If you have your cake...
eat it!

Why wouldn't you?

I never understood why the popular saying says that you can't. Then again, I'm a big unit, so don't get between me and my cake. Or else. Nom nom.
( ForecastMonkey, Sat 22 May 2010, 0:23, 8 replies)

it means
once you've eaten your cake you can't still have it. If you eat it, it is all gone and you can no longer have it.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sat 22 May 2010, 1:00, closed)

But the cake is now incorporated into your body.
I can't think of any more intimate way of having something than for it to be part of you.
(Vlad the Inhaler forgot his password, Sun 23 May 2010, 18:15, closed)

I liek cake

(Evilweevil is covered in bees, Sat 22 May 2010, 9:42, closed)

personally
I prefer the Scouse version "you car'n 'ave the penny an' the bun" ..
Just for clarity, and I like cake..
(Beer Elf Thought this was like a campfire, anyhow, on, Sat 22 May 2010, 16:34, closed)

Scouse logic...
nailed it! From now on I shall adopt this. Thank you!
( ForecastMonkey, Wed 26 May 2010, 16:13, closed)

Well said, my good sir.
I am also a generously-proportioned cake-fancier, and would always advocate the eating of said cake.
(Draco Rattus ate all the pies on, Sun 23 May 2010, 7:50, closed)

Yeah
I had trouble with this one til my Dad ezplained it to me; I was about 35 at the time FFS.
(kitescreech still here, Sun 23 May 2010, 8:58, closed)

I had this one explained to me a few months ago...
The other one that irritates me is "a bird in hand, is worth two in the bush". Actually, it's only worth half.
(The Kwyjibo A big, dumb, balding North American ape., Tue 25 May 2010, 12:33, closed)