A shepherd’s pie is a meat pie with a crust of mashed potato. A popular joke is:
“I had a shepherd’s pie for lunch. He was furious.”
“I ate a shepherd’s pie for tea last night. He was absolutely fuming” was the “Joke of the Day” on The Scotsman on March 24, 2008.
Similar jokes include “I ate a kid’s meal at McDonald’s for lunch. His mom was furious,” “I had a ploughman’s lunch the other day. He wasn’t very happy” and “I’ll have the chef’s salad.”/“That’s so rude. Order your own!”
Wikipedia: Shepherd’s pie
Shepherd’s pie (made with minced lamb or mutton) or cottage pie (made with minced beef) is a meat pie with a crust of mashed potato, not pastry.
The Scotsman
Joke of the Day
Published: 09:27
Updated: 09:50
Monday 24 March 2008
I ate a shepherd’s pie for tea last night. He was absolutely fuming.
Finlay Davidson, Marchmont
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@sbunting180 I ate a Shepherd’s pie last night…
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Just had a shepherd’s pie for lunch.
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I ate some shepherd’s pie today
submitted May 21, 2017 by shmough
...he seemed pretty angry about it.
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