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Very cool. nt Live and Learn Nov 2014 #1
very very cool Liberal_in_LA Nov 2014 #64
This is America, why hasn't he been arrested yet? RiverLover Nov 2014 #2
I expected to read that Olive Garden was revoking his pass. Chemisse Nov 2014 #5
Why would they revoke it? It's good publicity. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #127
Why would some cities ban feeding the homeless? Chemisse Dec 2014 #156
"This is America, why hasn't he been arrested yet?" dixiegrrrrl Nov 2014 #21
Lovely malaise Nov 2014 #3
I'll bet olive garden does something about that before they offer this promotion again. .. pipoman Nov 2014 #4
:>)))))))))))))))))) pangaia Nov 2014 #12
Everyone should send Olive Garden a thank you email. Maybe they'd get the message. nm rhett o rick Nov 2014 #22
I think that's what they're hoping for. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2014 #60
I hope you recognized that my suggestion was to send factious messages. rhett o rick Nov 2014 #73
This message was self-deleted by its author yuiyoshida Dec 2014 #164
i would give my pass away too. Olive garden food gives me the RUNS Heather MC Nov 2014 #6
When your hungry, really hungry... daleanime Nov 2014 #9
Nice that someone can always find a way to mock an unambiguous act of kindness. Orrex Nov 2014 #11
not mocking, Heather MC Nov 2014 #39
Yes, but do you find it to be an "unseemly jester?" ScreamingMeemie Nov 2014 #42
we all DU too much Heather MC Nov 2014 #46
Oh, jeez, you remember that one too? Hekate Nov 2014 #79
... SammyWinstonJack Dec 2014 #166
Apologies. Perhaps my own kneejerk cynicism got the better of me. Orrex Nov 2014 #47
Heartwarming sentiment phil89 Nov 2014 #33
agreed Heather MC Nov 2014 #43
Let's ask the hungry. 840high Nov 2014 #82
Try washing your hands before you eat. FSogol Dec 2014 #161
Nice! mountain grammy Nov 2014 #7
I have a serious crush on this young man. TNNurse Nov 2014 #8
i don't think anybody missed the point. pangaia Nov 2014 #13
Agree with you, somehow there is no shortage of nasty people here who will do anything to cpamomfromtexas Nov 2014 #35
he is what I would call a kind hearted liberal and deserving of an award! B Calm Nov 2014 #10
Sorry. I do not see this as generosity alphafemale Nov 2014 #14
I agree with this oberliner Nov 2014 #16
How many have you fed over the past month? robinlynne Nov 2014 #49
I volunteer once a week at a food pantry oberliner Nov 2014 #53
Certainly none by fraudulent means while posting my "heroics" to the Internet. alphafemale Nov 2014 #85
The man gets unlimited free food, he uses it to feed the homeless Fortinbras Armstrong Nov 2014 #17
It IS fraud. alphafemale Nov 2014 #18
Well, we've heard from the coropartistas. R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2014 #25
wow. yeah. alphafemale Nov 2014 #88
Apparently you are dripping with it. R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2014 #108
No shame abelenkpe Nov 2014 #26
How's that? alphafemale Nov 2014 #89
Yeah he "forced them". denbot Nov 2014 #123
Wow! Maybe it's not the perfect way, but I bet those that got to eat rhett o rick Nov 2014 #27
Robin Hood posted to Facebook? alphafemale Nov 2014 #92
I guess I missed the "public humiliations" you refer too. nm rhett o rick Nov 2014 #122
All that was missing was the Sarah Mclachlan background music alphafemale Dec 2014 #159
Seems not very many share your melodramatic interpretation LanternWaste Dec 2014 #163
The only fraud is YOU sunnystarr Nov 2014 #30
Thank you for your opinion. alphafemale Nov 2014 #93
Poe? phil89 Nov 2014 #34
That's right. I am so sorry. Fraud is perfectly acceptable in some cases. alphafemale Nov 2014 #95
It is not fraud.... CherokeeDem Nov 2014 #37
It is fraud. It was to be food he personally consumed. alphafemale Nov 2014 #96
