
Pizza Delivery is a SpongeBob SquarePants TV series episode that first aired on Nickelodeon (TV Channel) in 1999. One day, at the Krusty Krab a person calls the Krusty Krab thinking he could order a pizza there. Mr. Krabs does anything to get the money to make a pizza and tells SpongeBob SquarePants (character) and Squidward to deliver the pizza. After a few tragic events, like getting lost, they deliver the pizza on a rock. The customer rejects the pizza because it didn't have a soda, but Squidward cheers SpongeBob up by throwing the pizza at the the customer. SpongeBob SquarePants Episodes
Pizza delivery is the act of bringing a pizza, to the customer in the most efficient manner possible. A number of variables that factor into this, including the quality of the vehicle, map knowledge, driving skills, route planning, and customer management on the part of the delivery-person. Pizza delivery also presents potential hazards to those individuals, ranging from practical jokes to robbery and murder. ==History of pizza delivery== One source reports that "One of the earliest, and by far the most famous pizza delivery was in 1889 by Raffaele Esposito to King Umberto I and Queen Margherita of Savoy."[http://www.geraldos.com/piehistory.htm] However, that instance might not properly be considered a pizza delivery, as the chef actually brought the ingredients to the estate of the royal couple, and prepared the pizza there. Modern pizza delivery began after World War II, when many pizzerias were opened by soldiers who had encountered the dish while fighting in Italy. Because pizzas can be made quickly and are easily transported, most pizza restaurants in the United States offer call-in pizza delivery services, and the pizza business is now dominated by companies that specialize in home delivery (or serve it that way exclusively), including Domino's Pizza, Little Caesar's, and Papa John's Pizza. Even Pizza Hut has shifted away from its historical emphasis on pizza parlors and toward home delivery. These national pizza chains often coexist with locally owned and operated pizza chains and independent restaurants, both competing for the business of delivering pizzas to homes. ==The pizza delivery process== The pizza delivery process begins when a customer calls the pizzeria and specifies the number of pizzas, their sizes, toppings, and any other items desired. The customer must provide an address, to which the delivery person must bring the pizza. Most pizzerias also require the customer to provide a telephone number, in order to prevent fraudulent orders. If the address is too far from the restaurant for delivery to be practical, the customer may be told that he or she is outside of the delivery range of that particular establishment, although chain restaurant outlets may recommend another location that serves the region where that customer lives. Some pizzerias have been accused of falsely claiming that nearby low-income neighborhoods are outside of their delivery range, in order to avoid having to make deliveries to areas perceived to be unsafe. Many pizzerias promise delivery within a certain set period of time, perhaps specifying that late deliveries will be free of charge. For example, Domino's Pizza had a commercial campaign in the early 1990s promising, "30 minutes or it's free." The pizzas are generally transported in pizza boxes - square cardboard boxes that are large enough to hold a pizza, but flat enough to have several stacked upon one another, often prominently displaying the logo of the pizzeria. These boxes are carried in specially designed square bags designed to retain heat. Pizza delivery persons typically use their own personal vehicle for deliveries. In the U.S., it is customary to tip the delivery person, who may receive little or no other remuneration from the pizzeria outside their normal, minimum wage. ==Hazards of pizza delivery== Pizza delivery, by its nature, can pose risks for those engaged in it, because they are required to go to the homes of strangers in unfamiliar neighborhoods. Persons practicing this trade have been robbed, car-jacked, and occasionally even killed. The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics "puts pizza delivery drivers in the category of drivers-sales workers... the fifth most dangerous job in the country just behind pilots-navigators and structural steel workers." [http://www.wreg.com/Global/story.asp?S=3175772&nav=3HvEYVpz] In one particularly bizarre incident, on August 28, 2003, a 46-year-old pizza delivery person named Brian Wells robbed a bank with a timed explosive strapped to his neck. When police intervened, Wells claimed that the bomb was placed there by unnamed persons who had instructed Wells to commit the robbery. Unfortunately for Wells, the police were unable or unwilling to disarm the device, and it exploded, killing the hapless victim minutes before the bomb squad arrived. Although the crime has never been solved, some suspect that a would-be robber had taken advantage of Wells' occupation to lure an innocent deliveryman into a deadly scheme. Prior to his appearance at the bank, Wells had last been seen when he set off