The Cake Is A Pie
idiom: falls under the same concept as The Cake Is A Lie.
"The Cake Is A Pie" implies that a promised reward is sought after and is found, much to one's chagrin, a plain, stripped-down, bland or otherwise unappealing alternative; always unbeknownst to the person who made the promise, as they assume the expected reward and the reward, the "cake" and the "pie", are mutually interchangeable-- when in fact cake is multilayered, iced, cream-filled, and decked the fuck out, and pie is, bread.
"The Cake Is A Pie" implies that a promised reward is sought after and is found, much to one's chagrin, a plain, stripped-down, bland or otherwise unappealing alternative; always unbeknownst to the person who made the promise, as they assume the expected reward and the reward, the "cake" and the "pie", are mutually interchangeable-- when in fact cake is multilayered, iced, cream-filled, and decked the fuck out, and pie is, bread.
A: ...I ran errands for months on end, and two years in, all that toiling in the sun, pulling twice her fucking weight.. for a fucking Sony Walkman.
B: ...
...
...Huh.
C: *studies MP3* What happened to i5?
A: .THE CAKE WAS A LIE.
...
C: T-T crusty old doof bitch T-T
A: I know right wtf is this shit this is not iPod T^T thats why shes dying T^T.
B: ...
T_T
...
...e_e...
...You never specified...
...e_e...
are you serious e_e 'thats why shes dying' e_e
Here, because her intent wasn't to lie, the problem is not that the cake is a lie.
The problem is that the cake is a pie.
B: ...
...
...Huh.
C: *studies MP3* What happened to i5?
A: .THE CAKE WAS A LIE.
...
C: T-T crusty old doof bitch T-T
A: I know right wtf is this shit this is not iPod T^T thats why shes dying T^T.
B: ...
T_T
...
...e_e...
...You never specified...
...e_e...
are you serious e_e 'thats why shes dying' e_e
Here, because her intent wasn't to lie, the problem is not that the cake is a lie.
The problem is that the cake is a pie.
piece of cake, piece of pie
To say I love you to someone and they say it back without both of you wanting true commitment, or niether of you are ready to say "I love you" yet.
(Girlfriend and boyfriend are finishing up talking on the phone)
Anna: Babe, I'll talk to you tomorrow.
Dave: Ok.
Anna: Piece of cake, piece of pie.
Dave: Piece of cake, piece of pie.
(both hang up the phone)
Anna: Babe, I'll talk to you tomorrow.
Dave: Ok.
Anna: Piece of cake, piece of pie.
Dave: Piece of cake, piece of pie.
(both hang up the phone)