"You can't have your cake and eat it too". What is the flaming point of having cake if you can't eat it?
this post was submitted on 28 Jul 2023
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I wondered about this for years and years, never understanding, especially, since "having cake" and "eating cake" are used interchangeably. But, I finally figured it out! In this sense, the "having" is equivalent to "keeping" or "being in possession of."
Examples:
- "What's it like having a Mercedes Benz?"
- "The Smiths have a very nice home."
No eating implied!
Therefore, the saying is more inline with "You can't keep (to show off or admire) your cake, and eat it, too."
But you can. Just cut a hole in the bottom and eat it from there. Then itβs presentable and edible.
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One time I baked a whole entire cake for myself. There was no occasion or anything I just wanted to have a cake and eat it too. It turns out cakes are really big and it's really hard for a single person to eat a cake faster than it turns all spongy and icky.
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"God is testing you." "God has a plan." "God never closes a door without opening a window." "I'll pray for you."
Or any other religious bullshit. Keep that shit to yourself. I'm living in the real world.
"You are your own worst enemy."
I hate it most when it's true.
Oh sweet summer child
Yeah we get it, we've all seen Game of Thrones, too. If you have to be a condescending dick, at least be original.
I use that sometimes on my kids. But I've never seen GoT. That phrase WAY predates that show.
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Here's a quote used by media shills to defend crappy movies all the time: "[formerly great franchise] is now shitty. And why that's a GOOD THING."
in Dutch we have the saying "act normal, then your already weird enough' I fucking hate that quote so much
