Ernie and the Berts did some crazy Turbonegro covers last night… “Suffragette City” (a cover of a cover), “I Got Erection”, and “Sell Your Body (To the Night)”. It was captured in photo and video. It’s a good thing we have no shame.
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Confused about Pizza Hut & Taco Bell?
The last post was going to have some explanation, but my dumb ass hit the “Publish” button instead of the “Save Draft” button. Perhaps because the Publish button is blue and shiny, or perhaps because I have a problem actually reading the screen.
Some of you may have seen my blogs posts, and think I’m a little “off”. Well, you’re right. But, I do post these things with an odd sense of humor. Sometimes I write serious complaint letters, sometimes I write ridiculous letters just to be ridiculous. More often than not, the lines get blurred. My guess is that you either get it, or you don’t. If I have to remind you that I really don’t expect every restaurant out there to cater to my special dietary needs, it ceases being funny. (If it ever was in the first place.)
If you’re not quite sure, or new to my insanity, I’m going to try to recap the latest ongoing saga involving Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. I hope to intertwine this with some other chaos soon.
- I started with Pizza Hut long ago with these emails & the letter, posted via MySpace blog posts: W(aL)D: Pizza Hut. / W(aL)D: Pizza Hut Response / W(aL)D: “Pizza Hut, Pay Attention! Apparently, I started with KFC/Taco Bell back then too: Yum! Brands, Inc. – KFC/Taco Bell (Deathfish)
- They never took my “water park” question seriously, so I guess that’s what prompted me to go again with Pizza Hut’s Intestinal Warfare. It was an expansion on the “why does Pizza Hut make me poop so much” theme. Their response brought a serious question to my attention, and I ran with that instead of my Spaceballs idea, which I may now need to revisit.
- Then, I wrote back to Pizza Hut. This was a slightly unhinged serious inquiry to which I had no real response at the time… but felt like posting anyway.
- Then, I did finally get a response assuring me that any future requests for information would be responded to personally. I think that was a fib.
- Even in my first contact from Mr. Williams at Pizza Hut, he’s anxious to get me on the phone… which I of course don’t want. I mean, where would the fun be in that?
- Then, I wrote to every Pizza Hut & Yum! Brands email address that I could find asking them to explain the cryptic shellfish thing, and where in the manufacturing facility that the sauce may come into contact with shellfish. I was hit with more than a few replies.
- Oddly, our story moves to Taco Bell here, before it intertwines again… I ask (repeatedly from multiple sources) about the Death Taco, got a reply, and wrote back.
- Of the many things I asked in my Death Taco reply, only a few were addressed, but the gem of it all was that my comments concerning Pizza Hut & allergy issues had been forwarded to Pizza Hut.
- That apparently hit a sore spot, and I got this snappy reply from Mr. Williams at Pizza Hut.
So, that brings us to our “what’s happening now is happening now” moment.
A close to all the food rants… maybe.
I’m sure this isn’t the last you’ll hear from me on the subject, but this is just to close out my recent rants about the bad habits of restaurant employees out there everywhere.
If you need a recap, here’s how it panned out on my end…
- A little background on my shellfish allergy before I write my next rant of a blog… • December 30, 2009 • 5 Comments
- Don’t ever eat anything anywhere anytime. •December 31, 2009 • 4 Comments
- More shocking & disguting revelations from your serving staff… •January 4, 2010 • 10 Comments
Admittedly, I was just “going off” in reaction to the mentioned articles, but it doesn’t excuse any of the deplorable actions described within. I really appreciate the blog hits, feedback, & discussion on the issue… whether it was here on this blog, or via Facebook, Twitter, Pittsburgh Beat, or whatever venue a link was pimped upon.
In the last blog, I was tagged and deemed it by an entertaining blogger named Charity that sits on the server side of the fence, and some things were explained to me. She was one of the ones quoted in my rants, although she wasn’t confessing to disgusting behavior, just complaining about customers (which she has every right to do). Apparently I’m adorable in a “oh my, isn’t he so naive” kind of way. I commented there, really saying all I have to say on the subject for now. I even saw a few encouraging words from another commenter, teleburst, who provided some cool links to his blog on being more accommodating to customers with special dietary needs. Let’s hope he does eventually blog about allergies!
I love the blogs about how to be a better customer that are out there… I wouldn’t imagine that people would actually do some things like share drinks with free refills or leave a mess after their kid makes one… But I guess it’s happening out there everywhere.
I know I mentioned discussing tips, but the mood has passed for now… I’m sure I’ll dive into it someday. I need to do another goofy W(aL)D post soon. Hits have been skyrocketing for my Sprint Short Codes post, there’s apparently still a problem that Sprint refuses to admit! Oh well, until next time… Remember to tip your servers at least 20% for good service, unless they slip you some regular instead of decaf or beef stock when they tell you it’s vegetable stock.
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