June 23, 2006

Pies

All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it. - H.L. Mencken

We stopped on the way to Columbus for gas and at the side of the road was a roadside stand. Two Amish women and some kids selling pies and cookies. I bought a blueberry pie and a cherry pie, alleged to have been freshly made.

When I think "cherry" pie, I think ... mmmm ... cherries. And when I think "blueberry" pie, I think ... mmmmm ... blueberries.

There were no cherries in the cherry pie, at least the part that I didn't throw out. And there may have been a blueberry in the part of the blueberry pie I inspected ... I could not readily identify it, and the DNA tests have not been completed.

I told a lawyer friend of mine my tale of consumer fraud, and he let me in on a secret ... "Juice. Everybody knows the Amish use juice to make those pies. And the crust is terrible. Amish pies are the absolute worst pies on Earth. Everybody knows that ... well, everybody, but me.

Posted by Bill at June 23, 2006 01:46 PM
Comments

these antisemitic posts aren't appreciated.

Posted by: mark at June 23, 2006 02:34 PM