:09Z")
Black olives have no place on a good pizza. Pepperoni, sausage, onions… all good. White pizza with lots of garlic and spinach is good, too, but keep your stinkin’ black olives off of it. ---
**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-pizza-phone-ordering-in-this-town/417950/23 "2007-09-04T16:06:47Z")
I’m with the guys ordering olives. Of course, the rest of my toppings will be vegetarian, but they will sure as hell have olives. Olives are good on pizza, dammit! ---
**Author:** ![This\_ll\_Do](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/this_ll_do/32/3023_2.png) [@This\_ll\_Do](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/This_ll_Do)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-pizza-phone-ordering-in-this-town/417950/24 "2007-09-04T18:29:26Z")
[QUOTE=Elza B] Olives taste like the metal ring top from a soda can. No, thank you. [/QUOTE] To me they taste like a drink of water from the garden hose. Somebody else can have my share. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-pizza-phone-ordering-in-this-town/417950/25 "2007-09-04T18:53:52Z")
[QUOTE=WhatHappenedNext?] To me they taste like a drink of water from the garden hose. Somebody else can have my share. [/QUOTE] Well, that’s subjective. I’ve found a drink from a garden hose to be mighty refreshing on many a hot summer’s day, at least when I was a kid. Completely agree on the olives though. The olive lovers can keep 'em. ---
**Author:** ![This\_ll\_Do](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/this_ll_do/32/3023_2.png) [@This\_ll\_Do](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/This_ll_Do)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-pizza-phone-ordering-in-this-town/417950/26 "2007-09-04T19:00:49Z")
[QUOTE=cochrane] Well, that’s subjective. I’ve found a drink from a garden hose to be mighty refreshing on many a hot summer’s day, at least when I was a kid. [/QUOTE] Oh, absolutely. I don’t mind it at all from the hosepipe; just don’t want my food to taste that way. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-pizza-phone-ordering-in-this-town/417950/27 "2007-09-04T19:07:43Z")
One of the best pizzas I ever had was in Florence…olives and capers and cheese and a liberal drenching of olive oil. It was heavenly. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-pizza-phone-ordering-in-this-town/417950/28 "2007-09-04T19:09:24Z")
[QUOTE=Borborygmi] I know these sorts of things are subjective, but did you check the box to see if your pizza was baked in an oven? Because, fresh oven-baked pizza… it’s the greatest. [/QUOTE] Our new favorite joint, even if they don’t deliver, is called the “Wood Fired Pizza Company” and, yes, it’s as delicious as it sounds. I’d agree that it’s a far better name than the “Drink From A Hosepipe Pizza Company”. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-pizza-phone-ordering-in-this-town/417950/29 "2007-09-04T19:13:13Z")
I tend to think that the only things that really belong on a pizza, ever, are ham, bacon, and pineapple. That’s all there is to it. You can close the thread now. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-pizza-phone-ordering-in-this-town/417950/30 "2007-09-04T19:15:01Z")
This is why you should only order from [Mr.s Gatti’s Pizza](http://www.gattispizza.com/intro). You can order online and they even save your CC infor for you so you don’t have to reenter it every time. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-pizza-phone-ordering-in-this-town/417950/31 "2007-09-04T19:15:12Z")
[QUOTE=Rhubarb] What’s the rest of your credit card number? 😃 [/QUOTE] Fake number. If you work with credit cards for more than 1 day you realize. That Am-ex start with a 3. Visa start with a 4. MC start with 5s and Discover with 6s. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-pizza-phone-ordering-in-this-town/417950/32 "2007-09-04T19:15:30Z")
[QUOTE=cochrane] Olives have no place on a pizza. Or anywhere else in proximity to my mouth. [/QUOTE] My brain is going all kinds of places, thinking up different words that fit these sentences in place of “olives.” ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-pizza-phone-ordering-in-this-town/417950/33 "2007-09-04T19:17:08Z")
