The ladies all told me I was a fungii to be with.
Posted on 05/17/2005 2:03:28 PM PDT by sociotard
If I have one operating philosophy about life it is this: "Be cool to the pizza delivery dude; it's good luck." Four principles guide the pizza dude philosophy.
Principle 1: Coolness to the pizza delivery dude is a practice in humility and forgiveness. I let him cut me off in traffic, let him safely hit the exit ramp from the left lane, let him forget to use his blinker without extending any of my digits out the window or towards my horn because there should be one moment in my harried life when a car may encroach or cut off or pass and I let it go. Sometimes when I have become so certain of my ownership of my lane, daring anyone to challenge me, the pizza dude speeds by me in his rusted Chevette. His pizza light atop his car glowing like a beacon reminds me to check myself as I flow through the world. After all, the dude is delivering pizza to young and old, families and singletons, gays and straights, blacks, whites and browns, rich and poor, vegetarians and meat lovers alike. As he journeys, I give safe passage, practice restraint, show courtesy, and contain my anger.
Principle 2: Coolness to the pizza delivery dude is a practice in empathy. Let's face it: We've all taken jobs just to have a job because some money is better than none. I've held an assortment of these jobs and was grateful for the paycheck that meant I didn't have to share my Cheerios with my cats. In the big pizza wheel of life, sometimes you're the hot bubbly cheese and sometimes you're the burnt crust. It's good to remember the fickle spinning of that wheel.
Principle 3: Coolness to the pizza delivery dude is a practice in honor and it reminds me to honor honest work. Let me tell you something about these dudes: They never took over a company and, as CEO, artificially inflated the value of the stock and cashed out their own shares, bringing the company to the brink of bankruptcy, resulting in 20,000 people losing their jobs while the CEO builds a home the size of a luxury hotel. Rather, the dudes sleep the sleep of the just.
Principle 4: Coolness to the pizza delivery dude is a practice in equality. My measurement as a human being, my worth, is the pride I take in performing my job -- any job -- and the respect with which I treat others. I am the equal of the world not because of the car I drive, the size of the TV I own, the weight I can bench press, or the calculus equations I can solve. I am the equal to all I meet because of the kindness in my heart. And it all starts here -- with the pizza delivery dude.
Tip him well, friends and brethren, for that which you bestow freely and willingly will bring you all the happy luck that a grateful universe knows how to return.
I don't ever buy delivery pizza but I honor the "Be Cool To The Pizza Dude" code.
I also try to remember that where I live, the Pizza Dude probably has a ccw.
All I ask is that the pizza guy behaves in a professional manner. I don't go to a lot of resturants or order a lot of pizzas but when I do I tip VERY well if they deserve it.
...and don't forget to tip him.
Follow Jeff Spicoli's lead and you can't go wrong........
"Whoever you are"
by Geggy Tah.
All i wanna do is to thank you
even though i dont know who you are
you let me change lanes
while i was driving in my car
All i wanna do is to thank you
even though i dont know who you are
you let me change lanes
while i was driving in my car
who ever your are
i wanna thank you
who ever your are
i wanna thank you
who ever your are
i wanna thank you
who ever your are
all i wanna do is to exit
so i go to where i can get off
on a curve through a shoulder
theres not parking in that trough
so i drive around all day
combing atmospheric haze
till i wanna get on agian
then all i have to say is
all i wanna do is to thank you
even though i dont know who you are
you let me change lanes
while i was driving in my car
All i wanna do is to thank you
even though i dont know who you are
you let me change lanes
while i was driving in my car
who ever your are
i wanna thank you
who ever your are
i wanna thank you
who ever your are
i wanna thank you
who ever your are
all i wanna do is to tune in
radio L.A. Luah
cause were broadcasting live
and we wanna hear all of ya
on the mic is geggy tah but a whole lot more of all ya
let us hear ya let us hear ya
in a big echoing holla
all i wanna do is to thank you
even though i dont know who you are
you let me change lanes
while i was driving in my car
who ever you are
i wanna thank you
who ever you are
i wanna thank you
who ever you are
i wanna thank you
who ever you are
all i wanna do is to thank you
even though i dont know who you are
you let me change lanes
while i was driving in my car
who ever you are
i wanna thank you
who ever you are
i wanna thank you
who ever you are
i wanna thank you
who ever you are
Isn't that what the rabbit's foot is for?
...and don't forget to read the article. It mentions tipping him well because that's part of what it means to "be cool" to him.
I always tip pizza dudes (and dudettes) better than I tip servers in a regular restaurant. Reason: they are delivering my pizza at some risk to their lives.
What article. There's an article?
I hadn't thought of that. Good point.
I always give the pizza guy an especially good tip. Always more than $10 and often $20 or more. Ive found that I get top notch pizzas and service in return.
If you use any service that generates tips, and you tip well, and are a frequent patron....... the person you tip does remember, and provide better service. They also tell others that work with them, and they remember also.
You bet it is. When I was working as a bartender (paying my way for school), the best groups were other bartender/waitresses, out on the town. When our gang went out for a blast,if we knew we would be in one place for a while,( food and drinks), we tipped in advance....... great service/food, and always some free rounds.
Well, keep off the 'shrooms then.
The ladies all told me I was a fungii to be with.
snort!
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