RIP Morgan Spurlock

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

That lead paint didn’t hurt me. I’m just fine. And also, that lead paint didn’t hurt me. I’m just fine.

Why you laugh?

 

[Deskgrunt50]

Until 3-4 years ago, Mom still had the Christmas glassware set she got from Arby’s when I was in middle school. They only got thrown away when shards of glass started breaking off during use.

I often used a glass I stole from Pizza Hut in college. Probably for 20 years. Those dark red plastic cups they had were awesome and durable.

 

[User 149557]

The time giant pandas Nan Nan and Le Le came to the Toledo Zoo in 1988 will never be forgotten in my parents’ house thanks to McDonald’s glasses.

Also, Garfield.

 

[Deskgrunt50]

Come to think of it, from age 5 to 18 in my house, I’m not sure that I consumed a beverage that wasn’t in a fast food reusable or from an Indiana Hoosier ballgame cup.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

I often used a glass I stole from Pizza Hut in college. Probably for 20 years. Those dark red plastic cups they had were awesome and durable.

I think I'm ripping off a line from Super 70s Sports here, but regardless: It's a scientific ****ing fact that soda tasted 100x better in one of those cups than anywhere else.

 

[Della9250]

My parents still have, and use these, sponsored by Getty Gas to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the Big East

 

[ChrisLong]

When my dad died 11 years ago, we cleared out his house (our house) and found a bunch of L.A. Rams glasses. They were round, smoke-colored, about the size of a baseball. I think we got them at either Chevron or Union 76 gas stations in the 1960s.

 

[UNCGrad]

Those Rams glasses are fantastic.

My favorite cup for soda at home is the tall, skinny Tupperware model that I've had since being a kid. Toss a little rum or vodka inside for a casual summer splash.

 

[Deskgrunt50]

I think I'm ripping off a line from Super 70s Sports here, but regardless: It's a scientific ****ing fact that soda tasted 100x better in one of those cups than anywhere else.

I haven’t been to a Pizza Hut in years and years and I wondered if they still have them.

And then I remembered I’m holding the internet in my hands so I looked it up. Apparently the love of them runs deep. They’re all over the place.

Am I ordering some? You bet your ass.

 

[BTExpress]

I have a pretty disgusting 1998 National Championship coffee mug I still use.

Not my fault they haven't won **** since.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

I haven’t been to a Pizza Hut in years and years and I wondered if they still have them.

And then I remembered I’m holding the internet in my hands so I looked it up. Apparently the love of them runs deep. They’re all over the place.

Am I ordering some? You bet your ass.

OK but be careful. The last time I had Pizza Hut was on vacation in upstate NY in 2021 (it seems that smaller towns are the ones where Pizza Hut is hanging on). We got it on the next-to-last night and I knew we had fancier dinner plans for the next night. The idea of throwing anything out upset me to no end, so I decided to eat the whole ****ing thing (a medium pizza and five breadsticks) at like 10 PM. Then I went to bed my usual four or five hours later.

Bad move, idiot. I woke up around 6 AM with the absolute worst acid reflux I've ever had. I really thought I was gonna spew all over the place. I gasped for air so loudly while trying to keep it down that I scared the **** out of my wife. I managed to keep it down and drank a bunch of water while shakily making my way to the couch. It took a good half hour to not feel like I was going to throw up and another half hour for the aftertaste to finally disappear. Then it took another half hour or so to feel comfortable enough to try and lie back down. I was basically a zombie the next day (or just a few hours later) and had very little to eat or drink before dinner.

On the way home, my daughter made fun of me the whole way. "Remember when you almost threw up from eating too much Pizza Hut? Ha ha." I haven't had it since b/c I don;'t trust myself not to eat the whole ****ing thing at like 10 PM. So you do it for me instead!

