Where did the phrase you like pie originate?

Answer 1

I don't really know, but i use it all the time. I use it when someone says something totally random, I say "I like pie" to make a point that the person just said something totally random. Most of the time they're just like "What? I don't get it...." Its really funny :)

Answer 2

The expression is actually fairly recent. During World War II, as American GI's would frequently give the stock answer that they were fighting "for Mom and Apple Pie"--it was a catch-phrase of the time. The phrase was picked up by writers who turned it into "as American as Mom and Apple Pie". By the 1960s, Mom got left out and the phrase appeared as it does today.

The irony is that apple pie is not American at all--it's German! When the Pilgrims landed in the 17th century, there were no edible apples in America, only crabapples. The English colonists made lots of pies, but not a lot of apple pies. It was the Pennsylvania Dutch, who came over in the 18th century (and who were, of course, German, and not Dutch) who perfected apple pies and made them a famous part of American cuisine.

Answer 3

Pie came from Europe. Many countries there made hot pies with vegetables or fruit and eventually the French used cream. The United Kingdom made millions of pies of both types.

Answer 4

It is commonly used as an icebreaker when there is a long silence. A person who says 'I like pie' does not always like pie, they just say it because they feel like it!

Answer 5

Math City. The term was originally coined by Archimedes. Not sure why though...