Monday
Jun212010
How We Made Dad Feel Special. Or Just Uncomfortable.
June 21, 2010 Yesterday we celebrated dads everywhere.
Some of us better than others.
"You're more like number 12."
"And some day I may even take the quotes off."
FUN FACT: Did you know that Wreckerators are legally prohibited from spelling "you're" correctly on Father's Day cakes? It's true:
LESS FUN FACT: I think I just found the poster cake for Awkward Family Cakes.Or am I the only one who thinks it's weird to tell your dad he's a great catch?
Or that he's a "hole in one?"Or...well, this?
"Your the Best in US"[staring wide-eyed]
Um.
[clearing throat] Alrighty, then. Moving on...
Are you keeping tabs on the misspellings? 'Cuz here comes "your" number five!
"Because you're sunny half the time and cold and dark the rest."See? That analogy TOTALLY works.
Oh, wait! I found the missing "Dad"! See, it obviously swapped places with "Day":
That, or grandpa is a Smurf with a big red nose. Or a Na'vi with a big red nose. Or an Easter Island head. With a big red nose.Or...well, you get the idea.
TOUR REMINDER: Hey, Arizona, John and I will be at the Tempe Changing Hands bookstore tonight at 7pm! Bring a cupcake version of your favorite Wreck for a chance at fabulous prizes, fame, glory, etc. (Be sure to label the plate with your name.) We'll have a fun slide show, free cake, prizes, and lots of laughs - so BE THERE. Wrecky World Domination awaits!
Reader Comments (60)
Whenever I see a name in quotes, I see the person using air quotes and rolling their eyes. That makes this one even funnier. If I said to my father, "Okay, Dad," and used air quotes when I said his name, that would be awesome.
Imagine doing that to your father. Or your kid doing that to you. It's like they're saying, "If that's even your real name, liar."
I see Sam Eagle with a bad cold for that last one.
You know how they say "It's the thought that counts"? Well, they are wrong if it involves any of these wrecks.
Did break out laughing at your comment about the Easter Island big head, with red tie. That was great.
Your writing was top notch today! Lots of giggles!
Why can no one distinguish between your and you're these days?! So sad...
Ok, the last two had me howling! "Your the Best Day" Which day is that? Saturday? Sunday? Won't the other days feel slighted? The poor blue thing looked like it belonged to someone with deformed arms...but maybe Dad is like that....Who knows!
That last cake is totally a Muppet or a Sesame Street Character just missing the eyes.
I think wreck #5's creator is Russian - at least, I hope so.
On the fishing-themed cake, I did not see the fish until third pass, as I was so mezmorized by that fishing pole. whoa. such meticulous rings to hold the fishing line, now that I see what it is...
and I hope the kiddos do not choke on the plastic hats on the cupcakes. Nothing says Father's Day like a trip to the emergency room. Our son poked a rock in his ear when he was eight years old. His cousins probably dared him to do it, but we remember that trip on Father's Day sixteen years ago...
Some people need glasses and a dictionary
Wow....these are painful. The "yours", the awkward, inappropriate sayings, the ugly decor.
It's an all-time low.
There obviously needs to be some type of cake editor to help with grammar.
Actually, the last cake reminds me of a Pokemon called Nosepass.
http://pokelibrary.com/images/pokemon/nosepass.jpg
The one cake also seemed to say "Dad" your my homo...
This translation lends itself to explaining the quotation marks I guess...
My niece used to use air quotes for her aunt's name. She said, "Okay, "ANNA,"" and it was quite possibly the funniest thing ever.
The last cake looks like a cartoon character I think I have a vague memory of from Captain Kangaroo.
Like joyce, I didn't see the fish until a later viewing either. I kept looking at the brown swirl and wondering "what's that poo swirl doing on the Father's Day cake."
Now that I saw the fish I know it's a Father's Day cake for Tony Hayward. The brown isn't a fishing line, it's oil heading towards that fish.
It all makes sense now!
I could have added to your supply of "Your the Best, Dad!" cakes...
Note to self, never leave cell phone in car when entering a grocery store with a bakery!
WV: comon
Comon, bakers, is that the best you can do??
The Best Day cake has such beautiful penmanship. So sad it lacks everything else!
Anyone else read the second one as ' "Dad" your my Homo'?
I'm with Page on this one - what really annoys the teacher in me is the baker piping the word 'your' when it should read 'you're'.
The last one resembles baggy, blood stained y-fronts to me (Do you have y-fronts in the US?).
