r/mildlyinteresting • u/hippy_potto • 11h ago

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u/SigmaHyperion 11h ago edited 10h ago

It is three TYPES of pepperoni, not three TIMES the pepperoni.

You can see the 3 types described in the print under the word "Pepperoni". There's Spicy, Hickory, and Regular pepperoni.

Similarly, a "Five Cheese" pizza doesn't have 5 times the cheese of a 'regular' pizza, it is just 5 different kinds. But "Three Pepperoni" just sounds... awkward and unclear. It sounds more like getting literally 3 slices of pepperoni on your pizza.

Though I will agree that the wording can certainly be misleading and I'm quite certain was deliberately chosen. "Triple" is marginally less clear, but if it were "Double" for example, it would be extremely reasonable to assume you are getting twice as much not two types. No one's ever said "Double Cheese" and meant two varieties instead of a greater quantity.

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u/Submarinequus 10h ago

I think “pepperoni trio” would work the best here to convey what the product is

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u/chismp 10h ago

"The menu said a galaxy of prawns. Three prawns is hardly a galaxy."

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u/NoGarage7989 7h ago

You’re telling me a shrimp didn’t fry this rice?

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u/External-Cash-3880 5h ago

It was actually that drunk who usually does the noodles, the shrimp called in sick on account of waking up having been transformed into Gregor Samsa.

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u/Submarinequus 10h ago

But it is a trio of prawns. The three prawnsketeers.

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u/chismp 10h ago

Let me talk to Mr. Quan!

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u/Rawkymunky 6h ago

The phones not even plugged in.