I think you guys have way too much fun at work and I want to come and work in your office! A lot of time is spent discussing food, which is just my kind of place.

What size of pizza is required to eat and does a slice of pizza count? I am pretty impressed with your friend's commitment!

grits wrote:In hindsight, maybe you should have bet that he couldn't go an entire month without eating with his headset on.

Probably on weekends, though there have been some instances when he's walked right out the door at the end of the day with it on. He's not just dedicated to pizza.

NAV MAN wrote:Maybe through this all he is gaining a new perspective on life, and forever eschews the greed and vanity that drove into this wager.

On 10/31 in a dramatic act of defying our consumerist culture this pizza fanatic reaches away from his slice and eats a carrot or some other non pizza, thereby forfeiting his claim; completely unaware that because he was unable to furnish the agreed sum, Ron Suburban had poisoned his last slice!

No chance. I think his wife would kill him anyway if he did that, so there's no reason.

Diane wrote:I think you guys have way too much fun at work and I want to come and work in your office! A lot of time is spent discussing food, which is just my kind of place.

We do try to enjoy ourselves because life's too short and all that but we partners are also long-time friends. I go back with one of my 4 partners all the way to 1973. Another partner is my step-brother, who I've also known for over 30 years. My step-bro and I have been friends with Pizza Boy since 1981. I am so lucky to work with these amazing people, who are so dear to me.

wineguy wrote:What size of pizza is required to eat and does a slice of pizza count? I am pretty impressed with your friend's commitment!

Again, there's no minimum. He can eat as little pizza as he wants but -- and it's a big but (hehe ) -- he can only eat sausage pizza. That said, he normally orders a larger pizza, so he can make sure to have something leftover for his next feeding. That's what made lunch today so stunning. Viccino's was the first pizza in 21 days he actually just threw away after the first meal. He (and the rest of us) absolutely hated the stuffed bacon, sausage and pepperoni pizza he ordered.

I stopped into Prairie Grass Cafe after work to have a cocktail -- ended up having a few -- and was joined later by my family for dinner. At the end of our meal, Mr. and Mrs. Pizza Boy were coming in. I sat at the bar with them while they ate dinner. The highlight, of course, was the sausage, onion and jalapeno pizza enjoyed by our boy . . .


10 days away from pay day

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LTH,

Inspired by Pizza Boy, and todays article by David Hammond in the Chicago Tribune about Pizza Boy, I was drawn to leftover sausage pizza for breakfast.

Pizza slices shaped like a V for Pizza Boy's inevitable Victory in his wager with Ronnie_S.



Enjoy,
Gary

Now that pizzaboy's been featured in a major media outlet, there's no way he's gonna back down. He's a mere ten days away from victory. Go pizzaboy!!

Seamus wrote:Now that pizzaboy's been featured in a major media outlet, there's no way he's gonna back down. He's a mere ten days away from victory. Go pizzaboy!!

Our boy is unstoppable! How can you beat a guy that has this perspective on Tombstone pizza....

Tombstone: "I live off this pizza. May not be the greatest tasting thing in the world, but I don't really care."

G Wiv wrote:LTH,

Inspired by Pizza Boy, and todays article by David Hammond in the Chicago Tribune about Pizza Boy, I was drawn to leftover sausage pizza for breakfast.

Pizza slices shaped like a V for Pizza Boy's inevitable Victory in his wager with Ronnie_S.



Enjoy,
Gary

Link to the online version.

Ronnie does he read these forums at all?

Great article Dave!@

Eating The Road wrote:Ronnie does he read these forums at all?

I think he did initially but he wouldn't admit it outright. However, about 10 days ago he told me he was 'done' reading the thread because it was putting undue pressure on him. My guess is that he probably still sneaks a peek occasionally.

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I've done what I can today to turn the tide but so far, it hasn't been quite enough . . .


Buffalo Wing-flavored Krunchers, Salt and Poppyseed Bagel, Turkey Pastrami

I picked these items up (along with lunch for the rest of us) at NY Bagels & Bialys in Lincolnwood this morning. He oggled the bagel for a long time, carressed it a bit and even waxed longingly about how he likes to eat 3 bagels at a time, toasted with butter. Salt and Poppyseed is his favorite bagel variety and I could see that for the first time in 22 days, I'd gotten to him. Plus, Hammond's story in today's Trib has him feeling a bit exposed. In fact, he actually joked with me today about about him buying out the bet. So far, though, he's hanging on and while I'm still not very optimistic about winning this thing, I do see a glint of opportunity here to turn the tide.

Throughout the morning, he ate four pieces of the sausage and pepperoni pizza from Seul's that he had leftover from dinner back on Tuesday. That meant that by lunchtime, he wasn't hungry. But I think part of the loss of appetite was actually a slight loss of momentum (and the unrequited bagel love). Nonetheless, he just stopped by my office with a couple of microwaved slices of the Jake's Deluxe from earlier in the week, so he's not throwing in the towel just yet. I'll need to come up with a lunch tomorrow that will really get his attention.

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I can see how longing for a favorite food he hasn't had in a while (the bagel in this case) may weaken pizzaboy. However, wouldn't being featured in a prominent newspaper strengthen his resolve knowing that his feat is now being watched (or is at least known) by a much larger audience?

Seamus wrote:I can see how longing for a favorite food he hasn't had in a while (the bagel in this case) may weaken pizzaboy. However, wouldn't being featured in a prominent newspaper strengthen his resolve knowing that his feat is now being watched (or is at least known) by a much larger audience?

I think he feels more pressure now, knowing that his journey is being followed by a larger group of people. He's really resisted the media coverage from the beginning. It was myself and my other partners who convinced him to give this one interview to Hammond. If we hadn't pushed, there's no way he would have agreed to it. There were a bunch of others, which he declined to do.

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ronnie_suburban wrote:I've done what I can today to turn the tide but so far, it hasn't been quite enough . . .

But it sounds like a step in the right direction. Perhaps freshly toasted next time???

BR wrote:

ronnie_suburban wrote:I've done what I can today to turn the tide but so far, it hasn't been quite enough . . .

But it sounds like a step in the right direction. Perhaps freshly toasted next time???

Tomorrow I will toast it, butter it and leave it on the table outside his office.

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In honor of this thread, I ate a frozen Home Run iInn pepperoni pizza for lunch today. I forgot how greasy and satisfying Home Run Inn pizzas are (even better when you microwave them).

Cheers!
Maureen

Is it possible to actually do the toasting outside his office? If so, then you'll really get him. I mean, seriously, if this man can resist the smell of a bagel toasting, he is made of steel.

I have an idea. Why not challenge him to eat White Castle every meal, for a month, for double or nothing? Nothing but sliders......Oh the gastrointestinal distress that would cause. He'd never leave the bathroom (c:

MikeW665 wrote:I have an idea. Why not challenge him to eat White Castle every meal, for a month, for double or nothing? Nothing but sliders......Oh the gastrointestinal distress that would cause. He'd never leave the bathroom (c:

Now that would be a feat for sure. He'd be allowed the microwaveable ones too of course

Please remember that any additional bets, side-action, conditions and techniques intended to result in bathroom torture, torment or discomfort are off the table because, as I mentioned above, I have to share a bathroom with our boy and I don't want to see that room destroyed in any way. It's probably also worth noting that my office is the closest one to the bathroom; another reason I'm going to steer away from this sort of stuff.

Ok, now on to more savory matters . . .

Last night's dinner was from Pizano's in Glenview . . .


Is he mocking me?



Large, thin-crust pepperoni pizza

This morning, I laid the trap I mentioned yesterday afternoon . . .


