Why is pie mankind's greatest invention?

[MrScorpio]

Fruit, veggie, meat... It doesn't matter, as long as it's PIE!



What makes pie so desirable?



Whether it's apple pie, Shepherd's pie, or cheese cake (Which is really CHEESE PIE), why does it make you sit up and go, "Yuuuuummmm"?



Aren't pizzas just another version of PIE?



So tell me, why pie?

[lonestarnot]

1. Because it's good hot or cold.

;)

[Bucky]

2. I thought the hand shake was mankind's greatest invention.

It's like a portable hug.

[MiddleFingerMom]

7. Nonono...

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...it's the bacon MILKshake.
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[Dr Morbius]

3. Obviously, pie isn't man's greatest invention.

What is the most useful thing a man can have? A woman, without doubt. Man's greatest invention was a mechanism to convince women to stick around! To clean and tan hides for him to wear; to cook his food; to give life to and rear his children. Not to mention that other thing men like to do with women. Man's greatest invention was the institution of marriage, because if not for that we wouldn't have wives. The female of the species would otherwise do what is in her interest, which probably doesn't include laundering my socks.

I'd bet it was a woman who invented pie, as a portable way to feed travelers. The earliest pies were probably not much more than bread dough wrapped around some kind of meat and then baked. Pie is older than writing, and upon the written word is civilization based. Ergo, you simply aren't civilized until you've eaten pie - right?

Pie has evolved in our day to a high art form. Pastry is the highest form of grain consumption. We eat grains in cereal, in pancakes, in breads, pastas, cakes and in pastry. Pastry is the hardest of these to make properly. And that's what it is about pie: it predates civilization as we know it; it in fact represents the pinnacle of food consumption.

But I'll still go with the wedding ring as man's greatest invention.

[PassingFair]

6. Wow, are you a throwback!

Most women I know don't sign on as domestic servants
when they get married.

:eyes:

[Dr Morbius]

13. I know my wife didn't. She has so informed me.

But women did sign up for it for uncounted generations. And then it became traditional and even expected; recall how much crap Elena Kagan has taken for choosing - horrors! - that she was just fine without a husband.

I AM a husband, and I can't for the life of me understand why a woman would want one. I don't do laundry; I could but my wife doesn't believe me when I say so. I do cook but less often do dishes, I sometimes forget to throw my socks in the hamper (hey, I work late sometimes!), and frankly do little housework besides. I am 48, basically past the center of my life, and I look back and think on who has given me what. My father gave me identity and an unswerving model for moral life; my mother gave me life itself and a zest for fun. My older brother taught me how to argue in a friendly way, by challenging my thinking at a time when I urgently needed it. I had teachers who inspired me, employers who tasked me, and my daughter who gave meaning to my existence. I am grateful to them all, even the real assholes I hated at the time (think employers!). But put them all together and my wife has given me more.

She likes the sense of security she has by having me as a husband. I will never leave her or cease to care for her, and she likes having that security. I think. It's the only reason I can imagine we've been together through amazingly tough economic times. I feel extraordinarily lucky. You've heard the phrase "Happily married?" I'm ecstatically married. For nineteen years come July.

And whoever invented the institution of marriage, I gotta think was the smartest dude ever. I believe IN marriage, and that's why I am so passionate about extending it to all adults, whoever they choose as a partner.

And another invention worthy of note: the high-heeled shoe. Doesn't rank up there with pie, though.
:D

[PassingFair]

24. My husband DOES do laundry.

He didn't USED to... the first load he "tried" he
purposely washed red in with the whites and then
claimed that he shouldn't be allowed near the
laundry.

He also does the cooking now, and my kids
do the dishes. I work and pay all the bills
and have for 7 years. He is "underemployed".

Women are not "born" to serve, nor did we
"evolve" to serve.

Simply put, the one that doesn't leave the
house to work or isn't responsible for the
mortgage payment is the one that does the
"housekeeping".

I believe in marriage too, I have been married
21 years. Things change, but I didn't marry my
husband for his earnings potential, I married him
because I LIKED him.

Thank goodness, or we never would have been able to
ride out this recession in Detroit.

And don't get me started about high-heeled shoes.
I wear them every day.

