The Mystery of Punch an’ Pie
Cidu Bill on Feb 21st 2008
Okay, the strip is a year old today, so I think it’s reasonable to ask… Why the hell is it called Punch an’ Pie?
Or has this been obvious from Day One, some off-color reference I was just too naive to pick up on?
Filed in Bill Bickel, Punch an' Pie, comic strips, comics, humor | 8 responses so far
Simon Feb 21st 2008 at 12:38 pm 1
“Because more people will come if they think there’s punch and pie!” -Eric Cartman
I don’t know if that’s really it, but it’s all I can think of.
Ray Brady Feb 21st 2008 at 12:43 pm 2
It has to be South Park inspired.
“I was told there would be punch and pie.”
“There isn’t any.”
Unimpressive Feb 21st 2008 at 04:13 pm 3
All I could think of was that both words “punch” and “pie” can be prefixed with “easy as.” I’m not at all clued into pop culture, though.
Sparkle Feb 21st 2008 at 06:37 pm 4
Hmmm. Thinking simple, I felt the title described the ups and downs of Angela and friends - how life gives a punch in the eye one day, pie the next.
dd Feb 21st 2008 at 09:56 pm 5
I’d go w/South Park. In the link to the new comic from her older one (Queen of Wands), she says: “There will be Punch. an’ Pie.” Seems to reference the South Park thing the closest.
MGE Feb 22nd 2008 at 08:07 am 6
“Punch the pie” = female masturbation according to urban dictionary.
Gearyster Feb 22nd 2008 at 11:20 am 7
Isn’t everything slang for female masturbation according to the urban dictionary? That’s why I read it.
Thanks and goodnight folks! I’ll be here all week!
bAT L. Feb 25th 2008 at 05:49 am 8
It reminds me of Sluggy Freelance when they made a comic with the remark “What’s a ’sluggy’ anyway?”, to paraphrase. When I read that, I realized that the name of the comic makes very little sense. The main character is a freelancer, but that’s the only real link between the comic and its name.
As for Punch an’ Pie, it seems to me to just be a generic name for a comic which may or may not have anything to do with the characters or happenings, but gives the comic a distinct remembrance. Kind of like Peanuts.