Hmmm... never thought of it that way. Of course, you won't recognise it as cake next time you see it. ;)

>Alan,
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>but you have the cake if you eat it. Just like you have a leg. It's just a part of you?
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>Agnes
>>So let me get this straight... if I can't have my cake and eat it too, then when they say "have a cake" what am I supposed to do? Possess it briefly?
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>>This is exactly why I contend, and have for years, that the adage has been corrupted over time. I believe it should more properly be:
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>>You can't eat your cake and have it too.