Sausage, Pepperoni or…Porn?

By: Pamela Mortimer

It’s like Cracker Jacks for adults. Porno Pizza, a new venture located in Winnipeg, Canada is offering something a little bit spicier than jalapenos on your pizza. Under the pie, where the cardboard usually rests, is a bit of extra sauce - in the form of a pornographic picture. With each pie, a customer receives one picture as an added bonus. Local entrepreneur Corey Wildeman, the operator of the delivery-only pizza business, says he got the idea for the novelty shop while working at other nearby pizza joints.

"I'm absolutely thrilled with how successful it's been," he said.

Surprisingly, the majority of Wildeman’s customers are women. "It's about 75 to 80% female that are placing the orders and are taking orders at the door," he said.

Although customers can’t choose which image they will receive, there haven’t been any complaints.

"It runs the full gamut. There are some that are very Playboy-esque and others which Larry Flynt would blush at," he said. Porno Pizza plans to add more scintillating images to its collection soon.

One male customer, 24, was spending a night hanging out with friends when they placed their first order with Porno Pizza.

"It seemed like a novelty," he said. There was no doubt that he and his pals enjoyed the extra treat, which left them all amused.

There are others who are not so amused by the drive-up delivery service. One of the more vocal protesters is Roz Prober, the President of the Winnipeg chapter of Beyond Borders, a child advocacy group. Prober believes that Porno Pizza’s adults only delivery service could easily allow pornography to fall into the hands of children.

Even though Porno Pizza has a strict rule about checking identification of the buyer before releasing the pizza, Prober believes that it’s not a deterrent if there are children present in the home. "There is no way his business isn't exposing children to pornography," she said on Sunday.

Wildeman disagreed with Prober, stating that pornography is easily available through magazines, the Internet and television – mediums that are much easier to access.

"I wouldn't be getting phone calls if this wasn't accepted," said Wildeman before quoting an episode of the popular, long running TV show The Simpsons. "You'll never go broke appealing to the lowest common denominator."