Clearly you must be as well. Agschmid Nov 2014 #102
Yes.... CherokeeDem Nov 2014 #117
If he brought it home and gave it to his wife and family instead, would you be still attacking him? enigmatic Nov 2014 #119
Interesting question. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2014 #126
From Olive Garden's FAQ enigmatic Nov 2014 #128
Sweet facepalming Jesus, really? flvegan Nov 2014 #38
^This^ ScreamingMeemie Nov 2014 #44
Some here would take a homeless persons last dollar. Rex Nov 2014 #55
This might be a case of Alpha Shrugged Hekate Nov 2014 #80
Over three meals a day is blatant fraud. alphafemale Nov 2014 #101
FYI tammywammy Nov 2014 #114
You didn't even read my response, did you? flvegan Dec 2014 #149
Spot on. Agschmid Nov 2014 #103
Oh NOES! NutmegYankee Nov 2014 #41
Spending other people's money!!! The bar for heroics can be scaled by a slug. alphafemale Nov 2014 #104
Post removed Post removed Nov 2014 #109
. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2014 #112
No, not so much skepticscott Nov 2014 #131
So. Very. Much. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2014 #133
it would be great if Olive Garden noiretextatique Nov 2014 #48
Some do. Some grocery stores contribute the food they can no longer sell to charities. JDPriestly Nov 2014 #72
My store does... druidity33 Nov 2014 #140
Enjoy your stay, dear. catbyte Nov 2014 #62
Seriously? alphafemale Nov 2014 #97
So are you. catbyte Nov 2014 #115
I know you are not, but you should be ashamed of yourself... Eyerish Nov 2014 #75
Thank you for sharing. alphafemale Nov 2014 #106
As unpopular as the sentiment is here, I have to agree skepticscott Nov 2014 #77
It's OK to be fraudulent against businesses. Especially less than popular ones. alphafemale Nov 2014 #110
That point of view is quite common on DU, sad to say. skepticscott Nov 2014 #129
If it is wrong to steal from a poor person then it is wrong to steal from a rich person. alphafemale Dec 2014 #158
Quite a few liberals take the stance that skepticscott Dec 2014 #165
You have a remarkable opinion of what constitutes fraud. Fortinbras Armstrong Nov 2014 #83
"Unlimited free food"? is that what it was? lumberjack_jeff Nov 2014 #32
heh, Hey everyone of these franchise owners has truckloads of cash pull up alphafemale Nov 2014 #113
Hey, there are some times when I really don't care. Just don't care. calimary Nov 2014 #19
+1 ~nt RiverLover Nov 2014 #20
Glad to see your post. I was thinking about the publicity being an encouragement for some, also. Judi Lynn Nov 2014 #87
You cited the Bible, alluding to Matthew 25 Fortinbras Armstrong Nov 2014 #90
This. Is. IT. calimary Nov 2014 #134
Fine. nt alphafemale Nov 2014 #99
Your post is laughable. Agschmid Nov 2014 #23
Glad I brought some humor to your day. alphafemale Nov 2014 #98
You are so wrong. sellitman Nov 2014 #36
Um...NO the Olive Garden SOLD him an unlimited access pass to food. Rex Nov 2014 #54
The wait is over. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2014 #61
The Pasta Pass is intended for use by the card holder whose name appears on the printed Pasta Pass. ablamj Nov 2014 #63
Exactly. alphafemale Nov 2014 #84
Clearly, you care more about the "harm" to Olive Garden Fortinbras Armstrong Nov 2014 #91
You won't get banned for it, doubt a jury would even hide the post. Agschmid Nov 2014 #100
You are entitled to your opinion. alphafemale Nov 2014 #105
Still waiting. Moosepoop Nov 2014 #121
I hope he did tip all of the workers, but the food is not coming out of their salaries. Rex Dec 2014 #154
What an ugly soul you have enigmatic Nov 2014 #74
You are remarkably charming. alphafemale Nov 2014 #111
And you are remarkably callous, judgemetal, and insincere to the point of blatant dishonesty. denbot Nov 2014 #125
