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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A meat pie baked with a crust of mashed potatoes.
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- noun A
meat pie having amashed potato crust , especially one made withlamb ormutton .
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- noun pie of hash covered with mashed potatoes and browned in the oven
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frogapplause commented on the word shepherd's pie
Bilby pie is like shepherd's pie... except bilby pie has more hair.
October 9, 2008
plethora commented on the word shepherd's pie
I don't know, shepherds tend to be pretty hairy.
October 9, 2008
bilby commented on the word shepherd's pie
*wails* Don't taste me, bro!
October 9, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word shepherd's pie
Bro? Who you callin' Bro?!
October 9, 2008
bilby commented on the word shepherd's pie
Uhh, my broadly-supportive Wordie colleagues.
October 9, 2008
rolig commented on the word shepherd's pie
nice one, bil (the original pun, I mean).
October 9, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word shepherd's pie
Ha!
October 9, 2008
dontcry commented on the word shepherd's pie
*snort*
October 9, 2008
pterodactyl commented on the word shepherd's pie
A bit of dialog from the Goon Show:
October 9, 2008
frindley commented on the word shepherd's pie
TODD: What is that?
MRS LOVETT: It's fop.
Finest in the shop.
Or we have some shepherd's pie peppered
With actual shepherd
On top.
And I've just begun
Here's a politician – so oily
It's served with a doily –
Have one?
TODD: Put it on a bun.
Well, you never know if it's going to run.
MRS LOVETT: Try the friar.
Fried, it's drier.
TODD: No, the clergy is really
Too coarse and too mealy.
MRS LOVETT: Then actor –
It's compacter.
TODD: Yes, and always arrived overdone…
Now Stephen Sondheim's a man who belongs on Wordie – what a lyricist – such internal rhyming – oh wait, I'm going to swoon – pass me a pie!
(Angela Lansbury and George Hearn sing the full song on YouTube. Or if you prefer, Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham-Carter from Tim Burton's film.)
October 9, 2008
yarb commented on the word shepherd's pie
Sondheim was a genius, but could he make a good shepherd's pie?
October 9, 2008
bilby commented on the word shepherd's pie
Legendary, ptero.
October 10, 2008
dontcry commented on the word shepherd's pie
yarb - do you mean "would" he make a good shepherd's pie?
October 10, 2008
yarb commented on the word shepherd's pie
Could, would, schmould.
Anyway, what do you think?
October 10, 2008
dontcry commented on the word shepherd's pie
I don't think you would taste very good. I like you better on the outside of a pie ;)
October 11, 2008
yarb commented on the word shepherd's pie
Ha ha! I'm gratified to hear it, dontcry. And to finally overcome my obtuseness.
October 11, 2008