"You can't have your cake and eat it too."
WHY?? What the heck is the POINT in having cake if you're not going to EAT it?
Who came up with this stupid phrase and how did we ever come up with it's meaning?? :confused1:
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"You can't have your cake and eat it too."
WHY?? What the heck is the POINT in having cake if you're not going to EAT it?
Who came up with this stupid phrase and how did we ever come up with it's meaning?? :confused1:
If you eat your cake, it's gone, so you have no more cake. You can either keep it or eat it, but not both.
But if I EAT my cake I still HAVE it. ;) I just HAVE it in my belly. :)
Are trying to tie this thread with the one about dumping you own poop?Quote:
Originally Posted by Trabitha
Years and years ago, the saying was, "You can have your cake and eat it to." So folks tried it. Then they found out that once they ate their cake they no longer had it. This resulted in a class action law suit that spanned several years and involved a lot of lawyers. In fact, Abraham Lincoln was part of the case. That whole story of him walking six miles to return a book was a bunch of bunk. He actually walked that far to take a deposition from a cake expert who also happened to have a degree in gastronomy. Anyway. As part of the settlement the phrase was changed to, "You can't have your cake and eat it to" although the litigants did not have to admit any guilt on their part.
LOL!! Now that would be an interesting feat!Quote:
Originally Posted by Camp10
I would totally demand my cake back...Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick
You wouldn't like the form in which it came backQuote:
Originally Posted by Trabitha
Quote:
Originally Posted by BENESSE
precisely my point.. you no longer have cake.. once it hits your belly, it becomes compost.
But I could use it in my garden...if it "hit the fan".
See how I did that, Camp. Full circle baby. Full circle! ;)
Probably more than you cared to know about it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_on...and_eat_it_too
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