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A North Carolina man is facing multiple felony charges after he broke into a Little Caesars after closing time and started making and selling pizzas, according to police. It happened Sunday, the day after a massive snow storm hit the state, and the suspect kept all the money for himself, the Kinston Police Department said in a Feb. 2 news release.

An arrest was made after the suspect tried to break into the shop a second time, police said.

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[–] AccoSpoot@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 2 hours ago

This is the future Communists want.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 8 points 7 hours ago

If I were president, this would be allowed. You get to keep all profits until the store manager cares as much as you and gets their ass there to tell you to stop.

Any store. Any business. It'd revitalize this nation overnight.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 14 points 14 hours ago

Little Brutus.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 183 points 1 day ago

Two reactions:

Who says no one wants to work anymore?

And:

the suspect kept all the money for himself

Labor is entitled to all it creates!

[–] madjo@piefed.social 16 points 17 hours ago (5 children)
[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

I cannot keep up with this "Pizzagate" scandal, it keeps going off in weird directions and I feel like I missed a story piece.

[–] Hacksaw@lemmy.ca 13 points 7 hours ago

Baking a pizza?!?? A succulent Italian pizza??!??

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 14 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

He kept all the money for himself. Wouldn't have been a problem had he rendered unto Caesar what is Caesar's.

[–] madjo@piefed.social 1 points 1 hour ago

But he did the work, not Caesar.

[–] Auntievenim@lemmy.world 24 points 16 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Hupf@feddit.org 14 points 15 hours ago
[–] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Seriously...? Breaking and entering and theft at a minimum.

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 9 points 15 hours ago

On that grindset.

[–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 98 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That man does not like wasted capital.

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 111 points 1 day ago

Seized the means of production

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 61 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"Alright this is my plan. We get jobs as tellers. Work there for 10 to 15 years. Retire, and take those bastards for all they are worth!"

"...Man, that's called getting a job!"

[–] pootzapie@lemy.lol 28 points 23 hours ago

Walk right out the front door

[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 42 points 1 day ago (2 children)

There was some guy I want to say in Wisconsin that worked at a zoo. Collecting parking fees for like 30 years and kept all the money. And got away with it. Nobody knew who hired him evidently, nobody did.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago
[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago

I was way off. Seems to be an urban legend from Bristol. U. K.

[–] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 47 points 1 day ago (3 children)

So... the how good was the pizza?

[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Little Caesar’s is extremely precise, like down to the fraction of a penny, with everything they do, hence how they keep costs low. It was for sure different. Better? I guess it depends on how you like the ratio of their ingredients.

[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 11 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Their pizza isn’t bad, for a large pizza that you can walk in the door and walk out with without calling ahead, and which costs less than ten dollars American in the year of Our Lord J-Town two thousand twenty and six.

It’s actually pretty remarkable given those conditions.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 13 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

If you don't mind spending a little extra, Costco has the best $10 pizza. They only offer pepperoni or cheese in my neck of the woods, but it is large and delicious.

[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 8 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Also worth noting that Costco doesn’t require a membership for their fresh food, pharmacy, or (depending on where you live, and your local liquor laws) liquor store. You can just tell the greeter that you’re there for the pizza, and they’ll wave you through.

Their pharmacy is often one of the cheapest, and the pharmacy techs at my local Costco are all super helpful. Apparently working in pharmacies is pretty soul-sucking, but my local employees always seem to be in a good (and not just artificial “retail smile” good) mood.

And yes, the Costco brand vodka is every bit as good as Grey Goose.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 6 points 15 hours ago

i heard they cracked down on non-members in the stores now.

[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 5 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Costco pizza is amazing. The cheese has SO MUCH CHEESE on it. I like to order that and then shake some Slap Ya Mama on it.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 3 points 14 hours ago

While we are swapping tips and advocating for CostCo: I recommend skipping out on their cooked ribs, which I feel are merely okay. Instead, go for the refrigerated Louisiana Ribs. They come as a pair, so you can split them between two days of cooking if you feel like. Provided you foil them and cook for at least 2 hours at 350 degrees, they will be extremely tasty and tender.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

too bad the pizza is not actually pizza dough.

[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 2 points 8 hours ago

What do you mean?

[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hot and ready ,I'm gonna guess..

[–] Jestzer@lemmy.world 34 points 23 hours ago (3 children)
[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago

"Is it cheap?"

"Ehh...relatively."

"Sold!"

[–] Jestzer@lemmy.world 10 points 20 hours ago

On a less related meme

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[–] Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 day ago

It’s all right…just don’t let it get cold

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

a meth head or a crackhead?

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

A fucking baller.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 12 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Hasn't this happened at a little Caesars before? I swear it was a Florida man thing a few years back.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

Please, God, let this be a repeat offender.

[–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 10 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

They featured that guy on the HBO series Florida, Man. He broke in while high as a kite to get a drink, and ended up getting caught when he went back a second time to get something else

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 5 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Was he naked? I feel like the guy I remember was naked.

[–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Yep. The short guy from Workaholics played him so he was in tighty whiteys, not butt naked

[–] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

The short guy from Workaholics

Adam or blake (the curly haired guy)? I could see your comment causing a ruckus on their podcast

[–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Adam. Sorry I'm bad with names. Guess I should have added "and Righteous Gemstones" to make it more clear, but I thought Blake was taller than Adam?

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 15 points 22 hours ago

Sigh, and he could have gotten away with it, but he got greedy. A lesson for us all. On an unrelated matter, does anyone know where the nearest Little Ceasars is located? Just curious, really.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 22 points 1 day ago

"Nobody wants to work"

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago
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