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23 Cent Pizzas? Papa John’s Response…
Published 5/5/2008 by Rick at WaitingForNextYear
pizzaone.jpg The verdict is in, at least from Papa John’s corporate office. The pizza chain will donate $10,000 to the Cavaliers Youth Fund (I didn’t know there was such a thing…) and will offer Cleveland residents 23 cent one-topping pizzas on Thursday. In addition, Papa John’s will donate the 23 cents from every pizza sold that night to the charity as well. The story on ...

So, what do I tip the driver?
Published 5/5/2008 by Joe Table Blew It at Sons of Nev
... Others did too. All were skeptical that Papa Johns would have the stugots to do anything about it (you’ll have to forgive me, The Sopranos is on in the background). Well, turns out that not only did they apologize, they are essentially giving away pizzas. So, now I can only assume that all of us that said “who eats the Papa unless their drunk” will now be lining up down and around the corner to get a twenty three cent pie. ...

On Pizzas and Crybabies
Published 5/6/2008 by Dan Steinberg at D.C. Sports Bog
... like cry babies!!!! " story line seems to have run its course, meaning the responsible course of action would be a dose of maturity, a wry smile and a decision to move beyond this tired D.C.-vs.-Cleveland story line and skip right over the pizza tales. Ha! So anyhow, here's what we know: in one of our cities, the mere sight of a t-shirt poking fun at a King is enough to cause histrionics, including but not limited to " Boycott This Pizza Chain " Web sites, Facebook groups, formal apologies , 23-cent pizza deals, round-the-clock news coverage , and an ...

Ohio Swarmed By 23¢ Pizza
Published 5/8/2008 by Matt Sussman at The Futon Report
pizzahead.jpg You might’ve heard the story last week about Papa John’s apologizing to LeBron James and the Cavaliers fans for sponsoring “CRYBABY 23″ t-shirts during their series against the Wizards. As part of their self-flagellation, they agreed to give Northeast Ohio discount pizzas at 23 cents each. As strange as it sounds, looks like they’re gonna ...