There are plenty of pies that aren’t topped with a pastry.
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Though I do agree cheesecake is a tart.
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They are tarts masquerading as pies.
We mislabel things all the time because the name sounds cooler, is more descriptive, or who knows why?
Cheesecake is likely labelled as such because it is sweet and we associate sweet with cake. If it was called Cheesetart we’d likely think it was savoury, which is what a cheese tart is and already has dibs on the name. Makes more sense to call it cake even though it’s not a cake.
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Ok fine. Be right then. I’ll throw my tantrum quietly over here. But you’re right.
What about the pecan pie? Do you think that’s a tart also?
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Technically, yes.
I think a lot of pies are technically tarts, but the name sounds cooler as pie, or that’s just how they were named historically.
Reverse the proposition: if you ordered a tart would you expect it to have a pastry lid? If your tart came with a pastry lid would you think to yourself “hang on a sec… this is a pie! 
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I’m not sure I would question it. But I feel like I’ve seen fruit tarts that had pastry bits on top, like a lattice? If not an entire pastry covering.
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But I guess I’m starting to see the technical aspect of what distinguishes them now. Thanks for the education. It’s starting to make sense. The name is irrelevant. It’s the construction of the dessert and it’s components.
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Is the word for cake torte? So your dilemma is torte vs tarte?
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Well I’m getting non English words confused, then. Thanks for setting me straight!
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This just really made me laugh 
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I’m voting the lightweight vacuum as they really do make the chore easier to both perform and do more often.
Second would be decent espresso machine, but has a learning curve and ongoing costs associated with bean purchase, as well as needing a proper grinder to really get the best out of it. A good one is a fantastic long-term investment, but a shitty one will end up sitting on your benchtop taking up valuable space, staring at you as a constant reminder of how you wish you’d got a decent one.
Follow your heart though. Satisfy your soul on luxury treat… that’s the point of it.
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The other day I seen gold and white when I voted, I looked at it just now and unmistakeably see black and blue. SMH
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I see gold and white every time I look at it. I can’t wrap my mind around y’all seeing anything else
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Lol. I only seen the gold and white the first time. I looked it up and it has something to do with whether your eyes are picking up on natural light or artificial light. But neuroscience is way above my pay grade. 
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Can you sing your national anthem?
- Yes
- No
- Partially
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TBH only the first verse. “Het Wilhelmus” has 15. I learned the first and fifth in school, but these days only the first is really used.
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I changed my vote after reading this, as the English national anthem actually goes on forever but we only know and sing the one verse. Looking at the rest of the lyrics I can see why 
I would be interested to see the different nationalities votes. When I was a teenager in the 90s no footballers seemed to sing the national anthem but they do now.
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As an American the national anthem was beaten into my head since I can remember. Every sporting event, even little league baseball, every day in school, everywhere. I could probably sing it backwards if I had to.
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Same! It’s so ingrained in us through all these avenues. It’s not a bad song, either, in my opinion! And I’m way not patriotic
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That is what is so noticeable, Americans all sing with pride. The English are starting to more, but there is definitely more apathy here, not sure why.
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