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by Suby the Coat on February 22nd, 2009
This is what a search at the <Answers.com> gave when I searched for the origin of this most frequently used common phrase.
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'"That's the way the cookie crumbles" is a saying often uttered to someone who might have suffered a recent misfortune or may be experiencing a run of bad luck.
Or is it?
Apparently scientists in good ol' London England were determined to get to the root cause of the cookie crumbling problem and set out to do some research on the matter.
According to some news reports that I saw yesterday, cookie lovers worldwide have been dismayed for years when that when they opened their package of snacks, some of the little taste treats were not intact and in fact, were mere crumbs. For years, this phenomenon was attributed to the way in which the cookies were packed up and shipped. To me, that sounded like a reasonable explanation but then again, I'm no scientist.'.
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http://everything2.com/e2node/That%2527s%2520the%2520way%2520the%2520cookie%2520crumbles
by rajat.tiwari on January 25th, 2010
Ever tried breaking a cookie in a certain way...like half and half or a quarter or just a small bite...it is never a clean break but cookie breaks into a number of pieces and some powdry stuff to clean up.
So it doesn't breaks as you wanted it to be. As a result it is used to indicate to someone that things don't always turn out as one might want them to. And thats the way the cookie crumbles :)
On a different note James Headley Chase has a novel by that name which i sbased on similar meaning...it is a detective story. Good read.
by Kenzo B. on March 3rd, 2009
I first saw it in bruce almighty when theyre eating the giant cookie.
That movie is hilarious.
by Gene H on February 23rd, 2009
Crumbling cookies. That was easy!
by Colt COAT of Justice on February 22nd, 2009
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thanks for the research
by Kewl Guy - has gone 360 on February 23rd, 2009
Mskes sense to me
by Rebel Monster on February 24th, 2009
The copy is from a blog. People have been thinking and writing on these old phrases.
by Suby the Coat on February 24th, 2009
A lot of old phrases have no traceable origins and that is all we can do, is to specualate on where they came from. It is often interesting to hear conflicting explanations for something and to try to determine which one sounds more plausible.
by Rebel Monster on February 24th, 2009
Interesting. Researching the old phrases. We are so familiar with them that we never give them a second thought. But when we think then they are full of meanings and can be interpreted to suit any situation!
by Suby the Coat on February 24th, 2009