Having one's cake

It's a sad world when you can't even take a cake along to a party without people thinking you have an ulterior motive

"I'm so embarrassed," said the chairman of the insignificantly-sized investment company SmallBlue Planet after we'd said our goodbyes at Forsyth OBSR's third anniversary party and headed for The Shy and Retiring CIO to top off the evening with a bottle of Aird's Thoughtful Pressie. "What are the chances of someone else having the idea of bringing along a giant cake in the shape of one's corporate logo as a novelty present to really get the party swinging?" "I've no idea," I replied. "Although I'd bet the odds of every investment company that was invited bringing along a cake in the shape ...