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Title: WTF? Gumby's is gone?
Post by: SkinnyBenny on March 07, 2011, 08:46:38 AM
Wha happen? (http://www.kstatecollegian.com/edge/new-restaurant-impresses-with-pizza-disappoints-with-prices-1.2502240)  Obviously terrible pizza, i.e. drunk food, but wasn't that place, like, super successful?
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Post by: steve dave on March 07, 2011, 08:52:42 AM
it was the worst. so happy it's gone.
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Post by: CNS on March 07, 2011, 09:26:34 AM
Gumbys opened up around 2000.  I honestly cannot believe it took a decade to fail.  Worst food in Manhattan.
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Post by: jmlynch1 on March 07, 2011, 09:34:26 AM
A victory for Pizza Shuttlers everywhere! :cheers:
Title: Re: WTF? Gumby's is gone?
Post by: CNS on March 07, 2011, 09:36:42 AM
A victory for Pizza Shuttlers everywhere! :cheers:

Shuttle with canadian bacon is still my fav fast food pizza.
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Post by: wetwillie on March 07, 2011, 09:37:31 AM
was that the place with the aptly named "big ass" pizza?
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Post by: CNS on March 07, 2011, 09:39:56 AM
was that the place with the aptly named "big ass" pizza?

Yep.

Was $7 when I was in school
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Post by: waks on March 07, 2011, 09:42:33 AM
A victory for Pizza Shuttlers everywhere! :cheers:

Shuttle with canadian bacon is still my fav fast food pizza.
ROFLMAO. If it doesn't have cream cheese on it then there's no reason to get it at the Shuttle.

I would rather eat a DiGiorno than Gumby's. The new place (Mr. Doughboy's) is definitely an upgrade. The pizza isn't as good as AJ's but they do sell it by the slice. They've also been advertising some kind of late night buffet which would probably be pretty cool.

Edit to add: one redeeming quality of Gumby's was that it didn't take too much to bribe their delivery drivers to drive you home.
Title: Re: WTF? Gumby's is gone?
Post by: CNS on March 07, 2011, 09:45:40 AM
A victory for Pizza Shuttlers everywhere! :cheers:

Shuttle with canadian bacon is still my fav fast food pizza.
ROFLMAO. If it doesn't have cream cheese on it then there's no reason to get it at the Shuttle.




I am not saying that Shuttle is fantastic.  I realize it isnt.  However it is the one food I can think of that I recognize it's simplicity, and love it more for it.
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Post by: Mikeyis4dcats on March 07, 2011, 10:06:10 AM
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a large 12" pizza

WTF?   A large should be 15" at least.
Title: Re: WTF? Gumby's is gone?
Post by: SkinnyBenny on March 07, 2011, 11:09:01 AM
So they didn't leave because of a lack of business, right?  It's been a few years since I lived in The Hat, but wasn't Gumby's always super busy after hours?  Did they get shut down?  Bought out?  Couldn't compete with AJ?

HPPIQ types only, please shed light on this.
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Post by: jmlynch1 on March 07, 2011, 11:23:54 AM
I have a feeling Booyah is behind this.
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Post by: AbeFroman on March 07, 2011, 11:24:13 AM
Best pizza in Manhattan was Cream Cheese/Pepperoni from Pizza Shuttle. Not "best quality" but for $5 it was the best option late night. Many nights of  :bong: and pizza
Title: Re: WTF? Gumby's is gone?
Post by: KITNfury on March 07, 2011, 11:24:38 AM
So they didn't leave because of a lack of business, right?  It's been a few years since I lived in The Hat, but wasn't Gumby's always super busy after hours?  Did they get shut down?  Bought out?  Couldn't compete with AJ?

HPPIQ types only, please shed light on this.
I'm with you. I saw it closed for the first time this weekend and was all surprised. It's cheap pizza, but at a cheap price. Most college students live for that crap. It always seemed busy when I was in MHK.
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Post by: Cire on March 07, 2011, 11:25:40 AM
Loved Gumby's.  :***(
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Post by: Pete on March 07, 2011, 11:27:54 AM
Loads of great memories there... :bitchslap:
Title: Re: WTF? Gumby's is gone?
Post by: SkinnyBenny on March 07, 2011, 11:32:15 AM
Cream Cheese and Jalapeno pizza from Pizza Shuttle was the absolute bomb.  However, I think they've changed the cream cheese in the last couple years.   :dubious:
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Post by: DQ12 on March 07, 2011, 11:37:13 AM
Cream Cheese and Jalapeno pizza from Pizza Shuttle was the absolute bomb.  However, I think they've changed the cream cheese in the last couple years.   :dubious:
Yes!
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Post by: WillieWatanabe on March 07, 2011, 11:38:19 AM
only ate there after getting back from the bars. Which is partly their issue. That being said, i'm oddly beat up over this.
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Post by: MeatSauce on March 07, 2011, 11:44:07 AM
I have a feeling Booyah is behind this.
Tubbys
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Post by: Panjandrum on March 07, 2011, 11:48:21 AM
only ate there after getting back from the bars. Which is partly their issue. That being said, i'm oddly beat up over this.

Yeah, it was horrible, but it was a staple of my college years.  So, I'm sort of upset about this.
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Post by: Kat Kid on March 07, 2011, 11:52:49 AM
Loved Gumby's.  :***(

Pizza Rolls were very good for awhile there in 03-04. Really went down hill after that.
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Post by: DQ12 on March 07, 2011, 11:54:50 AM
Pokey Sticks:  Overrated or incredibly overrated?
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Post by: PandaXpanda on March 07, 2011, 11:55:02 AM
gumby's pizza smelled like wet dog and tasted like a health code violation.
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Post by: HeinBallz on March 07, 2011, 12:02:15 PM
I'll always remember all the beer glasses I stole from there.   :*(
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Post by: Stevesie60 on March 07, 2011, 12:03:52 PM
Pokey Sticks:  Overrated or incredibly overrated?

