Day 25 - CiCi's Pizza

Today's attendees: Shire, Bret, Reg and Andrew. It goes without saying that Andrew and Bret were very excited about this meal. Anticipation was building. How many slices would Bret eat? Double digits was a given. Would he be closer to 10 or 20? How many slices of buffalo chicken pizza would Andrew put away? Would our inner Joey Chestnut come to the surface? Would lunch return to the surface in a reversal of fortune?

The answers to those questions were answered. Frankly, I don't remember what those answers were. Except for Joey. Yes, we all channeled the American hero.

Last time we visited, we heard "CiCi you later" whenever a customer left the facility. Today we were treated to a few more choice phrases. "What time is it? It's deep dish time." An instant classic. And who could forget this gem: "Knick knack paddywhack. Time for veggie snack." Add these lame jingles to the truly depressing atmosphere of the run down basement location and it all adds up to unbelievably great cheap pizza.

Today was a fun lunch. Besides joking with one employee who said she didn't know the chants and that "they make us do them", we had excellent banter. We talked about nooners, the two attractive and skinny women who were enjoying their lunch there (and going back multiple times) and a random, out of the blue comment from the Reg, "Cottage cheese". The rest of us were rather perplexed. Andrew waited a few seconds and then retorted "Pumpernickel".

At one point we were comparing how much had been eaten and Bret was at 12 or 13. Andrew wasn't sure how many he had put down when Courtney taunted, "Your slice count sucks."

Lunch was finished with a quick trip to Lowe's so Bret could get a couple screws. Courtney had an insane accuracy of where they would be (1/3 down the aisle as soon as you walk in), how you could buy them (they'll be in a bag) and where on the wall they would be (near the top).