Comments on: Accretionary Wedge #5: Geological Misconceptions and Pie

By: Aquinas Dad

Aquinas Dad — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:52:50 +0000

JohnnieCanuck,
Well of course not - and the kids know it. Its about those who have giving to those without and the joy of giving surprises, especially to kids.

By: JohnnieCanuck

JohnnieCanuck — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:38:44 +0000

Something tells me that without the intercession of the children’s parents, the ‘Saint’ would be powerless to miraculously put candy in shoes.

By: Aquinas Dad

Aquinas Dad — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:02:43 +0000

Yami,
Maybe my view is more skewed because I am a pretty traditional Catholic, but ‘St. Nicholas’ brings candy on Dec. 6th and then we get each other stuff on the 12 days of Christmas. Don’t confuse American/Canadian marketing with what the majority of Catholics/Orthodox world-wide practice! I had to step in when my (very puzzled) children began to explain to a neighborhood kid that of *course* St. Nick is real - he’s just been DEAD for a long time!

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:29:23 +0000

LL: I guess the question is whether the crust involves shortening or butter.

Also, the core(s) are generally left out, at least in apple pies.

(Thank you for organizing this, and I apologize for my entry. I couldn’t even find a pie photo that wasn’t copyrighted, let alone come up with the puns necessary for the occasion…)

By: yami

yami — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:30:01 +0000

Aquinas Dad, I think you’re overestimating the role of history in the modern Santa myth. Santa isn’t a fourth-century bishop any more than legends must be read rather than listened to.

Besides which, St. Nicholas of Myra fills your shoes with candy on December 6, and Santa Claus puts presents in your stocking on December 25. Totally different guys (and one of them is a plagiarist).

By: Aquinas Dad

Aquinas Dad — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:38:03 +0000

Not to be *too* annoying, but ‘Santa Claus’ is usually a reference to St. Nicholas of Myra, an historical figure. While much legend has grown up around him (oddly more amongst non-Catholics than within the Church) was was a real guy.

By: Kerr

Kerr — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:06:04 +0000

Point: It wasn’t actually the joke, which was trite, but the art, and others are better:

http://dresdencodak.com/cartoons/dc_014.htm

By: ChrisR

ChrisR — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:06:57 +0000

Brian at Laelaps has also weighed in:

http://scienceblogs.com/laelaps/2008/01/my_least_favorite_geologic_mis.php

By: Andrew Alden

Andrew Alden — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:54:07 +0000

Well, it isn’t pie, but I have this page about geologic recipes and another about volcano recipes that mentions soufflé.

By: yami

yami — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:04:19 +0000

Yes, most of the thickening is caused by the shortening. But these things are conventionally done by energy balance calculations.

The core is usually easier to ignore than the mantle.