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HappyMartin · 05-06-2009, 03:25 AM

I am not sure if this is in worldwide usage but I frequently hear "The proof is in the pudding".

It makes me batty. I immediately think of Christmas pudding with the coins in it for children to find and then get caught in a loop thinking "no hang on they said the proof is in the pudding, not the money is in the pudding. Perhaps they mean money is a proof" and so on and so on.

"The proof of the pudding is in the eating" in case this is a very local thing

05-06-2009, 03:25 AM	#92
HappyMartin Martin Kristiansen Posts: 1,546 Karma: 8480958 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Johannesburg Device: Kindle International Ipad 2	I am not sure if this is in worldwide usage but I frequently hear "The proof is in the pudding". It makes me batty. I immediately think of Christmas pudding with the coins in it for children to find and then get caught in a loop thinking "no hang on they said the proof is in the pudding, not the money is in the pudding. Perhaps they mean money is a proof" and so on and so on. "The proof of the pudding is in the eating" in case this is a very local thing Last edited by HappyMartin; 05-06-2009 at 03:26 AM. Reason: double word