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"Find me the person who ate the last piece of cake in the fridge."
by laxentasken 10y ago
"Find me the person who ate the last piece of cake in the fridge."
- Analemma_ 10y ago"And next time they go into the supply closet, lock them in"
- orbitingpluto 10y ago"And route all supply runs to alternative locations for the next two days. Order cake to be delivered to supply closet in 47 hours."
- pizzetta 10y agoThat sounds kind of nice --but this can lead to a very sterile and stifling environment. It has the potential to be overbearing, if abused.
- JoeAltmaier 10y agoI've always been baffled at the 'last piece' cult. That piece is no more important than any other piece of the cake. What's with all the emotional baggage surrounding it?
- martijn_himself 10y agoI found this is a cultural thing, e.g. from my personal experience it is not regarded nearly as important in the Netherlands as it is in the United Kingdom.
- oceanswave 10y agoI agree with you -- in addition, the person to eat the "last piece" has the courage to consume the piece that is both the least fresh and has most possibly been exposed to pathogens from "other piece" eaters. "First Piece" folks should get more flak as they've destroyed a baked work of art.
- drfuchs 10y agoOn the contrary; the first-piece person is taking all the risk of the possibility that the cake was poisoned at the factory or store. Kings had "tasters", after all.
- froindt 10y agoMy dad frequently eats the last cookie in the box or last piece of cake. He then leaves the container there. It's slightly different than normal "last piece" cult, but really frustrating when you're looking forward to the one piece of cake after you mow the lawn, open the container, and realize there is none left.
- thatwebdude 10y agoI'm not sure I've ever eaten cake after mowing a lawn. That's an unusual combo; and I've mowed a lot.
- pc86 10y agoI think we have bizarrely different definitions of the word "cult."
- lightbyte 10y agoIt's because the person complaining likely wanted another piece, but now they can't because it's all gone. The "logical" person to blame would be the person who took the last one.
- UK-AL 10y agoErrmm, simply the fact if someone had the last piece. You can't have one.
- smilekzs 10y agoBecause if you still want a piece after the last piece being taken, you'll have to bother yourself with going to the grocery store to grab a whole?
- jcheng 10y agoMaybe this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulation_heuristic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulation_heuristic AFAIU, when something bad happens to us, we focus our regret on the smallest/nearest action that could have been undone to change the outcome. So in this case, the bad thing being that you wanted a piece and there are none left--it's natural to blame whomever ate the last piece, because it's easier to imagine an alternate reality where the last piece wasn't eaten, than an alternate reality with some earlier piece not being eaten and everybody subsequently encountering a cake with one additional piece.
- nindalf 10y agoSame reason the dude who filmed the Rodney King incident was blamed for the LA Riots. People figured that if he hadn't filmed it, the riots wouldn't have happened.
- paulddraper 10y agoBecause it's more scarce at that point.
- drsopp 10y agoThe last pieces will progressively often become more and more important because of a difference between supply and demand.
- jbigelow76 10y agoMore like: "Find me the person that stole my lunch from the fridge. The bag was clearly labeled with my name! Come on people, what, are we animals here?!?!"
- Keyframe 10y ago"and send out a battle drone after him!"