The Future's So Bright..
June 9, 2009 If the current state of bakery (il)literacy has you down, then consider this: Right now thousands and thousands of new graduates are flooding the workforce, bringing with them all the knowledge, skill, and personal communications excellence that the American educational system has to offer.
Tissue?
Missy F., once you realize this is a CCC [haaaauuu-patooey!], and that it's depicting an apple being devoured by maggots, suddenly the "daz" thing seems that much more tragic.
I'm sensing some confusion, Stephanie G., and it's coming from this direction:
Ah, I see someone took my "When in doubt, scream it" advice to heart! And I like how s/he covered all the bases with that comma/exclamation mark combo.
Libby B. assures me there's a misspelling in here somewhere...
...but looking at that writing makes my eyes feel like they're careening out of control on an oil slick. Ow.
Mercedes W., I was with you until "proud":
We've already seen congratulations/graduation spelling mix-ups, but here Shelby found a mix-up of the actual words:
As you can see, the "n" is so embarrassed he's making a break for it.Jess S., don't you just hate letters that look the same upside down as right side up? Like H, I, & O?
If only there were some way to know which way was up when you put them all together! Curse you, you vile deceivers of the alphabet! Curse... you!
Oh, and S! S is another one!
'Course, the school logo COULD have been a tick, right, Jade R.?
T!
Gimmie an "Icks"!
ICKS!
What's that spell?
TICKS!
Say it again!
TICKS!
[flourishing red pom-poms]
Yeah, we ain't yo' momma, ain't yo bud,
All we do is suck yo' blood!
Go Ticks! Woo!! Go Ticks!
Reader Comments (162)
At least if their school mascot was a tick, they could yell "SPOON!" as their chant!
hahahahaha....oh the tick thing really got me, wooo
Well Job Done Jen! I still love this site! I love how the second cake says that- Well Job Done! Do people read what they write? Anyway, I love the tick thing- I probably would have seen that cake and been like, oh, that looks nice... althought, I suppose that person knew the logo. Love the commentary- Gradulations!
Does that OHIO cake have *marijuana leaves* as decoration? Wow, you learn so much about other places from this site.
Am I bland or is there not an original asterisk for your note? Or is that just a note on the whole post? Just a bit confused.
Love, love, love the Graduation on your day! That's awesome!
I think those might be marijuana leaves on the O H I O cake.
Ummm - can someone tell me why there appear to be marijuana leaves on the OIHO cake? Was that intentional? Perhaps they wanted to order a cake celebrating the fact that despite all the pot Jess smoked, she graduated!
Are those pot leaves on the OIHO cake? Even better! Ha!
Dictionary is FRIEND!
sigh.
VW: inglat
no speak inglat. congladutations.
Actually, I'm pretty sure the only problem with the second cake is the punctuation. Take out the first exclamation mark and add a comma after "Well," and you have a cake that aptly describes the condition of a student with a new Ph.D. (as I assume the recipient of this cake to be).
On the OIHO cake, are those um... glaucoma medicine leaves in the corners?
Could explain not realizing which end was up.
WV- exclavol- When one shouts and laughs at the same time.(used in emails)
"Your last post made me exclavol and my coworkers came over to see what I was looked at."
Maybe when the Tick's cake looked like that when he graduated. That is where he got his superhero name idea.
Kris (new here)
Weaug- a very small bug.
Also, re: the plants on the cake, I suspect they're actually supposed to be http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_Buckeye" rel="nofollow">buckeyes, which for some strange reason are Ohio State's mascot.
I suppose that Dr. Hushkins just finished digging a well.
Yeah, we ain't yo' momma, ain't yo bud,
All we do is suck yo' blood!
You got me. I actually was sitting at my desk laughing. At least no one came in to my office.
JEN, YOU CRACK ME UP. Your descriptions are frigging hilarious. You should write a cartoon or something.
I, too, thought that those were marijuana leaves on the OHIO cake. And the tick chant was just fabulous, Jen! :D
does anyone else think "Christmas" when they see the OHIO cake?! lol
~marie
Amazing! At least, your impromptu cheer is. The cakes? Not so much. Ugh.
Preschool "commencement?!"
A CCC is fitting.
Patooey on both!
wv: Gwarsh, mister, I'm just plumfush you asked me to dance. Huh-yuk.
Oh dear. That last cake is for a graduate of my alma mater, SHSU. Our mascot is the Bearkat, but I think the Tick might be just as good.
