original: Throwing a pie in a person's face has been a staple of film comedy since Ben Turpin received one in Mr. Flip in 1909, and is often associated with clowns in popular culture.
simplifications: Throwing a pie in a person's face has been a staple of film comedy since Ben Turpin received one in Mr. Flip in 1909. It is often associated with clowns in popular culture. Throwing a pie in the face was in comedy films since Ben Turpin received one in Mr. Flip in 1909. Today it is mostly associated with clowns. A pie in the face has been in comedy since Ben Turpin received one in Mr. Flip and often associated with clowns. Mr. Flip hit Ben Turpin with a pie in his face in 1909. It would become a normal part of comedy from that moment onward. Clowns are also known for hitting people in the face with pies. Throwing a pie in a person's face has been a staple of film comedy since Ben Turpin received one in Mr. Flip in 1909. It is often associated with clowns in popular culture. Throwing a pie in a person's face has been a basic part of film comedy since Ben Turpin received one in Mr. Flip in 1909. It is often associated with clowns in popular culture. Ben Turpin was the first person to have had a pie thrown in his face in 1909. Since then this has become a regular thing in comedy films. People often associate this act with clowns. Throwing a pie in a person's face has been common in comedy movies since 1909. It is often associated with clowns in pop culture. Clowns often throw pies in a person's face in movies. The first one to do this was Ben Turpin in 1909, in a move called Mr. Flip.  Now, clowns often due this as part of popular culture. Tossing a pie in a person's face has been a film comedy staple since Ben Turpin earned one in Mr. Flip in 1909, and it is often associated with clowns in popular culture.