pie alamo

[Herb Stahlke]

Here's proof:  http://www.lighterspc.com/talk717.html.

Herb

On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 2:04 PM, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu> wrote:
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> At 12:42 AM -0500 2/28/09, Herb Stahlke wrote:
>>This evening Jay Leno showed a restaurant menu that listed "Pie
>>Alamo."  I don't know if the menu was from Texas, where Pie Alamo is a
>>fairly common pun,
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> Does it involve a piece of pie with a scoop of beans on top and a bit of salsa?
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> LH
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>>  like Pie a la Moe for Three Stooges fans.  But
>>Google lists a few sites where Texas and puns don't appear to be an
>>explanation.  Possible eggcorn?
>>
>>Herb
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