People seem to like different kinds of pie. My husband believes that the type of pie you like is reflective of your personality. Since we’re entering into the holiday season where pie is often served, take a look at what the pie-o-logist has to say:
I’ll start with Apple: You are a fairly basic, conservative person. However, if you are specific about the type of apples you like in your Apple Pie, such as Granny Smith or Macintosh, in any way specific, you have a secret side to you. Like you have a crush on Sean Hannity. Whose favorite pie, I am sure, is Apple.
Cherry: You are a Liberal sort of person. You like National Public Radio. And you follow the party line. If you prefer a deep crust on your Cherry Pie, you are not as Liberal as you think you are. Like you might secretly have voted for Donald Trump, (whose favorite pie is Pumpkin with a golden crust-real gold -) but you like to look poor and publicly put down anything Republican.
Lemon Meringue: A fellow blogger loves this pie and announced he would celebrate his art opening with eating lots and lots of Lemon Meringue Pie. What does this mean? My husband says if you like this kind of pie, you are a little acerbic, droll and witty. Not necessarily political. Judging from what I know about my internet friend, I would say this is correct. A few more. Banana Cream Pie, as featured in the photograph above: Your jokes fall flat. And there is a hint of exploration in the things you do. You go off the beaten path, a little. Like you might wear a safari congo hat. (An example of a joke falling flat!)
Sweet Potato Pie is a bear hugging type person. And Key Lime, you are a kook. (Although I have been known to drive to the grocery store and buy Kenny’s Key Lime Pie at 10:00 PM.) Trust me.
There are just a few more: Rum-Raisin, can be something you love, but don’t eat very often. However, if it’s your favorite pie, get ready. You’ve got a problem. You light candles instead of using electric lights. And… no offense, you are probably into the Satanism. And you like taxidermy as decor. You may even have a room full of dolls. Whipped cream on top of any pie tones down the characteristics. Pecan Pie means you are nutty. I guess loving a nut pie would be emblematic of nuttiness. But seriously, in Pie o logy, if your favorite pie is Pecan, you are on the off-beat side. My personal favorite is Blackberry Cobbler. He says that if you like this pie, you are wild. Blackberries indicate this. The crustiness of cobbler hints at being conservative, possessing humanity, and being centered or grounded. Lots of sugar forming a glaze on top means that you are sweet, but with resistance. My husband’s favorite is Strawberry Rhubarb: Meaning, if you like this, you are clever, brilliant and an off-the-wall radical! You might have a gun under your bed. You may be a Libertarian. I really don’t want to know this about him. We do not have a gun under our bed. Does this make me doubt the science of Pie o logy? You decide.
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What are you if you don’t like pie, Hollis? Wait, don’t answer that! 🙂 I enjoyed your husband’s assessment.
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Thank you, Jill for reading my blog about Pie o logy. You make me laugh. Yeah, maybe I better not ask him what it means if a person doesn’t like pie at all! You are so funny!
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Jill, Hubby says you are a very mysterious person!
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Ha ha! My dad always said I was “just weird.” 🙂
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Wow… I can’t believe Dad came up with all this. All I have to say is that I think Pecan Pie makes you a Conservative. I hope. It was really entertaining though!
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Wow, lylamills! Thank you for reading and commenting! You made me laugh also with your comment about Dad! You know what he said about Pecan Pie people!!!! He’s probably regretting getting into this. Don’t you think?
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Excellent! I am making lemon for book group on Friday. No meringue though. So am I just sour without sweet?
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Well, Denise, My husband says he has to use caution talking about this one. There are sexual overtones. You might be prone to having an affair, or interested in someone else’s lover. You are randy, but nice. Wonderful company. Conversations with you are very charged! Have fun at the book meeting! 🙂
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Made me hungry and want to bake a pie! What does he think if you can’t master pie crusts? Pretty neat assessement for a Jr. High student. Do love the name of his course.
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My husband says that this could get deeper than he wishes to go into here. Perhaps a private consultation?
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Perfect!
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OK, Marjie, I think that is you above! (Notice I did not need your pie chart to recognize you! Stupid joke! :)) I will ask what is most convenient unless you want to call him yourself!
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Interesting! I love apple and pecan pie equally so I guess I am conservative on the outside but nutty on the inside? 😀
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He says, “Hello, fellow Pie o logist!”
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No chocolate pie? I’m outta luck!
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No, Mareymercy, it means (and I am following notes here), that you are centered and content, your life is about searching for happiness more than most. You are an optimist, a deep person and you have a unique sweetness about you. A lot of private thoughts.
