Where did "You can't have your cake and eat it too?" originate?

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Where did "You can't have your cake and eat it too?" originate?

and what does it mean?

2006-07-18 10:38:18 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture

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No idea, I always thought this was the dumbest saying. Who the hell wants cake if you can't eat it??

2006-07-18 10:43:36 · answer #1 · answered by chelle 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋

This was coined at the very first Jenny Craig meeting! LOL jk..I think it had something to do with Marie Antoinette who said "Let them eat cake"..she was later beheaded.

2006-07-18 17:42:03 · answer #2 · answered by hatingmsn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

i dont know where that came from,... but personally i do bake my cakes and eat them, in real.

2006-07-18 17:41:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

no clue

2006-07-18 17:41:14 · answer #4 · answered by Christine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