Pie in the face had become the trademark of Soupy Sales, an American comedian and TV/radio personality, whose comedy show, Lunch with Soupy Sales (1953-1961) frequently ended with Sales receiving a pie in the face. On July 26, 2010, the Florida Marlins left fielder Chris Coghlan injured himself while pieing teammate Wes Helms after Helms's single won the game in the bottom of the 11th inning. In response, manager Edwin Rodríguez said that there will be no more such celebratory antics. [51] [53]

Brought to a widespread audience as the "pie-in-face" gag in silent film comedies, pieing may sometimes be intended as a harmless practical joke. However, it can also be used as a means of political protest directed against an authority figure, politician, industrialist, or celebrity, [1] and perpetrators may regard the act as a form of ridicule.Zeitlin, David (9 July 1965). "Greatest pie fight ever creates a horrendous SPLAAT!". Life. pp.84–88 . Retrieved 7 July 2011. Let one person put his face in the FACE WHIP station and answer the questions. If the person fails to answer questions correctly the pencil is turned by another person immediately and the face gets a nice and soft whipped cream smash. Take turns! Noël Godin (1989) Anthologie de la subversion carabinée. Éditions L'Âge d'Homme; ISBN 2-8251-0715-8. Hiya Ken, thanks for dropping by. I'm glad you enjoyed reading my pie in the face hub. I had so much fun researching and writing about pieing. Thanks for the vote up. Cheers! Gates gets creamed". cnet.com. 4 February 1998. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017 . Retrieved 26 April 2018.

I learned something new with this hub...never knew it was used in political settings. I thought it was only for comedies and t.v. cool stuff! a b c d "Pie tossing is terrorism, MP says". Toronto Star. Ottawa. 26 January 2010. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011 . Retrieved 26 December 2010. It was absolutely incredible, I cannot thank you guys enough for how amazing it all was. The Ranger and Rex were outstanding, every single guest loved them to pieces and we certainly had the wow factor for our wedding. Just the idea of having a dinosaur is one thing, but the way Rex, Trixxie and the Ranger worked tirelessly to entertain the entire wedding party just added to the overall effect. We've had non-stop comments from those who attended saying it was pure magic, videos of the experience have gone viral and we even had guests from the hotel desperate to catch a glimpse of Rex.In 2014 The Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson had a cake thrown at him and the perpetrator was sentenced to 2 months in jail and a fine of 5000 kr for the crime of harassment. [42] Charity [ edit ] A person gets "pied" in a fundraiser for ALS. On 9 May 2017 Alan Joyce, the chief executive of Australian airline Qantas, had a speech interrupted by a man who shoved a pie in his face. On January 25, 2010, Canada's Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea was hit with a pie in her face while touring the Canada Centre for Inland Waters in Burlington, Ontario, in an act of protest against the seal hunt in Canada by animal rights group PETA. [25] PETA said in a release that it was part of its campaign "to stop the government's ill-advised sanction of the slaughter of seals." [26]