Humble Pie: Difference between revisions

* Aging tennis star Bobby Riggs acted the male-chauvenist lout during the run-up to the [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Sexes_: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...

* [[Older Than Steam]]: The expression derives from [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Humble_pie: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.