National Pie Day
Category: Food...
Posted Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at 06:55 AM [GMT-6]

I was reminded by an article in today's newspaper that today is National Pie Day, and while I normally am a cynic about such pronouncements – most of which are designed to advance some crass commercial agenda – I must make an exception for this one, which celebrates what is surely one of the high points of God's creation.

There are very few things in life that can't be improved by the liberal application of pie. To paraphrase the esteemed philosopher and raconteur, Pogo, the health of the world improves with each dose of Vitamin Pie. This philosophy can – and should – be applied to famous quotes, as well. To wit:

  • When you come to a pie in the road, take it. (Yogi Berra)

  • A pie in time saves nine. (Ben Franklin)

  • 100% of the pies you don't take don't go in. (Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky)

  • To pie or not to pie, that is the question. (Shakespeare, and the answer is obvious, isn't it?)

  • You can have everything in life that you want if you just give enough other people pie. (Zig Ziglar)

  • Great pies are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance. (Samuel Johnson)

  • I never met a pie I didn't like. (Will Rogers)

  • Outside of a pie, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a pie, it's too dark to read. (Groucho Marx)

  • Pie is more important than knowledge. (Albert Einstein)

  • Pie is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired. (Robert Frost)

I hope this has been edifying because, after all, a day without pie is like a day without sunshine. And, the answer to the question I know is burning in your mind: it's cherry, followed closely by chocolate cream with chocolate sprinkles on top. If you need a delivery address, you know how to contact me.

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There's a pie in my eye. (Hank Williams)

Purple Pie. (Jimi Hendrix)

Let them eat pie. (Marie Antoinette)

I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me pie or give me death. (Patrick Henry)

Posted by: dale at January 23, 2008 10:58 AM

I almost used Marie's quote. I think that if she'd substituted pie for cake, she might have retained her head.

Posted by: Eric at January 23, 2008 11:09 AM

"The most wasted day of all is that on which we have not eaten pie." S.R.N. Chamfort

"I cannot live without pie." Thomas Jefferson

"Where there is marriage without pie, there will be pie without marriage." Benjamin Franklin

"The way to a man's heart is with pie." Fanny Fern

Posted by: Deborah at January 23, 2008 12:56 PM

"The way to a man's heart is with pie." Fanny Fern

Now, that has to be a real quote, such is its veracity!

Posted by: Eric at January 23, 2008 01:55 PM

All things being equal, the simplest solution is to eat pie.

Posted by: Jim at January 23, 2008 04:24 PM

It's not only the simplest, but also the best solution.

Posted by: Eric at January 23, 2008 05:48 PM

I think we've been down this road before, but it is not to be confused with National Pi Day in about 6 or 7 weeks.:-)

Posted by: soccer dad at January 24, 2008 02:32 PM
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