Happy National Pizza Day!

*MikeandRaph87* · 02-09-2019, 06:29 AM

https://www.cbr.com/teenage-mutant-n...s-pizza-first/
CBR celebrates National Pizza Day by taking a look at when the Turtles first ate pizza. Naturally, we know it was the comic adaptation of the 1987 cartoon, but I still thought I would post it. Also its cool of Tom to keep up the tradition!

*newfan* · 02-09-2019, 06:38 AM

If I hadn't indulged in a lovely stuffed crust pizza the other day I'd have one today

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 02-09-2019, 06:55 AM

Didn't one of them hold a pizza in his hand in the original November 1983 drawings by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird?

*IndigoErth* · 02-09-2019, 11:47 AM

Doesn't seem so.

Spoiler:

I'd be surprised if there isn't a single pizza or box anywhere within Mirage prior to the first cartoon, but clearly the obsession started on tv.

Really do wish I had a pizza in the freezer, and been wishing for a couple of days. Were it not so cold I might actually try to make the effort of going to the store for that and other stuff I've really been wanting.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 02-09-2019, 01:50 PM

I didn't notice it was his left hand until now. I always thought he held a pizza piece nexto to the nunchuk.

*triplexxx* · 02-10-2019, 02:08 AM

Glad I decided to make use of yesterday this year with a store pizza & my TMNT dvds.

*Leo656* · 02-10-2019, 02:14 AM

That's pretty funny. Saturday's generally "pizza day" at my place anyway. Glad it all evened out.

*Voltron* · 02-10-2019, 02:50 AM

You KNOW something is good when everyone can agree on it.

*Leo656* · 02-10-2019, 04:09 AM

Pizza, yes. Toppings, no.

Didn't "Garfield & Friends" do a bit about that, once?

*The Deadman* · 02-10-2019, 08:33 AM

Ham and pineapple pizza is the only way to go.

*Leo656* · 02-10-2019, 08:38 AM

I've never met anyone who ate pineapple that wasn't secretly a ratfink Commie.

I got my eye on you, just so you know.

**Jester** · 02-10-2019, 08:53 AM

I've never understood the hatred of pineapple on pizza, not my cup of tea, but not gonna fault anyone who wants it. Wife like Hawaiian pizza...and mushroom pizza, too. Neither are my choice...making it fun to agree on a pizza. But that's the joy of pizza, there are so many ways to eat it you could probably eat it everyday like a certain quartet of mutated turtles and by changing it up never get sick of it.

*Prowler* · 02-10-2019, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leo656

I've never met anyone who ate pineapple that wasn't secretly a ratfink Commie.

I got my eye on you, just so you know.

OH-oh, does this mean we can no longer be friends?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jester

I've never understood the hatred of pineapple on pizza, not my cup of tea, but not gonna fault anyone who wants it. Wife like Hawaiian pizza...and mushroom pizza, too. Neither are my choice...making it fun to agree on a pizza. But that's the joy of pizza, there are so many ways to eat it you could probably eat it everyday like a certain quartet of mutated turtles and by changing it up never get sick of it.

I thought it was a meme at this point.

When I was a kid and still ate Pizza Hut, I usually went for the Tropical Pizza, which contained ham and pineapple topping.

The only actual people I've encountered online who abhor the mere idea of pineapple on pizza are Italians, to be honest.

**Jester** · 02-10-2019, 09:03 AM

I'm sure many American "bastardizations" of pizza annoy Italians.

*Leo656* · 02-10-2019, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prowler

OH-oh, does this mean we can no longer be friends?

I thought it was a meme at this point.

When I was a kid and still ate Pizza Hut, I usually went for the Tropical Pizza, which contained ham and pineapple topping.

The only actual people I've encountered online who abhor the mere idea of pineapple on pizza are Italians, to be honest.

I'unno why I hate pineapple, I just do.

*frank_one* · 02-10-2019, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jester

I'm sure many American "bastardizations" of pizza annoy Italians.

