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Leeds is the pie-eating capital of Britain, it was revealed today.
Residents of the Yorkshire city managed to munch more than 1.2m savoury pies in the last six months, easily beating second and third placed Liverpool and Birmingham in the pastry crunching stakes, according to new research published by Tesco. The supermarket's pie expert, Nina Farrell, said: "Now, whenever a soccer crowd shouts 'who ate all the pies?' everyone can shout back 'Leeds.'"
- The Guardian, today
So now you know
Residents of the Yorkshire city managed to munch more than 1.2m savoury pies in the last six months, easily beating second and third placed Liverpool and Birmingham in the pastry crunching stakes, according to new research published by Tesco. The supermarket's pie expert, Nina Farrell, said: "Now, whenever a soccer crowd shouts 'who ate all the pies?' everyone can shout back 'Leeds.'"
- The Guardian, today
So now you know
quote:Two qustions really...
The supermarket's pie expert, Nina Farrell
i) How exactly do you become Tesco's official Pie Expert?
ii) How come their Pie Expert is a Woman?? What the hell does a woman know about eating pies?
Does she wash them down with a Guinness? okay - well 4 questions then I suppose..
Leeds may sell the most (being a large city) but all true pie devotees know that Wigan is, and always will be, the home of the pie.
Us Wiganers are called "pie-eaters". Unfortunately, this name originated from the fact that during the many mining strikes in the 20's and 30's, Wigan miners went back to work after government pressure, thus eating humble pie. So we're scaredy cats as well as pie-eating, pier-walking, rugby playing Northerners!
Incidentally, after buying my Elise, I find that I can buy a pie, drive home with it in the boot compartment, and its still warm when I get it home. Tremendous.
New marketing strategy. "The Lotus Elise - it will keep yer meat and prater pie warm."
Us Wiganers are called "pie-eaters". Unfortunately, this name originated from the fact that during the many mining strikes in the 20's and 30's, Wigan miners went back to work after government pressure, thus eating humble pie. So we're scaredy cats as well as pie-eating, pier-walking, rugby playing Northerners!
Incidentally, after buying my Elise, I find that I can buy a pie, drive home with it in the boot compartment, and its still warm when I get it home. Tremendous.
New marketing strategy. "The Lotus Elise - it will keep yer meat and prater pie warm."
so does that make me a southAner/Middlander/Northaner or just Lost 
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