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New Arrivals: Shorts-in-Winter Guy and Long Island Fashion

from Pizza Hut Buffet · #32

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3 min

A man in shorts and a hoodie despite winter weather draws commentary on Long Island's 'fat guys in shorts' phenomenon and global warming, plus a rundown of the buffet's dessert offerings (no wings, just cinnamon sticks).

In this bit7 moments
  • 21:25Tim discusses rituals—from packing cigarettes to cooking heroin on a spoon to buffet eating—as central to addiction and daily life.
  • 21:50Cheese sticks may be coming out at the buffet, triggering competitive instinct between Tim and a woman also eyeing the food.
  • 22:18After four or five days on a local record feeling great, Tim was regretting having to do this show until arriving and getting pulled in.
  • 22:36A family at the buffet chooses not to participate, which Tim reads as evidence they're not gross people.
  • 22:50Pizza sauce is just tomato paste and sugar, which triggers the same addictive response as alcohol—one is too many, a thousand is never enough.
  • 23:06A man in shorts and a hoodie arrives in January wearing maximum comfort and minimal clothing—Tim identifies him as "his people."
  • 23:19People with food shame probably want to go to the basement, smoke a bong, eat a full pie alone, then go back to bed instead of hitting the buffet.
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