Meaning of mom and apple pie | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative letter-case form of mom and apple pie.
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2. Wholesomeness and traditional (American) values.
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3. Something that cannot be questioned because it appeals to universally-held beliefs or values.
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Examples

“A case in point is the current concern over the drafting of Honors programs in our colleges. To be “against” Honors programs is now almost as unthinkable as to be “against” Mom and apple pie.”

“The seeming rambling plotlessness (and consider, in the context of Hollywood slickeries of production and Mom-and-apple-pie-isms of the era, the courage of his producers in permitting him his free-form structures, let alone his iconoclasms) puts an aura of carelessness on his work.”

“MXing for Mom and apple pie […] It just so happens that Brad Lackey is one of the top ten 500сс motocrossers in the world. He’s only 20 years old and already riding with the best of them. Besides that, he’s an outasight dude doing his thing for Mom and apple pie. All us kids back in the states like to keep track of what he’s up to, and as a matter of fact, his right profile looks a bit like Peter Fonda.”

“Among the treasured artifacts of Americana — right up there with “Mom and apple pie” and, of course, the Stars and Stripes, will — or should — always be this colorful, captivating reminder of the never-never land that, hopefully, will forever be with us.”

“Club rules for the state of perfect competition are these: 1. the club must be made up of ethical people 2. the state must eschew excess profits and wealth, and resources must be rationally allocated. All this might sound like Mom and apple pie, and appear so obvious that these articles would not require restating, if it wasn’t for the fact that the basic rules for survival and performance call for the exact reverse in business activity.”

“And Bert Parks was part of all that. He was Mom and apple pie. He was the Miss America Pageant. […] Television now dominates our lives like nothing else in the world. Not newspapers, not magazines, not school. And to the dismay of many—not even Mom and apple pie.”

“Your Stroller has been working on a new contract for himself and is getting ready to present it to the management of this paper. Your hero is just simply not paid enough. I know that your man is so much of a tradition on this campus that he’s almost as dear to your heart as Mom and apple pie, but apparently traditions aren’t so sacred anymore.”

“You’re such an impossible kid . . . Every normal, red-blooded, All-American (almost) 12-year-old boy should be (according to all standards) totally obnoxious. / Not to be / is to be unfaithful / to God and church / Mom and apple pie / not to mention dear old Dad.”

“This quest for the mythic middle-American past is the exact opposite of the vision in A Boy and his Dog, where it is the values of middle America itself that have launched the devastation, and where the red-white-and-blue Mom-and-apple-pie underground town of Topeka is the demonic center of the hell it has created.”

“The very mention of The Andrews Sisters is enough to conjure up visions of Mom and apple pie for most Americans. Since their first hit in the late 1930’s, “Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen,” their sound has been a symbol of happiness and hope.”

“If the straight world is epitomized by Mom and apple pie, the epitome of the Gay world is camp and Quentin Crisp. […] There’s little joy in savaging Mom and apple pie or camp and Quentin Crisp, but I feel compelled to.”

“Due to the above facts and opinions, I would consider it a pleasure to recommend this example of elegant video art and ingenuity to any and all with the will to win, and the steadfastness to win. Just remember, we’re not talking a few days of excitement, we’re talking weeks, if you can take it. For Mom and apple pie, go get them aliens, and save the Earth!”

“Team sports, as much a part of American life as Mom and apple pie, tend to bring us together.”

“Our military and political leadership will continue to be haunted and influenced by the negative lessons of Vietnam. For these reasons informed Americans will not be persuaded by facile "Mom and apple pie" arguments and shallow, anti-communist rhetoric.”

“None disagreed with either statement. Since ethics is the 1980s equivalent of America’s belief in Mom and apple pie, practically every respondent, as might be expected, reported that their public relations courses include ethics (93 percent).”

“A great statistician named George Box once said, “You know, there are things like Mom and apple pie and the flag, and then there are things that people argue about. Well, Quality is like Mom and apple pie. It isn’t something to argue about.””

“A short chapter on product support suggesting a little more than just “Mom and apple pie.” […] It is difficult to write about the subject of product support or service without sounding like “Mom and apple pie”, but perhaps good support is of that nature.”

“The real story of the Democratic Party lies beyond the pall of the handlers. It lies beyond the red, white, and blue multi-media antics within Madison Square Garden or before the fawning and yammering of press legions. It lies beyond the small-town Mom and apple pie images projected onto arena video-walls or bunted along the perimeter of midwestern Amtrak or Greyhound stations.”

“Today, Coke is sold in 160 countries around the world. And, although a bottle of Coke may no longer cure a headache, it still is about as all-American as Mom and apple pie.”

“There was a time when the PTA was as wholesome as Mom and apple pie; the school bake sale funded much needed library books; and parents’ input generally had a positive impact on the school’s governance. […] Unfortunately, it should no longer be equated with Mom and apple pie.”

“Like Mom and apple pie, America has come to love the very idea of Route 66. More than a highway concerning the Midwest to the Pacific Coast, this is a road that connected people.”

“General Pedagogy – traditional “goods” of basic foundation, basic skills, prepare students to succeed in society, develop self-confidence, and provide a balanced education. In sum, general pedagogy was “Mom and apple pie.””

“Is this objective acceptable to the American public as well as other affected parties? In my view, our objectives are generally written in “Mom and apple pie” terms that have always been and will probably continue to be our general objectives.”

““[…] Every generation has their own references. We also can’t think about the Bates Motel without a shower curtain, knife, and a scream.” / “Yeah, me too,” I eagerly agreed. / “Well, you’ve got to think about your own. Like Mom and apple pie, although that must be a pre–World War II reference because my mom never made an apple pie in her life.[…]””

“Apples symbolize some of our strongest values: health—an apple a day keeps the doctor away; education—the shiny red apple for the teacher; family—Mom and apple pie; and the flag—as American as apple pie. […] Mom and apple pie will always be part of our national mythology, as well as the Thanksgiving Day tableau of five pies cooling on the sill, Grandma wiping her brow but still smiling.”

““Nikolas, growth is as American as Mom and apple pie,” my father would say to me—he loved using all-American expressions like that. […] It occurred to me that kudzu was now becoming as American as Mom and apple pie.”

“The Salvation Army lassies could certainly take a lot of credit for the improved standing of the all-American pastry. Yet even so, in 1918, the transformation wasn’t complete. At the time, the donut still shared the stage with Mom and apple pie as embodiments of what the doughboys had fought for.”

“In the campaign, William Henry “Tippecanoe” Harrison and John Tyler used images of log cabins and cider barrels as symbols of their authenticity against patrician incumbent Martin Van Buren—the 1840s version of running on Mom and apple pie. […] The point: Harrison was as obsolete as log cabins and cider. Not Mom and apple pie—gramophones and leisure suits.”

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