Play 'Em Off, Drummer Boy
December 26, 2009 Preeeeesenting a sweet moment between Mr. & Mrs. Claus!
Oh, ick! What is going ON here? Hey, Drummer Boy! Could you play them off, please?
Uh. You're not the Drummer Boy.
Jumping poo-streaked gingerbread, what is THIS? Drummer Boy, seriously, get in here and play this guy off.
[frantic whispering]
What? A substitute? Well, I guess, if that's all you've got...
What the...seriously? I ask for the little drummer boy, and you give me a "LiltLe Drum Set"? And how are two crossed matchsticks a drum set anyway?
[shaking head in disgust] Ug. Well, we have one more entry today...
Oh.Yes, my friends, I'm afraid Zwarte Piet has reared his ugly, ugly head again this year. However, I think I've more than said my piece on him, so...
Drummer Boy? Are you finally ready? Oh, good. Please, proceed.
YeeAAAAaaaah! Haha! Embrace the irony.If this post made no sense to you whatsoever, you might want to take a look at this. (Be aware some of the clips in that vid contain unfortunate accidents.) And if that still doesn't help, then I owe John five bucks.
Thanks to David G., Sara K., Adriana B., Kim R., Malorie M., & Sondra D., for snaring these awesome Wrecks.
Reader Comments (88)
Wow!!
now i'm too terrified to leave the house in case the second cake ghoul gets me-
no wonder the reindeer-octopus underneath pooped itself in fright
My 4-year-old's description of Zwarte Piet: "It looks like an Indian construction man that looks like a robot with a beard." I think that about covers it.
Soo.... Fat Cat invented Failblog?
maybe that reindeer's poo streak came from eating those scambled eggs with sprinles and pine trees.
haha i get it now. the video worked.
I think that the "little drummer boy" beat on his red skin more than his drum... or his parents are abusive...
you may actually owe john $2.50..... or even $1.25. i can't decide just how much of the joke i got from watching the video!
Nope - you owe him $5.00 - even though I loved the video.
I thought Zwarte Piet was supposed to be a football player in a helmet!
This could scare a person off cake for a loooong time!
I got it! AND...I am currently wasting a lot of time watching the rest of the "Know Your Meme" videos on youtube! Thanks!!!
watching the video made me even more lost then I already was so you owe John not 5 but 10 for getting me extra lost. But I gotta say that last cake well umm lets just say NO MORE CAKE FOR ME!!!! LOL
Maaaybe that's Mrs. Claus on the left in the first one, but it's definitely Rooster Claus on the right!
Sorry Jen, it didn't really help. :[
LDB looks a little too blissed out. What's going on behind that drum of his, hmmm?
Didn't need a link to recognize a spoof of "play him off keyboard cat".
The drummer boy cake would be kinda cute if he didn't look like he was thoroughly sloshed on egg nog.
That last cake appears to be one of those Incan heads (cf: http://horus86.tripod.com/imagelib/sitebuilder/misc/show_image.html?linkedwidth=actual&linkpath=http://www.egyptiansacredart.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/inca-apu-inti.jpg&target=tlx_new)
I'm not sure what that has to do with Christmas...
The video definitely helped! Made much more sense the second time through. ;-)
I totally get the keyboard cat (and drum) thing! Keep your money, Jen!
-LaserLiza
I don't get it.
I get it but I think maybe you should stick to the sci fi references....
holy racist cake, batman!
It's a sad day when the Zwarte Piet is the prettiest cake of the lot.
You don't owe John $5.00. The video clearly explains the play off.
May I just say eeww to gingerbread poo cakes?
For those who may not get the Zwarte Piet reference, check out this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet
I got the other jokes after watching the video so keep your money!
Why does Santa look like a rooster?
I <3 Keyboard Cat. And folks who know him (or her, as I discovered from the video). Thanks, Cake Wrecks!
Is that a chocolate palm tree on the right hand bottom of the reindeer's scarf - if it is suppose to be a scarf? Still scratching my head over that one.
ALL YOUR CAKE WRECK ARE BELONG TO US!
and an Epic Win for Drummer Boy.
Keep the money :) Your video worked.
Unless I'm missing something, you might want to add a link to the previous Zwarte Piet pics & story for any newcomers.
Me, I'm laughing my chocolate-frosting-swirl dispenser off.
Thanks for another year of joy!
--Nonie
What's with the gray beard on the first one? Did the icing go bad?
uh yeah, Jen, you owe John $5. Sorry.
Zwarte Piet looks like scary pirate Piet. Speaking of interesting European holiday traditions does anyone make a Krampus cake for the holidays? That would be terrifying.
I've always understood Zwarte Piet to be a impish demon rather than a human being, that is, he's not an African, he's a supernatural being who has jet-black skin.
-- anoniem van Nederland 8)
Hi, I've been enjoying Cakewrecks for awhile, but I've never posted a comment. I think the cake that you thought said "Alue" was really meant to say "Awe". Although, I really don't know anyone who would say "Awe my gosh, it's Santa Claus." Anyway, keep up the good work, it's hilarious, and we all need a good laugh these days.
Forget paying John $5. But you could send it to me--just because.
I got the joke (even before the video), but am extra glad I did not get any of those cakes. (Who needs coal in the stocking for bad children--just give them that reindeer cake!)
I think that second one might be the Joker.
At least, I can't figure out anything else it might be.
Any excuse to see Keyboard Cat is fine by me! Although the Zwarte Piet cake would have been more authentic if they had him carrying a sack filled with bad children...
Video worked for me! Does John owe you $5 then?
This has got to be one of the scariest posts I've ever read.
"Jumping poo-streaked gingerbread, what is THIS?" Jen, where do you come up with this stuff? Brilliant. Simply brilliant. Can't say the same about the cakes, though...
Excellent post-Christmas post!
And my New Year's Resolution is to use Keyboard Cat at our staff meetings when the boss makes that one comment that makes everyone want to cringe as we are begging the powers-that-be for a freak lightning strike! Thanks!
Ahem. I recognize that last cake. It's a lifelike depiction of Oskar Matzerath, a very ... special little boy.
Noni
My 7-year-old commented, about the last one, "Ewww! Is that a dead pig or what?!"
The pirate looking cake is "Black Pete", who is Santa's Helper in the Dutch tradition. It's so funny to see that here in the states.
OK, the little drum set is kind of a cute way to dress up a boring round cake.
Keyboard Cat!
That first cake will haunt my dreams.
Oh man. A Zwarte Piet cake is traumatizing enough on its own, but a wreck of a Zwarte Piet cake? That's so horrible my brain can't properly process it.