Originally Posted by Rapscallion St Croix (Post 1381880)

I was restricted to the base for 30 days, banned from anyplace on base that sold liquor, and the CQ runner woke me up every hour on the hour and had me sign a sheet of paper on a clip board for 30 nights. The great story out of this was my supervisor, a crusty old Master Sgt. He was in the 1st shirt's office with me when I received my punishment. The shirt told he that he was making him personally responsible for my behavior over the next month. That weekend, MSgt C. got into a fight with a Chief at the NCO Club and shoved his head under the brass foot rail at the bar. Civil Engineers had to come cut the Chief free. My exploits faded into a black hole of forgottenness. Back then, promotions were decided at base level, and less than a year later, the First Sergeant personally advocated for and got me my next stripe and I was on my way to a well behaved and successful career.

Originally Posted by mac9 (Post 1381693)

Pavarotti's in Ocala. Route 200. Located in strip mall in front of Top of the World.

Originally Posted by Rapscallion St Croix (Post 1381698)

I grew up in a small deep south town and never heard of pizza until I was adult. Had I not misheard the lyrics of That's Amore, I would have know about pizza in 1953 but I thought Dean Martin was singing "When the moon hits your eye like a big piece of pie" and not "like a big pizza pie". The first time I ever tasted pizza was in London when the USAF stationed me in England.

Originally Posted by 2BNTV (Post 1384691)

I have found there is a big difference when you have pizza delivered and when you are at a place of business and the pizza comes out of the oven. Usually when it's delivered, it's a little rubbery.

I can't say which place I like best because I am not a picky eater.

It's all in the "pie" of the beholder.

Originally Posted by Jazzcat (Post 1384359)

We recently moved here from 40 years in New York and definitely agree that there's NOTHING here that will come close to the pizza you can get at most neighborhood pizza joints in NY, be it in the City or upstate! That said, we've tried Belleview (not bad), Big Bob's (ok) and Stavros (not even close), but the consistent winner has been NYPD. Upon request, they will make it extra thick, which is how we like it. They definitely have the best crust we've found here.

Originally Posted by chuckinca (Post 1384918)

Try a pizza in Chicago and say that

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