It's an untruth to be perfectly honest which might be why you don't understand it, I'll explain.
During the general strike of 1926, Wigan was a large mining town and all the miners downed tools. However, as the strike dragged on and the miners families started to starve, many were forced to return to work and thus eat "humble pie". This is why, today, Wiganers are known as pie eaters.
This is often misunderstood as them actually preferring to eat a lot of pies, so it is presumed the residents are somewhat fat. Hence the incorrectly advised picture and the reason you don't understand it.
In more modern times Wigan is home to the World Pie Eating Championship which I understand is an annual event.
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Clockwise from top you have Good old meat & potato, pork & Black pudding, straight pork pork & apple with Steak in the middle The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
They just make the best of everything they have.
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12th Jul 2018 3:01 pm
kajtzu
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I would send you some my friend if i though they would survive the trip . I buy them direct from the bakery where I live. They know me quite well now as I take them to camps with the lads on here and distribute them to the boys. They also come with extra gravy injected in :thumbsup:Narpy will tell you what they taste like The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
They just make the best of everything they have.
12th Jul 2018 3:14 pm
ianm27
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Of course you do Mark
Aerialmark wrote:
I take them to camps with the lads
We believe you not just for personal consumption
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Im not surprised Del, especially with having ice cream on your sausage The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
They just make the best of everything they have.
12th Jul 2018 3:40 pm
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Now that sounds scrummy in the heat.
12th Jul 2018 3:53 pm
kajtzu
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Scrambled eggs..
12th Jul 2018 3:54 pm
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DSL wrote:
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Corrected that for you Del
12th Jul 2018 3:57 pm
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Will drink to that. Prosecco & crisps time!!
12th Jul 2018 4:14 pm
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Aerialmark wrote:
I would send you some my friend if i though they would survive the trip . I buy them direct from the bakery where I live. They know me quite well now as I take them to camps with the lads on here and distribute them to the boys. They also come with extra gravy injected in :thumbsup:Narpy will tell you what they taste like
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