Board 8 > Papa John: dingus or genius?

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just kidding. dude said the n-word during a conference call, he's a huge dingus
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I mean dude has better ingredients AND better pizza. Sounds like a genius to me.
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What was the context of the call that'd even cause him to say it?
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mnkboy907 posted...

What was the context of the call that'd even cause him to say it?

In a PR-advisory call to avoid future scandals, he said (paraphrasing) "Colonel Sanders said (the n-word) and no-one complained."
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Oh I see, to avoid future scandals, he went and made one in the present.
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he also brought up people in Indiana dragging black people behind their cars for some reason

he seems like a weird dude
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Didnt he get fired from the company named after him

Thats like instant dingus status
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Not fired, but demoted. Ha ha what a doof
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better agree dingus

better pizza

Papa John
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The only reason I ever ate his pizza was back in the late 00s, it was the only thing I could order online for delivery so I didn't need to have cash or talk to a human, and it was open till 2am or later. Every bite was a punishment for not having my shit together.
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Papa John's pizza is legit the worst chain pizza I've ever had.

Their garlic dipping sauce almost makes it worth it, though.
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yes their pizza sucks ass
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Total dingus completely unraveled
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We can't forget that it's the NFLs fault that Papa John's lost sales.

It has nothing to do with the fact that their pizza is terrible, or Papa John is an absolute moron.

Nothing at all.
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very stable dingus
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second worst major pizza chain. Only Domino's is worse
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Remember when he said he was gonna raise the price of all PJ pizza by like 2 dollars if Obama got reelected?

I feel like that price raise actually happened, but I don't know if it's related.
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DeepsPraw posted...

second worst major pizza chain. Only Domino's is worse

Domino's is five times the pizza that pj's thinks it is.

I think vocelli's is the only chain pizza i can really enjoy though
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DeepsPraw posted...

second worst major pizza chain. Only Domino's is worse

Nah man Dominos has gotten a lot better.

And the worst is still Hungry Howies.
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Where is this mythical "good Domino's"? It's certainly not around me.

I have had $2 frozen pizzas better than Domino's
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I like papa john's pizza

But i like almost any pizza
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He's a genius. I mean how else do you explain him making all that money from putting ketchup on cardboard with what barely passes for cheese?

Sadly, he's a racist genius. But he has that in common with a lot of people.
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DeepsPraw posted...

Where is this mythical "good Domino's"? It's certainly not around me.

I have had $2 frozen pizzas better than Domino's

When is the last time you had Domino's?
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MZero11 posted...

I like papa john's pizza

But i like almost any pizza

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Eddv posted...

And the worst is still Hungry Howies.

Those flavored crusts though, man.
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The worst is Papa Gino's because one time they gave me a pizza with a huge hole in the middle of the crust. Like instead of being a solid circle, the crust was a ring, with sauce and cheese directly on the cardboard box in the center of the pie. How the fuck does that even happen, did they bake it inside the box or something?
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I've had Papa John's pizza like three times in my life and I wasn't impressed any of them. "Better ingredients" my ass.

If we're talking big chains, Toppers for life. There's a reason they're growing like crazy.

I've never heard of Hungry Howie's or Papa Gino's, though.
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KujikawaRising posted...

"Better ingredients" my ass.

I think they always forget the second part - "better ingredients than the cheapest dog food"
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Papa John's and Domino's both good
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Peace___Frog posted...

KujikawaRising posted...

"Better ingredients" my ass.

I think they always forget the second part - "better ingredients than the cheapest dog food"

Hahaha, yeah.

Papa John's clearly doesn't use 100% Wisconsin Mozzarella. They probably freeze their dough. I don't remember what their sauce tastes like so that says something. I don't believe their toppings are THAT bad... but it's still not what you can get at a more local chain that wants to impress.
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I feel like I need to shower whenever I have Dominos

Papa Johns >
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wallmasterz posted...

When is the last time you had Domino's?

Last friday, actually. One popped back up in my town recently (Replacing a Papa John's, coincidentally.), and I thought I'd give them a second chance.

Like, I have a certain amount of nostalgia for pre-redesign Domino's. I felt a little bit of that in pizza I got, but the pie was undercooked and drowning in oregano
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Based on the story,

Not so much Dingus as Dipshit.
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PJ is way better than Dominos but it still mostly sucks
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Wow I had no idea he did that shit

I haven't been to Papa Johns in ages since they jacked up their prices but yea, definitely not consciously going there anymore
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Domino's > Papa John's > Pizza Hut

I have to agree with the above.

We may as well NOT have Pizza Hut over here.

On this board Papa John's has often been referred to as Literal Dog food;

Have you any of you actually considered feeding to your dog and would they even eat it?!
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No, because I loved my dogs
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I never understood the Papa John's hate when it comes to their food.

When it comes to the guy running it being a dingus? Yeah, that much I get. "We're losing sales because certain NFL players are kneeling during the National Anthem!" Give me a fucking break with that....
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I never understood the Papa John's hate when it comes to their food.

I put the pizza in my mouth and it didn't taste good.
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^ Fair enough.
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I like the pizza. The whole racism thing stinks, but other geniuses have been racist assholes and we can acknowledge that by saying, "Henry Ford did the assembly line right, but his antisemitism was disgusting."

Punnyz posted...

I haven't been to Papa Johns in ages since they jacked up their prices but yea, definitely not consciously going there anymore

To be fair the corporation kicked him out instantly
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Punnyz posted...

Wow I had no idea he did that shit

I haven't been to Papa Johns in ages since they jacked up their prices but yea, definitely not consciously going there anymore

So you're leaving open the possibility of sleepwalking into Papa John's?

That's fair I guess.
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Uglyface2 posted...

I like the pizza. The whole racism thing stinks, but other geniuses have been racist assholes and we can acknowledge that by saying, "Henry Ford did the assembly line right, but his antisemitism was disgusting."

Pretty generous calling the head of a pizza chain a genius, but this is pretty much my stance on the matter. At most, I'll just get pizza at other places till the dust settles.

Mellow Mushroom for life.
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Never went to Papa Johns

Then again I never have any incentive to eat chain pizza
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Papa John's has great pizza. Probably the best major chain. Got it all the time when I lived in Louisville, since they were everywhere and always had pretty good deals.

Papa John is a silly boy, though.
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That guy definitely seems like he has an ego that drives how opinionated he is.

Like the thing he said about jacking up the prices if the minimum wage went up. As if anyone gave a shit about Papa John's to care. It felt like he was trying to hold his brand hostage to use as a threat against the idea of his employees being paid more fairly and that pissed me off more than any racism.
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The funniest part of all this is that it somehow happened during a PR conference call. Now that's some great PR.

Grand Kirby posted...

That guy definitely seems like he has an ego that drives how opinionated he is.

Like the thing he said about jacking up the prices if the minimum wage went up. As if anyone gave a shit about Papa John's to care. It felt like he was trying to hold his brand hostage to use as a threat against the idea of his employees being paid more fairly and that pissed me off more than any racism.

Yep, and he threatened to raise his pizzas by 15 cents or something to that effect if he was forced to give his employees healthcare. And I'm like, dude give your fucking employees healthcare and I'll gladly pay 15 extra cents for a pizza.

As for whether the pizza itself is good or not:

MZero11 posted...

I like papa john's pizza

But i like almost any pizza

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