The gift is in the giving
Years ago, in a cookery lesson in school, I made an apple pie. In a fit of righteous philanthropy I decided I was going to give the pie to my elderly neighbour (she was frail, half blind and had Parkinson's disease and lived alone - she was obviously in need of an entire apple pie).

She was delighted, or at least she pretended she was, but the next day she presented me with a box of chocolates to thank me. I was incredibly annoyed by this as my selfless gesture wasn't supposed to be rewarded and she was totally destroying my chance to bask in unadulterated altruism. I decided the only way to improve the situation was to bake another pie, and then when she'd paid me back for that I'd bake another, and another, and another, in some kind of fucked up cake arms race.

Fortunately she died a short time later. I don't think it was pie related.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Thu 9 Feb 2012, 14:50, 13 replies)

Pie or it didn't happen.


* Also ninja edit, isn't apple pie a term meaning minge?
( The Mock Turtle ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Thu 9 Feb 2012, 14:53, closed)

*pastries*

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Thu 9 Feb 2012, 14:54, closed)

Bless you.

( The Mock Turtle ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Thu 9 Feb 2012, 14:55, closed)

Fortunate
indeed.
(username failed moderation, Thu 9 Feb 2012, 14:55, closed)

I clicked this so hard...

That I may have broken my mouse.

This is the best of everything.ever.

I'm going to enjoy this QotW...

*applauds*
( Pooflake braces for an onslaught..., Thu 9 Feb 2012, 15:02, closed)

If this doesn't win then there is something rotten in the state of denmark.

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Thu 9 Feb 2012, 15:07, closed)

Thanks!
I didn't know apple pies cured parkinsons. I'll bake one for Marty McFly right now!
( Halk, Thu 9 Feb 2012, 15:12, closed)

I understand
death is also very effective at stopping the involutary movements associated with Parkinsons.
(username failed moderation, Thu 9 Feb 2012, 15:17, closed)

Click for
"fucked up cake arms race"
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 9 Feb 2012, 15:13, closed)

Hahahahahhahaha!!
fucked up cake arms race!
( Mr.Pickle Is not big or clever.., Thu 9 Feb 2012, 15:42, closed)

THIS
for the click
( Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 9 Feb 2012, 16:38, closed)

cakes dont have arms, muppets
( enoughblueskyforsailorstrousers, Thu 9 Feb 2012, 18:00, closed)

what
An ungrateful bitch. Hope you added extra cinnamon!
(Suck it and Sea, Fri 10 Feb 2012, 19:03, closed)