Monday
Jul202009
Say What?
July 20, 2009 Ah, sweet failures in communication.
Pushy, pushy. You WILL be Miss Charles, hear? Now, love PF Changs! Love them!! 
At least it sounds right when you read it aloud. Although you do have to wonder: if you don't know, what makes you think the people eating your cake will?
Some folks just can't resist telling everyone when they're finished with a task. "G-r-e-a-t...J-o-b...there! Done!"
Resistance is futile.Lindsay J., Tracey B., Amy J., & Anony M., congradulations on are job done.
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Reader Comments (106)
I'm pretty sure the last cake says "Congradulations" as well. 2 for 1!
But, but, the "conformation" one is literally accurate.
*raises umbrella to avoid thrown tomatoes*
P.F. Chang's: Lovely roses. Message fail. It's kind of sad: I can do a good message, but my icing roses are still collapsing epic fail on a stick. :( Someone could hire me to do correct and legible cake messages...
It's amazing how much poor spelling can negate pretty piping.
Eye can't believe people dew knot no how two spell write! That is sew sad.
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You just made me laugh out loud at the library with that last one!!
OMG! The last one is totally Borg. You are so right on that. I didn't realize the Borg had assimilated Christianity already. That or they changed their symbol to make being a Borg seem more appealing to other races. You decide.
So, is that second one a Toki/Skwisgaar Metalocalypse tribute cake or something?
The more of these I see, the less hope I have for the human race as it continues to think text message shorthand is acceptable and appropriate for real life.
"Resistance is futile." Ha! This is why I love you people!
WV - aquabil "Hon, did we pay are aquabil?"
That first cake reminds me of To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar which makes me think of Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze and John Leguizamo in drag, which makes me not want to eat cake.
Punctuation is everything, isn't it?
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i think smooshing all the letters together is a fine way to cover up one's inability to spell congratulations. they could have just proclaimed that michael has great form. very hook-ish.
Perhaps a cake decorator's Spelling Bee is in order??? LOL
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The "conformation" is hilarious on multiple levels. Love it!
I was fine until "Resistance is futile". I laughed so loud my husband wanted to know what was up...imagine my embarrassment when he had no idea what a Borg was.
This is seriously the funniest site! I LOL everyday to it!
Your comment on the last cake is hilarious. One of your best yet, and I read this blog every day. Bravo.
P.S. Maybe the first cake is for someone undergoing a sex change operation? Good ol' Chuck will now be known as Miss Charles...
ROFL..."resistance is futile"
:-D
WV: cleard - the Wreckerators should "cleard" their heads before attempting to inscribe a cake.
I've worked for the same company for 11 years now. We've had six different names, and worked in three different locations. The "What's our name?" cake sounds like something I'd order. I only hope the bakery would have taken basic lessons on spelling and grammar.
Love the "conformation" cake.
"Whats Are Name?" OK, even if the cake was spelled "What's Our Name?" I still can't work out what occasion this cake is for.
Maybe I'm thinking too hard about this one!
My boring fiance used boring old Ockham's Razor to cut the first cake.
He surmised that "Charles" is an employee of PF Chang's who is leaving, so the staff got him a cake that was meant to say "You Will Be Missed, Charles. Love, PF Chang's"
BORING.
These win! I think I'll send a mass email to friends saying; "whats are name?".
I really dig that last one; scary but good.
-Bri M.
"resistance is futile" HaHaHa! Made my day!!
Michelle
wv - aminaut - a miniature astronaut
The first cake- Is Charles a transexual?
That second cake has me humming Lynyrd Skynyrd.
The last one- everyone's comments have me laughing. Cakewrecks Blog-Resistance is futile.
Coem on don't you all know Yoda ordered the "Good job done" cake?
OK, I'm a little embarrassed it took me a minute to get the last one (other than the huge blue slugs of frosting...if it's thick enough no one will know if you spelled things right or not!) but once I did I laughed at it :)
Also had a hard time with the cookie cake because for some reason I really like those so I was all like "oh yeah, extraneous words, silly phrase....I mean, what? YUM!"
There is no excuse for "Whats Are Name." Neither the decorator nor the person ordering the cake could make that right!
"What's our name?" is a slogan of Baltimore Ravens (and you can see the Ravens logo on the right edge of the picture). There is an explanation of how it came about here: http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/the-story-behind-the-ravens-whats-our-name/
This only explains why someone would want it on a cake, not why the cake is such a wreck.
The 'conformation' cake is extra hilarious to me as a horse person. Too many times there are sale ads for horses with good 'confirmation'. hahaha!
I have a friend whose last name is Borg. Now I really want to order them the last cake...
The What's Are Name cake is next to some kind of sports logo, so I assume it's like a "who's your daddy?!" kind of dominating thing, like getting people amped up for the game.
I can't help wondering if the piece that's been cut out of the cookie cake didn't include an 'l' or something that would make the last word a name, as in "Good Job Donel" or something like that. Seems a bit too strategic for me.
wv: opple - how your average wreckerator might spell apple.
Oh thank you for the good laugh on a Monday. I NEEDED that. : )
Perhaps the conformation one was supposed to go to a person who shows dogs or horses?
Nice Trek reference there at the end! These cakes are truly hilarious. Thanks for all the joy you bring to peoples' lives!
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Am I the only one who reads the cookie as "Great Fob Done?" LOL
OMG, that last one.
I'm into horses and participate in a couple of horse-related forums. And we bitch a lot about people in sale ads who talk about their horse's "good confirmation" as opposed to conformation.
At least it happens the other way around too?
*facepalm*
Ha. On some of these, I'm going to go ahead and blame the person who ordered them.
Is it just me or does the last cake also have the name spelled wrong? It sure looks like Mickael to me. I think this might be a 3 for 1!
Hee hee...I think my DH would order that "conformation" cake for me sometimes! I purport to be a non-conformist and he likes to tease! :)
Melinda said imagine my embarrassment when he had no idea what a Borg was.
And you married him anyway?! (just kidding)
Jenna, tell your boring old fiance we already figured that one out!
But 'are' name? 'ARE' name??? What's ARE name? I'm just...I don't know (shaking head).
The cookie cake is suspicious... it looks like they cut off the last letter of a name (I knew someone named Donev...) which wouldn't make it as wrecky...
Oh hey, Analise! I like the local ads that are selling a year old 'philly'. Some people also sell 'phoals'. No lie. But maybe your local horses really have joined the RC church?
Love, love, love these cakes, they made me laugh so hard I got cramps in my jaw.
Btw, I can't wait for the first Borg "Happy Assimilation" cakes to roll in. Anybody wanna be the first? There's gotta be some Borg cakes out there!
I think it was meant to be "You Will Be Miss Charles's Love, PF Changs."
To the question "Whats are Name" the correct answer is "Internets are Game"
The missing piece would reveal that it says "Great Job Donuts." Not sure whether it's Mr. Donuts or Ms. Donuts.
Conglomerations on your Conformity (making nonconformity)
"Resistance is futile" LMFAO!!
I have to agree with all the other horsey people that I get a kick out of the conformation cake!
Hey now, maybe Michael is a warmblood stallion who passed his inspection with flying colors, thanks to his great conformation! You know... that really prestigious inspection... held by the... Catholic Church registry??
WV: rableed - what your eyes run the risk of doing after seeing one to many Wrecks. "GOOD LORD, someone unplug the computer and call 911, my eyes are ra-bleedin'!"
I love the last one! Writing the letters close together may make it harder to find the mispelling, but it's still there! lol!
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