you can't have your cake, and eat it too Options

[Melissa]

OMFG!!! my mom says that to me ALL the time!! i have no clue what she's talking about... if i HAVE a cake... why the HELL would i not want to eat it?? like... HELLO?

[hybrid]

Here's a wild guess; you can't have it your way.

[*Kathleen*]

I've never had someone say that to me.

[tofumonzter]

aww. how come? cakes are good...

[likeachild]

Here's a wild guess; you can't have it your way.

i think that's what it means too...

maybe you can "google" it

i hate it when people say those things to you and you can't understand them.

anyone want a cookie? LMAO!!!!!

it's like one of those idiom things?

[annchovie]

uhh..that makes no sense. i guess it means that you have to pick one way ot the other, you can have it both ways.

[xquizit]

OMFG!!! my mom says that to me ALL the time!! i have no clue what she's talking about... if i HAVE a cake... why the HELL would i not want to eat it?? like... HELLO?

LOL, that's what i'm wondering. The saying doesn't make sense to me. I mean, what are you suppossed to do with the cake if you can't eat it?

[DrNick311]

Here's a wild guess; you can't have it your way.

That sounds about right... This and that Cookie thing are just ways of baffling the person you're talking to so they don't know that you're actually insulting them. And then when that person actually realizes the meaning, he/she gets pretty pissed. Oh well... that's life.

[cleec]

because if you are having your cake than its the same thing as eating it too...you can't do two things that you both want at the same time

i think

[Mireh]

I agree with Kim (lilangelgurlpnai)

Its probably just a saying that you cant't always have somthing you want.

[mznina]

i think its some form of expression.

[fiji_kid]

i think that she is trying to tell u that u hav to work for that cake.. ( help her make 1) lol..

[pbear]

The trick is the smile and pretend you understand what she's saying.

[*instantmusic*]

my mom doenst tell me quotes. no way, thats just to wierd. your mom quoting around. no... i dont like the idea. i'll qurk out.

[m@dcow]

i'm not sure if the meaning has already been said... but i hear it's like... it has to do if you want to maintain a healthy weight or lose weight, you can't eat that cake... er... i usually hear you can have your cake and eat it too...

[Fireshrieker]

I think it means:

You can't have a cake after you eat it. Therefore, you can't have it forever AND eat it. At the same time.


EDIT- hey whoa... i never thought of that before now. Funny.

[DisneyPrincessKa...]

I think it means that you cant always get whatever you want.

There's a song called You Can't have your Kate and Edith too. That amused me a lot because my name is Kate. I should listen to the song one day.

[inn0centmarianne]

I think it means the same thing, that you cant always get what you want, like if you want the cake thats in front of you, maybe you have to try and work hard for it.

[Yemmerz]

LOL, that's what i'm wondering. The saying doesn't make sense to me. I mean, what are you suppossed to do with the cake if you can't eat it?

i think your supposed to throw it at someone.

[angel-roh]

I've never had someone say that to me.

same here... lols hahaha my mom doesnt even wat that sentence means either hahahahaha... i dont kno it either O_O

[visualfusion]

*feels left out because I've never even heard of the phrase*

[DesperateXMeasur...]

Jeez, my dad says that all the time.
Why bother making a cake and then not eating it. Duh.

[PinoyOtaku]

Interesting quote to use I guess.....

[Melissa]

Jeez, my dad says that all the time.
Why bother making a cake and then not eating it. Duh.

exactly.

if i gotta cake... i'm gonna eat it

[LaZazn]

Idioms. I hate it when people uses those. I'm like, just say the damn thing!