Bloomberg Refused Second Slice of Pizza at Local Restaurant

[gryphon]

http://dailycurrant.com/2013/05/02/b...al-restaurant/

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 jackass," Bloomberg retorted, his anger boiling, "I ing 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 ing 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.

[Natalka]

Not news, just satire - the daily currant is like the onion....

http://allergic2bull.blogspot.ca/201...jected-to.html

[gryphon]

I know. I thought it was funny though.

[DaveP]

Heh heh.

[Natalka]

It would be such 'sweet' revenge!

[Darth Penguin]

Not news, just satire - the daily currant is like the onion....

I wish people would learn this..I get "news stories" from these publications all the time from people I used to think could spot obvious fakes....sighs..

[DaveP]

I wish people would learn this..I get "news stories" from these publications all the time from people I used to think could spot obvious fakes....sighs..

Must be tough being you.

[Patty Smyth]

I understand what he is trying to do because let's face it people are arseholes and don't want to hear anything bad about their stupid habits. Yes these drinks are too huge and they will kill you with the crap that's in them but people will do whatever the heck they want. They will smoke, drink, do drugs, eat bad food and learn the hard way when they are in an early grave.

It's not like smoking where we know second hand smoke can kill you or booze whereby a drunk driver can kill you. These drinks affect the person who is drinking them, that's all. So let them get fat and die an early death.

It's like on SC, people abuse coupons, you can't rant all you want they will still use 76 Zantac or whatever.

[DaveP]

These drinks affect the person who is drinking them, that's all. So let them get fat and die an early death.

Exactly. People don't need government micro-managing their lives. We agree.

[Patty Smyth]

I will never forget a few years ago we were in the states and stopped at McDo(when we were still eating that crap) ordered a large drink and it was about twice the size of the Canadian version. It would not even fit in our cup holders in the car . That was the last time we did that

[Darth Penguin]

Not news, just satire - the daily currant is like the onion....

I'm starting to see a lot of Free Wood Post stories now.. another satire site.