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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 1

Brandie Tarvin (10/22/2012)
[font="Comic Sans MS"]The PI! It needs more slices![/font]
You know what I hate about pie charts?
You can never tell what filling they're using. And it's awfully hard to stick a spoon in there and scoop out the filling (no crust) without the whole chart collapsing.
SIGH.

That's true, without crust it isn't much of a pie. I suppose it is more of a flan chart.

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TomThomson SSC Guru Points: 104773 More actions · Answer 2

Stefan Krzywicki (10/22/2012)
Brandie Tarvin (10/22/2012)
[font="Comic Sans MS"]The PI! It needs more slices![/font]
You know what I hate about pie charts?
You can never tell what filling they're using. And it's awfully hard to stick a spoon in there and scoop out the filling (no crust) without the whole chart collapsing.
SIGH.
That's true, without crust it isn't much of a pie. I suppose it is more of a flan chart.

Some pies have crust but no base or sidewall, so you can see the filling of such a pie provided it is upside down and removed from its container. This leads to two conclusions: (i) the people who christened pie charts thought upside down (maybe the came from Oz?) and (ii) if you try to see what the filling is the pie will collapse, just as if you had used a spoon to attempt to get at the filling of a pie the right way up without breaking the crust.

Tom

ChrisM@home SSC-Insane Points: 24260 More actions · Answer 3

Stefan Krzywicki (10/22/2012)
Brandie Tarvin (10/22/2012)
[font="Comic Sans MS"]The PI! It needs more slices![/font]
You know what I hate about pie charts?
You can never tell what filling they're using. And it's awfully hard to stick a spoon in there and scoop out the filling (no crust) without the whole chart collapsing.
SIGH.
That's true, without crust it isn't much of a pie. I suppose it is more of a flan chart.

It's a cheesecake, hold the cheese bit.

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For better assistance in answering your questions, please read this[/url].

Understanding and using APPLY, (I)[/url] and (II)[/url] Paul White[/url]

Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins[/url] / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop[/url] Jeff Moden[/url]

ChrisM@home SSC-Insane Points: 24260 More actions · Answer 4

L' Eomot Inversé (10/22/2012)
Stefan Krzywicki (10/22/2012)
Brandie Tarvin (10/22/2012)
[font="Comic Sans MS"]The PI! It needs more slices![/font]
You know what I hate about pie charts?
You can never tell what filling they're using. And it's awfully hard to stick a spoon in there and scoop out the filling (no crust) without the whole chart collapsing.
SIGH.
That's true, without crust it isn't much of a pie. I suppose it is more of a flan chart.
Some pies have crust but no base or sidewall, so you can see the filling of such a pie provided it is upside down and removed from its container. This leads to two conclusions: (i) the people who christened pie charts thought upside down (maybe the came from Oz?) and (ii) if you try to see what the filling is the pie will collapse, just as if you had used a spoon to attempt to get at the filling of a pie the right way up without breaking the crust.

Good pies have a hole in the top, supposedly to let the steam escape so the pie doesn't explode whilst baking.

What tosh, pies don't explode. It's so chef can have first dibs, poking a straw into the ready-made tasting aperture.

[font="Arial"]^{Low-hanging fruit picker and defender of the moggies}[/font]

For better assistance in answering your questions, please read this[/url].

Understanding and using APPLY, (I)[/url] and (II)[/url] Paul White[/url]

Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins[/url] / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop[/url] Jeff Moden[/url]

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 5

ChrisM@home (10/22/2012)
L' Eomot Inversé (10/22/2012)
Stefan Krzywicki (10/22/2012)
Brandie Tarvin (10/22/2012)
[font="Comic Sans MS"]The PI! It needs more slices![/font]
You know what I hate about pie charts?
You can never tell what filling they're using. And it's awfully hard to stick a spoon in there and scoop out the filling (no crust) without the whole chart collapsing.
SIGH.
That's true, without crust it isn't much of a pie. I suppose it is more of a flan chart.
Some pies have crust but no base or sidewall, so you can see the filling of such a pie provided it is upside down and removed from its container. This leads to two conclusions: (i) the people who christened pie charts thought upside down (maybe the came from Oz?) and (ii) if you try to see what the filling is the pie will collapse, just as if you had used a spoon to attempt to get at the filling of a pie the right way up without breaking the crust.
Good pies have a hole in the top, supposedly to let the steam escape so the pie doesn't explode whilst baking.
What tosh, pies don't explode. It's so chef can have first dibs, poking a straw into the ready-made tasting aperture.

So where is the hole in the pie chart? Hmm? Because we all know that pie charts are full of ~~hot air~~ escaping steam.

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ChrisM@home SSC-Insane Points: 24260 More actions · Answer 6

Brandie Tarvin (10/22/2012)
ChrisM@home (10/22/2012)
L' Eomot Inversé (10/22/2012)
Stefan Krzywicki (10/22/2012)
Brandie Tarvin (10/22/2012)
[font="Comic Sans MS"]The PI! It needs more slices![/font]
You know what I hate about pie charts?
You can never tell what filling they're using. And it's awfully hard to stick a spoon in there and scoop out the filling (no crust) without the whole chart collapsing.
SIGH.
That's true, without crust it isn't much of a pie. I suppose it is more of a flan chart.
Some pies have crust but no base or sidewall, so you can see the filling of such a pie provided it is upside down and removed from its container. This leads to two conclusions: (i) the people who christened pie charts thought upside down (maybe the came from Oz?) and (ii) if you try to see what the filling is the pie will collapse, just as if you had used a spoon to attempt to get at the filling of a pie the right way up without breaking the crust.
Good pies have a hole in the top, supposedly to let the steam escape so the pie doesn't explode whilst baking.
What tosh, pies don't explode. It's so chef can have first dibs, poking a straw into the ready-made tasting aperture.
So where is the hole in the pie chart? Hmm? Because we all know that pie charts are full of ~~hot air~~ escaping steam.

