The whole is not equal to the sum of its parts

Its actually much much less.

Just in case you ever find yourself with an unbelievably strong urge for chocolate and a pantry devoid of m-n-m's - DO NOT fool yourself into thinking that a slather of just-ok-left-over-from-making-cupcakes-chocolate frosting smeared onto a kind-of-stale-and-not-very-appetizing-in-the-first-place cookie is going to actually be pretty good. Its not. Its not even remotely good. It just leaves with a stronger desire for good chocolate compounded by your desire to get that rank taste out of your mouth.

Ordinary Idiot - saving your taste buds from culinary insanity - all in a day's work.