Pieing the World's Most Powerful People 28 November 2010, Cervera de los Montes 21 x 30 cm Ballpoint pen and adhesive label on printed paper i The names are from Forbes Magazine's list of the world's most powerful people. Forbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. The motto of Forbes magazine is the capitalist tool. Pieing is the act of throwing a pie at a person or persons. It is a staple of slapstick comedy but it can be also a political action when the target is an authority figure, politician, or celebrity and can be used as a means of protesting against the target's political beliefs, or against perceived arrogance or vanity. Perpetrators generally regard the act as a form of ridicule to embarrass and humiliate the victim. Tags: Pieing, cake, power, millioniare, president, politics, economy, capitalism