Pie in the sky?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="pie">pie</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="A">A</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="linking">linking</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> “<span word="pie">pie</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>”.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="East">East</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="west">west</span>?</p><p><span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bullet">bullet</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="linking">linking</span> <span word="Portland">Portland</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span>? <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span>, <span word="some">some</span> 3,000 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="works">works</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> “<span word="pie">pie</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unrealistic">unrealistic</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="foreseeable">foreseeable</span> <span word="future">future</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Pie">Pie</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>”, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="windfall">windfall</span>.</p><p><span word="Windfall">Windfall</span>?</p><p><span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>, <span word="any">any</span> <span word="object">object</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="gusts">gusts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wind">wind</span>. <span word="Apples">Apples</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pears">pears</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rainstorm">rainstorm</span>.</p><p><span word="Pie">Pie</span>? <span word="Food">Food</span>, <span word="actually">actually</span>?</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hurricane">hurricane</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="occurrence">occurrence</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kid">kid</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="excited">excited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="kite">kite</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="yard">yard</span> – <span word="we">we</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="papered">papered</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="fly">fly</span>! <span word="Hurrah">Hurrah</span>! <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="windfall">windfall</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="had">had</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apple">apple</span> <span word="pie">pie</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pie">pie</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="unrealistic">unrealistic</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="occurrence">occurrence</span> <span word="insofar">insofar</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="phenomenons">phenomenons</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="pie">pie</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="understandable">understandable</span>, <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fantasy">fantasy</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>.</p>
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