‘Are You Trying To Pimp Me For A Pie?’

Hey, it’s National Pie Day! While the pie-eating celebratory day may still not be recognized by Arizona or whatever, it is apparently celebrated here. Of course, it’s only really supported by KYW 1060 reporter John McDevitt, who went out and asked clueless Philadelphians about the day:

Wednesday, January 23rd, is National Pie Day! But not very many people knew about it — not even Alvin Bieler of Bieler’s Bakery at the Reading Terminal Market. He’s been serving up pies for nearly 23 years but admits he was caught completely off guard: “I didn’t know it was Pie Day.” [...]

I told shoppers at the market about the National Pie Council suggestion of giving pies to people who don’t expect it — what the organization was calling “random acts of pieness.”

Did this man see any of that going on?

(Man:) “(laughs) Not yet, but I would like to see how it’s done.”

(McDevitt:) “They say just buy a pie for someone in line or someone who doesn’t expect it.”

(Man:) “Are you trying to pimp me for a pie?”

Ahh, yes: “Are you trying to pimp me for a pie,” the official slogan of National Pie Day.

National Pie Day Arrives in Phila. With Little Fanfare [KYW 1060]