I placed the bait right outside his office



Toasted salt and poppyseed bagel with Normandy butter and flake salt



A few moments later, I was excited when I noticed the bagel had disappeared



Unfortunately, Jonny Chickpeas -- one of my other partners -- had taken it!

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Jonny "Garbanzos"
heh

Lunch today was a bit of a surprise -- Pat's Pizza on N. Lincoln. One of our co-workers -- who lives near Pat's -- was working from home this morning and offered to pick it up on her way into the office . . .


Can you decipher the 'pizza code' scrawled on the box?



Large, thin-crust with Italian beef and Onion on the whole thing, pepperoni on half, sausage on the other half



Adding few drops of magic elixir . . . of course



This other pizza, ordered by someone else in the office, had Italian beef, sausage, giardeniera and provolone



It's wafer thin (and really nice, in spite of the 30-minute transit time back to the office)



Day 23, baby!

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Pat's Pizza
2679 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL 60614-1343
(773) 248-0168

ronnie_suburban wrote:Large, thin-crust with Italian beef and Onion on the whole thing, pepperoni on half, sausage on the other half

Ronnie,

I understand that the terms of the bet allowed for vegitation (onions, peppers, etc.) to be added to the pizza, and that the definition of sausage has been broadened to include pepperoni (which I understand is technically a sausage), but doesn't the inclusion of the Italian Beef mean that you have won the bet?

stevez wrote:

ronnie_suburban wrote:Large, thin-crust with Italian beef and Onion on the whole thing, pepperoni on half, sausage on the other half

Ronnie,

I understand that the terms of the bet allowed for vegitation (onions, peppers, etc.) to be added to the pizza, and that the definition of sausage has been broadened to include pepperoni (which I understand is technically a sausage), but doesn't the inclusion of the Italian Beef mean that you have won the bet?

Unfortuantely, no. One half had sausage, one half had pepperoni. IWO, 100% of the pizza had some form of sausage on it. He's in compliance.

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I have been out of town for a week and have been catching up on LTH and Pizzaboy. Ronnie, I have to agree that it looks like your wallet will be a little lighter. There is no stopping him!

ronnie_suburban wrote:
This morning, I laid the trap I mentioned yesterday afternoon . . .


I placed the bait right outside his office
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I love this! You guys really do have the best office atmosphere....do I see a movie/sitcom deal coming? (actually I wouldn't be surprised if you got an offer) ...he's blowing up: http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/23/edi ... -the-rest/

I've got it. Ronnie, get yourself an electric frying pan, two to three pounds of bacon, and a small fan that can be pointed at his office. Star cooking it up......Game OVER you win ! ! Even more evil than that, have Gary W. come over and start smoking a pork product.

ronnie_suburban wrote:There was talk of Edwardo's but the location he remembered no longer exists.

The nearest Edwardo's to you would be in Wheeling. This thread had us ordering from there the other day.


Edwardo's stuffed with sausage, pesto, mushrooms and elephant garlic.

Not sure if anyone's asked, or if it's been mentioned yet, but what is Pizza Boy planning for his meal at 12:01am on 11/1/09?

abe_froeman wrote:Not sure if anyone's asked, or if it's been mentioned yet, but what is Pizza Boy planning for his meal at 12:01am on 11/1/09?

He'll be at the Bears game tailgating that morning, so I imagine it'll be a veritable smorgasbord of culinary delights.

Here's the late-arriving update for Friday night/Saturday . . .

Friday night for dinner he ate the leftovers from Pat's, which he really enjoyed. This was another instance where he hoarded the pizza and wouldn't let any of us take leftovers. Obviously, Pat's has a new fan.

Saturday went like this . . .


More Pat's for breakfast -- an impressive 3rd consecutive meal from Pat's



Pepperoni pizza from Happ Inn in Northfield was Saturday's lunch



Dinner on Saturday night -- Lou's To Go yet again

I'll update on Sunday as soon as it comes to me.

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Happ Inn
305 Happ Rd
Northfield, IL 60093
(847) 784-9200