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I like that your husband has put a lot of thought into this, Hollis! I am one who loves pecan pie and apple streusel pie warmed up with ice cream in the Fall and Winter. I love strawberry pie and lemon meringue, (and Key Lime pie) only in the summer time. I want to know if my interests in certain pies determined by season, make me wild (like you) or nutty (like the pecan) or just wacky? Smiles!
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My husband says that the fact that you like so many different pies, means you are hard to pin down. It would be better if you chose just one favorite! Thanks for your comment! I really love it!
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This is so fun! Hollis, it is all seasonal so I will stick with his analysis, I may be hard to pin down!
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I guess, unless you want to combine all those four favorite pies and make it your personality! Which could work too! He just told me you are hard to pin down, which probably is more like it! Haha, Scorpio friend!
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What about Pumpkin Pie? It’s my favorite. What does that say about me?
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Lorraine, thank you for doing the pie o logy thing with us! You are a calm person, very observant. You appear to be old-fashioned, but the spices in pumpkin pie mean that there is a devilish quality to you! You like tradition and are conservative! The weekly dinners with the family and things happening on a regular basis fits! 🙂
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So funny, this. I’m not a pie fan, actually – only savoury – my Mum’s steak and kidney would be my favourite. I wonder what your husband would make of this? I stick to just fruit – or at a push – chocolate mousse for puddingy things.
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Hey, Jenny! Thanks for joining in this pie o logy stuff! (And knowing your keen sense of humor, to think it is funny, is a compliment) My husband says, that in the discussion of dessert pies, to pick steak and kidney, means you step outside the norm a bit. And to like this pie, you are adventurous, fierce, but grounded. A person who is very strong, (take no prisoners) and very independent! He says the chocolate mousse thing, although he only does pies, means that you are a clever optimist and a deep, sweet, private person.
I have to say here, all my references in this blog were American: Matt Lauer, etc. But if Prince Charles were to have a favorite pie, it would be black currant, Hubby says.
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Wow, I love your husband – does he ever say anything negative?!
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Well….being that strawberry-rhubarb pie is his fave, I think he has some negativity in him! But clever and brilliant negativity, of course!
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I always new something was wrong with me… I like them all and can’t have none, unless I close my eyes… and ignore what the doctor say which I often do… you live only once 🙂
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You know, Doran, you are right…by closing your eyes, you can have them all. It’s by picking one, you have to give the rest away. You are a mysterious person, in that you cannot just choose one kind of pie. At least that’s what my husband says! Thank you so much for commenting on my blog! It means a lot to me, as I love your artwork!!! 🙂
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It is pleasure as I enjoy reading your posts. I often asked on other people which painting is your favourite and I find it so hard to answer… I like so much of what I see around and everything have a story to tell. I am sure there ones I like more then other as it matter of taste, but I find so many nice out there in this little beautiful world. Maybe with experience in life we learn to love more and enjoy more and if you don’t try you never know, you just have to let yourself and be positive. I always like to explore and keep an open mind, the joy of life. Thank you for following and enjoying my art as it give me great pleasure to share and see you and others smilling 🙂 x
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You are welcome! Your art does make me smile.
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Thanks Hollis I appreciate your involvement as that is my main interest to see other people enjoying it and smile about it, thanks for your kind thoughts 🙂 x
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Pecan.
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Ron, really? As it was said: emblematic of nuttiness!!!!!!!!
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Offbeat is a better way to say it, and from what I know, you fit that!
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I think Thanksgiving would be a perfect time to consult with the pi ologist!