to deliver a pizza to what turned out to be the address of an unmanned radio masts and towers at the end of a dirt road. [http://www.razormagazine.com/feature0105b.php] As pizza deliverymen's income usually depends critically, either explicitly or implicitly, on the number of deliveries they perform, they have a strong incentive to complete deliveries as fast as possible, potentially jeopardizing their own and others' safety. This is particularly true in large congested cities where they usually drive scooters or light motorbikes, which provide little safety for their rider. In Paris, for example, pizza deliverymen are notorious for their reckless driving habits and are often involved in traffic accidents. ==Pizza delivery in popular culture== The basic concept of a stranger being called upon to bring food to a customer's home has become part of popular culture to the extent that it is an occasional subject of pranks or parodies. For example, several episodes of ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' feature a continuing opening sequence in which one set of aliens (the Plutonians) engages in the classic pizza delivery prank when they have one million pizzas sent to their rival aliens (the Mooninites). The scheme backfires, however, because the pizzas arrive hundredths of a second late, meaning that the Mooninites get them for free. (Because the target simply refuses the pizza, typically all that the prank accomplishes is costing the pizzeria time and money, and a misdemeanor charge if the perpetrator is caught.) Also, an episode of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' features the title character having to overcome obstacles to deliver pizzas. [http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/GuidePageServlet/showid-3428/epid-53080] The video game ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'' has a "Pizza Delivery" mission in which the player rides around the city on a "pizza bike" (motor scooter) delivering pizzas to pedestrians. The lack of such delivery services at the time in England was the focus of an extended passage in the Douglas Adams novel ''The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul''. Neal Stephenson's cyberpunk novel ''Snow Crash'' gives a futuristic spin on pizza delivery: pizza drivers (including the protagonist) now work for the Mafia, and drivers have state-of-the-art training and technology, ensuring that everyone gets pizza delivered in thirty minutes or less... or else. Beginning in the 1970s, pizza delivery was a convenient plot vehicle in pornographic films, used to introduce men (or women) for random sexual encounters. Titles in this genre include ''Pizza Girls, We Deliver'' (1978); ''The Pizza Boy: He Delivers'' (1986); ''California Pizza Girls'' (1992); ''Pizza Sluts'' (1995); ''Big Sausage Pizza'' (2003); ''Big Sausage Pizza 2'' (2004); ''Fresh Hot Pizza Boy'' (2004); ''DD Pizza Girls'' (2004). ==Pizza delivery in military culture== At the outset of the first Gulf War in 1991, the local pizzeria was one of the first to know something was happening, as the event was marked by a flurry of pizza deliveries to The Pentagon. At the Minuteman II Historic Site, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota[http://www.nps.gov/mimi/history/srs/sites.htm], the entrance to the underground LCC capsule is sealed by an eight-ton, blast-proof, steel-and-concrete door. Artwork on the door serves as a darkly humorous reminder of the LCC's ultimate purpose. Emblazoned on the door's outer face is a painted depiction of a red, white, and blue pizza delivery box labeled "Minuteman II." A hand-lettered legend reads: ''"World-wide delivery in 30 minutes or less... or your next one is free."'' ==Law enforcement== There have been a few cases of undercover cops dressing as pizza delivery persons. This practice has been done to capture fugitives attempting to order a pizza. Undercover cops may ambush the fugitive by flashing a badge after arriving at the door. ==External links== *[http://www.tipthepizzaguy.com/ www.tipthepizzaguy.com - The Pizza Driver Homepage] ===News articles=== *[http://www.wreg.com/Global/story.asp?S=3175772&nav=3HvEYVpz Dangerous Work for Pizza Delivery Drivers] *[http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=3099584 Two Teens Charged With Robbing Pizza Delivery Driver in Chesapeake] * [http://www.wcpo.com/news/2003/local/12/30/pizza.html Pizza Delivery Driver Robbed At Gunpoint] *[http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1384921/posts Pizza man, robber exchange gunfire] *[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8145344/ Bullet won't stop this pizza delivery man] *[http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--fatalbeating0330mar30,0,5416646.story?coll=ny-region-apnewjersey Pizza delivery man murdered by customer] *[http://www.detnews.com/2002/metro/0208/03/metro-552778.htm Another pizza delivery man killed] *[http://www.pizzamarketplace.com/news_story_15995.htm Motorcycle pizza delivery driver accident injures toddler] *[http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/face/stateface/nj/02nj021.html 17-Year-Old Pizza Delivery Driver Killed in a Motor Vehicle Accident] *[http://www.lex18.com/Global/story.asp?S=3081699 Pizza delivery man arrested for trafficking in marijuana] *[http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/internetprivacy/2004-04-27-pizza-no-privacy_x.htm Missouri tracks scofflaws via pizza-delivery databases] *[http://www.detnews.com/2005/business/0502/20/D01-94767.htm Domino's aims to double its slice of industry pie - Ann Arbor-based pizza chain pins hopes on faster delivery and expansion overseas] Fast food Pizza Food preparation and serving related occupations
