Friday
Apr302010
Literally Puzzling
April 30, 2010 Each of the photographs below represent a cake order gone wrong. Can you find the errors? The first puzzle gives you a hint. (Answers below.)
A) [hint] Sara is also a mom.
Well, I guess it *does* beat "Sara, SLASH Mom."
As Number 1 pointed out to me, at least they didn't write "War Eagle" in auburn icing. Although in my mind, that's just wrecking it further. If you're going to go literal, go literal. Am I right?C)
Something tells me this cake has something to do with CPEN.CPEN CPEN CPEN CPEN.
Huh. Yeah, I don't know where I'm getting that.
Say something nice about Wade M., Nancy S., & Jessica K. to thank them for the pics.
Answer Key:
A) Wreckerator is a pacifist
B) Wreckerator hates drawing
C) CPEN CPEN CPEN
Update from John: So, apparently, the Auburn Tigers greet each other by yelling "War Eagle." Yeah. But we Trekkers are the weird ones. Anyhoo, so I suppose if you want to get all technical and correct about it, that cake is not a Wreck. But, it's too late to take it down. And we're tired. And it's Friday. So, we're all moving on. Right? [meaningful look at commenters] Right. We're moving on.
Reader Comments (132)
I don't think B is a wreck -- War Eagle is a slogan, not a mascot.
I'm confused over the wreck in the second one. Auburn is the school, "War Eagle" is one of their sayings (cheers? slogans? chants?)
I mean, it's not the prettiest design or anything, but I'm not really seeing the wreck.
Well, Wreckerator #2 also doesn't like cleaning up their cake board after piping a border around the cake. It's really sloppy.
Echoing Nick here. Auburn U. has a popular college football team. If you live in AL, it's Auburn (War Eagle) versus Alabama State (Roll Tide). Everyone has to pick a side. lol
Anyone else find it kind of morbid that the pediatric nurse one is covered in black icing roses?
Unless the person specifically paid for the decorator to put an eagle on the cake, B's not a wreck. War Eagle! is a rally cry for Auburn.
I agree with Nick. "War Eagle!" is something they say to each other like a special code.
I'm also not getting the wreck aspect of B. "War Eagle" is a battle cry. However, the sentiment would have been more apropos as "War Eagle! ... and Happy Birthday!" The "Auburn" is superfluous.
Maybe Sara was supposed to "flash" mom..ya know..good old birthday fun!
Yeah, ditto Nick. If you live anywhere in Alabama (I grew up there) you're constantly going to hear "War Eagle" and "Roll Tide" over and over and over again.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Eagle
Why does a CPEN cake have black icing on it? ...umm Black spill?
mocking
I agree with Nick, "War Eagle" is something that people say. Still a strange juxtaposition, though!
Am I being dense? I don't see what's wrong with the second one. It wouldn't be my cuppa, but I know some Auburn fans who would LOVE it.
B isn't a wreck. Auburn University's slogan is "war eagle". Auburn alums use it as a greeting.
Well, After an exciting birthday for Sara the only other thing to really do was flash mom!
As for cake 2?? I am just plain confused (dot dot dot) and happy birthday
Cake 3..hmm..Congrats on becoming a CPEN and we are going to celebrate your success with BLACK FLOWERS!!! nothing says way to go than a big glob of black frosting on your cake
CPEN...CPEN...CPEN!!!!
As a soon to be Auburn grad (May 11th can't come fast enough!) I can tell you that War Eagle is indeed a slogan at the school. The wreck of the cake is that it exists! I may be a soon-to-be Auburn grad, but I'm not an Auburn fan :D
The second cake is intentional and not a wreck -- Auburn University's cheer is "War Eagle!" and the school's colors are blue and orange.
Hahaha, I love the Flash mom. Maybe Sara is a fan of leggings, and Flash dance. Or the Wreckerator is, and is trying to place a subliminal message on the cake.
is it just me or on wreck 1 does it look like we are wishing saraflashmom a Slappy birthday!
The 'H' on the first one confused me a bit...its like half of an 'L'...
Being a loyal University of Alabama fan and graduate, the War Eagle cake is a wreck just because it has something to do with state rival, Auburn University. My husband, an Auburn graduate, might beg to differ. Roll Tide!
Thanks for your GREAT blog that makes me laugh everyday!!! Keep up the good work!
Um, except for the cake board being a tad sloppy theres nothing wrong with B. Auburn is a university in Southern Alabama, slogan is War Eagle even though their mascot is the Tiger, much like University of Alabama's is Roll Tide where their mascot is the Elephant.
Nick is right. Auburn is a college and "war eagle" is the phrase Auburn fans say to each other instead of "go Tigers." So if you're an Auburn fan, cake #2 makes sense.