I love black olives, especially on pizza; they provide a refreshing contrast to the tomato sauce and cheese. Now green olives I eat reluctantly, and I can’t imagine putting them on pizza. Also, cooked mushrooms are vile and should not be eaten on anything. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-pizza-phone-ordering-in-this-town/417950/34 "2007-09-04T20:15:02Z")
[QUOTE=Borborygmi] Putting the question of toppings aside, I’d need more information before I took your word for this. I know these sorts of things are subjective, but did you check the box to see if your pizza was baked in an oven? Because, fresh oven-baked pizza… it’s the greatest. [/QUOTE] As opposed to what, exactly? Being wrapped up in aluminum foil and gone over with an oxy-acetylene torch? ---
**Author:** ![Indistinguishable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/90ced4/32.png) [@Indistinguishable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indistinguishable)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-pizza-phone-ordering-in-this-town/417950/35 "2007-09-04T20:21:08Z")
[QUOTE=olivesmarch4th] I tend to think that the only things that really belong on a pizza, ever, are ham, bacon, and pineapple. That’s all there is to it. You can close the thread now. 😃 [/QUOTE] Not you! I was so sure you’d be on our side… ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-pizza-phone-ordering-in-this-town/417950/36 "2007-09-04T20:33:37Z")
[QUOTE=Don’t fight the hypothetical] And the V-code off of the back if it’s not too much trouble… 🙂 [/QUOTE] And your home address. We need your home address so we can… uh, expedite future pizza deliveries, yeah that’s it. ---
**Author:** ![Find\_Friends](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-pizza-phone-ordering-in-this-town/417950/37 "2007-09-05T19:14:29Z")
[QUOTE=Indistinguishable] whenever I want to order a pizza with someone, and even mention the thought of putting black olives on it, I get grimaces, scowls, and broken friendships. For that matter, green olives aren’t very popular, either, in my experience. People who aren’t me have no taste. [/QUOTE] Not love black olives? :dubious: These aren’t your real friends, trust me on that. _“Ah PIT any fools who do not LAHHV black olives!”_ :mad: :mad: :mad: * * * True Blue Jack ---
**Author:** ![Borborygmi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/borborygmi/32/217_2.png) [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-pizza-phone-ordering-in-this-town/417950/38 "2007-09-05T20:00:54Z")
[QUOTE=kaylasdad99] [QUOTE=Borborygmi] Putting the question of toppings aside, I’d need more information before I took your word for this. I know these sorts of things are subjective, but did you check the box to see if your pizza was baked in an oven? Because, fresh oven-baked pizza… it’s the greatest. [/QUOTE] As opposed to what, exactly? Being wrapped up in aluminum foil and gone over with an oxy-acetylene torch? [/QUOTE] Heh. I was alluding to the “Fresh oven-baked pizza… it’s the greatest!” message on many pizza boxes. My reaction is always the same as yours was to my post. I don’t know how this thread quickly devolved into a debate about olives. The right response to an **I pit pizza phone ordering in this town!** thread is to point out to the OP that the free gift of a pizza phone _and_ the complimentary swimsuit issue are sent to you at no obligation. Even if you cancel your subscription, the pizza phone is yours to keep. What’s the problem? ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-pizza-phone-ordering-in-this-town/417950/39 "2007-09-05T20:35:48Z")
[QUOTE=BiblioCat] Black olives have no place on a good pizza. Pepperoni, sausage, onions… all good. White pizza with lots of garlic and spinach is good, too, but keep your stinkin’ black olives off of it. [/QUOTE] That’s it. I’m coming to your house for dinner. [sub]Olives, in general, have no legitimate right to exist.[/sub] Robin ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-pizza-phone-ordering-in-this-town/417950/40 "2007-09-05T20:48:02Z")
Olives taste metallic-y because they came in a can, and may have been there a while. Olives in jars don’t taste that way. Black olives on pizza are awesome- sausage, onion, black olive and mushroom… Mmmmmmm… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-pizza-phone-ordering-in-this-town/417950.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-pizza-phone-ordering-in-this-town/417950.md?page=3)