Can't have your cake and eat it too

[haVoc 0]

What the hell does "you can't have your cake and eat it too" mean?

[bob_barron 0]

Some girl next to me is wearing a shirt that says 'Let them eat cake.'

 

Thought I'd point that out

[Nevermortal 0]

The expression is flawed, in my opinion.

 

I think it means getting what you want or being spoiled, but still asking for more.

[OldSchoolWrestling 0]

Something to do with getting what you want AND enjoying it at the same time.

[haVoc 0]

So, why can't you get what you want AND enjoy it?

[OldSchoolWrestling 0]

Because life doesn't work that way my friend.

[haVoc 0]

Sometimes it does.

[OldSchoolWrestling 0]

Sometimes it does.

That's not cake then. That's pie.

[haVoc 0]

Whoa. If you questioned me, I was going to use "pie" as an example.

[OldSchoolWrestling 0]

Whoa. If you questioned me, I was going to use "pie" as an example.

Hey man, off topic, I used to love your name when you had the FeAr HaVoc stuff going on. Why'd you have to change it???

[haVoc 0]

It was so "AoL cHaT."

[OldSchoolWrestling 0]

I always thought it was cool.

[Guest ABOBO]

ABOBO EAT URINAL CAKE ONCE.

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

You mean "k3wL."

 

Anyways...that cake better be good if I'm having it AND eating it...

[Nighthawk 0]

It means that you have to make a sacrifice to get what you want. For example, say you're a kid and you pretend to be sick to skip school. As a result, you have to go to the doctor.

The expression itself is flawed, yes.

[The Czech Republic 0]

Some guys were out kayaking on the river, and it was a pretty cold day. So a guy takes out his lighter to try and generate some warmth. But then the whole boat lit on fire and everybody died. Which just goes to show that you can't have your kayak and heat it too.

[Guest FrigidSoul]

Some guys were out kayaking on the river, and it was a pretty cold day. So a guy takes out his lighter to try and generate some warmth. But then the whole boat lit on fire and everybody died. Which just goes to show that you can't have your kayak and heat it too.

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[Cran Da Maniac 0]

I've wondered this too. I mean what else can you do with cake?

[The Czech Republic 0]

Some guys were out kayaking on the river, and it was a pretty cold day. So a guy takes out his lighter to try and generate some warmth. But then the whole boat lit on fire and everybody died. Which just goes to show that you can't have your kayak and heat it too.

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Hey man, I revel in my crappyness sometimes. Like right there.

 

But wait, why '96 and earlier? That seems pretty arbitrary. I mean, I didn't read that joke and say "oh, that is SOOOOOOO 1996! Just reading that conjures up memories of that blue thing from the Atlanta Olympics, and Bob Dole's ill-fated campaign! Sigh."

 

EDIT: HOLY F***ING SHIT.

 

Look at the quotation brackets up there. Plunderin quoted me, nevermore, at 9:12 pm, Smartmarks Standard Time (A weird time zone in and of itself, obviously.) But THEN look at my post that was quoted! 10:06 PM! Plunderin can cite posts that don't exist yet! OMG BAN PLZ because this guy is a threat.

[DerangedHermit 0]

Some guys were out kayaking on the river, and it was a pretty cold day. So a guy takes out his lighter to try and generate some warmth. But then the whole boat lit on fire and everybody died. Which just goes to show that you can't have your kayak and heat it too.

For more jokes from 1996 and earlier call 1-800-Funny-CR

Hey man, I revel in my crappyness sometimes. Like right there.

 

But wait, why '96 and earlier? That seems pretty arbitrary. I mean, I didn't read that joke and say "oh, that is SOOOOOOO 1996! Just reading that conjures up memories of that blue thing from the Atlanta Olympics, and Bob Dole's ill-fated campaign! Sigh."

 

EDIT: HOLY F***ING SHIT.

 

Look at the quotation brackets up there. Plunderin quoted me, nevermore, at 9:12 pm, Smartmarks Standard Time (A weird time zone in and of itself, obviously.) But THEN look at my post that was quoted! 10:06 PM! Plunderin can cite posts that don't exist yet! OMG BAN PLZ because this guy is a threat.

Plunderin is from the FUTURE!!!!

 

EDIT: Apparently, so am I!!!!!

[Ravenbomb 0]

ABOBO EAT URINAL CAKE ONCE.

ROTFLMFAOWTF

[Guest Nacho Nixon]

Basically, you can't stare at the purty decorations and enjoy the deliciousness of the cake, as cutting/eating the cake would disrupt them. One of those "one or the other but not both" calls. Alternately, you can't eat all the cake and stash some for later. Those are the two explanations I've heard - for the second one, assume it's a single-serve cake, I guess. Like a snack cake or something.

[Ravenbomb 0]

if you eat the cake, you don't have it anymore. If you have the cake, you haven't eaten it.