I wanna eat my cake!
Ok since chasidishe shaigitz asked so nicely....
I've been wanting to write this for a while now, I just haven't had the time or patience.
don't you hate it when people use phrases or sayings that make absolutely no sense? And I'm not talking about misusing a phrase or misquoting a quote. I'm not even talking about when somebody says something really stupid, (I have a friend who is great like that, you can always count on him to say something that makes no sense at all. I used to have a whole collection of his sayings, I dont remember most of them offhand, but here's one I do remember: "You stupid genius!" anybody have any idea what that's supposed to mean?)
What I am talking about is normal phrases used by normal people in a normal conversation. At the moment I'm reffering to one particular phrase which I keep hearing and it just drives me crazy. every time I hear it I want to scream.
The saying: "You can't have your cake and eat it too"
could somebody please explain that one to me? what in the world is that supposed to mean?
The point it's used to illustrate is that you win some and you lose some, you cant have everything you want, somethings work out others don't.
now how does this saying make this point? what it seems to be saying is that you can either have your cake or eat it but not both.
what can you possibly do with cake other than eat it?
seriously, when was the last time somebody walked into a bakery, asked for a piece of cake, was given the cake and told "you can have the cake but you cant eat it" and the guy answered "ok, thats fine, I'll just frame it and hang it up in my living room"
how about eating your cake without having it? I would love to hear how thats possible.
kind of reminds me of dayenu "ilu kara lanu es hayam vlo he'evirenu bsocho bechorovo dayenu" (or something like that)
gee, thanks. who cares if we actualy make it across safe and sound the important thing is that the sea was split. if we drown? no big deal, at least he split the sea for us.
(yes i do know what it really means)
who cares if you can eat your cake or not, the important thing is that you have it.
I dont know about the rest of you, maybe you think being able to eat a piece of cake that you have is too much to ask.
but me? no. If I have a piece of cake I want to eat it, I'm not settling for anything less. (of course if you happen to have some cake and you feel it's not right for you to be able to eat it as well just send it my way)
to be cont...
I need to get some sleep...
I've been wanting to write this for a while now, I just haven't had the time or patience.
don't you hate it when people use phrases or sayings that make absolutely no sense? And I'm not talking about misusing a phrase or misquoting a quote. I'm not even talking about when somebody says something really stupid, (I have a friend who is great like that, you can always count on him to say something that makes no sense at all. I used to have a whole collection of his sayings, I dont remember most of them offhand, but here's one I do remember: "You stupid genius!" anybody have any idea what that's supposed to mean?)
What I am talking about is normal phrases used by normal people in a normal conversation. At the moment I'm reffering to one particular phrase which I keep hearing and it just drives me crazy. every time I hear it I want to scream.
The saying: "You can't have your cake and eat it too"
could somebody please explain that one to me? what in the world is that supposed to mean?
The point it's used to illustrate is that you win some and you lose some, you cant have everything you want, somethings work out others don't.
now how does this saying make this point? what it seems to be saying is that you can either have your cake or eat it but not both.
what can you possibly do with cake other than eat it?
seriously, when was the last time somebody walked into a bakery, asked for a piece of cake, was given the cake and told "you can have the cake but you cant eat it" and the guy answered "ok, thats fine, I'll just frame it and hang it up in my living room"
how about eating your cake without having it? I would love to hear how thats possible.
kind of reminds me of dayenu "ilu kara lanu es hayam vlo he'evirenu bsocho bechorovo dayenu" (or something like that)
gee, thanks. who cares if we actualy make it across safe and sound the important thing is that the sea was split. if we drown? no big deal, at least he split the sea for us.
(yes i do know what it really means)
who cares if you can eat your cake or not, the important thing is that you have it.
I dont know about the rest of you, maybe you think being able to eat a piece of cake that you have is too much to ask.
but me? no. If I have a piece of cake I want to eat it, I'm not settling for anything less. (of course if you happen to have some cake and you feel it's not right for you to be able to eat it as well just send it my way)
to be cont...
I need to get some sleep...
posted by Renegade at 1:56 AM
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