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    New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was denied a second slice of pizza today at an Italian eatery in Brooklyn.

    The owners of Collegno's Pizzeria say they refused to serve him more than one piece to protest Bloomberg's proposed soda ban,which would limit the portions of soda sold in the city.

    Bloomberg was having an informal working lunch with city comptroller John Liu at the time and was enraged by the embarrassing prohibition. The owners would not relent, however, and the pair were forced to decamp to another restaurant to finish their meal.

    Witnesses say the situation unfolded when as the two were looking over budget documents, they realized they needed more food than originally ordered.

    "Hey, could I get another pepperoni over here?" Bloomberg asked owner Antonio Benito.

    "I'm sorry sir," he replied, "we can't do that. You've reached your personal slice limit."

    Stop and Tisk

    Mayor Bloomberg, not accustomed to being challenged, assumed that the owner was joking.

    "OK, that's funny," he remarked, "because of the soda thing ... No come on. I'm not kidding. I haven't eaten all morning, just send over another pepperoni."

    "I'm sorry sir. We're serious," Benito insisted. "We've decided that eating more than one piece isn't healthy for you, and so we're forbidding you from doing it."

    "Look #*$#++#," Bloomberg retorted, his anger boiling, "I %%%%!#% skipped breakfast this morning just so I could eat four slices of your pizza. Don't be a schmuck, just get back to the kitchen and bring out some %%%%!#% pizza, okay."

    "I'm sorry sir, there's nothing I can do," the owner repeated. "Maybe you could go to several restaurants and get one slice at each. At least that way you're walking. You know, burning calories."

    Witnesses say a fuming Bloomberg and a bemused Liu did indeed walk down the street to a rival pizzeria , ordered another slice and finished their meeting.

    New York's so-called "soda ban" would have limited the size of sweetened beverages served in restaurants to 16 oz (0.5 liters). The plan, backed by Mayor Bloomberg, is currently being held up by a U.S. district court.

    Bloomberg has been the mayor of New York City since 2002. Theretofore he was the CEO of Bloomberg LP, the world's leading financial data firm. His personal fortune is estimated at around $27 billion.


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  • #2
    Would have been awesome if true.
    How do we forget ourselves? How do we forget our minds?

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    • #3
      Lmao
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      • #4
        You know that place is going to be shut down for health violations within a few months
        I wear a Fez. Fez-es are cool

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        • #5
          I bought it until the cursing.
          Originally posted by Broncojohnny
          HOORAY ME and FUCK YOU!

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          • #6
            Wish everyone would grow a sack and challenge that idiot like that.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Nash B. View Post
              I bought it until the cursing.
              That's where I stopped to wonder as well.


              However, I'm gonna keep that in this little locker of hope that people are rebelling elsewhere.

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              • #8
                From http://dailycurrant.com/

                Satire.
                Men have become the tools of their tools.
                -Henry David Thoreau

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                • #9
                  Well, piss.

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                  • #10
                    Dammit. I couldn't get the actual site to load. My fault, but still amusing
                    I wear a Fez. Fez-es are cool

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                    • #11
                      Absolutely worth the read, either way.
                      Men have become the tools of their tools.
                      -Henry David Thoreau

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