And you've done what to improve the lives of other people rpannier Nov 2014 #120
DU never freaking fails each year at Christmas time - bullwinkle428 Dec 2014 #148
Nailed it! Except it was a really OG doing the shameless self promotion. Dont call me Shirley Dec 2014 #152
Those who piled unfairly on Alphafemale... lumberjack_jeff Dec 2014 #153
It wasn't that much of a pile on. alphafemale Dec 2014 #160
How precisely do you apply the word to his actions? LanternWaste Dec 2014 #162
well, there wasn't a terms of conditions onethatcares Nov 2014 #15
Damn. That's kind. R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2014 #24
Oh dear apparantly this made some people angry. gwheezie Nov 2014 #28
Does "all you can eat" = "all you can carry"? lumberjack_jeff Nov 2014 #29
It does not mean that. ManiacJoe Nov 2014 #76
I'm cynical. I think it's a promotional thing done by OG mucifer Nov 2014 #31
I think you're right Mosby Nov 2014 #50
Interesting theory... ScreamingMeemie Nov 2014 #52
I think you're right. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2014 #59
Still, a nice promotion none the less. grahamhgreen Nov 2014 #67
If so, this is disgusting. Helen Borg Nov 2014 #69
Looks real to me Politicalboi Nov 2014 #71
^^^ nailed it ^^^ lumberjack_jeff Nov 2014 #141
Agreement. The overdone background music. The timing. The scriptedness. The "want some OG?" Dont call me Shirley Dec 2014 #151
*rubs hands together* Another Olive Garden flamewar? flvegan Nov 2014 #40
I don't want another OG flamewar enigmatic Nov 2014 #78
Oh dear Hekate Nov 2014 #81
It wouldn't have been so controversial... DemocraticWing Nov 2014 #94
Wow... ScreamingMeemie Nov 2014 #45
seriously. unbelievable. It was one small piece of good news in the midst robinlynne Nov 2014 #51
This whole post is making my head hurt. murielm99 Nov 2014 #70
It's not hard to find the terms of the offer caraher Nov 2014 #56
or..you could read this.... dhill926 Nov 2014 #66
This. Agschmid Nov 2014 #107
Thanks..... CherokeeDem Nov 2014 #118
A selfless man that gives to others. Wow! We need to see MORE of this in this Country. jillan Nov 2014 #57
He could've fed an SUV-load of e-cig puffing pitbulls U4ikLefty Nov 2014 #58
hipster feeds the homeless. great Liberal_in_LA Nov 2014 #65
Terrorist. :) Helen Borg Nov 2014 #68
Well we can't have THAT now can we? Derek V Nov 2014 #86
Kudos to Olive Garden for actually honoring this IronLionZion Nov 2014 #116
I still can't believe there are a few on this thread attacking this guy enigmatic Nov 2014 #124
Do you maintain that he had the right skepticscott Nov 2014 #135
Would you have a problem with this if he was eating all those meals himself? justiceischeap Nov 2014 #136
The terms of the pass have been posted several times here skepticscott Dec 2014 #145
From Olive Garden's FAQ enigmatic Nov 2014 #137
I agree that it was dishonest & bad faith Nevernose Nov 2014 #138
Well, if you think that honesty and good faith mean fuck-all skepticscott Dec 2014 #143
Nice story of small kindnesses created gnashing of teeth once again proving beyond any doubt TheKentuckian Nov 2014 #130
It makes me sick enigmatic Nov 2014 #132
Mind blowing levels of fucked up. It is everyday, issue after issue but what a stark illustration! TheKentuckian Nov 2014 #139
Hey all you 143 recommenders! You just promoted a Olive Garden commercial! lumberjack_jeff Dec 2014 #142
Where does it say this in your link? enigmatic Dec 2014 #144
The gullible is strong with this one. n/t lumberjack_jeff Dec 2014 #146
You're better than this, Jeff enigmatic Dec 2014 #147
I was somewhat gullible too. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2014 #150
Or their PR department was smart enough to ride the tide justiceischeap Dec 2014 #157
That's awesome. liberal_at_heart Dec 2014 #155
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