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Pie Rankings: Banana Cream, Sara Lee, and Peppermint Pie Debate

from This Is No Way To Live · #72

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3 min

Tim ranks Thanksgiving pies, praising a banana cream pie from Diane's in Roslyn and nostalgic Sara Lee French silk pie, while mocking Ray's suggestion of peppermint pie.

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  • 47:47Tim questions whether peppermint pie is actually a thing, suggesting Boston cream pie instead.
  • 48:02He dismisses peppermint pie as having a disgusting minty taste that sounds unappetizing.
  • 48:26Tim admits he likes mint desserts generally, though he's not a huge fan of mint chocolate chip ice cream.
  • 48:41Sarah Lee frozen pies, specifically French silk, were great grocery store staples from his childhood.
  • 48:57He describes the ritual of putting Sarah Lee chocolate cream pies in the refrigerator to frost over.
  • 49:14Tim calls Sarah Lee French silk pie 'real white trash eating' in a nostalgic way.
  • 49:35He teases that Shannon's neighborhood in the city is surrounded by Greek bakeries but she doesn't go to them.
  • 49:48Tim asks where the show should go long-term, wondering what direction they should take it.
  • 50:08They establish this is episode 72, approximately 72 weeks of the show running.
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