True. Hello from Italy

Pineapple on a pizza it is something we are not used to. Someone here likes pizza with pears and gorgonzola (a kind of blue cheese) though.

**Jester** · 02-10-2019, 09:03 PM

When I was a high-schooler, my family was stationed in Aviano, Italy. I swear at one of the supermarkets we saw a Pizza Americana in the freezer section with corn on it....freakin' kernel corn.

*frank_one* · 02-10-2019, 10:17 PM

Yes, I think I've eatean one of those. Usually here, especially in supermarkets, "Pizza Americana" means "pizza with a lot of stuff always including corn". Because, you know, Americans are big guys that eat a lot. And they eat corn.
But if you go to a pizzeria and ask for a Pizza Americana they will bring you a Pizza Margherita with wurstels and french fries on top, probably because we think Americans eat a lot of hotdogs and fries.

Spoiler:

*IndigoErth* · 02-12-2019, 01:49 PM

Corn, fries, hotdogs... Can't say I've seen or had those. lol

It's kind of hilarious that Americanized pizza is pretty different than the originals from Italy, and then Italianized-Americanized pizza is itself a bit removed from the typical U.S. varieties.

Not that chances aren't high that somewhere some people have probably tried or enjoy those toppings, but I have no idea where.

(Maybe those TMNT-themed pizza tasting videos. lol)

And I have to agree on the negative opinion of the pineapple. My brother-in-law is one of those that likes it and I've tried to eat a leftover slice a few times, picking the pineapple off and eating it separately, but even then I cringe at it. The flavors of cheese and sauce were just not meant to go with the flavor of pineapple...

*MsMarvelDuckie* · 02-12-2019, 03:00 PM

To be fair, it IS kind of an aquired taste. But oh, SO good. Best with chicken, bacon (or ham), and a bbq sauce. A true "Hawaiian" pizza!

02-09-2019, 06:29 AM	#1
MikeandRaph87 Jedi Master Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: JLA Satellite Headquarters Posts: 11,134	Happy National Pizza Day! https://www.cbr.com/teenage-mutant-n...s-pizza-first/ CBR celebrates National Pizza Day by taking a look at when the Turtles first ate pizza. Naturally, we know it was the comic adaptation of the 1987 cartoon, but I still thought I would post it. Also its cool of Tom to keep up the tradition! __________________ Michelangelo: This looks like a job for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Raphael: Sheesh, Mikey this ain't a cartoon!

02-10-2019, 02:14 AM	#7
Leo656 The Franchise Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,696	That's pretty funny. Saturday's generally "pizza day" at my place anyway. Glad it all evened out. __________________ "I left some words quite far from here to be a short reminder... I laid them out in stone, in case they need to last forever..." "But hey... I'm not telling you anything that you don't already know." nWo Tech: The Official Thread Poison of the Technodrome Forums https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxr...awnHgDz1ceDcfA https://theroxxshow.blogspot.com/

02-10-2019, 02:50 AM	#8
Voltron Handsomest Boy in School Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Realm of SJW Posts: 4,642	You KNOW something is good when everyone can agree on it. __________________ I AM FOR ACTUAL! . . . and the White Savior. . . and the Right Hand of God. . .

02-10-2019, 04:09 AM	#9
Leo656 The Franchise Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,696	Pizza, yes. Toppings, no. Didn't "Garfield & Friends" do a bit about that, once? __________________ "I left some words quite far from here to be a short reminder... I laid them out in stone, in case they need to last forever..." "But hey... I'm not telling you anything that you don't already know." nWo Tech: The Official Thread Poison of the Technodrome Forums https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxr...awnHgDz1ceDcfA https://theroxxshow.blogspot.com/

02-10-2019, 08:33 AM	#10
The Deadman Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,990	Ham and pineapple pizza is the only way to go. __________________ Last Movie Watched: Hell House LLC (2015). Last TV Show Watched: Adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog (S1:E29).

