"You can't have your cake and eat it too". What is the flaming point of having cake if you can't eat it?
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:
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 it’s presentable and edible.
Ok smartass
/j
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.
"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.
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."
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.
in Dutch we have the saying "act normal, then your already weird enough' I fucking hate that quote so much
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