I don't know much about the subject myself, but here are a few thoughts on expansion: * History: ** Who started pizza home delivery? ** Did they start off using the flat boxes? ** How about the "pizza wars" between the big companies? ** Was pizza the first hot home delivery food, and which other business was next? * Technology: ** The famous flat boxes ** The padded bags ** The foil bags ** Aids to driver navigation? * Economics of the business: ** How large an area can you efficiently cover? ** How much has improving technology changed this? ** Motor scooters vs. cars—less fuel, but also less pizza. ** What rates of profit are feasible (anecdotally, I hear they're very high)? ** Protection from fraud and pranksters? ** Protecting drivers from robbery? --User:Securiger 10:56, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC) Interesting article. However, it suffers from US-centrism: pizza delivery exists all over the world, not just in the US! User:Rorro 15:10, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC) Another suggestion for expansion: the whole thirty-minutes-or-it's-free business. Do any of the chains even do it anymore? I doubt it. But it's ingrained in popular culture. User:Mindspillage User talk:Mindspillage 16:45, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC) Should "Pizza delivery is the act of bringing a pizza, or similar meal, to a customer's home" be removed? It's both obvious and inaccurate. It's obvious that pizza delivery involves delivering a pizza, but it doesn't necessarily requre delivering it to the customer's home. User:Cookiemobsta *Logical point, I'll fix that. -- BDAbramson">User:BDAbramson thimk">User talk:BDAbramson 22:05, 2005 May 12 (UTC)
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Is there an award for articles that typify the "Wikipedia is not a paper encyclopedia" principle? If there were, this article would be the first to be nominated. ---User:Isaac Rabinovitch 20:05, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
:No explicit award, but some consider being mentioned on Wikipedia:Unusual articles to be a sufficient honour. User:JRM · User talk:JRM 08:13, 2005 May 2 (UTC)
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Pizza Delivery is a SpongeBob SquarePants TV series episode that first aired on Nickelodeon (TV Channel) in 1999. One day, at the Krusty Krab a person calls the Krusty Krab thinking he could order a pizza there. Mr. Krabs does anything to get the money to make a pizza and tells SpongeBob SquarePants (character) and Squidward to deliver the pizza. After a few tragic events, like getting lost, they deliver the pizza on a rock. The customer rejects the pizza because it didn't have a soda, but Squidward cheers SpongeBob up by throwing the pizza at the the customer. SpongeBob SquarePants Episodes
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Pizza delivery is the act of bringing a pizza, to the customer in the most efficient manner possible. A number of variables that factor into this, including the quality of the vehicle, map knowledge, driving skills, route planning, and customer management on the part of the delivery-person. Pizza delivery also presents potential hazards to those individuals, ranging from practical jokes to robbery and murder. ==History of pizza delivery== One source reports that "One of the earliest, and by far the most famous pizza delivery was in 1889 by Raffaele Esposito to King Umberto I and Queen Margherita of Savoy."[http://www.geraldos.com/piehistory.htm] However, that instance might not properly be considered a pizza delivery, as the chef actually brought the ingredients to the estate of the royal couple, and prepared the pizza there. Modern pizza delivery began after World War II, when many pizzerias were opened by soldiers who had encountered the dish while fighting in Italy. Because pizzas can be made quickly and are easily transported, most pizza restaurants in the United States offer call-in pizza delivery services, and the pizza business is now dominated by companies that specialize in home delivery (or serve it that way exclusively), including Domino's Pizza, Little Caesar's, and Papa John's Pizza. Even Pizza Hut has shifted away from its historical emphasis on pizza parlors and toward home delivery. These national pizza chains often coexist with locally owned and operated pizza chains and independent restaurants, both competing for the business of delivering pizzas to homes. ==The pizza delivery process== The pizza delivery process begins when a customer calls the pizzeria and specifies the number