Comments on: Kevin vs. the Choco Pie

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 01 Nov 2003 11:06:41 +0000

I can’t believe I’m actually talking about this, but:

It’s important to distinguish between conception and execution. Copying is execution - nothing wrong with it, and it’s an essential part of economic competition. The differences between Moon and Choco Pies are ones of execution.

What the Choco Pie people are claiming is that they came up with the idea themselves. That goes to conception, and, in the United States, such claims, if shown untrue, might make the company liable for deceptive advertising or unfair competition under state law.

Just my 2 cents…

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 01 Nov 2003 06:44:04 +0000

I agree completely with you Kevin but I don’t trust the moonpie company completely. As you show the Choco pie people are full of it probably the Moon pie people are too. That miner story sounds apocryphal to me. It is a great story to sell pies to the working man but I doubt the inspiration was really that colorful. I can remember eating moonpies from the early 70s though and they were definitely as you and the company have described them to be.

How ridiculous is this I am discussing the validity of historical sources for moon pies. I think I need a break from my studies. Thank you for the fun read.

By: The Marmot

The Marmot — Sat, 01 Nov 2003 05:29:36 +0000

Just to add to what Kevin said, I consumed much more than my fair share of Moon Pies when I was a kid - there were stains on the ceiling of the den, left when I got one stuck up there, for something like 20 years. So I speak with a fair amount of authority when I say that there is no difference what so ever between Moon Pies and Choco Pies, with the possible exception that the American version was a tad sweeter. Choco Pies may be famous throughout the Far East, but there is no denying their roots. Fuck, if the Koreans can bitch about the Japanese “stealing” kimchi, I can bitch about the Koreans stealing ??째??? ???????쨀쩌?????쨍 ??쨍?흸흸??쨈, damn it!

By: Bill Sakovich

Bill Sakovich — Sat, 01 Nov 2003 04:05:56 +0000

No, Choco Pies are not moon pies. The original moon pies were shaped
like a half moon, were made of soft sponge cake folded over, with
cream in the middle.

Unlike Choco Pies, they were not round, not covered in chocolate, and
the cream was not sandwiched between two pieces of a hard cookie-like
substance.

What they may be an imitation of, however, are Japanese Choco Pies,
which are identical except they don’t have a zigzag white stripe
on the top.