I have a somewhat sick fascination with Pizza box art errors, and this one in particular keeps cropping up around here (the Northern NJ area). In an iconic example of irony, it reads “God Bless America”, and features a picture of the American flag… with 51 Stars.
Above: 51 Stars? Just how familiar are these people with America?
The stripes are pretty fucked up too, although I will chalk that up to the “artist’s” attempt to show the flag majestically blowing in the wind. If you count them there are indeed 7 reds and 6 whites, but try to follow the path each stripe takes starting at the left and moving right. Where the hell does that bottom stripe come from that starts halfway across the flag?!?
In the past I just figured this mockingly Un-American show of Americanism was an honest mistake. After all, they clearly want God to bless America. But tonight, for the first time in about 50 pizzas (I order in quite a bit) I decided to flip this box over and see if I could determine what Axis of Evil nation actually manufacturers these things. As the box hit the table, an icy cold gripped my heart as I realized… the makers of this box had tricked us. They were not pro-American at all…
They are PRO PIZZA!
Man. And on Memorial Day of all days…
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May 26th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
I agree with the sentiment, especially regarding any pizza I ingest personally. I think the 51st star must be in anticipation of Puerto Rican statehood.
May 26th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Doode….
Maybe Mexico will become the 51st state, and the maker’s of the box are in on some kind of loop that we’re just not keen on yet?
I mean, we’re already giving healthcare, what else is there?
May 27th, 2008 at 11:11 am
this girl is as american as apple pie:
http://www.derober.com/2008/05/16/nobody-motorboats-my-bitch-without-permission/
May 27th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Where I live, the best pizza in town comes in those boxes. I thought about counting the stars once, so I can’t believe that I never noticed the frakked up stripe!
May 27th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Haha the bottom white stripe looks like it splits into two or something.
http://pixblix.com
May 27th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Israel is the 51st state.
May 27th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Peurto Rico of course…
May 27th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahgs
May 27th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
That’s pretty funny actually. I wonder if some people automatically count the stars on any flag graphic.. I know I have
May 27th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
I’ve seen these kinds of boxes.. they are retail. That is, if you have a pizza joint- you order pizza boxes from boxes-already-labeled.com and you get them. I think this reflects not so much on the foreigners making your pizza as the redneck who made the boxes.
May 27th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Maybe…just maybe…we should be glad that someone is putting pizzas in these boxes instead of the ‘Allah will destroy America’ boxes. I’m just saying.
May 27th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
i’m surprised they made a mistake considering most U.S. Flags I see for sale now have a “Made in China” tag on them. Suffice it to say I have to keep my 20 year old flag in excellent condition because I doubt I can get another one made in America.
May 27th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
Perhaps all the critics of this pizza box should spend more time doing something about the President who is currently representing their country. Than the representation of their flag on a pizza box.
May 27th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
ugh… I apologize for my lack of proof reading.
May 27th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Obama said there are 57, so at least they got closer than that.
May 27th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
It’s “artists”, not “artist’s”. Maybe you need to learn some English before you can call yourself an American, muchacho.
May 27th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
Bork,
I am pretty sure only one artist was involved in that masterpiece, and I was attempting to show possession. Re-read the line.
-The Doc
May 27th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
It’s Canada, dude! Open the box and smell the back bacon and maple syrup. Mmmmmm.
Cheers.
May 27th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Sheesh, you americans are so daft with your over-exaggerated patriotism. I mean I’ve seen our own national flag drewn all sorts of ways and haven’t really thought that’s somehow un-patriotic, only badly drawn.
Nothing more, nothing less. There isn’t an ulterior motive in a pizza box for chrissakes!
May 27th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
The number of rows of stars don’t even match the real flag.
The real flag has 5 rows of 6 stars and 4 rows of 5 stars in between for a total of 50.
And I’m Canadian.
May 27th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Canada is America’s hat.
May 27th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Woooow. You’re so patriotic. Let’s get them gat dang sand niggers!
May 27th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
who gives a shit
May 27th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Iraq, sure.
May 27th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
The 51st star is for Israel.
May 27th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
You HAVE to send this to The Fail Blog. If you’ve never been there, check it out!
http://failblog.org/
May 27th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
I bet it was those sneaky Italians!
I don’t want any of those God Dam non-Americans making my pizza!
May 27th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Hey, I’ve not only seen that box, but have delivered it myself. Always struck me as odd too. I’m from N.NJ as well so Pizza is no joke. As for the back, I don’t see any problems.
May 27th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
whats wrong with an italian making ur pizza …
its the best … no … ???
May 27th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
B!tching about bad art on a pizza box is a waste of time and effort considering 3 out of 5 kids can’t even pick out America on an unmarked map (and most adults are NOT smarter than a fifth-grader)
May 27th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
Who the fuck cares if it has one extra star or one extra stripe. Seriously its just a flag.
Maybe the we should all be paying more attention to whats going on in the world than arguing and wasting time publishing such crap.
May 27th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
why not find out ‘who/where’ designed that box and who printed it … you guys sound like racists! It was probably some undereducated amerikan minimum wager.
May 27th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
by the way … all of you come from somewhere else originally anyway, so you’re all technically foreigners too. Get over your jingoism and patriotic fascism.
May 27th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
@Rowlings
Canada is America’s hat?
Sure, we’ve got the brains up here!
May 27th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
its a pizza box, get over it. Some people have too much time on their hands.
