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== [[Real Life]] == |
== [[Real Life]] == |
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* Actress [[Kristen Stewart]] was described by several celebrity gossip mags as "eating humble pie" after she was forced to apologize for remarks in which she equated being famous with being a rape victim. |
* Actress [[Kristen Stewart]] was described by several celebrity gossip mags as "eating humble pie" after she was forced to apologize for remarks in which she equated being famous with being a rape victim. |
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* Aging tennis star Bobby Riggs acted the male-chauvenist lout during the run-up to the [ |
* Aging tennis star Bobby Riggs acted the male-chauvenist lout during the run-up to the [[wikipedia:Battle of the Sexes (tennis)|"Battle of the Sexes"]] between him and Billy-Jean King. After King beat him soundly, he had to eat a lot of humble pie... |
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* [[Older Than Steam]]: The expression derives from [ |
* [[Older Than Steam]]: The expression derives from [[wikipedia:Humble pie|'umble pie']], which was a pie filled with liver, heart, and other offal. It was popular among British commoners in the 15th and 16th century. Something of a subversion, as umble pie can actually be quite delicious (assuming you like offal); however, it was considered humiliating for someone who could previously afford "real" meat (e.g. a nobleman) to have to eat the stuff. |
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