History of Everyday Sayings

Origin of "You Can't Have Your Cake and Eat It Too"


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In this episode you'll discover:

- The origin of the saying, "You can't have your cake and eat it too".

- The original phrase and when that phrase changed to the one common today.

- How this phrase led to the identification and arrest of Ted Kaczynski, the infamous Unibomber who terrorized the world for nearly two decades.
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Sources:

"HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO"; "Today I found out" website: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/01/cake-eat/.

"The meaning and origin of the expression: You can't have your cake and eat it". Phrase Finder. https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/you-cant-have-your-cake-and-eat-it.html.
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Host:

Stephen Carter. Email: [email protected].
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Technical information:

Recorded in Hindenburg Pro with edits and rendering. Edits also with Audacity.

Microphone: EV RE320.
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Keywords:

Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski, Thomas Howard Third Duke of Norfolk, Jonathan Swift,
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