# Idiots who Think Eating Pizza with a Fork and Knife is Gay

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [January 24, 2013, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250 "2013-01-24T20:03:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![R3d\_Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aeb1de/32.png) [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/61 "2013-01-24T21:45:20Z")

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> [@Miller](#):
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> Gay and German aren’t the same thing. They’re two different points on the continuum of sexual orientation. It goes:
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> \<– Straight ---------- Bisexual ------------- Gay ------------ German –\>

😃 Where you people get your silly ideas from… 😛

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**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/62 "2013-01-24T21:45:27Z")

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> [@Miller](#):
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> Gay and German aren’t the same thing. They’re two different points on the continuum of sexual orientation. It goes:
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> \<– Straight ---------- Bisexual ------------- Gay ------------ German –\>

Have you never touched Dieter’s monkey?

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**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/63 "2013-01-24T21:45:42Z")

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> [@Miller](#):
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> \<– Straight ---------- Bisexual ------------- Gay ------------ German –\>

The English upper class belongs in there somewhere, but I’ll be damned if I can figure out where.

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**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/64 "2013-01-24T21:46:34Z")

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> [@Anonymous User](#):
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> According to this [poll](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/poll.php?do=showresults&pollid=4899), about 10.08% people eat pizza with forks and knives.
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> The chance of a male eating pizza with a fork and knife is about 9.94%, and for females it is 10.34%.
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> Statistics will change in the future. But that’s how it is after 248 votes.

Around 10% of the population is gay. Hmm…

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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/65 "2013-01-24T21:50:02Z")

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> [@Anonymous User](#):
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> According to this [poll](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/poll.php?do=showresults&pollid=4899), about 10.08% people eat pizza with forks and knives.
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> The chance of a male eating pizza with a fork and knife is about 9.94%, and for females it is 10.34%.

Percentage of successful MIT applicants who eat pizza with a knife and fork: 0.00%  
On the other hand, percentage of successful MIT applicants who are lactose-intolerant: 23.5%

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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/66 "2013-01-24T21:52:14Z")

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> [@Anonymous User](#):
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> 😃 Where you people get your silly ideas from… 😛

From gay people, of course!

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**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/67 "2013-01-24T21:57:15Z")

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> [@zoid](#):
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> How in the hell did my IP address get banned fron a site I’ve never been to?

Because you eat your pizza with a knife and fork. Or you’re not gay enough. Or a tard. Or… something. I’m kind of confused at this point.

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/68 "2013-01-24T22:04:08Z")

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> [@Ravenman](#):
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> The English upper class belongs in there somewhere, but I’ll be damned if I can figure out where.

Beneath the Germans?

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**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/69 "2013-01-24T22:06:10Z")

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I eat my peas with honey.  
I’ve done it all my life.  
It makes the peas taste funny,  
But it keeps them on my knife.

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/70 "2013-01-24T22:10:47Z")

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> [@ElvisL1ves](#):
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> Where the men wear tight pants with pointy leather shoes and little glasses and they love opera.

Maybe, but you wouldn’t want to cross any Sopranos.

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/71 "2013-01-24T22:16:28Z")

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> [@DrFidelius](#):
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> I am greatly afeered of the concept of German pizza.

Bratwurst, tilsit, and sauerkraut pizza sounds pretty good to me.

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**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/72 "2013-01-24T22:16:35Z")

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> [@Anonymous User](#):
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> It’s called [vegan pizza](http://cdn.egglesscooking.com/images//vegan-pizza.jpg), okay? It’s actually a pretty healthy option.

Gay.

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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/73 "2013-01-24T22:17:40Z")

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> [@hrhomer](#):
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> Fucking dopers will piss fire about anything.

So you’re saying that they have the clap? :eek:

(Or is only the gay ones?)

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**Author:** ![nikonikosuru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@nikonikosuru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nikonikosuru)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/74 "2013-01-24T22:20:35Z")

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Wow, this kid gets worked up over the most trivial of things.

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**Author:** ![hopesperson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e95f7d/32.png) [@hopesperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hopesperson)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/75 "2013-01-24T22:22:26Z")

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> [@Anonymous User](#):
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> According to this [poll](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/poll.php?do=showresults&pollid=4899), about 10.08% people eat pizza with forks and knives.
> 
> The chance of a male eating pizza with a fork and knife is about 9.94%, and for females it is 10.34%.
> 
> Statistics will change in the future. But that’s how it is after 248 votes.

Well, can’t argue with the science.

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**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/76 "2013-01-24T22:27:00Z")

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> [@nikonikosuru](#):
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> Wow, this kid gets worked up over the most trivial of things.

I wonder if he would start a Pit thread over being called a “drama queen.”

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**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/77 "2013-01-24T22:28:19Z")

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Guess I am extremely gay 'cause of the way I eat pizza.

Who would have thunk? :dubious:

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**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/78 "2013-01-24T23:02:33Z")

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> [@Colibri](#):
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> Bratwurst, tilsit, and sauerkraut pizza sounds pretty good to me.

I had haggis pizza once.

It was offal.

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**Author:** ![Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pine_Fresh_Scent)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/79 "2013-01-24T23:38:31Z")

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> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#):
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> Personally I think eating pizza with a fork and knife is Amish. Or maybe it’s polyamorous, or brunette, or tall. I’m not sure. Whatever it is, I mean it in a negative way.

Who are you callin’ Amish, buddy?

> [@John\_Mace](#):
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> The US of A is the only non-gay country there is, folks. I thought you all knew that!

[“In Iran we don’t have homosexuals like in your country,” Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said at Columbia University last night.](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-483746/We-dont-gays-Iran-Iranian-president-tells-Ivy-League-audience.html)

But do they have pizza?

> [@DrFidelius](#):
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> I had haggis pizza once.
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> It was offal.

Ewe, gross!

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**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/80 "2013-01-24T23:49:41Z")

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> [@Sattua](#):
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> Wait, so is it gay or just European?

[For those who didn’t get the _Legally Blonde_ reference.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pCybcpkm5c)😉

Oh, wait, I just showed you all I know something about Broadway musicals … shitshitshit …

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