Very overrated. However, Gumby's boneless wings were as underrated as their pokey sticks were overrated.
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Post by: _33 on March 07, 2011, 12:20:04 PM
I never thought the pizza was that bad.   :dunno:
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Post by: ben ji on March 07, 2011, 12:37:07 PM
Guy who owns tubbys bought them out. I had the late night buffet about 2 weekends ago, pretty good deal. As stated earlier its not as good as AJ's but better than gumbys. Was just as packed as gumbys after bars closed. Should be interesting to see how busy they are during the day.
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Post by: Cire on March 07, 2011, 12:45:59 PM
big ass pepperoni :***(((
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Post by: WildcatNkilt on March 07, 2011, 12:52:01 PM
776-5577 Call us now Pizza Shuttle

Super Shuttle with Japs
or...
Pineapple and Cream Cheese

 :lick:
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Post by: Trim on March 07, 2011, 12:59:14 PM
Loads of great memories there... :bitchslap:

:emawkid:
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Post by: jtksu on March 07, 2011, 01:12:57 PM
Shuttle was like some sort of reverse gremlin food for me.  Never, ever, eat that crap before midnight.
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Post by: 'taterblast on March 07, 2011, 01:16:12 PM
literally two days before they closed, a delivery guy from gumby's said that the corporate owners of gumby's had a huge cocaine habit and came into town and cleared out all of their vaults so they could purchase more and more cocaine.
 :surprised:
Title: Re: WTF? Gumby's is gone?
Post by: Panjandrum on March 07, 2011, 01:26:59 PM
literally two days before they closed, a delivery guy from gumby's said that the corporate owners of gumby's had a huge cocaine habit and came into town and cleared out all of their vaults so they could purchase more and more cocaine.
 :surprised:


If true, that's the best restaurant story I've ever heard.
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Post by: CNS on March 07, 2011, 01:28:43 PM
Would have to be high to appreciate the food.

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Post by: Stevesie60 on March 07, 2011, 01:37:42 PM
literally two days before they closed, a delivery guy from gumby's said that the corporate owners of gumby's had a huge cocaine habit and came into town and cleared out all of their vaults so they could purchase more and more cocaine.
 :surprised:


My wife used to deliver there when we were dating (tons of free pizza). She said the corporate manager who landed here was so addicted to cocaine that he had worn away his nostril divider. This was what he told her, not her speculation.
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Post by: The Whale on March 07, 2011, 01:42:59 PM
only ate there after getting back from the bars. Which is partly their issue. That being said, i'm oddly beat up over this.

Yeah, it was horrible, but it was a staple of my college years.  So, I'm sort of upset about this.

Went there last year for the first time since '03.  Looked like it hadn't been cleaned/upkept/etc since '03.
Title: Re: WTF? Gumby's is gone?
Post by: 'taterblast on March 07, 2011, 01:44:33 PM

She said the corporate manager who landed here was so addicted to cocaine that he had worn away his nostril divider.
:horrorsurprise:
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Post by: 0.42 on March 07, 2011, 02:28:33 PM
gumby's...great place for late night drunknoshitcannedfests and MHK people-watching
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Post by: EMAWgeddon on March 07, 2011, 08:20:38 PM
Anyone else remember the monday nights there that had a cheap pizza special ($4 for a medium iirc)

AND GOTH PEOPLE. AND THE PEOPLE WITH THE TAILS.
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Post by: Trim on March 07, 2011, 08:25:49 PM
AND GOTH PEOPLE.

Gooch, BBF$$Kat and I saw some of these outside the Union Saturday.
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Post by: Saulbadguy on March 07, 2011, 08:27:36 PM
AND THE PEOPLE WITH THE TAILS.
"Furries"
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Post by: yoga-like_abana on March 07, 2011, 09:15:11 PM
Went downhill after the $2 big ass slice and pop deal went away.  :dubious:
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Post by: slimz on March 07, 2011, 10:16:12 PM
gumby's...great place for late night drunknoshitcannedfests and MHK people-watching

Loads of memories from that place on Saturday post-football nights. Was a good place to get away from the shirttucks who would invade the ville after games.
Title: Re: WTF? Gumby's is gone?
Post by: SkinnyBenny on March 07, 2011, 10:55:44 PM
Yeah.  Now that I think about it, all you pizza snobs can eat me because there were some good times in that place.  Got completely housed on $2 pitchers more than a few times.   :pbj:
Title: Re: WTF? Gumby's is gone?
Post by: jtksu on March 08, 2011, 12:06:44 AM
if you're going to a place called Gumby's expecting great pizza well, you're probably a Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!).
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Post by: pike on March 08, 2011, 12:08:19 AM
Yeah.  Now that I think about it, all you pizza snobs can eat me because there were some good times in that place.  Got completely housed on $2 pitchers more than a few times.   :pbj:

Must have been back in the day. IDK anyone that drank at Gumby's
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Post by: ChiComCat on March 08, 2011, 06:29:18 AM
I stopped going to gumby's when I was served by a pregnant waitress in a tube top
Title: Re: WTF? Gumby's is gone?
Post by: SkinnyBenny on March 08, 2011, 06:36:26 AM
I stopped going to gumby's when I was served by a pregnant waitress in a tube top


:boner: