History Main / CutASliceTakeTheRest

* Fay does this with a pizza in ''Series/RoundTheTwist'', most likely because of her pregnancy and Main/WackyCravings.

* Variation: In the original ''Series/{{All Creatures Great And Small|1978}}'', Siegfried tells James to hand him some cotton wool. James, following Siegfried's previous orders to be sparing with materials, tears a tiny piece off and offers it to him. [[HypocriticalHumour Siegfried snatches the rest of the wool leaving James holding the remaining piece.]]

-->-- '''Jeremy Clarkson'''

** The page image is the title panel of [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1990/05/20 this Sunday comic]].

* In the picture book ''[[https://www.amazon.com/My-Dad-Thinks-Hes-Funny/dp/0763665223 My Dad Thinks He's Funny]]'', when the boy's family has cake for dessert, his Dad doesn't even bother. He just points to the [[ExaggeratedTrope entire cake]] and says "Well, there's my piece. What's everyone else having?"

* A variation in ''Webcomic/{{Housepets}}'', as ''Four Finger Discount'' Jack pours some lemonade for Poncho, then [[http://www.housepetscomic.com/2013/04/10/freshly-squeezed/ drinks the rest of the pitcher full himself]].

* At the end of the Barney Bear cartoon [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045863/ Heir Bear]], the taxman comes to take "Uncle Sam's share" from the treasure Barney had just uncovered. He takes a coin...for Barney to keep while he collects the rest.

* Variation: In the original ''Series/AllCreaturesGreatAndSmall'', Siegfried tells James to hand him some cotton wool. James, following Siegfried's previous orders to be sparing with materials, tears a tiny piece off and offers it to him. [[HypocriticalHumour Siegfried snatches the rest of the wool leaving James holding the remaining piece.]]

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TUFFPuppy'', Snaptrap does this to a cake when Dudley convinces him to help him celebrate Kitty's birthday. He later finds out from Dudley that the cake was a cheesecake, and since he is horribly allergic to cheese ({{Ironic|Allergy}}ally enough, being that he's a rat), he swells up and hits the controls, which cause him to set Dudley and Kitty free.

* Variant in ''Film/GrumpyOldMen'': John brings beer to his dad at his ice shanty. His dad takes one out of the six-pack and hands it to John, then takes the rest inside and shuts the door.

* Jeremy Clarkson describes his attempts to reduce the pain of consuming BlazingInfernoHellfireSauce:

* Greedy does this to a test cake that he made in preparation for Woody and Laconia's wedding in ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'' special "Smurfily Ever After".

** The page image is the title panel of [[https://garfield.com/comic/1990/05/20 this Sunday comic]].

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': In "Krusty Land", when [=SpongeBob=] realizes the kids like seeing him in pain when liquid from a popped bubble he was blowing gets into his eyes, he dips his bubble wand into the bottle only to throw the wand away and intentionally splash the entire bottle into his eyes.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TUFFPuppy'', Snaptrap does this to a cake when Dudley convinces him to help him celebrate Kitty's birthday. He later finds out from Dudley that the cake was a cheesecake, and since he is horribly allergic to cheese ({{Iron|y}}ically enough, being that he's a rat), he swells up and hits the controls, which cause him to set Dudley and Kitty free.

* Variant in ''Film/GrumpyOldMen'': John brings beer to his dad at his ice shanty. His dad takes one out of the six-pack and hands it to John, then takes the rest inside and shuts the door.

* A common gag for ''Franchise/ArchieComics''' resident BigEater Jughead. His idea of "help yourself to a piece" is to cut one slice of pie and chow down on the rest. In another example he conned Archie into having a square pizza; Jughead sliced a small perfect square in the center, and took the rest of the share.

-->'''Bert:''' You know, Ernie, that is not very polite... if ''I'' had two pieces of pie, I'd offer you the big piece and take the small one for myself.\\

* The ''Jetsons'' opening is spoofed on ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' where George yells at Jane for taking all his money and ends up throwing her out of the air car, killing her. [[note]]The spoof is not done in the typical ''Family Guy'' animation, but they recreated the exact style of ''The Jetsons'' animation to every last detail, even the aged film, trying to make it look as authentic as possible. [[/note]]
* At the end of the Barney Bear cartoon [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045863/ Heir Bear]], the taxman comes to take "Uncle Sam's share" from the treasure Barney had just uncovered. He takes a coin... for Barney to keep while he collects the rest.