Wayne forgot this in his query:

CHEFSPERKS (10 PERCENT)

It works a little like TABLESAMPLE except the results are never returned to the table.

[font="Arial"]^{Low-hanging fruit picker and defender of the moggies}[/font]

For better assistance in answering your questions, please read this[/url].

Understanding and using APPLY, (I)[/url] and (II)[/url] Paul White[/url]

Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins[/url] / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop[/url] Jeff Moden[/url]

jasona.work SSC Guru Points: 50117 More actions · Answer 7

Brandie Tarvin (10/22/2012)
[font="Comic Sans MS"]The PI! It needs more slices![/font]
You know what I hate about pie charts?
You can never tell what filling they're using. And it's awfully hard to stick a spoon in there and scoop out the filling (no crust) without the whole chart collapsing.
SIGH.

The pie is a lie!

(too old?)

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736270 More actions · Answer 8

I know I like cherry or blueberry, and I know that I don't like the creamy/chocolatey pies. I don't know if there are other pies I don't like, but I also don't know if they are other pies I like.

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 9

Melktert! Awesome (well, when made properly). Apple. Lemon meringue (lemon slightly sour, meringue sweet)

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

We walk in the dark places no others will enter
We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 10

ChrisM@home (10/22/2012)
Stefan Krzywicki (10/22/2012)
Brandie Tarvin (10/22/2012)
[font="Comic Sans MS"]The PI! It needs more slices![/font]
You know what I hate about pie charts?
You can never tell what filling they're using. And it's awfully hard to stick a spoon in there and scoop out the filling (no crust) without the whole chart collapsing.
SIGH.
That's true, without crust it isn't much of a pie. I suppose it is more of a flan chart.
It's a cheesecake, hold the cheese bit.

Cheese bits can be cheese or NULL, right?

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When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 11

ChrisM@home (10/22/2012)
L' Eomot Inversé (10/22/2012)
Stefan Krzywicki (10/22/2012)
Brandie Tarvin (10/22/2012)
[font="Comic Sans MS"]The PI! It needs more slices![/font]
You know what I hate about pie charts?
You can never tell what filling they're using. And it's awfully hard to stick a spoon in there and scoop out the filling (no crust) without the whole chart collapsing.
SIGH.
That's true, without crust it isn't much of a pie. I suppose it is more of a flan chart.
Some pies have crust but no base or sidewall, so you can see the filling of such a pie provided it is upside down and removed from its container. This leads to two conclusions: (i) the people who christened pie charts thought upside down (maybe the came from Oz?) and (ii) if you try to see what the filling is the pie will collapse, just as if you had used a spoon to attempt to get at the filling of a pie the right way up without breaking the crust.
Good pies have a hole in the top, supposedly to let the steam escape so the pie doesn't explode whilst baking.
What tosh, pies don't explode. It's so chef can have first dibs, poking a straw into the ready-made tasting aperture.

Depends on the kind of pie. Lemon Merangue doesn't, key lime doesn't, etc...

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When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 12

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (10/22/2012)
I know I like cherry or blueberry, and I know that I don't like the creamy/chocolatey pies. I don't know if there are other pies I don't like, but I also don't know if they are other pies I like.

If I ever meet you in person, I'll have to make you a pie. I make good pies, though they tend to be filled with booze...

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When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 13

GilaMonster (10/22/2012)
Melktert! Awesome (well, when made properly). Apple. Lemon meringue (lemon slightly sour, meringue sweet)

I've never heard of a melktert pie...

I make a good Lemon Merangue though. Apple is easy. I tried to make one I could eat this past weekend. I have diabetes, so I had to change it a little. I made a whole-wheat crust from scratch and used Splenda instead of sugar. Other people liked it a lot, but I've now tried Splenda in different combinations and I just can't eat it.

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When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 14

Stefan Krzywicki (10/22/2012)
GilaMonster (10/22/2012)
Melktert! Awesome (well, when made properly). Apple. Lemon meringue (lemon slightly sour, meringue sweet)
I've never heard of a melktert pie...

It's not 'melktert pie', it's just 'melktert' (english translation Milk tart). You could call it a custard pie I suppose, but it's not quite.

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

We walk in the dark places no others will enter
We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 15

GilaMonster (10/22/2012)
Stefan Krzywicki (10/22/2012)
GilaMonster (10/22/2012)
Melktert! Awesome (well, when made properly). Apple. Lemon meringue (lemon slightly sour, meringue sweet)
I've never heard of a melktert pie...
It's not 'melktert pie', it's just 'melktert' (english translation Milk tart). You could call it a custard pie I suppose, but it's not quite.

Ah, thanks! I'll have to look it up and give it a try. I've made an English Custard pie, translating it into American was fun.

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When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams