Current Events > Having cake and eat it too metaphor make no sense?

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saspa 02/15/18 2:10:08 PM #1:	What do you do with the cake if not eat it? In before smell it --- http://i.imgur.com/0UFI0T9.jpg <cite>saspa posted [p:896142341] in Having cak... [t:76322262]...</cite> <quote>What do you do with the cake if not eat it? In before smell it</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThyCorndog 02/15/18 2:11:10 PM #2:	how r u gonna have a cake if u ate it haha it just sounds dumb even if I get the meaning. cake is a bad example I guess cause there's no other reason to have one --- Hey what's going on in this thread http://i.imgur.com/6fpKRW8.gif http://i.imgur.com/RNZi0gk.gif <cite>ThyCorndog posted [p:896142400] in Having cak... [t:76322262]...</cite> <quote>how r u gonna have a cake if u ate it haha it just sounds dumb even if I get the meaning. cake is a bad example I guess cause there's no other reason to have one</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LockeMonster 02/15/18 2:12:12 PM #3:	You can't consume something and still have it. --- "Scranton is great, but New York is like Scranton on acid. No, on speed. Nah. On steroids." FC: 3282-3258-0224 <cite>LockeMonster posted [p:896142457] in Having cak... [t:76322262]...</cite> <quote>You can't consume something and still have it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Admiral 02/15/18 2:14:01 PM #4:	The context is at an event like a wedding or a party. Either you can be the center of attention (person the cake is for) or you can be a guest who gets to eat and enjoy the cake. But you can't have both. This doesn't really hold in modern days since people do eat their own birthday/wedding cake, but that's the original context. --- - The Admiral <cite>The Admiral posted [p:896142574] in Having cak... [t:76322262]...</cite> <quote>The context is at an event like a wedding or a party. Either you can be the center of attention (person the cake is for) or you can be a guest who gets to eat and enjoy the cake. But you can't have both. This doesn't really hold in modern days since people do eat their own birthday/wedding cake, but that's the original context.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Scotty_Rogers 02/15/18 2:14:13 PM #5:	First, you put your fork in it. --- Greatest debater on GameFAQs. My waifus Caulifla, Kale and Kefla from Dragon Ball Super and I drawn by da GOAT @MoistenedYouth: https://imgur.com/a/TYhlg <cite>Scotty_Rogers posted [p:896142588] in Having cak... [t:76322262]...</cite> <quote>First, you put your fork in it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MorbidFaithless 02/15/18 2:14:29 PM #6:	I thought it meant you're wanting too much. Too greedy. Idk. --- walk like thunder <cite>MorbidFaithless posted [p:896142607] in Having cak... [t:76322262]...</cite> <quote>I thought it meant you're wanting too much. Too greedy. Idk.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
slothica 02/15/18 2:24:04 PM #7:	You stick it between your boobs and smash it into pieces. --- I'm as sweet as a cherry pie, but sometimes very wicked. slothica the undying, wicked witch of CE <cite>slothica posted [p:896143208] in Having cak... [t:76322262]...</cite> <quote>You stick it between your boobs and smash it into pieces.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
philsov 02/15/18 2:26:57 PM #8:	being in possession of the cake and knowing that you can eat it is a great feeling Also having the cake in your mouth is a great feeling. By having your cake and eating it too, the cake is both in front of you and in you at the same time without any quantum mechanics involved! --- Remember that I won't rest, 'til we share the same tense Just know, to me, you're better late than never again. <cite>philsov posted [p:896143386] in Having cak... [t:76322262]...</cite> <quote>being in possession of the cake and knowing that you can eat it is a great feeling Also having the cake in your mouth is a great feeling. By having your cake and eating it too, the cake is both in front of you and in you at the same time without any quantum mechanics involved!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Veggeta_EDGE 02/15/18 2:29:02 PM #9:	It can be used to say that one cannot or should not have or want more than one deserves or is reasonable, or that one cannot or should not try to have two incompatible things. The proverb's meaning is similar to the phrases "you can't have it both ways" and "you can't have the best of both worlds." --- I'm Veggeta X's alt <cite>Veggeta_EDGE posted [p:896143523] in Having cak... [t:76322262]...</cite> <quote>It can be used to say that one cannot or should not have or want more than one deserves or is reasonable, or that one cannot or should not try to have two incompatible things. The proverb's meaning is similar to the phrases "you can't have it both ways" and "you can't have the best of both worlds."</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Vicious_Dios 02/15/18 2:30:40 PM #10:	Watching Manhunt, have we? --- S / K / Y / N / E Twitch/YouTube/GT: *Adzeta* <cite>Vicious_Dios posted [p:896143625] in Having cak... [t:76322262]...</cite> <quote>Watching Manhunt, have we?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turbam 02/15/18 2:30:54 PM #11:	Can someone explain why is it that the early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese? --- ~snip (V)_(;,;)_(V) snip~ I'm just one man! Whoa! Well, I'm a one man band! http://i.imgur.com/p9Xvjvs.gif <cite>Turbam posted [p:896143638] in Having cak... [t:76322262]...</cite> <quote>Can someone explain why is it that the early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheGrindery 02/15/18 2:32:51 PM #12:	Worms can only hurt you in Australia. <cite>TheGrindery posted [p:896143750] in Having cak... [t:76322262]...</cite> <quote>Worms can only hurt you in Australia.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
philsov 02/15/18 2:33:07 PM #13:	Turbam posted... but the second mouse gets the cheese? --- Remember that I won't rest, 'til we share the same tense Just know, to me, you're better late than never again. <cite>philsov posted [p:896143764] in Having cak... [t:76322262]...</cite> <quote><cite>Turbam posted...</cite> <quote>but the second mouse gets the cheese?</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
slothica 02/15/18 2:33:32 PM #14:	Turbam posted... Can someone explain why is it that the early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese? Woms come out early in the day when it's moist out, whereas the second mouse is killed by the mouse trap. --- I'm as sweet as a cherry pie, but sometimes very wicked. slothica the undying, wicked witch of CE <cite>slothica posted [p:896143799] in Having cak... [t:76322262]...</cite> <quote><cite>Turbam posted...</cite> <quote>Can someone explain why is it that the early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese?</quote> Woms come out early in the day when it's moist out, whereas the second mouse is killed by the mouse trap.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 02/15/18 2:34:18 PM #15:	slothica posted... Turbam posted... Can someone explain why is it that the early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese? Woms come out early in the day when it's moist out, whereas the second mouse is killed by the mouse trap. I thought the first mouse gets killed by the trap then the second one gets the cheese --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. http://i.imgtc.com/tHc3mIo.png http://i.imgtc.com/PYxw8Lm.png <cite>Irony posted [p:896143840] in Having cak... [t:76322262]...</cite> <quote><cite>slothica posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Turbam posted...</cite> <quote>Can someone explain why is it that the early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese?</quote> Woms come out early in the day when it's moist out, whereas the second mouse is killed by the mouse trap.</quote> I thought the first mouse gets killed by the trap then the second one gets the cheese</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Veggeta_EDGE 02/15/18 2:34:26 PM #16:	Turbam posted... Can someone explain why is it that the early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese? Can someone tell me why they say don't judge a book by its cover and yet first impressions are everything? --- I'm Veggeta X's alt <cite>Veggeta_EDGE posted [p:896143849] in Having cak... [t:76322262]...</cite> <quote><cite>Turbam posted...</cite> <quote>Can someone explain why is it that the early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese?</quote> Can someone tell me why they say don't judge a book by its cover and yet first impressions are everything?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
slothica 02/15/18 2:35:31 PM #17:	Irony posted... I thought the first mouse gets killed by the trap then the second one gets the cheese You're right. I'm stupid. --- I'm as sweet as a cherry pie, but sometimes very wicked. slothica the undying, wicked witch of CE <cite>slothica posted [p:896143917] in Having cak... [t:76322262]...</cite> <quote><cite>Irony posted...</cite> <quote>I thought the first mouse gets killed by the trap then the second one gets the cheese</quote> You're right. I'm stupid.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 02/15/18 2:43:55 PM #18:	If you eat the cake, you don't have it anymore. It's poorly worded, cake is a bad example, and it's used in contexts that don't reflect the rationale for its existence, so it's understandable that so many people find it hard to understand. --- http://backloggery.com/devsbro/sig.gif http://i.imgur.com/kU5vu5N.png Never pepper popcorn <cite>DevsBro posted [p:896144429] in Having cak... [t:76322262]...</cite> <quote>If you eat the cake, you don't have it anymore. It's poorly worded, cake is a bad example, and it's used in contexts that don't reflect the rationale for its existence, so it's understandable that so many people find it hard to understand.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KILBOTz 02/15/18 2:52:17 PM #19:	The Admiral posted... The context is at an event like a wedding or a party. Either you can be the center of attention (person the cake is for) or you can be a guest who gets to eat and enjoy the cake. But you can't have both. This doesn't really hold in modern days since people do eat their own birthday/wedding cake, but that's the original context. what? real saying is you can't have your cake and eat it too. The meaning is you can either physically possess a cake or you can eat it. you can't eat and still retain a cake. it is about opportunity cost. --- http://i.imgur.com/O3syCWD.gif http://i.imgur.com/k3YiBdG.gif <cite>KILBOTz posted [p:896144983] in Having cak... [t:76322262]...</cite> <quote><cite>The Admiral posted...</cite> <quote>The context is at an event like a wedding or a party. Either you can be the center of attention (person the cake is for) or you can be a guest who gets to eat and enjoy the cake. But you can't have both. This doesn't really hold in modern days since people do eat their own birthday/wedding cake, but that's the original context.</quote> what? real saying is you can't have your cake and eat it too. The meaning is you can either physically possess a cake or you can eat it. you can't eat and still retain a cake. it is about opportunity cost.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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