# Idiots who Think Eating Pizza with a Fork and Knife is Gay **URL:** \ **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\ **Page:** 7
**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 25, 2013, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/121 "2013-01-25T14:44:22Z")
> [@Mighty\_Girl](#): > > I am mostly joking, you should see what _we_ do to pasta. But really, I hate the carb onslaught of thick-crusted pizza What makes you think that this defines pizza in America? > [@](#): > > , give me a super-thin crust, wood-oven baked pizza any day. Luckily I have such place not far from where I live. Best thing after a pizza in a Neapolitan restaurant. I can give it to you in almost every American city I’ve lived in. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2013, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/122 "2013-01-25T14:56:19Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > I can give it to you in almost every American city I’ve lived in. snerk ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2013, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/123 "2013-01-25T17:05:56Z")
> [@Anonymous User](#): > > I was bitching aboutt idiots who were indirectly insulting me because of the way I eat pizza. I agree. Pizza shplould be eaten the way the person wants to. I never said it was wrong to eat pizza with your hands, but I was pissed about the idiots that were bashing people who eat pizza with their hands. I dream of a life where my biggest headache is people criticizing how I eat pizza. Enjoy this stage of your life. One day, some girl is going to smile at you and you’ll start sweating and forget how to talk. Your face might even clear up, you voice will drop an octave and you’ll get your “for real” first hard on. Then eating pizza won’t seem like such a big problem. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2013, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/124 "2013-01-25T17:49:02Z")
Yeah, pretty much. In a world where people chew with their mouths open and double dip in the shared appetizer in public places, laughing at people for eating **anything** with a fork is pretty low on the “I give a fuck what they think” scale. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2013, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/125 "2013-01-25T17:58:09Z")
> [@resting](#): > > Eating pizza with a knife and fork is stupid. “Look at that huge jackass lying in a pile of its own shit… I think it’s dead!” “Nah, it’s just resting!” ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2013, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/126 "2013-01-25T18:21:38Z")
> [@Anonymous User](#): > > They thought that the skill and elegance of eating pizza with utensils was beneath them. Elegance? You’re eating pizza. Eating pizza is like eating a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich. If it is correctly made, it is easy and clean to eat with one’s fingers, and silly to eat with a knife and fork. On occasion, I have been forced by circumstance to eat an inappropriately overloaded slice. I will employ utensils in these cases since the “easy and clean” aspect of the food is destroyed by the pizza’s poor design. It makes little sense to do battle with a slice that is dripping crap all over my hand as I try to bring it up to my mouth. ---
**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 25, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/127 "2013-01-25T18:36:00Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > Elegance? You’re eating pizza. Eating pizza is like eating a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich. If it is correctly made, it is easy and clean to eat with one’s fingers, and silly to eat with a knife and fork. Correctly made Neapolitan pizzas are slippery and messy in the middle. It makes sense to use a knife and fork until you get to the firmer part. ---
**Author:** ![Delayed\_Reflex](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/delayed_reflex/32/3172_2.png) [@Delayed\_Reflex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delayed_Reflex)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2013, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/128 "2013-01-25T18:44:44Z")
> [@Anonymous User](#): > > Have you tried it? It’s actually not as uncommon as you think. It tastes good actually. It’s called [vegan pizza](http://cdn.egglesscooking.com/images//vegan-pizza.jpg), okay? It’s actually a pretty healthy option. Eating pizza with a knife and fork may or may not be gay, but it’s been demonstrated that [people can’t tell the difference between gay and vegan](http://youtu.be/p7mefYnROy0) 😉 ---
**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 25, 2013, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/129 "2013-01-25T18:46:31Z")
What you should also understand is that most of Ike the pizza I get are really slippery and it flops all over the place which causes all the veggies to keep falling off. If it was a sturdy piece of cheese pizza, maybe eating with my fingers would be possible. But the kind of pizzas I get are typically meant for fork and knife usage, or else it makes for a pretty messy/annoying and disorganized experience. But I don’t really care what people think. If they’re going to judge me on my use of cutlery while eating pizza, screw hem. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/130 "2013-01-25T19:00:04Z")
You’re going to be judged, all right. But there’s plenty more to go on than how gaily you eat pizza. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/131 "2013-01-25T19:07:35Z")
I’m not sure how many people realize this or not, but when people give you shit about how you eat your pizza in a thread in IMHO (or Cafe Society, whatever) – they’re not really giving you shit about how you eat your pizza. They’re participating in an activity most of us refer to as, “having a little fun.” Now get the stick out of your ass and eat your pizza like a man. And don’t let me catch you putting ranch dressing on your fucking chicken wings! ---
**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 25, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/132 "2013-01-25T19:12:42Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > I’m not sure how many people realize this or not, but when people give you shit about how you eat your pizza in a thread in IMHO – they’re not really giving you shit about how you eat your pizza. They’re participating in an activity most of us refer to as, “having a little fun.” > > Now get the stick out of your ass and eat your pizza like a man. And don’t let me catch you putting ranch dressing on your fucking chicken wings! Actually this pit thread wasn’t about the IMHO (Now CS) thread I started about this topic. That was just a poll. This thread was about something else (I think this is in my OP). Anyways, like I said, I don’t really give a shit about what people think. I just god mad about what they said about cutlery use during pizza consumption, and got all carried away in my OP. But I suppose that is what the Pit is for - to vent out your frustration about something. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2013, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/133 "2013-01-25T19:15:25Z")
“He not gay, you gay!!” ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2013, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/134 "2013-01-25T19:42:12Z")
> [@Anonymous User](#): > > Anyways, like I said, I don’t really give a shit about what people think. I don’t know about everyone else, but I find this statement to be very believable. Really. ---
**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 25, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/135 "2013-01-25T19:47:54Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > I don’t know about everyone else, but I find this statement to be very believable. Really. Is that a good thing? ---
**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:** [January 25, 2013, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/136 "2013-01-25T20:00:42Z")
> [@Anonymous User](#): > > Is that a good thing? Sarcasm? It is indeed a good thing. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2013, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/137 "2013-01-25T20:02:16Z")
Is **Anonymous User** supposed to be sitting in class and posting, by the way? ---
**Author:** ![Troppus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a587f6/32.png) [@Troppus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troppus)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2013, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/138 "2013-01-25T20:03:15Z")
Did anyone tell the kid yet that using “gay” to denote something embarrassing or outdated is offensive and bigoted? I mean, before he gets smacked publicly or called on the floor for doing this in real life. Eating pizza with a knife and fork looks pretty OCD and persnickity. I wouldn’t think you were much fun or a very daring guy if I saw it. 'Course, I shovel in pizza with both hands and deep throat that shit, so I may not be the spokesperson for casual restaurant decorum. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2013, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/139 "2013-01-25T20:03:31Z")
Right, \*you \*would think sarcasm is _good_, wouldn’t you? :dubious: ---
**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 25, 2013, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250/140 "2013-01-25T20:04:47Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Is **Anonymous User** supposed to be sitting in class and posting, by the way? No, the reason I’m able to post is because I have time between classes. Phones are permitted outside of classes, and I have data connection. Also, we got out early anyways due to midterm exams. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250.md?page=8)