These are hilarious! And the commentary is, as usual, what really makes the site fun. Love the pot leaves on the OHIO cake. Must be for college... The craze over texting and casual emails where one isn't expected to even consider grammar is making things worse.
Hey, Kindergarten is a very big deal. Do you know what it takes to make it through preschool these days?
Angie (from over at www.HalfAssedKitchen.com)
That "tick" cheer was FABULOUS!
I have to visit your site every day to get my laughs in.
Thanks!
Michelle
Hmm, maybe the Graduation and Big Day were two events on the same day. Like, she got to walk in the graduation ceremony, and then later was induced to give birth??
That cheer was surprisingly well done. I would imagine that someone, somewhere, is starting a new school and the mascot will be the ticks just so they can use that cheer!
First of all, my word verification for this post is "illitral" which I think is eerily appropriate.
Secondly, that giant maggot-apple looks like a big nasty tomato to me.
I will never look at a paw print the same again, right side up or not. HA! Well Job Done,! I pick up a graduation cake on Saturday...maybe I'll be unfortunate/lucky enough to get to send it your way.
mmmmmm...you had me at swirly chocolate syrup words.
Somehow the OHIO cake got me a bit woozy... As did Libby's cake! As always, wonderful, wonderful blog,! Congrads!!!!!! P.S.- I got an official Cake Wrecks Baker shirt! I can't wait to get it! Woo-hoo! I'll wear it proudly while making my cakes, fo sho!
DK
http://uberfoodnoob.blogspot.com/
Yeah, so maybe they're supposed to be buckeyes, but for THIS cake, marijuana makes much more sense. :)
The "Well Job Done,!" one has such pretty writing too...too bad the artist is grammatically impaired.
Are those mary jane leaves on the OHIO (or is it OIHO) cake?
Love the Ticks High cheer...bet they used Brad Paisley's song for the prom theme!!
WV: ingspo: How "Well Job Done,!" decorator spells spoing.
As a proud Ohioan for most of my life, I'm not sure which is worse, the upside-down "OHIO" or the, ahem, "buckeyes" in the corners!
STOP making me laugh out loud at work - my office thinks I'm crazy!
Go ticks, LOL! Srsly :D
The Ticks chant got me.
*headdesk*
Jen, you're going to give me a concussion if you keep these up!!
word verification: berside "I am beside myself with irritation and am going berserk!"
Maybe the pot leaves is a subconcious cry for help. I mean it could explain alot of past "wreckage." Just because you like the Grateful Dead doesn't mean you decorate cakes.
I believe the Ohio State cake decorator had glaucoma and was smoking medicinal marijuana. That is the only way I can explain what happened there.
I kept trying to read the O H I O cake upside down, you know to go with the rest of the print and all I kept coming up with was Oi! Ho!, as in two separate words because of the odd spacing between the I and the H.
Then I had a face palm moment and got it.
Spoon!!! Hilarious. The Tick would be an excellent mascot, and you already have that rockin' cheer. All we need now is a school with HS for initials.
So, if you turn the "OIHO" cake over (to read the rest of it correctly) am I mistaken or would it then read, "Jess 01 HO?" (#1 Ho???) Hhmmm... maybe upside down IS better!
Lisa is right about the leaves - it's an Ohio State thing
cracks me up. a tick for a mascot...i wonder what the alma mater would be...a good laugh in the morning is a great way to start my day! so thank you!
You just know that there is a hot-house tot in the city somewhere being wrestled into a cap and gown by Mother, whilst Father holds up a flashcard saying Toutes mes félicitations, mon petit génie!
Kindergarten is also misspelled....it's German so it has a T not a D - it's a common misspelling, but as former K teacher it sticks out to me! :-)
Maybe Dr. H had to dig wells to put himself through med school. That would explain the well job being done now wouldn't it? The tick cheer? Awesome!
The upside-down Ohio made me spit-laugh.* Thanks; I needed that.
*Though I didn't think "pot leaves." Heck, I didn't even notice the leaves!
Why are there marajuana (did I spell that right?) leaves on the OIHO cake? Maybe that was the excuse for the foul up?
WV: CODGE - to cower and dodge at the same time. The baker codged when her cake was viewed by the client.
I'm glad there's an extra space in the "OHIO" cake...you know, just in case you WEREN'T thinking of reading it as "Oi...Ho"
Please don't find out that Dr. Huskins is an English professor!