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Pasties, Pasties Everywhere - Freakonomics - Opinion - New York Times Blog

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2008-07-16T19:18:33.000Z
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"Well, The Economist was not wrong but I sure was. Many readers informed me that a pasty (pl.: pasties) is a small Cornish pie often filled with meat and vegetables."

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