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I was in that rare mood where I wanted anchovies on my No Cheese Pizza.

Back in 1981, I worked at a Pizza Hut in Connecticut where anchovies weren't on the menu, but we carried them because we would occasionally get an order for them.

Here's the problem:
You get a couple of requests a week for anchoives. You open the tin and a few anchovies go a long way. The opened tin goes back in the cooler, which soon smells like anchovies.

The new manager told us to phase out anchovies. We had a box of tins, and any time someone ordered anchovies, we were to use the entire tin on the pizza. On a large pizza, it would simply seem generous. On a small, it would be overwhelming. Complaints could not be made, because it would be ridiculous to complain that there were too many anchovies on an anchovy pizza!

But here's the other problem. When we finally ran out of tins, and ordered no more, we had a couple of disappointed customers who were coming over for the most anchovy laden pizza in town!