of pizzas, their sizes, toppings, and any other items desired. The customer must provide an address, to which the delivery person must bring the pizza. Most pizzerias also require the customer to provide a telephone number, in order to prevent fraudulent orders. If the address is too far from the restaurant for delivery to be practical, the customer may be told that he or she is outside of the delivery range of that particular establishment, although chain restaurant outlets may recommend another location that serves the region where that customer lives. Some pizzerias have been accused of falsely claiming that nearby low-income neighborhoods are outside of their delivery range, in order to avoid having to make deliveries to areas perceived to be unsafe. Many pizzerias promise delivery within a certain set period of time, perhaps specifying that late deliveries will be free of charge. For example, Domino's Pizza had a commercial campaign in the early 1990s promising, "30 minutes or it's free." The pizzas are generally transported in pizza boxes - square cardboard boxes that are large enough to hold a pizza, but flat enough to have several stacked upon one another, often prominently displaying the logo of the pizzeria. These boxes are carried in specially designed square bags designed to retain heat. Pizza delivery persons typically use their own personal vehicle for deliveries. In the U.S., it is customary to tip the delivery person, who may receive little or no other remuneration from the pizzeria outside their normal, minimum wage. ==Hazards of pizza delivery== Pizza delivery, by its nature, can pose risks for those engaged in it, because they are required to go to the homes of strangers in unfamiliar neighborhoods. Persons practicing this trade have been robbed, car-jacked, and occasionally even killed. The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics "puts pizza delivery drivers in the category of drivers-sales workers... the fifth most dangerous job in the country just behind pilots-navigators and structural steel workers." [http://www.wreg.com/Global/story.asp?S=3175772&nav=3HvEYVpz] In one particularly bizarre incident, on August 28, 2003, a 46-year-old pizza delivery person named Brian Wells robbed a bank with a timed explosive strapped to his neck. When police intervened, Wells claimed that the bomb was placed there by unnamed persons who had instructed Wells to commit the robbery. Unfortunately for Wells, the police were unable or unwilling to disarm the device, and it exploded, killing the hapless victim minutes before the bomb squad arrived. Although the crime has never been solved, some suspect that a would-be robber had taken advantage of Wells' occupation to lure an innocent deliveryman into a deadly scheme. Prior to his appearance at the bank, Wells had last been seen when he set off to deliver a pizza to what turned out to be the address of an unmanned radio masts and towers at the end of a dirt road. [http://www.razormagazine.com/feature0105b.php] As pizza deliverymen's income usually depends critically, either explicitly or implicitly, on the number of deliveries they perform, they have a strong incentive to complete deliveries as fast as possible, potentially jeopardizing their own and others' safety. This is particularly true in large congested cities where they usually drive scooters or light motorbikes, which provide little safety for their rider. In Paris, for example, pizza deliverymen are notorious for their reckless driving habits and are often involved in traffic accidents. ==Pizza delivery in popular culture== The basic concept of a stranger being called upon to bring food to a customer's home has become part of popular culture to the extent that it is an occasional subject of pranks or parodies. For example, several episodes of ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' feature a continuing opening sequence in which one set of aliens (the Plutonians) engages in the classic pizza delivery prank when they have one million pizzas sent to their rival aliens (the Mooninites). The scheme backfires, however, because the pizzas arrive hundredths of a second late, meaning that the Mooninites get them for free. (Because the target simply refuses the pizza, typically all that the prank accomplishes is costing the pizzeria time and money, and a misdemeanor charge if the perpetrator is caught.) Also, an episode of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' features the title character having to overcome obstacles to deliver pizzas. [http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/GuidePageServlet/showid-3428/epid-53080] The video game ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'' has a "Pizza Delivery" mission in which the player rides around the city on a "pizza bike" (motor scooter) delivering pizzas to pedestrians. The lack of such delivery services at the time in England was the focus of an extended passage in the Douglas Adams novel ''The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul''. Neal Stephenson's cyberpunk novel ''Snow Crash'' gives a futuristic spin on pizza delivery: pizza drivers (including the protagonist) now work for the Mafia, and drivers have state-of-the-art training and technology, ensuring that everyone gets pizza delivered in thirty minutes or less... or else. Beginning in the 1970s, pizza delivery was a convenient plot vehicle in pornographic films, used to introduce men (or women) for random sexual encounters. Titles in this genre include ''Pizza Girls, We Deliver'' (1978); ''The Pizza Boy: He Delivers'' (1986); ''California Pizza Girls'' (1992); ''Pizza Sluts'' (1995); ''Big Sausage Pizza'' (2003); ''Big Sausage Pizza 2'' (2004); ''Fresh Hot Pizza Boy'' (2004); ''DD Pizza Girls'' (2004). ==Pizza delivery in military culture== At the outset of the first Gulf War in 1991, the local pizzeria was one of the first to know something was happening, as the event was marked by a flurry of pizza deliveries to The Pentagon. At the Minuteman II Historic Site, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota[http://www.nps.gov/mimi/history/srs/sites.htm], the entrance to the underground LCC capsule is sealed by an eight-ton, blast-proof, steel-and-concrete door. Artwork on the door serves as a darkly humorous reminder of the LCC's ultimate purpose. Emblazoned on the door's outer face is a painted depiction of a red, white, and blue pizza delivery box labeled "Minuteman II." A hand-lettered legend reads: ''"World-wide delivery in 30 minutes or less... or your next one is free."'' ==Law enforcement== There have been a few cases of undercover cops dressing as pizza delivery persons. This practice has been done to capture fugitives attempting to order a pizza. Undercover cops may ambush the fugitive by flashing a badge after arriving at the door. ==External links== *[http://www.tipthepizzaguy.com/ www.tipthepizzaguy.com - The Pizza Driver Homepage] ===News articles=== *[http://www.wreg.com/Global/story.asp?S=3175772&nav=3HvEYVpz Dangerous Work for Pizza Delivery Drivers] *[http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=3099584 Two Teens Charged With Robbing Pizza Delivery Driver in Chesapeake] * [http://www.wcpo.com/news/2003/local/12/30/pizza.html Pizza Delivery Driver Robbed At Gunpoint] *[http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1384921/posts Pizza man, robber exchange gunfire] *[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8145344/ Bullet won't stop this pizza delivery man] *[http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--fatalbeating0330mar30,0,5416646.story?coll=ny-region-apnewjersey Pizza delivery man murdered by customer] *[http://www.detnews.com/2002/metro/0208/03/metro-552778.htm Another pizza delivery man killed] *[http://www.pizzamarketplace.com/news_story_15995.htm Motorcycle pizza delivery driver accident injures toddler] *[http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/face/stateface/nj/02nj021.html 17-Year-Old Pizza Delivery Driver Killed in a Motor Vehicle Accident] *[http://www.lex18.com/Global/story.asp?S=3081699 Pizza delivery man arrested for trafficking in marijuana] *[http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/internetprivacy/2004-04-27-pizza-no-privacy_x.htm Missouri tracks scofflaws via pizza-delivery databases] *[http://www.detnews.com/2005/business/0502/20/D01-94767.htm Domino's aims to double its slice of industry pie - Ann Arbor-based pizza chain pins hopes on faster delivery and expansion overseas] Fast food Pizza Food preparation and serving related occupations
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I don't know much about the subject myself, but here are a few thoughts on expansion: * History: ** Who started pizza home delivery? ** Did they start off using the flat boxes? ** How about the "pizza wars" between the big companies? ** Was pizza the first hot home delivery food, and which other business was next? * Technology: ** The famous flat boxes ** The padded bags ** The foil bags ** Aids to driver navigation? * Economics of the business: ** How large an area can you efficiently cover? ** How much has improving technology changed this? ** Motor scooters vs. cars—less fuel, but also less pizza. ** What rates of profit are feasible (anecdotally, I hear they're very high)? ** Protection from fraud and pranksters? ** Protecting drivers from robbery? --User:Securiger 10:56, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC) Interesting article. However, it suffers from US-centrism: pizza delivery exists all over the world, not just in the US! User:Rorro 15:10, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC) Another suggestion for expansion: the whole thirty-minutes-or-it's-free business. Do any of the chains even do it anymore? I doubt it. But it's ingrained in popular culture. User:Mindspillage User talk:Mindspillage 16:45, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC) Should "Pizza delivery is the act of bringing a pizza, or similar meal, to a customer's home" be removed? It's both obvious and inaccurate. It's obvious that pizza delivery involves delivering a pizza, but it doesn't necessarily requre delivering it to the customer's home. User:Cookiemobsta *Logical point, I'll fix that. -- BD
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