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Pie in the sky

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Pie in the sky, an idiom meaning an impossible or unlikely idea or plan as well as an empty wish or promise

Pie in the sky may refer to:

  • Pie in the Sky (TV series), a UK television series about a police officer turned restaurateur
  • Pie in the Sky (1964 film), a 1964 American film
  • Pie in the Sky (1996 film), a 1996 romantic comedy starring Josh Charles and Anne Heche
  • Pie in the Sky (game engine), a 3D video game engine and game creation system
  • "Pie in the Sky", a song by The Supernaturals from the album It Doesn't Matter Anymore
  • "Pie in the Sky", a song by Simon Townshend from the album Animal Soup
  • A colloquialism for superior quadrantanopia, a visual field defect

See also

  • "The Preacher and the Slave", a song written by Joe Hill in 1911 (as a parody of the hymn "In the Sweet Bye and Bye"), in which he coined the phrase "pie in the sky"
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