The Pie Warmer Intelligence Test

[Evil Queen]

Don't Pot pies tend to be more like a stew inside a crust?
Meat pies in other countries seem to be the thing that a Hot Pocket is trying to imitate.

The cheapo ones are more stew in meat. The more pricy ones tend to be more like an empanada. (Wiki Link, oh the things I learned in New Mexico. )

[Dilorenzo]

I miss beef pies. Can't get good beef pies in the US. Or a decent guinness, but that's another matter.

[Apathy]

the really dodgy ones have "meat, may include pork" on the ingredients list

"May contain meat."

[Samaliel]

Why do I have a vision of a man with a tray, selling sausages in a bun and deep fried rats on a stick ?

[Evil Queen]

....because you just watched Mel Brooks' History of the World Part 1?

[Samaliel]

Nope. More likely that I am a huge Terry Pratchett's Discworld fan, and that Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler is one of my favorite characters.

Haven't seen History of the World in years. It's the kind of movie I don't like seeing more than once much.

[Evil Queen]

I'm rather fond of Discworld, myself. I'm a sucker for Rincewind.

[Samaliel]

Haven't seen him in quite some time. I miss him. But I love Tiffany Aching and Moist von Lipwig.

[Evil Queen]

Didn't you know? Terry Pratchett has Alzheimer's Disease. Last I heard, he was working on his last two books. He's hoping to finish them before he gets too far along in his illness.

[edible_hat]

Didn't you know? Terry Pratchett has Alzheimer's Disease. Last I heard, he was working on his last two books. He's hoping to finish them before he gets too far along in his illness.

I remember reading his blog when that news first came out. He said something like "Thanks for offering to help everyone, but there's really nothing you can do unless you're a neuroscientist. Oh I know, you can help by buying my books." But phrased in a wittier way.

[Samaliel]

Yes, I know of this. I first read about it in R.K. Milholland's Super Stupor webcomic. I then checked the info on other websites. It made me sad. I heard the next book will also feature Moist von Lipwig and the end of Making Money hints towards the tax system (Moist von Lipwig as the new head of the Morporkian I.R.S. ? Doubtful, he has far too much self respect to rip people off their money in such a way) but I heard some rumors about the stock market.

It's sad, because I'm fairly sure the Discworld became very real somewhere, and Mr Pratchett seems to be the only one who knows how to take a peek at it. When Sam Vimes kicks some buttocks, does it make a sound if there is no one to read about it ?

[Barefootgirl]

I thought the new book was going to be about the Undertaking - i.e building a transportation system under the city. Given that the city now has a Device (cf. Thud), they are quite well-equipped to start the work.

I am really gutted about Pterry.

[Naaman]

The cheapo ones are more stew in meat. The more pricy ones tend to be more like an empanada. (Wiki Link, oh the things I learned in New Mexico. )

They look more like pasties, and may well be derived from them - the Cornish got all over the world following the mines

[calulu]

Oooh and don't forget the taquitos (Thank you 7-11) !!!

Ah man, I could live on cream cheese jalapeno taquitos, candy and diet coke from 7-11. All the important food groups covered