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jjones

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Oct 9, 2001
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It's pie. Why is this even a question? Oh, it has cake in the name? So does a hot dog actually contain dog meat? Is a hamburger made of ham?
 

Spineshank

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Jun 8, 2001
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Wikipedia says its cake so there!

Actually its not made in a pie pan, therefor not pie.
 

Dirigible

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Originally posted by: Born2bwire
Originally posted by: Mr Pickles
Originally posted by: loup garou
Originally posted by: Dirigible
Shut your pie-holes, pie-voters. It is cake because it is cake.

Just as a tomato is a vegetable despite its fruit-like actual qualities, a cheesecake is a cake despite its pie-like actual qualities. Don't make the U.S. Supreme Court come in here and give you a smackdown!
what the fuck? A tomato isn't a vegetable, and cheesecake is pie.

OMFG...
The tomato is a berry (fruit) and cheesecake is pie.

Not according to the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled tomatoes are vegetables. From wiki (but accurate): "The U.S. Supreme Court settled the controversy in 1893 by declaring that the tomato is a vegetable." (Sure, it's a selective quote out of context. Shut up. Dammit. SHUT UP!!!)

You people take your "facts" and "science" and "logical arguments" and stuff 'em up your nose. I hate you!! You're in league with my wife in an attempt to deprive me of my cheesecake birthday cake!

Every year, it goes like this:
Me: I want cheesecake for my birthday.
Her: you can't, it's not a cake.
Me: It is too. Cheesecake. (Start to cry.)
Her: Fine, you big baby.

Now what'll happen? She'll dredge up this thread, say, "See, it's not cake," and I won't get my tasty birthday treat!!!
I HATE ALL YOU HORRIBLE "CHEESECAKE IS PIE" PEOPLE!!! YOU'RE RUINING MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


 

herm0016

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Feb 26, 2005
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it is a pie. it looks like a pie, it acts like a pie. therefore it is a pie.
 

SoulAssassin

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It's basically a pie but it's called a cheesecake so it's a cake. Whoever named it a cheesecake is an idiot and should have named it cheesepie but eff it, mistake is already made so might as well keep it going.
 

jjones

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Oct 9, 2001
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Originally posted by: Gnrslash4life
Wikipedia says its cake so there!

Actually its not made in a pie pan, therefor not pie.
What a shock to find Wikipedia wrong once again.

It's a pie because it does not rise like a cake does and it has a crust that is filled. Cakes do not have crusts.


 

Spineshank

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Jun 8, 2001
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Originally posted by: jjones
Originally posted by: Gnrslash4life
Wikipedia says its cake so there!

Actually its not made in a pie pan, therefor not pie.
What a shock to find Wikipedia wrong once again.

It's a pie because it does not rise like a cake does and it has a crust that is filled. Cakes do not have crusts.

Um, cheesecake does rise. Unless your making some instant shit off the shelf from the grocery store.
 

IceBergSLiM

Lifer
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Originally posted by: Gnrslash4life
Originally posted by: jjones
Originally posted by: Gnrslash4life
Wikipedia says its cake so there!

Actually its not made in a pie pan, therefor not pie.
What a shock to find Wikipedia wrong once again.

It's a pie because it does not rise like a cake does and it has a crust that is filled. Cakes do not have crusts.

Um, cheesecake does rise. Unless your making some instant shit off the shelf from the grocery store.

what is the rising agent used?
 

DivideBYZero

Lifer
May 18, 2001
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Originally posted by: jjones
Originally posted by: Gnrslash4life
Wikipedia says its cake so there!

Actually its not made in a pie pan, therefor not pie.
What a shock to find Wikipedia wrong once again.

It's a pie because it does not rise like a cake does and it has a crust that is filled. Cakes do not have crusts.

It has a base, it does not have a 'crust'.
 

nakedfrog

No Lifer
Apr 3, 2001
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Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Originally posted by: jjones
Originally posted by: Gnrslash4life
Wikipedia says its cake so there!

Actually its not made in a pie pan, therefor not pie.
What a shock to find Wikipedia wrong once again.

It's a pie because it does not rise like a cake does and it has a crust that is filled. Cakes do not have crusts.

It has a base, it does not have a 'crust'.

Hm, yes, a crust must extend from the bottom to cover the sides, I believe.