02-09-2019, 06:38 AM	#2
newfan Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: UK Posts: 2,393	If I hadn't indulged in a lovely stuffed crust pizza the other day I'd have one today

02-09-2019, 06:55 AM	#3
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,155	Didn't one of them hold a pizza in his hand in the original November 1983 drawings by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird?

02-09-2019, 11:47 AM	#4
IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 15,242	Doesn't seem so. Spoiler: I'd be surprised if there isn't a single pizza or box anywhere within Mirage prior to the first cartoon, but clearly the obsession started on tv. Really do wish I had a pizza in the freezer, and been wishing for a couple of days. Were it not so cold I might actually try to make the effort of going to the store for that and other stuff I've really been wanting.

02-09-2019, 01:50 PM	#5
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,155	I didn't notice it was his left hand until now. I always thought he held a pizza piece nexto to the nunchuk.

02-10-2019, 02:08 AM	#6
triplexxx Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,596	Glad I decided to make use of yesterday this year with a store pizza & my TMNT dvds.

02-10-2019, 08:38 AM	#11
Leo656 The Franchise Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,696	I've never met anyone who ate pineapple that wasn't secretly a ratfink Commie. I got my eye on you, just so you know. __________________ "I left some words quite far from here to be a short reminder... I laid them out in stone, in case they need to last forever..." "But hey... I'm not telling you anything that you don't already know." nWo Tech: The Official Thread Poison of the Technodrome Forums https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxr...awnHgDz1ceDcfA https://theroxxshow.blogspot.com/

02-10-2019, 08:53 AM	#12
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,216	I've never understood the hatred of pineapple on pizza, not my cup of tea, but not gonna fault anyone who wants it. Wife like Hawaiian pizza...and mushroom pizza, too. Neither are my choice...making it fun to agree on a pizza. But that's the joy of pizza, there are so many ways to eat it you could probably eat it everyday like a certain quartet of mutated turtles and by changing it up never get sick of it. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

02-10-2019, 09:03 AM	#14
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,216	I'm sure many American "bastardizations" of pizza annoy Italians. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

02-10-2019, 09:03 PM	#17
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,216	When I was a high-schooler, my family was stationed in Aviano, Italy. I swear at one of the supermarkets we saw a Pizza Americana in the freezer section with corn on it....freakin' kernel corn. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

02-10-2019, 10:17 PM	#18
frank_one Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Southern Europe Posts: 1,984	Yes, I think I've eatean one of those. Usually here, especially in supermarkets, "Pizza Americana" means "pizza with a lot of stuff always including corn". Because, you know, Americans are big guys that eat a lot. And they eat corn. But if you go to a pizzeria and ask for a Pizza Americana they will bring you a Pizza Margherita with wurstels and french fries on top, probably because we think Americans eat a lot of hotdogs and fries. Spoiler:

02-12-2019, 01:49 PM	#19
IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 15,242	Corn, fries, hotdogs... Can't say I've seen or had those. lol It's kind of hilarious that Americanized pizza is pretty different than the originals from Italy, and then Italianized-Americanized pizza is itself a bit removed from the typical U.S. varieties. Not that chances aren't high that somewhere some people have probably tried or enjoy those toppings, but I have no idea where. (Maybe those TMNT-themed pizza tasting videos. lol) And I have to agree on the negative opinion of the pineapple. My brother-in-law is one of those that likes it and I've tried to eat a leftover slice a few times, picking the pineapple off and eating it separately, but even then I cringe at it. The flavors of cheese and sauce were just not meant to go with the flavor of pineapple...

02-12-2019, 03:00 PM	#20
MsMarvelDuckie I Married a Duck! Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: The bowels of Hell, Texas(otherwise known as Decatur) Posts: 8,772	To be fair, it IS kind of an aquired taste. But oh, SO good. Best with chicken, bacon (or ham), and a bbq sauce. A true "Hawaiian" pizza! __________________ "You IDIOTS! You've captured their STUNT doubles!" -from "Spaceballs" "Where Science ends, magic begins." -Spiral, Uncanny X-Men #491 My various stories and fan-fics are now here- https://m.fanfiction.net/u/4770494/#end