# Pi(e) Day! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 14, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pi-e-day/782172 "2017-03-14T16:39:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BetsQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BetsQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BetsQ)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pi-e-day/782172/1 "2017-03-14T16:39:42Z")
My office is having a Pi Day potluck (postponed to 3/16 due to weather). I’d like to bring a pie, but am feeling uninspired about the particular variety. What kind of pie do you like? Bonus points for pies that can be made with easily sourced ingredients in the Eastern US in March. In general, my favorite pies are apple and cherry, and I will happily eat rather a lot of pumpkin pie around the holidays, but none of those seem right for March. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pi-e-day/782172/2 "2017-03-14T17:44:11Z")
Pizza Pie! And a DVD copy of [Pi](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138704/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pi-e-day/782172/3 "2017-03-14T17:52:26Z")
[‘I may not always eat pi…’](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/3f/88/28/3f88284fa5d1e88a22a3dca71d85a87d.jpg) I made a cherry pie Friday. It was just canned filling and a couple of Marie Callenders crusts, but Mrs. L.A. said it was very good. My favourite pie is pecan pie, and I make a good one. I also like apple pie, but it has to be _good_ apple pie. Peach pies are nice, too. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pi-e-day/782172/4 "2017-03-14T17:56:54Z")
Make a meat pie. Savory pies beat out sweet pies almost any day, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Wednesday\_Evening](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b2d939/32.png) [@Wednesday\_Evening](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wednesday_Evening)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pi-e-day/782172/5 "2017-03-14T19:02:46Z")
I am making a [Kentucky Derby Pie](http://cupcakesandkalechips.com/kentucky-derby-pie/) (aka Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie). Super easy and so good, although very rich. A couple of other easy pies that I make frequently are Lemon Chess Pie and Key Lime Pie. (Protip: Don’t juice your own key limes unless you have a lot patience and free time. Buy Nellie and Joe’s Key Lime Juice instead.) ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pi-e-day/782172/6 "2017-03-14T19:16:54Z")
Be sure to play the Pi Song when you have pie on pi day! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JDeTTV-P94o/hqdefault.jpg "pi (song)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDeTTV-P94o) ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pi-e-day/782172/7 "2017-03-14T19:40:24Z")
Cherry all the way. Warm With ice cream ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pi-e-day/782172/8 "2017-03-14T21:22:45Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > Cherry all the way. > > Warm Yeah, I like a warm ‘cherry pie’. Know what I mean? ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pi-e-day/782172/9 "2017-03-14T21:26:35Z")
Well, yeah. A cherry pie that is of a greater temperature than the norm. Kind of a dumb statement you made, really. I can’t imagine what would warrant you to say that in the first place. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pi-e-day/782172/10 "2017-03-14T21:34:56Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > Kind of a dumb statement you made, really. I can’t imagine what would warrant you to say that in the first place. What? I was agreeing with you. I like a warm cherry pie. (Proving the hypothesis that if you add ‘Know what I mean?’ to any statement, people will think it sounds dirty.) ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pi-e-day/782172/11 "2017-03-14T22:20:14Z")
Key lime pie all the way and juice your own limes! The flavour is better. A pox on bottled lime juice! And none of this graham cracker crust silliness either. Pastry crust! Or cherry pie with a nice slice of old cheddar. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pi-e-day/782172/12 "2017-03-15T02:42:40Z")
Just make sure your pie is round, not squared. 🙂 (I’m partial to a nice mince pie, myself. Or warm pecan pie smothered in butter or vanilla ice cream.) ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pi-e-day/782172/13 "2017-03-15T04:30:07Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > Kind of a dumb statement you made, really. I can’t imagine what would warrant you to say that in the first place. golfclap.gif ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pi-e-day/782172/14 "2017-03-15T05:35:42Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > What? I was agreeing with you. I like a warm cherry pie. > > (Proving the hypothesis that if you add ‘Know what I mean?’ to any statement, people will think it sounds dirty.) Johnny, you did not see what Sir T did there. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pi-e-day/782172/15 "2017-03-15T05:46:20Z")
I only ever eat meat pies, because I live in Australia and that’s what we do. Pizza is not pie. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pi-e-day/782172/16 "2017-03-15T13:36:36Z")
Blueberry and/or pecan for the win. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pi-e-day/782172/17 "2017-03-15T13:42:48Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > What? I was agreeing with you. I like a warm cherry pie. > > (Proving the hypothesis that if you add ‘Know what I mean?’ to any statement, people will think it sounds dirty.) > [@friedo](#): > > golfclap.gif > [@Biggirl](#): > > Johnny, you did not see what Sir T did there. I was thinking to myself, “you know, if people don’t get it, I’ll look like a REAL asshole…” Unfortunately Johnny didn’t get it right away, but some of you did, which definitely helps my cause ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pi-e-day/782172/18 "2017-03-15T17:29:49Z")
Peach pie. Now I’ve got a hankering for peaches! :o ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pi-e-day/782172/19 "2017-03-15T17:45:48Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > Unfortunately Johnny didn’t get it right away, but some of you did, which definitely helps my cause I’m not sure I get it now. I keep getting distracted by work. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pi-e-day/782172/20 "2017-03-15T17:49:15Z")
Grand Traverse Pie Co was giving away free slices yesterday. They ran out, so we got rainchecks. Great holiday. Best cartoon yesterday was a pi symbol looking at Twitter, saying “Only 140 characters? I can’t express myself!” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pi-e-day/782172.md?page=2)