The Week contest — Indestructible pizza
If indestructible pizza were sold in stores and supermarkets, what would it be called?
Last week's question: A U.S. military lab has developed a pizza for soldiers that can sit on a shelf for up to three years without being frozen or even chilled and still remain safe to eat. If this indestructible pizza were sold in stores and supermarkets, what should it be called?
RESULTS:
THE WINNER: Semper Pie
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Karen Milliorn, Las Cruces, N.M.
SECOND PLACE: Grandpapa John’s Pizza
Thom Thacker, Irvington, N.Y.
THIRD PLACE: The Lasting Supper
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Joanne Sullivan, Maspeth, N.Y.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Die Hard Pizza
Janine Witte, New Hope, Pa.
Pizzsistence
Donna Astor-Lazarus, Princeton, N.J.
Now-r-Later Pizzas
Robbie Oaks, Monte Alto, São Paulo, Brazil
Mamma Mummy’s
Samuel Scheibler, Milwaukee
In-dough-structible
Ken Kellam III, Dallas
Frankenpizza
J. Todd Greeno, New York City
Auld Lang Slice
Eric E. Wallace, Eagle, Idaho
The Wheel of Time
George Grant, Somers, Conn.
Pizza de Resistance
Tom Sheppard, Flat Rock, N.C.
Eternal Piece
Charlotte Corry, Brimfield, Mass.
Soylent Green
Wayne Wylie, Austin
Domino’s
Jeff Smith, Brighton, Mass.
Tour of Duty Pizza
Jillian Charbonneau, Rockport, Maine
MRE-zza
Trevor Pendras, Tacoma, Wash.
Ready When You Are
Kenneth R. Updegrove, Cedaredge, Colo.
DeFrigNo!
Mary Cooley, Mendham, N.J.
WREs: Wheels Ready to Eat
Robert Withrow, Longview, Wash.
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