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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Annual Club Mens Meeting- Free Food!

Last night was our club's once-a-year induction of new members. There is a usually a little, humiliating task they have to do- all in good fun! I have gotten into a tradition of fixing free food for the guys after the meeting is over. Free means the club pays for the food, but my buddy and I will fix and serve it, with clean-up afterward. We anticipated about 100 people, and made 17 large pizzas, which should have been enough. 125 guys showed up, some only for the free food! We could only do 8 pizzas at a time in the clubs ovens, so we had to time everything like a space mission! We bought Papa Murphys take u bake cheese pizzas, then added our 4lbs. of sausage, 3lbs. of pepperoni, 5lbs. of sliced mushrooms, 4 chopped green peppers, and 4 chopped Vidalia onions. Came out great- and everyone was trying to figure out where we got such good pizzas! I wish I had a picture of those pizzas, all prepped to go into the ovens- it took up the entire 3' x 12' foot stainless table in the kitchen! As always, too much work for too little praise... Give people free food and there are always jerks who say stuff like this; "Is it all gone?" "Can I take some home?", "I don't like mushrooms", "My wifes here, can she have some?" Many of the older members came and thanked us- mainly because they had volunteered in the past- and knew how much work we had done...

20 comments:

Odat said...

I want that for breakfast...now! I'm hungry.. ;-)

So I gather this "humilating task" is a secret???

You did a nice thing by fixing all those pizzas. But I would come just for the food too if I knew you were preparing it!!!

Peace

RW said...

Jeeeeeez that pizza sounds good the way you guys kicked it up! That was a nice thing to do Buff!

Unknown said...

Some people have no manners and no common sense.

I can only imagine how could that freaking pizza was!!!!

And I would have offered to help.

Michelle Ann said...

I hate to say it, but I just can't stand giving out anything for free because free usually attracts the kind of people that I avoid.

How lucky they were to have you in the kitchen! And good idea about the Papa Murphy's pizzas.

Leighann said...

That sounds yummy! Um.... is it all gone? :p

That was great of you to put it all together like that!

Akelamalu said...

Some folk are just never satisfied are they? The pizzas sound great and I'm not a pizza fan. :)

buffalodick said...

odat- Naw, we just have them draw a crayon picture of their wife, which is posted in the club, until they come back in and take it down!
rog- I get more respect than the president of the club- I feed them!
bina- They raved about the pizza! And I would let you help anyday!
michelle- My wife and you agree on that- free, and people still bitch...
leighann- Gone? I got bitten twice just setting the food out...
ake- Pizza in USA is a staple.. Nearly everyone has it about once a week!

Mona said...

I totally agree about free food thing!
Your blog makes me hungry...

C. said...

I ♥ white pizza with loads of garlic and artichoke hearts. Will you make me one?

buffalodick said...

Mona- I have to remind myself the giving is the reward...
claudia- I like white pizza too, but no one else I know does! You'll have to try my white chili someday...

Christo Gonzales said...

ungrateful.....I agree with the whole "free" thing....

Angel said...

no one thanked you??? what jerks!! I would certainly thank you if you made ME a pizza like that Buff....I really would.

I think you and Dog should go on Top Chef!!!

G-Man said...

Buff....
I swear to God, we are Twins separated at birth!
I prepare food sometimes at work here and we have about 80-100 employee's, and I hear the same shit at functions!
Have a good one brother!
Galen

Mona said...

Yayyy! I am lucky to have two great friends who may be twins separated at birth!

(((HUGS))) BUF!

C. said...

White chili? Yum. (Vegetarian, right???!)

buffalodick said...

DogB- It biugs me, but I get over it quickly..
Beth- Oh enough people thanked us, it just seems the compliments get negated by some idiots that don't know a good thing when they get it!
G-man- People is people, wherever you go...
Mona- You might be our sister, kidnapped at birth and taken to India...
Claudia- Not vegetarian, sorry dear...

Tequila Mockingbird said...

free dinner totally makes stuff ok.

Tanya Kristine said...

125 guys? why wasn't I invited?

buffalodick said...

TequilaM- You don't have to worry about leftovers...
Tanya- Because it was a men's meeting, dear- you can have them afterward!

Akelamalu said...

WT..... I'm sure I commented here yesterday?????

Anyway I was going to say there's always someone who is just there for the freebies isn't there?