[Orsino]

4. It isn't.

Pie is a gift from the gods. Fact.

[sarge43]

5. The original finger food and you get everything you desire in one tasty wrap.

Medieval cities and towns were filled with pie shops. The apprentices and grunts could make a fast run thru, grab a small meat pie and a mug of brew and back on the job, the original fast food, too. Country pubs still hold on to the tradition with pasties and tarts for lunch.

[Old Troop]

8. Those pictures were unfair! Now I have the urge to get my favorite, Key lime.

[KG]

9. because it's so easy to top with bacon!

i win!

[jotsy]

10. Ever heard of Cinema Queso?

Because I live where I live and my LOCALLY OWNED video store has something of a knack for hiring film students who make movies, I know to share this. Do be warned though, it's very strange and even a bit depressing, but has to be endured to truly appreciate that last minute or so.

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Xr8SLxb_e4>

[KT2000]

11. Because pie is soooo good!

All of 'em!

[applegrove]

12. We're having gluten free blueberry pie tonight for dinner. Yum.

[Demoiselle]

14. You're right, pie is mankind's greatest invention.

I am immmediately reminded of the lovely song "I Love Pie" sung by Andie MacDowell in "Michael." The moment I heard it for the first time I thought, yes. Of course you love pie.
We ALL love pie. Warm apple with a crumbly topping...Key Lime, nice and chilled...Shepherd's....Oh MY. I love pie!

[azmouse]

15. How could we say 'shut your piehole' without it?

:shrug:

[ElboRuum]

16. Because pi is the universe's greatest invention.

If we didn't have it, everything would be all blocky. As it turns out, anything that is invented that invokes the sacred pi within its name is doomed to greatness.

[struggle4progress]

17. fellow americans, ask not "why pie?"

ask "why not pie?"

[old mark]

18. There are NO bad pies. NT

[RandomThoughts]

19. I knew what your post would be before you posted it.

:rofl:

I knew that would be your post LOL.

Although it doesn't have any meaning by definition :D

Not a political reference of coarse, however....


Little Round Top
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYDhAmjmxYk

[old mark]

22. I misquoted...Father Flannigan of Pies Town said," There is not such thing as a bad pie."

And that famous poster, "He ain"t heavy, Father - He's my pie!"

Thanks for the kind thoughts.


mark

[RandomThoughts]

23. There are great thing in life.

And thank you for that kind thought :hug:

[Skip Intro]

20. Food-wise, cheeseburgers beat pie hands down! nt

[Ikonoklast]

25. And glazed donut cheeseburgers are even better.

What Hath Man Wrought?

[Skip Intro]

21. And I'm sorry (I'm not sorry) pi is not a great invention, pi is a great excuse.

[TommyO]

26. I just finished a very nice slice of lemon icebox pie - yum!!!!

Edited to add: it was my first attempt at making one, and I have a few more recipes queued up for my next attempt.

[MiddleFingerMom]

27. When I had my motorcycle...

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...my favorite short "day-trip" was the curving mountain road up Mt. Lemmon.
Twenty-five miles up and twenty-five down... mostly at 30-40 MPH. BEAUTIFUL
scenery, look-out points all along the way, fresh cool air (at a premium in
Tucson), curves that remind you what riding a motorcycle is all about.
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The Mt. Lemmon Cafe was at the top -- and they are famous internationally
for their pies. So, every trip would have a tasty, tasty slice of pie right
in the middle of it (except for the one where a swarm of bees decided to
make the cafe their home for most of one day).
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My friends would call the evening before a trip and invite me to come out
drinking. I'd decline and tell them I wanted to be clear and alert for the
trip the next day. And for the pie.
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One friend told me that my life was starting to revolve around pie.
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My answer? Nonono... around a 50-mile mountain motorcycle ride with a piece
of fan-fucking-tastic pie at the halfway point.
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I told another friend about his "revolve around pie" comment and she had
a MUCH better response.
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"Dude," she woulda said... "what's yer point?"
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[RandomThoughts]

28. That is an interesting comment.

I think on the topics of your post, you mention the swarm of bees, the motorcycle, dude, mountain, and a few other things.


So it may be a comment on something else, maybe that is the point... And a question of why do people do that.


Or maybe it is that people should be able to have a beer with friends.