New York, Chicago Cops Join Forces To Diss Each Other's Pizza
National Pizza Day came and went this past Saturday, and police departments in two of our nation's most esteemed pizza cities decided the only way to mark the occasion was promote understanding the only way #nationalpizzaday would allow: tasting each other city's pizza.
Let's see first what Chicago police officers had to say about New York-style pizza:
A few of our brave police officers from @ChicagoCAPS01 took one for the team and subjected themselves to NY-style "pizza." The verdict: not bad, @NYPDnews. Not bad. Still doesn't beat Chicago! Happy #NationalPizzaDay 🍕 pic.twitter.com/y52GxPj4QT
— Chicago Police (@Chicago_Police) February 9, 2019
First off, well done on getting Chi-CAH-go central casting. But let us make clear: Their verdict of "It's all right" is the highest praise a Chicagoan can heap on a foodstuff that didn't originate in the 312.
Now let's see what the NYPD thought of Chicago deep-dish pizza:
Ok @Chicago_Police, the bad news is, your pizza didn't cut it. The good news is, you're invited to New York for a slice on us any time! Happy #NationalPizzaDay, stay safe and warm! pic.twitter.com/1RS6iF38GY
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) February 9, 2019
Ice cold, New York, ice cold. The officers here couldn't give the appearances of two shits with even a second bite.
What to make of this? While this stunt sounded innocuous on paper (and hey, free pizza for the men and women in blue), what exactly was the point of this? To puff our chests in the name of civic pride? To underscore how pointless pizza allegiances are? Or, as I suspect given CPD's lukewarm answer and NYPD's outright disgust, to claim that New York-style pizza may actually be the superior pizza?
Perhaps the two police departments can reprise this on July 18, when it's National Hot Dog Day and the results will likely be different. Because a New York dog with vomit-colored sauerkraut is inarguably disgusting.