what could this mean?

[Aspergers_Aspie]

I was watching a soap opera, a character was sitting at an outside table at a cafe. Another person came out the cafe and said I'm sorry you've had the last piece of cake I'm afraid, the person said that's okay, it's the story of my life. What could missing out on the last piece of cake mean in the context of the story of his life? Could it simply mean that it's often happened that he has ordered a food
item but it was out of stock?

 

[Gift2humanity]

I was watching a soap opera, a character was sitting at an outside table at a cafe. Another person came out the cafe and said I'm sorry you've had the last piece of cake I'm afraid, the person said that's okay, it's the story of my life. What could missing out on the last piece of cake mean in the context of the story of his life? Could it simply mean that it's often happened that he has ordered a food
item but it was out of stock?

From your post I interpret that the person sat outside bought the last piece of cake.
Was it that he ordered cake and wanted another piece?
I don't really know what it could mean. I used to watch soaps but not now.

 

[Aspergers_Aspie]

From your post I interpret that the person sat outside bought the last piece of cake.
Was it that he ordered cake and wanted another piece?
I don't really know what it could mean. I used to watch soaps but not now.

It was 'Emmerdale'. I don't regularly watch a soap. Sometimes I flick through channels for something to watch. I used to watch 'classic coronation street' on ITV3. It is the mid-90s coronation street. When I was a kid I used to watch an occasional episode of either emmerdale, eastenders or coronation street when my Mum or Gran were watching it.
I don't remember now about the cafe, sorry.

 

[Gift2humanity]

I cannot see your reply, sorry.

 

[Misery]

What could missing out on the last piece of cake mean in the context of the story of his life?

....It's just a saying, that's all.

It has the same meaning as "well that's just my luck".

 

[Aspergers_Aspie]

Okay thanks

 

[Aspergers_Aspie]

Sometimes I just have the tv on in the background and I'm only half watching a programme

 

[Major Tom]

Maybe it comes from the saying "You can't have your cake and eat it too." The proverb literally means "you cannot simultaneously retain your cake and eat it". Once the cake is eaten, it is gone. It can be used to say that one cannot have two incompatible things, or that one should not try to have more than is reasonable. The proverb's meaning is similar to the phrases "you can't have it both ways" and "you can't have the best of both worlds."

So maybe in the context, having the last piece of cake meant that whatever good thing in that person's life was being stopped or over for some reason. Perhaps they weren't appreciating their situation or something like that.

 

[Aspergers_Aspie]

Maybe it comes from the saying "You can't have your cake and eat it too." The proverb literally means "you cannot
simultaneously retain your cake and eat it". Once the cake is eaten, it is gone. It can be used to say that one
cannot have two incompatible things,
or that one should not try to have more than is reasonable. The proverb's meaning is similar to the
phrases "you can't have it both ways"
and "you can't have the best of both worlds."
So maybe in the context, having the last piece of cake meant that whatever good thing in that perso
n's life was being stopped or over for some reason. Perhaps they weren't appreciating their situation or
something like that.

Thanks, that would make sense