Tuesday
May102011
What Would Your Mother Say?
May 10, 2011 Because brunch isn't over 'til Mom asks, "What's that supposed to mean?"
Hideous butterfly cake: $9.99Download of Christina Aguilera's single, "Beautiful": $1.29
Convincing mom you weren't being sarcastic: Dinner at Red Lobster and three years of guilt.
So which is it? "I'm Love you Mom," or "I'm Love Mom?"DANGIT, MAN, WE NEED TO KNOW.
I like to think this one was inspired by Isaac Asimov:
The first law of moms: A mom may not injure her child or, through inaction, allow her child to come to harm. No matter how many times said child asks to go to the bathroom.(And if you got that joke, you may now award yourself 15 geek points.)
Like they always say, "If Mather ain't happy, ain't NOBODY happy."
Bringing all of her concentration and communication skills to bear, Jean was finally able to place the apostrophe correctly.So, hey, that's something.
One thing you can always count on: moms will always love their kid's artwork. Always.
Ok, so maybe this one could use a few more plastic butterflies.
The string is to remind you of your proctologist's appointment later this week.'Cuz, hey, even #1 Moms have to go #2!
Thanks to wreckporters Jody G., Meg G., Adriel H., Suzanna P., Laura H., & Anony M., who think that last cake is a real nail-biter.
Reader Comments (101)
It's quite nice that, occasionally, I get to award myself some geek points. Great post as always, Jen!
Wow... the one with the kids artwork... just wow...
Oh dear, geek points for me for the I Robot reference. :)
I just love winning me some Geek Points in the morning!! :-)
And at first glance, those cupcake trays looked more like deviled eggs trays to me... I think I need more coffee...
The "I M*m" cake decorator from this post and the "I <3 M m" cake decorator from yesterday's post need to get together.
Is "Happy Mather's" a similar holiday to Falker Satherhood?
Just askin'...:)
Woot! Fifteen geek points for me! That brings my total up to 1,589,015! Go me!
The "IMom" cake isn't really a Mother's Day cake. It's to celebrate the release of Apple's newest gizmo...the iMom. It attaches to your iMac, iPhone, iPod, iPad, and iPood. It gives you daily affirmations such as "Wear clean underwear" and "If your friends jumped off a bridge would you do it too?" and the classic "Well I'm not Joey's mom that's why Joey can jump off bridges with his friends and you can't"
Available next month at stores everywhere.
Donna M,
I wish I had a like button for your comment.
john
HAHAHA! Asimov's 3 Laws of Mombotics. 15 points for me :-)
15 geek points for me!
Sweet! 15 geek points for me! :)
That last cake pan can also be used for the ever popular leg-of-lamb cake and the Celebrate Idaho! cake.
Donna, your comment rules the day. Wasn't going to post today, but had to just to give you a virtual thumbs up.
And also because of my WV: fringbum. Which makes me think of that last cake...
I particularly like the "Far Side" feel to the apostrophe comment.
@ Donna M
the iMom also tells you where to find those other iGadgets when you've misplaced them.
Woot woot...I get the geek points!
The Mather cake reminded me of the happy falkersatherhood cake. Oh, good times. "It's like a word journey"
The kid's artwork cake looks like it's covered in cat litter -- even the cat thought it should be buried.
Thanks for the geek points. Can I give mine to Donna M? I just HAVE to give her something. My "IMom" would also say "Do you remember Sheila Smith? I think you went to high school with her? She was a grade ahead of you? Well, she's dead." (But I hear she was wearing clean underwear.)
Kinda expecting a Beaver joke with that Mather's cake.
Geek points here too! Thrilled you are an Asimov fan. First books I put on my Kindle were the first three books of the Foundation series. The cakes are just proof that Moms love you no matter what. Wreckerators have moms. Those moms are proud. Right?
first cake -- I see Groucho Marx...is that bad...anyway, got the Geek Points...now I'm not only old, but I'm a Geek...not thinkin' this is a good combination....
wv - fater: the man we'll celebrate next month
I cede my geek points to Donna M, too - by the way, if I give my kid an iMom, does that mean I don't have to say those things anymore?
Thanks to the CW team and Donna for making my day!
Tracy O
Yeah 15 geek points iv leveled up to ultra geek and unlocked the wreckie geek achievement
ROTFLOL @ Donna M! Love your post!
IMom, not to be confused with the IRon, ICook, IWash, IClean...and guys...if you complain about the INag, you will have the IHurt ;-D
Bravo on the commentary, as always!!
(I'm so glad I get to award myself geek points today. That makes my whole day.)
Happy Mather's WHAT?!! I need to know!
And no geek points for me, but I'm okay with that.
more geek points! whatever will i do with them all?
Yay Geek Points! But I don't think I deserve the full 15, because I never actually read I, Robot. My dad was an Asamov fan so I was exposed to second-hand geek.
Yay, geek points to me!
Donna M. I think you may be on to something - get that patented QUICK!
If it was really a tribute cake for a fanatical Asimov fan who happens to be a mother, there should have been a comma! ;p
Woot! 15 geek points for me!
And Donna...you rule the world. Queen Geek. We bow to you.
~Jaclyn
I think the kid's artwork on edible paper is a really cute idea... with REALLY poor execution.
Where do I pre-order a couple of iMoms for my kids?
When I looked at the Happy Mather cake, I thought it said "Happy Mather' D." Oh my.
Don't these stores wonder why they don't sell any cakes? Or do people actually BUY these things they set out?
I really want to know! Does it all get thrown away?
HEHEHE
wv: faket
I got 15 geek points, and I didn't have to faket!
Ok, let's start with the easy one...is that last one a foam finger with frosting???? Come On People!!!
The second one "I'm Love Mom" reminds me of the old song "Love Man" madeover for Mother's Day (awww) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3ZdheRKzMk
add my 15 geek points, and now I have 42. :-)
anybody else thing that last one looked more like the state of idaho then a hand? not that either really says "mom"
15 geek points for me!!! Woohoo!!!
Also, why didn't my kids get me an I Mom cake on Sunday? That's just not fair.
So what would the second and third law of moms be? What about the Zeroth law?
Woo hoo! 15 more geek points. Thirty more and I get a commemorative Hari Sheldon pin.
Really thought that last one was a map of Idaho. Although what better way to let your mother know that you have chosen a life of prostitution? "Mom, I da ho. Here's a cake."
If I read the comments on You Tube videos I get ill... If I read them on Cake Wrecks, I laugh until I am ill... I'll take door number two, please :) Personally, I am thinking that we are reverting to cave-dweller days... I-mom U-dad Dat-*point with ugly number 1 cake* -kid... or kidding... :P
Finally!!! My misspent youth pays off in geek points for me! (At least it was misspent according to my mother.) How appropriate is that!
yay, I get Geek points! lol!
I do believe that is Idaho. Next year I'm going to make my mom an Oregon cake for Mather's Day. I'll make sure I write I'm Love Mom on it. She'l love it!
+1 to the expectation of a Beav joke for the Happy Mather's cake
"and Happy Mathers as...the Beaver's mom"
An Oregon cake? I'll do a Colorado one...or Wyoming.
I have the special pan for them...a 13x9
Happy Mather's was actually a cake ordered for a "Leave it to Beaver" star's family reunion...and you mocked it!
Meanwhile - IMom sounds wonderful, it would cut so much time out of my day. Thanks Donna M.