Winston Gutkowski wrote:however, I fear that there's something I'm missing about the word 'pie' - or am I overengineering again?
You aren't over-engineering. The fact that pie comes up so often in these forums is because
Paul Wheaton, the Trailboss, likes pie

Furthermore, Paul has always wanted MD to be a lively place on this site. So what better way to promote MD than have a banner which has pie!
For those of you who aren't aware, we have a "pie day" every year, where the moose turns into a pie.