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Cake day: Jun 12, 2023

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If you look at this comment, the comparison should more realistically look like this an equal amount of fat and muscle next to each other, the fat looks slightly bigger than the muscle


Go back to work, Fantastic, you have a power plant to run.


Okay, I have a sneaking suspicion that it’s kind of an apocryphal reverse-explanation to counter currently all-too-common abusive behavior towards service personnel. I think it’s just an old motto that once made more sense than it does today when it’s been in use for over a hundred years.


I’ve seen this before but is that truly the origin? On the Wikipedia page, the quote(s) do not seem to allude to taste or buying preferences at all but rather to customer service. I’ve tried searching but I haven’t seen any primary sources state that the original quote, or intent, was with the inclusion of “in matters of taste”.