Is "the proof of the pudding is in the eating" a regionalism? I surprised someone with it today.
If the apocalypse comes, beep me.
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Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
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§ ita § - Nov 22, 2010 7:04:51 pm PST #6902 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
-t - Nov 22, 2010 7:09:07 pm PST #6903 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I think it's pretty common, though often shortened.
Burrell - Nov 22, 2010 7:15:52 pm PST #6904 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I always heard it "the proof is in the pudding."
DavidS - Nov 22, 2010 7:16:51 pm PST #6905 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Right. It's usually just "the proof is in the pudding" stateside. Which doesn't make much sense, really, since our pudding is not the British notion and completely misses the actual Proof, that is "the eating."
aurelia - Nov 22, 2010 7:18:15 pm PST #6906 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
-t - Nov 22, 2010 7:20:14 pm PST #6907 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Huh. I've always thought people were saying "the proof of the pudding, etc." and just leaving off the rest because everyone knows how it goes.
Eta: wife power = awesome!
Burrell - Nov 22, 2010 7:25:46 pm PST #6908 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
It's entirely possible that people shorten it in different ways.
-t - Nov 22, 2010 7:29:20 pm PST #6909 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It's pretty likely that I'm not hearing what people are actually saying.
DavidS - Nov 22, 2010 7:52:01 pm PST #6910 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Hmmm. I just got an email from a friend saying she had bad news to convey that should be over the phone.
Good news that needs to be conveyed over the phone means babies or marriage.
Bad news means death or cancer.
I don't think she'd broach her bad news that way. So I think it's our friend in common that she'd be telling me about. Who already had cancer.
So I think our mutual friend might've died.
Not looking forward to this phone call.
§ ita § - Nov 22, 2010 7:54:11 pm PST #6911 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Hmm.