Crazy Genes
June 23, 2010 Before you give me a hard time for posting more Dad Wrecks, you should note that:
a) It's really *your* fault for not submitting these earlier, and
b) See point 'a'.
Besides, it's not like there's anything here that really screams "Dad", you know?
Ok, well, except for that plastic thing.And maybe the golf clip art.
But the actual cake? That's just screaming, "For the love of Sweet Duncan Hines, WHAT AM I?!?"
If only I knew, little Wreck. If only. I. knew.
Here's how you tell Pop you're on to all those Christmas shenanigans of his:
Yeah. Watch your back, "Santa."And then there's the weird stuff.
"I do the weird stuff!"
A shared love of cycloptic mutant bunnies.And finally, the most horrifying Father's Day Wreck I've seen all week, hands down:
You know, something about that icing seems off, but I can't quite put my finger on it.Wanda W., Clint R., Laura M., Heather L., & Katie T., high fives all 'round.
TOUR REMINDER: Hey, Salt Lake City, for a good time be at The King's English Bookshop tonight at 7pm (or a bit before). We've got all kinds of goodies in store for you. [saucy wink]
Update from john: Did you know that apparently, little boys are made up of Y chromosomes and Epcots? Neither did I...
Reader Comments (205)
A lot of people might say this too, but the first one might be a "Y" chromosome. You know... the chromosome that Dads provide.
I just automatically assumed that first cake was the y-chromosome that distinguished Dad from Mom. Wrong?
Kinda looks like the first one was trying to be a golf tee.
The first one is OBVIOUSLY from a son to his dad to thank him for his Y chromosome!
Maybe the first cake is a Y chromosome? ;)
Is the first one supposed to represent a "Y" chromosome or something? Weird.
Is that first one supposed to be a tie? The "plaid" gives it away. TOTALLY.
I think the first one is supposed to be a tie. Maybe.....
Just a guess here... the first one is a tie?
Or Epcot.
I'm pretty sure that first one is supposed to be a Y-chromosome.
And although "cycloptic" is a good guess at an adjective, there already is one derived from "Cyclops" - it's "cyclopean".
Hmm, that first one is either a necktie or the letter "y" for dad's y-chromosome. Either way, it's wreck.
By the way, you're quite handy with the puns on that last wreck! ;-)
That headless Santa cake looks as though the perpetrator has left a warning with the knife being laid oh so subtlely on top. (In a raspy voice) "You'd better be good!" Nope, no nightmares there.
Okay, I admit to being weird. I actually get #1. Y - as in the Y chromosome that makes a guy a guy. At the school where I work, that's what we blame all of men's problems on - a defective Y chromosome.
As for #4, that's absolutely NOT the cyclops that I saw, and what I saw was more inappropriate than ANY wreck so far this week!!! I guess my mind has hit the gutter early today.
As someone who regularly bakes with a four year old, I could tell what those cakes were no problem. (I cheated and asked him.) Y says yuh yuh yo-yo (tie?), a beehive (bbq apron?), a fishie cracker, a tree (tie?), and what every cake looks like at my house when left unattended.
I know what the first cake is: a Y chromosome! It's the essence of fatherhood!
I think the 1st and 4th are supposed to be neckties.
Perhaps the first cake is a tribute to the "Y" chromosome, imparted to the offspring by the Dad. Or, it's just a weird cupcake cake.
I think the 1st and 4th are supposed to be neckties.
That's what they call a WHY?!? Chromosome!
cake number 1 is maybe a Y chromosome?? it's the only thing I can think of ;)
A golf tee?
Don't you see it? It's the "Y" chromosome! Dad's a boy!
Maybe the stripey blue thing is a Y chromosome? There's nothing more male than that. Or...ya know...a tie?
I dunno about you, but I think that first cake is pretty obviously a Y chromosome. You know, to celebrate the manliness of being a dad. Any one see it? Anyone?
The first one's either a necktie or, as your title made me think, a Y chromosome.
WV; nator = an alternate name for a birth mother
Maybe the first one's representative of a Y chromosome?...
