Do you call your pizza, 'pie'?

[EternalWinter]

My family and I sure do but I know that a lot of people thinks it's weird.

In fact, when we first moved to Oklahoma, my mom was ordering delivery from a local pizza place for the first time and it went like this.

Mom with thick Jersey accent: "Yeah, I'd like to order a large pie with pepperoni please."
Poor employee on the phone: "Uhm, ma'am, we don't serve pie here."
Mom: "Whaddya talkin about? A pizza pie. Like the song?"
Employee: "I'm not sure..."
Mom, singing: "When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's amore! ... Anyway, we'll take a large one with pepperoni."

Luckily that was the end of my mom's singing career and we just started calling it pizza. However, there's one place out here where the family is from New York and they understand us. They've got really good pie too.

 

[Deleted member 1476]

No.

 

[Ryaaan14]

No.

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[nsilvias]

no, because a pizza is a taco

 

[SirMossyBloke]

I see you saw my post lol

No.

 

[Deleted member 54320]

No. That's weird.

At least it's weird in the UK. No one would ever do that here.

 

[Fright Zone]

No. Pizza is not a pie. Not in the UK anyway.

 

[The Albatross]

Only when I want to be really annoying

 

[Kraken3dfx]

I worked at a Little Caesars in high school and my manager claimed he coined the term 'pie' for pizza.

That guy was an idiot tho. No I don't.

 

[Deleted member 9479]

Rarely and never without calling it "pizza pie".

Also anyone who calls refers to pizza as just "za"... please just stop.

 

[BrianAltano]

This is incredibly common where I grew up in NJ/NYC and those places have phenomenal pizza, so yes, I do!

 

[Denamitea]

"When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie"

 

[Prophet Five]

God, no.

I've been rewatching Veronica Mars and the number of times they call them "pies" has driven me up a wall, lol. I don't think I've ever heard someone refer to it that way IRL.

 

[Syriel]

No.

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no, because a pizza is a taco

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I see you saw my post lol

No.

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No. That's weird.

At least it's weird in the UK. No one would ever do that here.

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ITT people have no appreciation for pizza.

Although we normally fight it out over all things pizza, this is one thing that both Chicago and NYC can agree on.

 

[Deleted member 18360]

No, and I am deeply suspicious of anyone that does.

 

[Strangelove_77]

Fuck no. I also don't call soda "pop."
People should be arrested for that shit.

 

[Hollywood Duo]

Depends where I am, in the greater nyc area it's 100% a thing. Also Dean Martin

https://youtu.be/OnFlx2Lnr9Q

 

[shnurgleton]

no I call him Gino

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

ITT people have no appreciation for pizza.

Although we normally fight it out over all things pizza, this is one thing that both Chicago and NYC can agree on.

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I grew up in Chicago/the Chicagoland area and not once have I ever heard someone refer to pizza as a pie.

 

[chandoog]

 

[NoblesseOblige]

I call it the 'za, man

 

[Deleted member 2109]

Nope.

Only ever hear east coast people say it.

 

[Ryaaan14]

I grew up in Chicago/the Chicagoland area and not once have I ever heard someone refer to pizza as a pie.

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Yep.

 

[ClivePwned]

nope. I'm guessing it's a regional thing among people who think their mistakes are worth doubling down on in the hopes that other people follow them.

now I just want Pizza for dinner.

 

[EternalWinter]

I see you saw my post lol

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Yep. I'm guessing it really just happens around the NJ/NYC area.

 

[Enduin]

From NYC, so of course pie is used commonly in conjunction or in place of Pizza.

Honestly can't remember if people at my college just outside of Chicago ever said pie, we didn't have any good pizza joints by my school. Deep dish or otherwise. Most kids ordered pizza from like Papa Johns or some shit.

 

[Syriel]

I grew up in Chicago/the Chicagoland area and not once have I ever heard someone refer to pizza as a pie.

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Little Ceasers or Dominos in the burbs isn't going to do it, but if you head downtown for a good deep dish, you'll hear pie used.

 

[Syriel]

Fuck no. I also don't call soda "pop."
People should be arrested for that shit.

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Soda is a fountain drink at a diner.

Pop is what you get out of a can.

 

[RedDevil82]

http://www.cc.com/video-clips/48vp8f/comedy-central-presents-let-s-split-a-pie

You reminded me of this bit.

 

[SirMossyBloke]

ITT people have no appreciation for pizza.

Although we normally fight it out over all things pizza, this is one thing that both Chicago and NYC can agree on.

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Deep dish, then yes, it's still a bit odd but it makes more sense. I believe Chicago Style would fit this description. However everyday pizza? Nah.

 

[EternalWinter]

I also don't call soda "pop."
People should be arrested for that shit.

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Now this has my full support.

 

[Kyra]

Yes.

 

[RumbleHumble]

Only if I want to annoy someone

 

[Syriel]

Deep dish, then yes, it's still a bit odd but it makes more sense. I believe Chicago Style would fit this description. However everyday pizza? Nah.

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Deep dish IS everyday pizza. Thin crust is just a calzone that someone forgot to fold. :P

 

[Deleted member 18360]

Saying 'pizza pie' is how you use alliteration to reveal that you're actually a dork.

 

[Panther2103]

I have never called it pie, and I don't think I've ever heard it called pie outside of very old TV shows and movies.

 

[Richietto]

No its fucking stupid.

 

[Gundam]

"Can you order some pizza?"
"Sure, how many pies?"

The form factor of a whole pizza is that of a pie, but I don't consider it part of the Pie family. Like, Cheesecake, kinda.

I wouldn't ever answer "Pizza" to "What is your favorite pie?" - Not because I don't like Pizza, but because that wouldn't be a real answer to that person's question.

 

[Kaiser Swayze]

If I want to infuriate everyone around me, I'll call it 'za instead.

 

[Deleted member 34711]

I don't find 'pie' nearly as offensive as 'zza' or 'roni'.

 

[ReAxion]

when i call the place that has it on the menu as "pie", that's what i call it.

 

[Kyra]

Not only is pizza pie.. It's superior to all other pies.

 

[TheGhost]

It's right there on the menu
A pie

You call the pizza place and you order like 5 pies

Idk I have zero faith in this country when it comes to pies outside of the NY tri-state area. They don't know wtf they are doing.

 

[Gala]

A pizza is a pizza.

 

[Deleted member 36493]

- Circular
- Baked
- Blueberry is the best flavor

Sure why not?

 

[inner-G]

Yes

It's a pizza pie

"lets order a sausage pie"

 

[Walter White Walker]

No, never.

 

[Eugene's Axe]

I call it pancake

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Little Ceasers or Dominos in the burbs isn't going to do it, but if you head downtown for a good deep dish, you'll hear pie used.

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...you realize the suburbs (or "the burbs" for people who call pizzas "pies") of Chicago has tons of excellent local pizza places, correct?

You don't have to "head downtown for a good deep dish." I live 2 minutes from a Lou Malnati's and Giordano's. And we usually don't get deep dish unless people from out of town visit.

 

[Icarus]

What? No.

What's next? Calling an apple a carrot?

Pizza is pizza.