'The Economist' Sends a Package Full of Pasties (Not Pastries)
The Economist sent a pasty, not a pastry, to Freakonomics writer Stephen Dubner.
Freaknomics writer and blogger Stephen Dubner thought he noted a spelling slip in a recent Economist piece: "In the hills north east of Mexico City it is not uncommon to find Cornish pasties for sale."
To Dubner, pastry without an "r" meant small, strategic coverings for a female chest, not savory pockets full of meat and veggies. Turns out The Economist was referring to the edible kind of pasties, not those in the lingerie section.
Dubner's gotcha moment was in turn gotcha'd by the magazine, who FedEx'd him a pasty stuffed with peas, carrots, potatoes and mystery meat.
Though he doesn't normally gobble down food from anonymous care packages, Dubner was a fan: "I assumed that if The Economist was good-natured enough to laugh off my wayward criticism, they weren’t going to poison the pasty. So I took a bite. Yum!"
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4 Comments:
What a difference a letter makes...
I once saw a reputable flood blogger suggest straining whole milk yogurt through "Organic Muslim" to make farmer's cheese...
Didn't take long for that to be changed to "muslin"--and I'm sure the honorary editor didn't get such a tasty-pasty care package!
HappyHoarfrost at 9:37AM on 07/17/08
Remember Gilda Radner's SNL diatribes as the little old lady on the evening news? She'd get a letter or two wrong and have a raging fit, then Jane Curtain would correct her and her reply was always a very sweet, "Never mind."
Is it funny that the delicious pasty has the exact spelling as the nipple shield. They both protect precious fillings. ;-)
PerkyMac at 10:23AM on 07/17/08
Cornish pasties are amazingly good both hot and cold. They're great picnic fare.
Kevin at 1:59PM on 07/17/08
And I've heard them pronounced as "Pas-tee(s)"
Tonecat at 11:50PM on 07/17/08