DC Councilman wants to outlaw sales of "jumbo" pizza slices

[derby378]

I kid you not:

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1681850

Blaming single-slice pizza sales as part of the crime problem in Adams Morgan, a D.C. councilmember is proposing a ban of the popular late-night snack in Adams Morgan.

The crowded bar and nightclub scene on 18th street has had a recent spout of violence, including a shootout that killed a man, and injured two police officers.

D.C. Councilman Jim Graham (D-Ward 1), who represents the neighborhood, tells WJLA-TV that the 'Jumbo Slice" pizza joints that populate the strip are part of the problem.

:wtf:

[HopeHoops]

1. Well now THERE is the hot issue for the day!

Holy fucking shit on a stick is that stupid!

[mainegreen]

2. When Jumbo Pizza Slices are outlawed, only outlaws will eat Jumbo Pizza Slices.

People don't kill people, JUMBO PIZZA SLICES do!

:D

[book_worm]

3. how will outlawing giant slices of pizza cut down on crime?

[derby378]

7. I don't know, but it'll stop at least one taping of MAN V. FOOD on Capitol Hill

:silly:

[DJ13]

4. Next up, pizza may only be eaten outdoors

Then they will move to ban pizza from private residences.

[FSogol]

5. Doesn't this post belong in the "Jumbo Slice Pizza Forum?"

:eyes:

[Mythsaje]

6. Stupidity: Not just for Republicans anymore.

I know--a Repug swapped bodies with him. Somewhere there's a Democrat wandering around in a fat pedophile's body thinking "What the fuck just happened?"

[rug]

8. I wish somebody would just outlaw anchovies.

[Cant trust em]

9. I always went to that place after going to bars in the neighborhood

Slices so big they spill over the plate. Fun times in 2003!

[derby378]

11. New York style, Chicago style, or somewhere in between?

Sounds yummy, regardless.

[Cant trust em]

14. New York.

Huge and floppy. Definitely for folding.

Probably the biggest slice I've ever had.

[derby378]

15. Okay, I'm salivating now

Road trip to DC before some giblethead outlaws jumbo pizza! :bounce:

[Cant trust em]

17. I went there when I was an intern in DC

This place was integral to the memories that I have of that semester.

When I saw the headline I figured that this would be the place they were talking about.

[Posteritatis]

10. One of the worst-repped parts of my town is a place called "Pizza Corner"

Right in the downtown, there's an intersection where three of the corners are small pizza places. They're open late, there's bars nearby, you do the math.

Fortunately nobody around here's been stupid enough to suggest banning them as a way of dealing with that. Seriously, this one's stupid even by there-oughta-be-a-law standards.

[sui generis]

12. I'm telling you we need to see our candidates' IQ scores

before they're allowed to run.

I thought republicans had cornered the market on dumbfuck but apparently putting licensed, tax paying pizza vendors out of of business and out of a job during a recession is What Must Be Done to show we're tough on crime.

d'oh.

[derby378]

13. Make every candidate play one of those Brain Age games

If your rep's frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes don't measure up, threaten to vote for his or her primary challenger. That'll make 'em pay more attention to that "Follow the Pencil" game.

[EarlG]

16. For those who would like to learn more about the Adams Morgan jumbo slice industry...

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/display.php?id=29582

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/display.php?id=26773

I used to live just around the corner from these spots. I've had their slices plenty of times, and IMO they're pretty vile :)

[Pavulon]

18. Yep, anti gun morons make the next logical step..

no I dont mean actually fixing root cause of violence in communities, just banning more stupid inanimate shit.

[durablend]

19. Thank GOD they solved the more pressing problems

Like healthcare reform, poverty, joblessness, etc so they have enough time to concentrate on things like this!

:sarcasm: