“Who ate the first pies?”/“The pie oneers.”

“Pie-oneer” (pie + pioneer) is a jocular portmanteau word, usually used to describe a “first” involving a pie. “The old time pastry cooks have organized a pie-oneer organization.—Washington Star” was printed in the Santa Fe (NM) Daily New Mexican on March 24, 1890. “Yes, brothers, we believe that you are ‘pie-oneer Populists,’ for we believe pie is what you are after, and that is O near” was printed in The Caucasian (Raleigh, NC) on February 25, 1897.
   
“MACK SENNETT…pie-oneer” was printed in the Miami (FL) Herald on March 29, 1953. (Film director Mack Sennett is credited for popularizing the pie-in-the-joke routine in his silent movies.) “Beginning with his first show in 1950, (Soupy—ed.) Sales became one of television’s comedy ‘pie-oneers’” was printed in The Central New Jersey Home News (New Brunswick, New Jersey) on November 8, 1985. “You sir are a pioneer! and a comedian.. youre like the first clown to take a pie to the face.. your a pie-oneer” was posted on Twitter by Aaron on June 27, 2012. “Pie-oneer - Someome who does a pie-related task for the first time e.g. the shop was pie-oneering new #pie flavours via @pierateers” was posted on Twitter by Tippins Pies on June 25, 2014.
 
“Q: Who were the first people to make pastries? A: The Pie-oneers!” was posted on Twitter by A Sketchy Chicken on March 18, 2020. “Who ate the first pies? The pie oneers” was posted on Reddit—Dadjokes on February 14, 2021.
     
         
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24 March 1890, Santa Fe (NM) Daily New Mexican, pg. 3, col. 5:
The old time pastry cooks have organized a pie-oneer organization.—Washington Star.
 
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25 February 1897, The Caucasian (Raleigh, NC), pg. 1, col. 6:
“PIONEER POPULISTS.”
(...)
Yes, brothers, we believe that you are “pie-oneer Populists,” for we believe pie is what you are after, and that is O near.
   
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22 November 1913, Brooklyn (NY) Life, pg. 9, col. 2:
Their Title.
OUR forefathers, who won this land,
Were called, it now appears,
In memory of their pumpkin-pie,
Immortal pie-oneers. 
 
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12 February 1932, The Evening Sun (Baltimore, MD), pg. 31, col. 2 ad:
BITTLES’ PIE-ONEER SPECIAL
SPECIAL
APPLE PIES
(A&P supermarket ad.—ed.)
   
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29 March 1953, Miami (FL) Herald, “Night Life” by George Bourke, pg. 10-G, col. 2:
MACK SENNETT
...pie-oneer
 
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8 November 1985, The Central New Jersey Home News (New Brunswick, New Jersey), “Soupy’s pie-in-the-face humor headed for casino” by David Spatz, pg. 8, col. 3:
Beginning with his first show in 1950, (Soupy—ed.) Sales became one of television’s comedy “pie-oneers.” In 1961, he was at the top of ABC’s list of hit shows, and it was during this year that his pie-throwing routines, which closed each show, became the talk of television.
 
Twitter
Matt gray
@mmmgray
What was the first chef ever called, a pie-oneer #PiePuns @rozzing_x
6:25 PM · Feb 8, 2012·Twitter for iPhone
     
Twitter
Aaron
@TheDamnTinman
@louisck You sir are a pioneer! and a comedian.. youre like the first clown to take a pie to the face.. your a pie-oneer.. I’ll shut up now
6:05 PM · Jun 27, 2012·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
Keys
@keysiduven
What do you call the first person to eat cake at a party?
A pie-oneer.
8:51 AM · Feb 1, 2014·TweetDeck
   
Twitter
Tippins Pies
@TippinsPies
Pie-oneer - Someome who does a pie-related task for the first time e.g. the shop was pie-oneering new #pie flavours via @pierateers
4:03 PM · Jun 25, 2014·emfluence Marketing Platform
 
Twitter
Matthew OConnell
@OConnellWriting
Pour one out for the first person to dream up pie. What a great creation. Now that’s a damn pie-oneer. Sorry.
9:27 PM · Aug 5, 2015 from Los Angeles, CA·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
kurtis conner
@kurtisconner
wow the first guy to make a pie was quite the PIE-oneer hahahaha jeez pastry jokes are a piece of cake. cookies
11:10 PM · Jul 5, 2016·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
A Sketchy Chicken
@goodowens
Sketchy’s Phun Jokes 4 Kids!
Q: Who were the first people to make pastries?
A: The Pie-oneers!
1:11 PM · Mar 18, 2020·Twitter for Android
 
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/obi_wannabee February 14, 2021
Who ate the first pies?
The pie oneers.
COMMENTS
789-DadJokes
Did you know the early pioneers had 3 ears Their left ear Their right ear And their wild frontier