Nothing tells a father he is loved as much as a large streak of poo on a cake.
for "best day" cake I am reminded of Miss Congeniality:
Stan Fields: Miss Rhode Island, please describe your idea of a perfect date.
Cheryl "Rhode Island": That's a tough one. I would have to say April 25th. Because it's not too hot, not too cold, all you need is a light jacket.
so apparently that person's dad is April 25?
It's You're not your in every case...
I just awarded your blog a "Pertinent Posts " Award because a) it is pertinently impertinent and b) I get a guaranteed ROTFLMAO each and every day. Keep rockin'!
OMG! "Your the best in us?" Um, wow. Jen, you showed such restraint! I could have said SO much more than that. :)
And no, you AREN'T the only person who thinks that it's a odd thing to think your dad is a great catch. That was the first thing I thought!
And not a single one of those cakes had "YOU'RE" spelled correctly!!!!
I didn't see a fishing pole, I saw some gross ugly slug sort of thing leaving a trail of slime across the cake. How appetizing.
wv: Deant. I deant think you could make wrecks this bad, but I was wrong.
I'm with Page about people not being able to differentiate between You're and Your! Grrrr!
the last cake makes me think of...
a Nosepass! The pokemon. Look it up! xDDD
Ahhhh that's one of my biggest pet peeves: YOU'RE is you are... YOUR is just your!!!!
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I see "Your my HerD"
if "Dad" is such a catch, why is there a poop smear on his cake??? lol
does anyone else find plastic fish flotsam on a cake totally unappetizing?
because when i think of eating cake, i don't think, "YUMMY! Dead Fish!!!"
I made a pie this year :)
The "Great Catch" cake makes sense if the kids are trying to get their single dad out dating again. It reminds me of that hair dye commercial where the guy's kids say he would "...be a great catch for someone." if only he dyed his hair and didn't look so old. I guess they took it a step further and got him a cake. Poor dad.
The uhhh... fishing pole one scares me. Just sayin'.
Nothing says "I love you Dad" like a big brown turd.
If that last one is supposed to be a shirt and tie, then it's like the Gordon Gartrelle shirt on the Cosby Show because that is one wonky collar.
Laughed myself silly over today's post. "Your" the best!
It's a good thing my "dad" is more of the brunch on fathers day type.
Please, please, please come to Canada to do a book signing so that we wreckie henchpeople north of the border can bask in your glory eh! Did I already say please?
AUUUGHHHH! I was all ready and raring to go tonight, but I've got something I can't duck out of! Jen and John, know I'm totally there and caking out in spirit! Welcome to Arizona! (Sorry about the heat.)
~Christine~
those are hilarious!
actually, the last one (grandpa cake) looks a lot like a muppet to me.
maybe "your the best day" refers to a custody agreement....and the kid really doesn't like Mom. Or is buttering up Dad for some cash...you know, by saying his day with Dad is the best day of the week...
these cakes suggest some really dysfunctional family situations...
This is the first post in a while to make me laugh til I cried. Excellent.
I didn't see the #1 on the first cake until my second or third look at it-- I thought it said "No Dad." I then tried to come up with a backstory for it. "Hey Joe, sorry about the whole parthenogenesis thing, but here's a special Father's Day cake just for you!" Or it's a follow-up for http://www.cakewrecks.com/2008/05/some-cakes-speak-for-themselves.html" rel="nofollow">this cake.
(WV enextork, but I think it's more impressive that I spelled "parthenogenesis" correctly on the first try.)
May I just say that I once wrote a letter to my boyfriend, who was in Japan for 2 years, explaining the difference between your & you're! (Obviously we are not together anymore) I ABSOLUTELY HATE when people cannot get their homonyms straight!! How hard is it to remember you're= YOU ARE? Think people! Think!! PLEASE!!! For the LOVE of the English language! How do you expect foreigners to learn our language when most of you don't even know it?!?!?!?!
I can see why that your a catch cake was only 5.99.. what exactly is dad a catch of? That thing looks like a poo snake.. bleh. Poor dad. I think those wreckerators need to go back to school to learn your and you're again lol.
I needed that laugh tonight. Thanks! (And thanks to the wrecker who made that Navi grandpa on Easter Island cake! It's like the Old Woman young woman picture...only in a more cartoony way).
HAHAHA your blog is awesome.
Thanks so much for coming out to Tempe (AZ) tonight! Y'all were fantastically funny, and we all had a great time!
What is that supposed to be on the "Dad your a great catch" cake? It sure doesn't look like a fishing rod to me.