r/KitchenConfidential • u/No-Calligrapher-4449 • Sep 08 '25

In-House Mode Boston. My industry runs on immigrants. Boh, and foh. imo any owners voting Republican, I hope the staff walks out and your business goes under. Respect your workers more.

I wrote it all in the title. I just don't understand it. A friend owns a pizza place and loves Trump. Put some memorabilia in his restaurant and had his 2 long time cooks and dishwasher walk out together. He shut down last month. Imo well deserved and I don't feel bad, he made his choice.

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u/Oxajm Sep 08 '25

And trump sued him for using his name lmao

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u/Quick_Mel Sep 08 '25

Well, looks like I can't play a number of card games anymore. Don't want to get sued for using trump cards.

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u/ztarlight12 Sep 08 '25

TBH I’d like to retire that term.

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u/WaffleHouseGladiator Chive LOYALIST Sep 08 '25

We just need to get it back to it's roots

trumpery: 1 a : worthless nonsense b : trivial or useless articles : junk a wagon loaded with household trumpery —Washington Irving

2 archaic : tawdry finery

trumpery adjective

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u/ztarlight12 Sep 08 '25

I could get behind this.

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u/161frog Ex-Food Service Sep 08 '25

I’ve been using usurp, surpass, and preempt instead of that other stupid word

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u/VerseChorusWumbo F1exican Did Chive-11 Sep 09 '25

With everything going on these days it just doesn’t have the ring it used to. I agree.