For many years, claims have spread on social media platforms that Bill Gates was once hit in the face with a pie. Here, for example is a YouTube video posted to the platform on April 3, 2020. The ...

A Dec. 13 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows a man getting hit in the face by a pie in an image that is a screenshot of an X post. “Enron’s new CEO was hit with a pie in NYC,” reads the X ...

Dad likes it a little too much. By John Hodgman Jessica writes: One year my husband bought a cherry pie for me on Mother’s Day, despite knowing that I don’t believe in desserts that aren’t chocolate.

In one example, they rated levels of dislike and deservingness of the person receiving the misfortune and how much they would donate (between zero and $10) to throw a pie into that person's face.