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On Sun, 16 Sep 2012 07:29:58 -0400, Jim Elbrecht >
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>On Sat, 15 Sep 2012 23:30:22 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
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>>On Sat, 15 Sep 2012 15:31:57 -0700, "Cheri" >
>>wrote:
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>>>
>>>I like the timeless classic that was asked at a restaurant where I worked
>>>when a whole pie was sold "How many pieces of pie can I get out of this
>>>pie?"
>>>
>>>Cheri

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>>
>>I always cut it into six. NO way can I eat eight pieces.

>
>Shame on you-- We were taught that pies got cut into seven pieces no
>matter what.


Easy peasy... no one told you seven *equal* pieces.

In fact at home most people slice pie one piece at a time, they're
never equal pieces, and the only way to tell how many pieces is if the
knife leaves witness marks on the pan.