baked in the cake; drawers

[Jonathan Lighter]

A CNN commentator yesterday assured us that a new or resurgent recession is
neither "inevitable," "in the cards," nor "baked in the cake."  No OED.

>From 2005, e.g.  [
http://www.safehaven.com/article/3101/kicks-just-keep-getting-harder-to-find]:
"Sadly, it will require at least one recession and possibly two. This will
of course make it more difficult to balance the US government budget. But it
will slow consumer spending. Those recessions are baked in the cake. They
are going to happen. But they do not have to be 70's style deep recessions."


Also, concerning "Weinergate," three CNN anchors (ca40 yoa) made fun of
someone on another network who referred to the Weinergate underwear as
"drawers."

A. "When was the last time you heard underwear called 'drawers'?"
B. "Years."
C. "The 1930s, I think."

The words they thought normal were "underwear" and "skivvies."

"Underpants" was not mentioned.

JL


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