{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"Gherkin \u2611\ufe0f (thelastgherkin)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Jan-13 23:18:56 UTC","author_name":"Gherkin \u2611\ufe0f (thelastgherkin)","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/thelastgherkin","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/2243371","html":"@<span class=\"vcard\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/user\/6766\" class=\"url\" title=\"Toksyuryel\"><span class=\"fn nickname\">toksyuryel<\/span><\/a><\/span> It's to do with ambiguous phrasing carried over via repeated use.  Eating one's cake precludes one from having it, while &quot;having&quot; it in the contextual sense means &quot;to keep it uneaten&quot;.  So it makes sense if phrased as &quot;One cannot keep this cake uneaten and also eat it&quot;."}