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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pumpkin pie is toast but key lime pie is quiche? Madness

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It is referring to only one slice of pumpkin pie and not a whole pie. A whole pumpkin pie would also be a quiche. Likewise, a single slice of key lime pie would be toast.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This would imply that a single slice of quiche would itself become toast. I don't think we can apply the cube rule to pieces of food; it has to be the original prepared form before being served.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Well exactly! As you correctly point out, by their logic, most quiches or calzones would become another food type as soon as they're served or a bite is taken.

I don't agree with their theory, personally, but it can be helpful to understand their reasoning even if it has an extreme structuralist bent that makes it rather distasteful.