sinicalypse wrote:
For those of you unfamiliar with the ways of one Sir Larry of SHAKE THAT, on Wednesday nights the People's Hour transforms into HATER WEDNESDAY, the modern urban equivalent of radio segments dating back to the fine tradition of caning people on North & Jiggs.
Laurence gave us a story about ordering a delivery pizza at his man-cave, and during this exhibition the driver was obviously notified "be careful, you're delivering a pizza to LAURENCE HOLMES and if you're not careful, he'll hit you!" Therefore, the pizza delivery driver wisely decided to bail out before invoking the fury of Laurence, claiming that his door buzzer didn't work and therefore after mulling around he retreated to the safety of his car, no doubt promptly locking the doors and searching for his sidearm.
This inevitably drew the ire of Laurence, who called up the nameless pizza establishment all "wtf?" and was regaled with the tale of self-preservation. Laurence pushed the issue further, and the pizza place relented and sent the guy back with the pizza, still ballsy enough to tack on the delivery charge. This time around, the driver wanted nothing to do with the Hulk-like fury of one Sir Larry of SHAKE THAT and decided to wisely wait outside in his car with the pizza, no doubt clutching a shank just in case his life were to be on the line, which it surely was.
Laurence made the trek outside to get the pizza, and thanks to years upon years of therapy wisely channeled his rage into writing "DRIVER DIDN'T GET OUT OF THE CAR" on the receipt while tarnishing his legacy of being a great tipper (starting at 20%, as the legends say). Furthermore, Laurence held back giving out the name of the establishment in order to turn the other cheek, which any of us dedicated LoHeads know is damn near impossible for him to do.
In the end, Laurence got his pizza while the driver kept his life going.... but for how long?
THE MORAL OF THE STORY: When you're delivering pizzas in Hyde Park, an honorable profession as it was decreed tonight, keep your religious artifacts handy and always stay on guard, because you never know when you're going to have a fateful life-or-death encounter with Sir Larry of...
SHAKE THAT
Laurence is still clearly enraged about this story, as he told it again to Herb and the GOFF during a 30 minute transition tonight. Tipping was the main topic of conversation during said tranny, and both Laurence and the GOFF confirmed they are indeed the world's best tippers (as compared to Herb "Two Dollars Max" Lawrence), before proceeding to discuss the innumerable things that can provoke their ire and result in a small tip. My only fear is that this enlightened discussion of the economics of the service industry has cut into the much anticipated prersentation of The Goffy Awards.