>>>>Some points of view insist on simplifying the world into black-and-white or good-vs-bad, as if insulting the intelligence of their subscribers.
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>>>Can you explain to me what is meant by "what's good for the goose is good for the gander"?
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>>I think it's supposed to mean that what is acceptable for men should also be acceptable for women, but it's another one of those adages that I contend are cited backward. I feel like it should be "What's good for the gander is good for the goose."
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>>Same as "You can't have your cake and eat it too", should more sensibly be "You can't eat your cake and have it too".
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>I think what confused me was I heard it several times and all of them at an unappropriate situation, and I would wonder why the phrase was used, but never bothered to find out.
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>Gander, btw, is an adult male goose... in case you didn't know. I didn't until five minutes ago. Of course you being a Canadian, you probably already knew.
Yep. That's why I thought it should be reversed, eh?
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>Thanks.
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