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What a wonderful time for a consultation, Marjie. I am pretty sure, (although at this point I don’t know…I just got off the phone with him asking him about someone’s favorite pie) that he would be glad to analyze the entire group of people attending Thanksgiving! Based on their favorite pies. And like you said, it is perfect because that is the time of year pie is most likely to be on a person’s mind! Let’s just not ask him now. Heh heh! We have a few months. 🙂
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Very interesting. I love cherry cobbler. Would that make me a mix of cherry pie and blackberry cobbler? 🙂
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No, Kourtney, (following notes again)… cherry pie, as you know, has the “I like NPR” profile, but being that it is cherry cobbler that you like, although you are still progressive, you are more sensible. Not as abstract. You are more down to earth. And if you put ice cream on top, you are even less liberal than if there was no ice cream. But keep in mind, my husband is a pie o logist, not a cobbler o logist!!!!! 🙂
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heehee.. and I love lemon Meringue pie.. heehee… (not sure if I fit the character analysis from your hubby) 😉
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Angela! Thank you for commenting! Angela, my husband is correct! You ARE witty! Maybe not as droll or a bit sarcastic (are you?), but then again, Hubby says pie o logy rarely fails. Maybe where you live, Lemon Meringue Pie is made a different way? 🙂
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I guess I’m a nutty kook because, given the choice, I wouldn’t be able to choose between Pecan Pie and Key Lime Pie (fortunately, I’ve never had to choose). Ah, but what about Pumpkin Pie? I don’t see that mentioned … or is it in the comments? That is my all-time favorite. Unadorned Pumpkin Pie (no whipped cream) 😉
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Hi Marie! Well, you know, liking Key Lime and Pecan are signs of being a little unusual. Off beat: Pecan and Kookiness: Key Lime. But if your all time favorite is Pumpkin, you are not exactly how you appear to others. You appear to be “old-fashioned”, but are actually quite adventurous.The fact that you state without a doubt that you do not like whipped cream on your Pumpkin Pie means that all the regular characteristics of Pumpkin Pie apply, but are not muffled as whipped or ice cream put on pie tends to do. You are intensely observant, intensely regimented, intensely appearing to be one way, but almost leading a double life in reality.Let me know if Hubby can be of more assistance! 🙂
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Oh, my! I feel like I’ve been found out 🙂
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Haha!!:)
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I must say this: Last night I had a dream that I liked coconut cream pie. (This Pie-O-Logy is getting out of hand! I asked my husband: Delightful, warm, sweet and the thin crust means I am highly sensitive.(feelings get hurt easily) All true. so, let’s forget my original blackberry cobbler cop out. My favorite is this one. And it’s an analyzable pie!!!
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I’m afraid I have to throw a wrench into the mix: My favorite pie is Shoo-fly Pie, which is a Pennsylvania Dutch concoction made from molasses and brown sugar. Does your hubby want to venture a guess as to what this means (other than I am related to people from Pennsylvania Dutch country), or should I offer myself up as a template?
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Eric, you are secretly old-fashioned. Almost to the point of being stubborn. Kind of like Uncle Joe on “Petticoat Junction” (TV Show), but there is a deep sweetness in your character. You can be unpredictable at times. But you always come back to an inherent goodness. Some people might call you an oddball. But you are not. So says Hubby about Shoo Fly Pie people.
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hahaha. Probably true. I’m just glad hubby didn’t say “Serial Killer” or “Michael Bolton’s #1 fan.”
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Hollis, this post had me laughing and laughing! I love, love, love, love cheesecake. Not the freezer aisle stuff, the $12 a slice, melt in your mouth kind of stuff. I’d be curious about the “Pie-o-logy” interpretation of a cheesecake lover (which perhaps would be outside the realm of pie but…)!
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Okay, Eli, I had to catch my husband at a good time. Hahaha! He, said “three things come to mind: Sweet, Dense, Raconteur. Slow, like, ‘Does she really like me?’ (After she has made you a cheesecake….She likes you, Eli!) Cool exterior. Hidden big heart.” He said if there is fruit on it, things are changed. Like look up cherry pie, for instance. (Hubby says, “You know where that’s going!”) If cherries are on a piece of cheesecake that cost $12.00 a slice, then you add liberal to that. (politically and culturally!) If it is pineapple cheesecake, add a monocle to the person eating it in a low lit restaurant.
He adds a disclaimer here: He is a “Pie o logist.” So he may not be right with this. Cheesecake is not a pie. But, as you can see, he is more than glad to help out. In fact we laugh about it!
If you need further assistance, like with the girl who is making you the cheesecake and you are not sure if she likes you or not, the “Pie o logist” will help out!
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Hollis I’m at home in my office space laughing so hard! This is fantastic and frighteningly accurate! I like his interpretation and believe he might not just be a “Pie-o-logist” perhaps he should expand his practice into “dessert-o-logy.” The insight about adding fruit to cheesecake is hysterical and I am tracking with him on the cherry pie reference! This is classic, I may need to come back for another slice! 🙂
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How funny!!!! Dessert-o logy!!! Glad he was accurate. If you have anyone needing his services, I think he really gets a kick out of it. I know I do. Yesterday when I was asking him about you, he goes, right in the middle of your “analysis,” “Are you getting this?” As I was fumbling with my pencil and paper. It is funny! And so are you!!!! Cherries, ah yes…..we know all about you!
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Hollis, this is so funny! I love how he was like, “Are you getting this?” That’s great! I’ll have to ask my current love interest about her pie preferences, we must know if we are a good match! I will certainly recommend his/your expert “pie-o-logical” services to others! 🙂
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Thanks,Eli! So silly! 🙂
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Reblogged this on Kentucky angel and commented:
I just found this blog in my Reader on WordPress, and have enjoyed it so much that I’m passing it on to my friends. It seems very appropriate during this season leading up to Thanksgiving, which I always consider the beginning of “pie season”. And for the record–I’ve never met a pie I didn’t like, and some I really love.