* {{Inverted|Trope}} on ''WesternAnimation/MaggieAndTheFerociousBeast'' in "Happy Birthday to All of Us." The Beast seems very disappointed when Hamilton cuts him a tiny slice of cake... until Hamilton reveals that the tiny slice is his, and all the rest of the cake is for the Beast.

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[[caption-width-right:234:[[BigEater The big bit's the best.]]]]

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[[folder:{{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]]

[[folder:ComicBooks]]
* In ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}} and Cleopatra'', [[TheBigGuy Obelix]] is asked to cut three slices from the Special Iced Arsenic Cake. He cuts out two normal-sized slices and takes all the rest as his own piece.[[note]]This makes sense, as the cake was poisoned and they were trying to prove it wasn't by eating it themselves (after having prematurely taken antidote), so they needed to dispose of the whole thing to prevent anyone else from eating it and being poisoned by it afterwards- three even-sized slices would have been too big for Asterix and Getafix. Although it is unlikely that he thought all of that.[[/note]]
-> '''Obelix:''' [[LoopholeAbuse Well, I]] ''[[LoopholeAbuse did]]'' [[LoopholeAbuse cut]] ''[[LoopholeAbuse three]]'' [[LoopholeAbuse slices, didn't I?]]

* In the Spanish comic ''ElCapitanTrueno'', [[TheBigGuy Goliath]] does that with a 4 lb. sphere of Edam cheese.

[[folder:{{Film}}]]
* In ''Film/MeanGirls'', during the time when Regina is unknowingly being manipulated into gaining weight, she can be seen cutting off the end of [[ISOStandardUrbanGroceries a loaf of French bread]] and biting the loaf. Creator/TinaFey notices this on the first time during the DVDCommentary and actually remarks that WesternAnimation/BugsBunny used to do that.
* A variation is used in ''Film/NuttyProfessorIITheKlumps'' when Sherman's family devours an entire buffet leaving only the salad.

* Variant in ''Film/GrumpyOldMen'': John brings beer to his dad at his ice shanty. His dad takes one out of the six-pack and hands it to John, then takes the rest inside and shuts the door.

[[folder:{{Literature}}]]
* Happens frequently in ''{{Literature/Discworld}}''. For instance Nanny Ogg will take one spoonful of sugar, put the rest of the contents of the sugar bowl into her tea, and then put the one spoonful back in the bowl.
* In the picture book ''[[https://www.amazon.com/My-Dad-Thinks-Hes-Funny/dp/0763665223 My Dad Thinks He's Funny]]'', when the boy's family has cake for dessert, his Dad doesn't even bother. He just points to the [[ExaggeratedTrope entire cake]] and says "Well, there's my piece. What's everyone else having?"

[[folder:LiveActionTV]]

* ''Series/SesameStreet'': As Ernie prepares slices of pie for both himself and Bert, he gives Bert a tiny sliver, and himself a large slice.
----> '''Bert''': You know Ernie, that is not very polite...if ''I'' had two pieces of pie, I'd offer you the big piece and take the small one for myself.
----> '''Ernie''': Well, Bert. You have the small piece.

** During an extended sketch parodying ''Film/ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid'' Benny (as Butch) and Jackie Wright (as Sundance) are enjoying a stolen picnic dinner. Benny offers to cut a slice of cheese from a large - like 2 feet long - cube. Sundance makes him move the blade so the slice is thinner, and thinner, and thinner until it's practically a paper thin slice; after Butch cuts the thin slice, Sundance picks up the rest of the cheese and starts to eat it. [[http://stagevu.com/video/ksbumicuhrlc (Seen here starting about 2 minutes in.)]]
** Another stock gag on the ''Benny Hill Show'' is someone taking out a bottle of liquid medicine, pouring themselves a spoonfull, then drinking what's left in the bottle & pouring the spoonful back in when they're done.

--> '''Jodi:''' So, he's greedy.
--> '''Shannon:''' No, he was ''flustered''. And that means he likes me!

