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better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick

Phrase describing a situation that isn't very good, but could be worse.
How was your holiday visiting your grandma?

Better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick.
by Ryan Paine March 24, 2008
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Better than a poke in the eye with a burnt stick

Pier: How was last night's SSS?
Chappo: Better than a poke in the eye with a burnt stick.
by Chappo January 20, 2004
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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.
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.
by RozPowell December 18, 2012
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A slang phrase used in U.K. English to mean a misunderstanding or lapse in judgement.
This last question on the test is really taking the trout by the hair of a plum pie. (It was difficult and the speaker didn't understand it.)
by Wordmate October 29, 2018
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In a difficult situation without a way out
Guy 1: I have 2 hours of homework in class A, 2 hours of homework in class B, and only have one hour.
Guy 2: well your up the creek without a pattle
by Mark Zuckerberg1 September 22, 2011
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A poke in the eye with a sharp stick

The third choice in a series of options in which the first two have been rejected.
A: "I'm sorry your date cancelled. Do you want to go see a movie?"

B: (sulkily) "No."
A: "Want to go to the club?"

B: "No."
A: "Want a poke in the eye with a sharp stick?"
by bitteryoungwoman July 8, 2009
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