 

[Deskgrunt50]

OK but be careful. The last time I had Pizza Hut was on vacation in upstate NY in 2021 (it seems that smaller towns are the ones where Pizza Hut is hanging on). We got it on the next-to-last night and I knew we had fancier dinner plans for the next night. The idea of throwing anything out upset me to no end, so I decided to eat the whole ****ing thing (a medium pizza and five breadsticks) at like 10 PM. Then I went to bed my usual four or five hours later.

Bad move, idiot. I woke up around 6 AM with the absolute worst acid reflux I've ever had. I really thought I was gonna spew all over the place. I gasped for air so loudly while trying to keep it down that I scared the **** out of my wife. I managed to keep it down and drank a bunch of water while shakily making my way to the couch. It took a good half hour to not feel like I was going to throw up and another half hour for the aftertaste to finally disappear. Then it took another half hour or so to feel comfortable enough to try and lie back down. I was basically a zombie the next day (or just a few hours later) and had very little to eat or drink before dinner.

On the way home, my daughter made fun of me the whole way. "Remember when you almost threw up from eating too much Pizza Hut? Ha ha." I haven't had it since b/c I don;'t trust myself not to eat the whole ****ing thing at like 10 PM. So you do it for me instead!

Oh ****. That’s a fantastic story and I’m happy to read it. But I’m afraid it was told under false pretenses. Fruit of the poison Pizza Hut, if you will….

I’m just ordering the red cups.

The last time I actually had their pizza my experience was similar if not as extreme. I can’t imagine it’s improved.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

Oh ****. That’s a fantastic story and I’m happy to read it. But I’m afraid it was told under false pretenses. Fruit of the poison Pizza Hut, if you will….

I’m just ordering the red cups.

The last time I actually had their pizza my experience was similar if not as extreme. I can’t imagine it’s improved.

You are going to eat a whole ****ing pizza with five breadsticks on my behalf and you are going to do it tonight!

I still love the taste of it. Oh God how I still love the taste of it. But a.) the pieces are fairly small so two doesn't usually fill me up and b.) they're so ****ing good I *want* to eat the whole thing so c.) I just don't trust myself. For now. Maybe later this summer on vacation!!!

 

[justgladtobehere]

I think I'm ripping off a line from Super 70s Sports here, but regardless: It's a scientific ****ing fact that soda tasted 100x better in one of those cups than anywhere else.

Cola out of a gun that mixed the carbonated water with soda was always the best. The ratio would be off and it was always super sweet.

My parents had a bunch of McDonald's glasses and merchandise that were in the basement for years. They weren't sets so I don't think they had much value.

 

[X-Hack]

The time giant pandas Nan Nan and Le Le came to the Toledo Zoo in 1988 will never be forgotten in my parents’ house thanks to McDonald’s glasses.

Also, Garfield.

We drove down from Lansing to see those pandas. They were asleep.

 

[Deskgrunt50]

You are going to eat a whole ****ing pizza with five breadsticks on my behalf and you are going to do it tonight!

I still love the taste of it. Oh God how I still love the taste of it. But a.) the pieces are fairly small so two doesn't usually fill me up and b.) they're so ****ing good I *want* to eat the whole thing so c.) I just don't trust myself. For now. Maybe later this summer on vacation!!!

Oh, I remember it tasting good. But similar to you, it ended up as a seething cauldron of **** you in my stomach.

Not sure anything gave me a bigger gut bomb than Papa John’s though. Not sure if it was the pizza or the bucket of garlic butter I used to have with it.

 

[sgreenwell]

For fantasy baseball and football draft prep each year, I'd love to post up at a Pizza Hut or (tipping my age here) a Hometown Buffet with a copy of Baseball Prospectus. I'd spend a couple hours there reading, eating cheap food and drinking fountain soda. I haven't found a good comparable in Houston yet - the closest Golden Corrals went out of business, and Cici's is gross even by the low standards of a pizza buffet.

 

[poindexter]

We had a long time neighbor pass a few years ago. The relatives had an estate sale and I picked up these bad boys. A set of Ben Hogan "Basic Swing" highball glasses. I think I paid 3 bucks for them.