No...that can't be...tell me that last one ISN'T an actual handprint? Like they looked at the cake, were impressed by what they did and gave the cake a high-5 in celebration? Blurgh.
I'm hoping the wreckerator didn't actually use their hand for that imprint...yumm, stranger germs...*shudder*
Also, if the quote is from Dr. Horrible (and I suspect it is), isn't it "We do the weird stuff", or are you singularizing it for a reason?
Clearly that first one is a "Y" chromosome.
The first one is OBVIOUSLY a [mutant] Y-chromosome. Someone is wasted as a bakery hand and needs to return to the lab/lecture hall.
Also, a cycloptic bunny? Nuh-uh.
It's clearly a decapitated angel. Because that makes SO much more sense.
Seriously, what the heck is that Santa one supposed to be? I'm at a loss.
Please someone tell me what the second cake it supposed to be! I can't figure it out. My husband and I just stared at it for ten minutes and we still got nothing!
I thought maybe the King Fish cake was attempting to be Dr. Seuss one fish two fish red fish blue fish; King Dad, Fish Dad? The handprint cake made me LOL. Gross!!
Well that first one is a testicular cancer cake. The second one I don't get. What does a bee hive and a fork and knofe have to do with Santa? The one with the "fish" is obviously a mistake. It's one of those cakes made for mafia dads and it was supposed to say King Pin. The one with the "bunny" is soooo not a bunny! It's a dress for drag queen dad. Duh! And the last one is..... ewww. It's just wrong. Why is it brown around the edges of the hand! Gag!
First one is an ugly plaid tie, in keeping with Father's day traditions.
And yet again, you've inserted a gratuitous Dr. Horrible reference.
Ha ha, nice Dr. Horrible reference! I love it!
(And is it bad that I thought "cycloptic" was already a valid word??)
First one is a "WHY?" chromosome.
But, will someone please tell me what cake #2 is? It LOOKS like a beehive Santa with a cellphone belt buckle, but comes with a fork and knife hanging off the belt? WHAT?????
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The first one IS a Y chromosome, the other ones i'm not sure about
That yellow figure wearing a crown MIGHT be Dogbert (from Dilbert cartoon). But still... (Love the website). Kellie
Taylor et al, I think you are giving the wreckerator faaaarrr too much credit on the Y chromosome thing. I'm going with a tie, too.
As for the second cake, after looking at it for a while I'm reminded of cakes I've seen in the archives here: I think it's supposed to be a grill (there's the propane tank, though otherwise it looks like a charcoal grill [bravo, wrecker] and the plastic utentils to represent grill tongs and such). Yikes.
I actually think the idea behind the hand print cake is cute...the execution however, needs to be worked out a bit better.
Yup, my first thought was Y chromosome all the way... with a nice reference to the X chromosome too in the pattern on it.
Ignoring the obvious "it's a tie".
Yay Captain Hammer!
1. Tie
2. BBQ apron w/tools (and propane tank)
3. Dogbert
4. Cute idea but brown was NOT a good choice ...
I was thinking the second one was Dogbert from the Dilbert comic strips...
http://www.science.uva.nl/~mes/icons/dogbert.gif
only yellow,...
(hahaheehee) My co-worker has one of those painted hand prints from her kid to remind her what he was like "when I was that small." To find a honking huge print on your Father's day cake, (haha) when it's not even your kid's, just makes me giggle from the sheer randomness of the design.
Not to mention the eye-searing tie colors, the "king fish dad dad" mystery (would make a great t-shirt caption, no?), and the Christmas BBQ grill.
Today's post fulfilled a need I didn't even know I had.
(Gee, I hope they washed their hands before that cake.)
and by the second one looking like Dogbert, I meant the third one
Hooray for the Dr.Horrible reference!
I didn't think the first was a chromosome at all!! Hello McFly... It's a flux capacitor!!!!
I agree that the photo mid-way through the post has to be a decapitated angel. It's the only logical choice. And yes, the little hand print is icky. Do 7-year-olds ever properly wash? Um, no. Eek!