the patriotic pizza box




after last fall's terrorist attack on the united states, i have come to recognize the things about my country that i love. as a powerhouse of civilization and innovator of technology, we have transformed the earth and the way of life of the urbanized man. we invented baseball, basketball, doritos, the pt cruiser, and of course, pizza. other things that can be attributed to our wonderful country are sunlight, bubble baths, nair, pez candy, television, n.a.f.t.a., and the sport utility vehicle.

but pizza is by far our greatest invention.

a brilliant mind once stated the secret to a great pizza. it's the crust, the sauce, and the cheese. we americans invented all three of those as well. we even invented the pizza slice, without which it would be much more difficult to eat pizza.

since our great country was created, nearly 2,000 years ago, we have been on the forefront of pizza innovation. and this past year, challenged with the horror of terrorism on our own shores, americans have once again stepped up to the plate and hit a homer for the great u. s. of a. it fills me with pride to view such patriotism encasing one of america's most loved meals-in-a-box. i'm proud to live in a place where the drive thru is not only a convenience, it's a right; where i have a choice: smoking or non; where i can "biggie size" if i want to; where i can eat my pizza with pride out of cardboard that bears the flag of the very country that created "to go."

take that, osama!