May 27th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
Calm down folks! What exactly do I say that is racist here? I think you are reacting to the title being used on digg, which we had nothing to do with. Read the damn article!
-The Doc
May 27th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
haha east dakota, thats great, 51 stars, come on what a joke
May 27th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
WTF? This is just racist nonsense. I will wager 90% of native born Americans couldn’t draw a flag waving in the wind.
May 27th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
It’s for Iraq
May 27th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
I don’t remember there being 16 original colonies either.
May 27th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
It’s not only that the stars are too many, but that they are in the wrong pattern as well. The pattern is 5 rows of 6 stars interspersed with 4 rows of 5 stars. So it’s supposed to look like:
* * * * * *
* * * * *
* * * * * *
* * * * *
* * * * * *
* * * * *
* * * * * *
* * * * *
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May 27th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Patriotism in any form is pretty stupid, in my very humble opinion.
The fact that it is so obviously commercialized and exploited (i.e., the “God Bless Pizza” product line of boxes) just goes to show that it is about as authentic as a sentimentalist greeting card.
May 27th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
If we had German flags on pizza boxes, people would think we’re planning the Fourth Reich. What the fuck is up with flags on Pizza boxes anyway?
May 27th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
That pizza box is obviously from the future.
Pizza delivery for I.C. Wiener? Oh, crud.
May 27th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
subcorpus: no, nor do they make the best ice cream or coffee.
May 27th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
you’re fucking retarded…
okay, remove it in your mind…
look at that empty space!
looks kinda awkward, huh?
if you have a star template, and you already made it look nice on a printing press…are you going to scrap it and make them all look nice on a waving flag?
no…
the stars are the same shape, trying to be placed on a waving flag, thats hard enough without making the stars look different, you can tell by the way the person started to turn them and didnt know what to do.
if you’re trying to make the best out of things, because im sure for the person who produces the printings on the boxes, he doesnt have a 1500 acre printing warehouse to make it fucking picture perfect for you.
so next time you get hyped up to slam on someones work, try to think behind it.
maybe the producer of the printings meant it to be subliminal, or the example I presented was correct, or its just a simple mistake.
shut the fuck up.
“WTF is THAT? EAST Dakota??”
stfu….
May 27th, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Uhhhm,
Guam, Puerto Rico, D.C.?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/51st_state
May 27th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
America is fucked up.
May 27th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
americans …
May 28th, 2008 at 1:06 am
The 51st state? Obesity.
May 28th, 2008 at 1:31 am
God isnt real
May 28th, 2008 at 8:05 am
“Perhaps all the critics of this pizza box should spend more time doing something about the President who is currently representing their country. Than the representation of their flag on a pizza box.”
QFT
I’m not Zealot about these kinds of things but the last thing I’m worried about is a pizza box with gas prices expected to push $5. As for the box, nothing more than bad design aesthetics.
May 28th, 2008 at 8:31 am
So which is PR or Mex?
http://www.thepollroom.com
May 28th, 2008 at 10:55 am
The simple fact that u guys have pizza boxes with the mention “god bless america” on it is enough lulz for me.
May 28th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
51st star is because you are anexing Iraq.
Anyway, who is so idiot to COUNT EACH STAR just to tell the image is wrong?
May 28th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
I’ll still eat it.
May 28th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
pizza is unamerican
May 29th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Even more sinister —
The UPC you were looking for currently has no record in the database.
UPC-A 054036308210
EAN/UCC-13 0054036308210
May 30th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Canada??
May 30th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
Pizza is the 51st star
May 31st, 2008 at 5:14 am
Fuck America. You have $175k in debt and you’re worried about stars and stripes on a pizza box? LOL…no wonder why America’s going to hell in a handbasket. w00t.
May 31st, 2008 at 1:01 pm
lolamericans
if its not america, its terrorism
51st state = england.
america + england = bff.
but fer sure, just because you live on one scrap of land different to everyone elses scrap of land does not make you superior.
i mean, god, you worship a flag.
red white and blue?
i wonder where they got THOSE colours from.
*coughunionjackcough*
and i’m hungarian, darlings.
May 31st, 2008 at 6:46 pm
Honestly, its just a fucking flag, you cunts. “Hey, them there I-raqis are burning our gosh darn flag y’all!” No, they’re burning THEIR flag, which they purchased. Its just a piece of material or a pizza box or whatever. You people are cunts.
June 1st, 2008 at 1:12 am
The guy who wrote this was trying to make it funny and to point out a simple mistake, not to be racist or claim that America is superior. Get a fucking sense of humor, guys.
June 9th, 2008 at 8:39 am
I mean i doubt that looking at pizza boxes is the author’s full time job, just a fun pastime! Hey, and if it is their full time job! lucky! Let me in on what your doing!
June 11th, 2008 at 7:01 am
Your supposed to laugh and move on!
June 12th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
Well, while you losers debate over patriotism… I’m snatching the pizza and eating it.
**grabs pizza**
June 16th, 2008 at 11:45 am
I know really, if the pizza is good forget the boX! haha
June 20th, 2008 at 5:27 am
GOD Bless America !!
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:36 pm
America’s just word
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October 1st, 2009 at 10:55 pm
Comparing Puerto Rico to Mexico is like comparing Georgia with England. yeah, some resident sfrom Georgia may have some English ancestry and speak English but that’s it. Learn your history if you’re so patriotic and “america.” Puerto Rico has been a part of the US for over 100 years.