# Why is there pie by my name? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 13, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-pie-by-my-name/1012927 "2025-01-13T20:20:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-pie-by-my-name/1012927/1 "2025-01-13T20:20:21Z")
Why is there pie by my name? ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-pie-by-my-name/1012927/2 "2025-01-13T20:23:05Z")
It’s cake, for your cake day, the anniversary of the day you joined. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-pie-by-my-name/1012927/3 "2025-01-13T20:23:41Z")
Over here it looks like cake with a doodad on top like a cherry maybe. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-pie-by-my-name/1012927/4 "2025-01-13T20:27:16Z")
Yep, from here too. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-pie-by-my-name/1012927/5 "2025-01-13T20:27:45Z")
D’oh. Should have guessed. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-pie-by-my-name/1012927/6 "2025-01-13T20:28:15Z")
Strawberry, [![](https://emoji.discourse-cdn.com/twitter/cake.png?v=12) ](https://emoji.discourse-cdn.com/twitter/cake.png?v=12) ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-pie-by-my-name/1012927/7 "2025-01-13T20:28:52Z")
Nice. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-pie-by-my-name/1012927/8 "2025-01-13T20:29:23Z")
Well, the bright side is that at least it’s not on fire like some things… ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-pie-by-my-name/1012927/9 "2025-01-13T20:33:39Z")
I can’t see any pie !? eta. must be a time zone thing. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-pie-by-my-name/1012927/10 "2025-01-13T20:33:56Z")
Happy Dopeversary! ---
**Author:** ![Orville\_mogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/aeb1de/32.png) [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-pie-by-my-name/1012927/11 "2025-01-13T20:38:11Z")
Me either! ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-pie-by-my-name/1012927/12 "2025-01-13T20:38:42Z")
Look at Lucas’s name and it’s in the tagline thing after “nothin’” ---
**Author:** ![Orville\_mogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/aeb1de/32.png) [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-pie-by-my-name/1012927/13 "2025-01-13T20:39:39Z")
Nope. Nothin after nothin. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-pie-by-my-name/1012927/14 "2025-01-13T20:41:01Z")
It’s my different timezone. LJ’s start date shows as 14th Jan to me. So i guess i’ll start to see the cake tomorrow (in 3 1/2 hours) ! ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-pie-by-my-name/1012927/15 "2025-01-13T20:41:14Z")
Nothin from nothin leaves nothin, I believe. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-pie-by-my-name/1012927/16 "2025-01-13T20:42:18Z")
Must be for the “guests” who are more than just guests. PC’s ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-pie-by-my-name/1012927/17 "2025-01-13T23:05:12Z")
Could be the skin version you’re using. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-pie-by-my-name/1012927/18 "2025-01-13T23:24:15Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Happy Dopeversary! Why, thank you Beck! > [@Czarcasm](#): > > Nothin from nothin leaves nothin, I believe. Beat me to it! ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-pie-by-my-name/1012927/19 "2025-01-13T23:28:30Z")
You gotta have something, . . . ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-pie-by-my-name/1012927/20 "2025-01-13T23:38:21Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > So i guess i’ll start to see the cake tomorrow (in 3 1/2 hours) ! Hah! Not if I get to it first. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-pie-by-my-name/1012927.md?page=2)