War Eagle is the Auburn Uni. of Alabama's "war cry", just like "War Tide" is the Alabama University's. What makes it even more entertaining is that Auburn's mascot is a Tiger, and that Alabama's is an Elephant. And they are bitter rivals.
Though why didn't they use the orange and blue icing throughout is my question for number two... hmm...
WV: I hope Sara doesn't get ingestra from this cake!
... walking away now.
Wreck #1 also looks like it says "Flappy Birthday" or "Slappy Birthday"
I love Cake Wrecks and check it every morning to get my day going with a smile. As a huge Auburn fan I thought it was great to see the Orange and Blue represented on your blog. War Eagle Jen and Jon! I'm so happy you've learned how to speak the Tiger Lingo :)
Hey, did you know War Eagle is one of Auburn's slogans? That cake is not a wreck!!
Hey, did you know that - War Eagle! is a slogan used by Auburn? That cake isn't a wreck!
its almost like people didnt think you guys would get the hint after a billion people wrote about #2 being not being a wreck before they had to, too...
but i agree it looks like Flappy Birthday!
To be even more appropriate, it's War DAMN Eagle!
I think B still qualifies as a wreck because A) they gave up on using Auburn colors as if they just didn't care anymore and B) the way they wrote "...Happy Birthday" seems unenthusiastic, like the person ordering the cake didn't care. Oh and C) it's an Auburn cake. Yuck.
I will give Auburn this on the "War Eagle" front, if they said "Go Tigers" everyone would get very confused when they play LSU. I know LSU spells it "Geaux Tigers", but you can't hear that when shouting at your rivals.
CPEN black ink all over that poor cake. Ewww.
Cake #2...just replace it with a picture of Epcot. That should fix everything.
wv: eketera. Eketera, eketera, eketera.
Normally I just lurk but since war eagle was a part of the post, and trekkers were part of the update I just thought I should mention that our household includes both Auburn fans and Star Trek fans... it is weird living here!
Also, the frequency of the vulcan mating season was a trivia question last night (and we were the only team that got it right...)
yeah, i was also a little confused why "b" was a wreck. but miranda the schools are the university of alabama and auburn univeristy. alabama state university is a whole other school, whose colors are black and yellow, the hornets. but i'd prefer to say "go trojans!"
So...is "War Eagle" vying to be the new "EPCOT?"
Epcot.
'Nuff said. =P
Ok, now I understand #2 a bit more, but I still say it's a wreck. Who's bday is it? Auburn? The war eagle? Who knows.
WV: mumme "Mumme, please don't buy me a birthday cake from the store; they will wreck it!"
Cake number two is still a wreck, because if "War Eagle" is their battle cry or whatever then it should be in quotes. So the one time that quotes SHOULD have been used on a cake, they weren't. So it's a wreck. So there. If you notice even most of the commenters who pointed out that it is not a wreck because it's a battle cry put the words WAR EAGLE in QUOTES.
Ditto, I'm from AL as well. You decide at birth Alabama or Auburn. It's hard for me to see #2 as a wreck--other than the OBVIOUS--the family chose the wrong side...
ROLL TIDE!!!
HA HA!
War Eagle to Cake Wrecks!
then again, I was a Nebraska alum living in the middle of Alabama, and whenever we'd get 'War Eagle'd', we would reply 'Battle Chicken!' as well, 'Roll Tide' was 'Roll o'paper'
Ah, 'Bama barbecue, I miss you.
I like the fact that Jessica is an RV and not an RN. Personally, if my kid were in the hospital, I'd want them taken care of by an RN, not an RV. I mean, what is a recreational vehicle going to do for a sick kid anyway???
Jesus, there are a lot of Auburn Fans/alumni on this blog!
I have never even heard of this college.
Weird.
Moving on...
I'm certainly moving on.
I'm AFRAID to NOT move on.
As an Alabamaian, I don't see a thing wrong with the 2nd cake. Yeah, it could have been a little more polished, but "War Eagle!", much like their rival, Bama ( #1! 13 nat'l championships! Wooooo!), uses "Roll Tide!" as their slogan. If you're not really familiar with SEC school culture, I guess it may not really add up. I'm sure that if someone posted a wreck about a Big10 school, I wouldn't get it.
YEE-HAW... I think I've GOT IT (And so soon!) that "WAR EAGLES!" is the battle cry of the school.
I'm in goosebumps, sensing that this thing has all the earmarks of becoming the latest incarnation of the dreaded "E-word" for the next few hours...
I shall brew a pot of coffee, pull up a chair, put my feet up, and doze off to await the nightmare that is inevitable...
=^@.@^=
I propose a new war cry for the universities: CPEN! CPEN! Goooooooo CPEN!!!!!
Today, the people commenting are even funnier than the post. LMAO!
They've also called Jessica an RV instead of an RN.