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Hollis, I just discovered your blog from a comment you made on mine. Just HAD to reblog it on Kentucky Angel. Love your husbands pie o logy theory. And since I’ve never met a pie I didn’t like, but absolute love pumpkin (which my mom always told me was used to fatten pigs), I have to go with pumpkin as my favorite. And BTW, I’m not fat, at least not at the moment. I have been there, done that however.
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Well, you know, if you look at the comments what liking pumpkin means. You are pretty mysterious! Thank you for commenting. I will follow you! And check further into you, you mystery person! 🙂
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Blueberry? I am Byron Kramer
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Byron, I am so glad you introduced blueberry into the assortment of pies here. No one has yet to ask the Pie o logist for that analysis.
You are easy going. Might be mistaken for a conservative, but you have a secret life. Your secret life is rich and, in fact, you kind of gorge on it. (as it were) There is a reason why blueberry pie is the pie of choice in Pie Eating Contests. Nobody knows how these regular looking people can sit down to a table of pies and stuff themselves until they are sick.
Therefore you are HUNGRY for all that the world has to offer, taking in pieces at a time. And you can never be quite full.
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Hi there, Hollis! I am not on Facebook but did check out your artistry and unique blog. I could not find my way to the place I could comment via wordpress there. Your studio is beautiful and your art is displayed in so many different forms. Take care and glad your husband is so astute with pies! This post comes to mind when I am nibbling on a pie!
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Robin, I just reblogged the Pie o logy post! We are in sync!
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I’m very much a Key Lime kinda gal 😉
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Hey! I haven’t been in touch with anyone for such a long time! So nice that you stopped by, mareymercy! I think of you often when I wear/see Free People!
Last time we did this, you were a Chocolate Pie girl! I just called my husband and we went through the Key Lime Pie personality. He said you are quick tongued and quick witted. Grounded. You think things through and go deeper than most people. You may be slow to make a decision, but once you do, you commit to your choice entirely. If you can compare your personality (choice of pie) to a singing voice, it would be John Lennon’s, as opposed to the Lemon Meringue personality, having the voice of Paul McCartney. (not as zesty) Another way Doug looked at it, was, Key Lime is like Oscar Wilde where Lemon Meringue is like Don Rickles. (If that makes sense….I am having trouble with some of his tangents) I hope that helps. I miss your wigs and photographs!
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I guess it depends on my mood – when I re-read this Key Lime sounded better! LOL
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Love this analysis! You didn’t mention pumpkin pie with whipped cream?! For fruit I love cherry but pumpkin and pecan rock. Esp together.
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Luanne, let’s leave the cherry out of this for now. First of all. thanks for contributing! OK, you mention Pumpkin Pie first, which characterizes observation, insightfulness, possibly appearing a tad old-fashioned, but masking an inner life of a devilish quality. But when you drag Pecan Pie into the mix. (on the same plate), it gets very interesting.
The spices in the Pumpkin meet the eccentricity of the Pecan and it creates a kind of kaleidoscopic secret life, revealed in bursts. (your poetry?)
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Well, I guess I am a complete eccentric, & if I want it, I have to make it myself! Surprised too that it has been excluded, since you live in Georgia. It is a foreign dish here in Maine. My all time favorite is PEACH PIE, warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. That’s why I planted a peach tree in my yard……………. And BTW, ask the pie o logist, what about people who like custard pie? I don’t; it is too bland, but it is a favorite up here…………I give you a whole group to analyze………………….
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Pat! Thank you for contributing to this! I did ask the Pie o logist about peach pie, but forgot to ask about Maine’s favorite: custard. I will ask him about that one tonight. Okay here goes about peach: A Peach Pie person is deceptively radical. More radical than a Cherry Pie person (look up cherry pie, NPR, democrat, but not too progressive..think they are…etc. I think it is in the body of the blog.) This Peach Pie person is more radical than the Cherry Pie person because of the size of the pits. The peach has bigger pits. (Now I realize the pits do not go into the pie, but this is what Hubby said.) This person (you) has loving and humane characteristics, such as taking in stray cats, that kind of thing.You are a direct person, a sweet person with a tendency toward pessimism (although I told Doug pessimism does not fit you, he would not budge.) Okay this is where it gets weird: (but true, in your case) He said the fact that you like warm. peach pie, usually ice cream softens the characteristics of any pie. Tones them down even. In the case of peach pie being served warm to hot, the radicalism burns away the ice cream, making the radicalism predominant. Even more predominant than the humane qualities you possess. And he does not even know you!!!!!!!
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I am nut!
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The pie o logist says you are indeed an off best person! Thank you for responding. He only knows this because of your pie choice, mind you!!! 🙂
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