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Justice Scalia Issues Decision on NYC V. Chicago Pizza
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John Del Signore
Published Jan 4, 2011
Modified Jan 4, 2011
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Supreme Court Judge Antonin Scalia is known to respond to journalists' questions about his role in the controversial Bush V. Gore decision with a curt "Get over it!" Finally, reporters are getting the message, and using their interview opportunities with Scalia to pose more pressing questions, like which city in America has the best pizza. A reporter for California Lawyer recently asked the arrogant fat prick, "Being a child of Sicilian immigrants, how do you think New York City pizza rates?" To which the Supreme D-Bag, a Queens native, replied:
I think it is infinitely better than Washington pizza, and infinitely better than Chicago pizza. You know these deep-dish pizzas—it's not pizza. It's very good, but... call it tomato pie or something... I'm a traditionalist, what can I tell you?
What do you think? Is Chicago pizza even worthy of the name? Or is Justice Scalia a miserable P.O.S. who ought to be slowly impaled by a giant jagged sculpture of a raised middle finger for handing America over to George W. Bush and his warmongering wrecking crew? Or should we just get over it and head to Uno Pizzeria for some delicious authentic Chicago deep dish tomato pie? [Via Grub Street]
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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