What do we mean "The Proof is in the Pudding"

[LynneSin]

I mean seriously - what has pudding ever proved to the world

:shrug:

[phantom power]

1. If you add rum to the pudding, then it has "proof"

OK, I just made that up.

[David__77]

11. I think you're actually right!

Proving things is very important--I do it regularly...

[mrboba1]

2. I'm on one of these research kicks today

Here is the origin:

http://members.aol.com/MorelandC/HaveOriginsData.htm#TheProofIsInThePudding

This is an abbreviated version of the term "the proof of the pudding is in the eating". To the British, pudding means the same as dessert in the US. The point of the term is that one cannot determine how good a dessert will be during preparation or based on appearance. How good a dessert will be can only be determined by the final taste.

[punpirate]

3. I think it means...

... if you try to make pudding, and it ends up pudding, then you're right--you've succeeded. If it ends up a globby, runny mess, well, then, you've failed, i.e., you were wrong about something.

Probably only a good aphorism when trying to make pudding, though. :P

[JVS]

9. Pudding is its own evidence. A diarrheal mass is indicative of failure!

[Piltdown13]

4. Oooh..that's one of my top language pet peeves!

Unfortunately, I think it's probably here to stay...you hardly ever see the original quotation anymore. :-)

[phantom power]

5. comes from: "The proof of the pudding is in the tasting"

You know if an idea works when you try it out, not before.

[pagerbear]

6. Don Quixote

"The proof of the pudding is in the eating"


Actual use is the best test. This saying appears in Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes.


The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Again I say, gotta love GuruNet!

[redowl]

7. all this pudding talk

is making me hungry for some.
butterscotch- no wait chocolate-no-whats that green stuff?
Pistachio pudding. Man I have to see what I can find in the cupboard.
Donuts willed with pudding----chocolate pudding.
aw damn.thanks a lot. :evilgrin:

The proof of the pudding is in the tasting, is the way I remember it.

[LynneSin]

10. donuts willed with pudding......Wow, is that a skillset of yours

Willing your donuts with pudding

Yummy!

[redowl]

13. omg-I hate typos

but you are right.

How to will your donut with pudding-

1.visualize donut on plate

2.now visualize bowl of half eaten pudding ( sorry- I couldn't wait)
next visualize pudding levetating into the air and (don't peak) shoving itself INTO the donut

3.now, visualize donut being eaten
and then, sadly the numerous donut& pudding calories spreading all over my belly

ARGHHHH!!!!!!
:donut:

[JVS]

8. The deliciousness theorem

[Speck Tater]

12. Back in the days of the inquisition,

when religious persecution of the sciences made intelligent scholars fear for their lives, they often hid their data, theorems and proofs in such food items as cakes, pies, and puddings. Then when they gathered at their combination conference/potluck-dinners each would bring along their favorite home-cooked dish with their latest scholarly tomes hidden safely inside.

Thus such common phrases as "The theorem is in the gravy", "My latest observations are in the pot roast", and "the proof is in the pudding."

If you want proof that what I'm saying is true, check under the lettuce in your next Big Mac.

[Liberal Veteran]

14. There was this woman who I worked with who invariably misstated....

....that phrase and it used to drive me fucking nuts everytime she would say "Prove it to the pudding".

Of course she was often going for the same jobs I did, so I didn't bother to correct her.