[[folder:{{Music}}]]
* "Taxman", by Music/TheBeatles, seems to fit this trope well:
--->Let me tell you how it will be/There's one for you, nineteen for me/'Cause I'm the taxman,/Yeah, I'm the taxman
--->Should five percent appear too small/Be thankful I don't take it all/'Cause I'm the taxman,/Yeah, I'm the taxman
** This was TruthInTelevision. When the Beatles recorded this song, 95% was indeed the tax rate in Britain at the top tax bracket, which the Beatles' earnings put them in.

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* Seen in ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}''.
** The page image is the title panel of [[https://garfield.com/comic/1990/05/20 this Sunday comic]].
** Indeed, in one episode of ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'', Garfield hesitates about taking the cake, realizing that Jon and Odie should have some. So he cuts a small slice, eats the rest, and says [[BreakingTheFourthWall to the audience]], "[[LampshadeHanging You knew I was gonna do that.]]" Then he takes the slice and eats it too, commenting "You knew I was gonna do that too."
** In another episode, Garfield is giving a lecture on Odie. At one point, he pulls down a pie chart, made with a real cherry pie, meant to represent Odie, to explain what a dog like him is made of. According to Garfield, two tiny pieces of the pie, which he eats one at a time, represent Odie's brain and common sense, respectively, while the rest of the whole pie, which he then eats, represents Odie's tongue.
** In one strip Garfield is getting ready to scoop him some ice from a container into a bowl he asks himself, "One scoop or two?" he then scoops all the ice cream into his bowl save for one scoop saying, "I think I'll ''leave'' one scoop."
* Also used in ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot'', where Roger noted that Peter had taken a normal-sliced piece of pizza and asked if he was feeling all right. While saying, "Sure, why do you ask?" he took the remaining seven-eighths and started munching on it, leaving the plate with the small slice in its place. This let Roger know that his son was still his gluttonous self.
** He had the audacity to suggest that for one holiday dinner, the portions should be thus: a slice each for Roger, Jason, Andy, and Paige, and the rest of the turkey for himself.
*** One strip shows Andy finally catching on to this. Peter asks if he can have a brownie; Andy says yes, and Peter pries the entire uncut brownie off the cookie sheet and has it halfway to his mouth when she adds "AFTER I cut it!"
** Roger also did this once with coffee. He pours a cup and leaves it on the counter while grabbing the pot.
*** Andy then notes that Roger really ''is'' cutting back as she takes the mug for herself
* In ''ComicStrip/HagarTheHorrible'', Hagar was at a party and the hostess encouraged him to take a piece of cake. Despite the fact that there was still about seven-eighths of a whole cake left, Hagar demurred, "Oh, I don't like to take the last piece"--indicating that in his mind, this trope is the normal way to take a piece of cake.
* One strip of ''ComicStrip/{{Zits}}'' had Walt and Connie ordering pizza for a romantic evening, Jeremy comes in and asks if he can have a slice, they say he can, he cuts out a slice then takes the rest of the pizza for himself.

[[folder:WebComics]]

[[folder:WebOriginal]]

* In the ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'' episode "Chew Said A Mouthful", Nutty takes a very small spoonful of sugar from the sugar bowl, then pours the rest into his drink. It's still not sweet enough for him.
* PlayedForDrama in ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}'' with the introduction of Willow Schnee, Weiss's [[AlcoholicParent alcoholic mother]]. When Weiss encounters her, Willow is fiddling with a half-full tumbler of vodka. Rather than drink from it, though, she takes a few long pulls straight from the bottle.

[[folder:WesternAnimation]]

* In the opening of ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'', George takes a few bills out of his wallet for Jane, but Jane takes the entire wallet instead.

--> '''Wally''': Great! What are you guys going to eat?\\
'''M'gann''': We'll split the cupcake.
** There were also at least a dozen people at the party.

-->So, dimly remembering that Indians use bread when they've overdone the chilies, I cut a slice, threw it away and ate what remained of the very expensive Daylesford loaf, like a dog.

->-- '''Jeremy Clarkson'''

-->''"So, dimly remembering that Indians use bread when they've overdone the chilies, I cut a slice, threw it away and ate what remained of the very expensive Daylesford loaf, like a dog."''
-->-- '''Jeremy Clarkson'''

->''"I saw Jughead do this once, and I thought it was brilliant."''
-->-- '''[[BigEater Brent Leroy]]''' [[InvokedTrope invoking this trope]] on a pie, ''Series/CornerGas''