The saying makes a little more sense you do it the other way 'round: "You can't eat your cake and have it, too" -- once you've eaten the cake, you're no longer holding on to it. I mean, you can have the cake, and THEN eat it, but you can't EAT the cake and THEN have it.
That one doesn't bother me as much, though, because I've met two-and-a-half year olds. They DEFINITELY want to eat their cake, but still have it afterward: HAVING a cake is a pleasure; EATING a cake is a pleasure, and two-and-a-half year olds can't deal with the fact that one of those ends when the other one starts.
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Date: 2013-05-02 08:46 pm (UTC)That one doesn't bother me as much, though, because I've met two-and-a-half year olds. They DEFINITELY want to eat their cake, but still have it afterward: HAVING a cake is a pleasure; EATING a cake is a pleasure, and two-and-a-half year olds can't deal with the fact that one of those ends when the other one starts.