Our Days Are Numbered
August 10, 2011 After all the doom and gloom on the news lately, and watching the roller coaster ride that is our stock market (Ok, less "roller coaster," and more "log flume drop") yesterday John and I were happy to receive a "cheer up, it could be worse!" call courtesy of our fine government.
Actually, the call may have been more like, "Cheer up, it's about to get worse," but the upshot is we're being audited.
Don't worry, though - hey, we're not! In fact, I have a sure fire plan for dealing with auditors that simply cannot fail.
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Sixndly, you want to make sure all your numbers are written legibly:
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This is either a 6, 9, comma, or apostrophe. Or a wormhole singularity. Which, given our filing system, is probably the most likely.
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Ermmm...Italy. Final answer.
To maintain a casual and friendly atmosphere, be sure to call the auditor "a # '2'" whenever possible:
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Note: Please don't answer that.
Reader Comments (77)
Italy and the, um, comma were mine [JoshuaK]. They were even worse to look at in person! Horrible cupcake cake monstrosities!
I told my husband about the 20011 cake... his response: "Cool! Cake to the Future!"
{Well, at least the color scheme matches the DeLorean.}
classic cake wrecks..luv it!
That 20011 cake doesn't look so bad... when compared to the idiots in my graduating class who decided to paint 2011 on the wall of the school but were too tipsy to get it right. They also thought we graduated in 20011.
even if the "class of 20011" one had the year right i'd still be creeped out by the almost glowing figure on the lower right of the cake.
oh, sweet honey mustard!! I hope the auditor NEVER sees this post. O.O
I'm going to work "irritabowel" into a conversation this week. It's my goal.
that 4rd one was just sad. was it supposed to be a 2 or was it really Italy? if it's Italy, are we at war with them because we will be if they see that...
-Barbara Anne
The "g" is the way they write "9" in Europe (or at least in Finland), so perhaps the decorator is European. I don't know what the squiggle pi means, though...
the real point here is: who names their baby "Courtland"?? Unless you're Judge Judy, that's just cruel! Thanks for this site - you make me smile and laugh everyday!
I so totally want to play that golf course... I mean visit Italy... I mean... .... ... I think my frontal cortex just exploded. Which could possibly look like the 6/9/apostrophe "thing" (Insectosaurus... I never would have guessed).
Remember you guys are published! And not just on the interwebs! "Look! See! It's an acutal book! With a cover and a spine and pages and everything.... What do you mean did it do well? We had a book tour! TWO OF 'EM!!! And were promoted on British TV!... OF COURSE IT DID WELL!"
Didn't you get audited last year? What'd ya do? Serve em cake and invite em back? Bad luck. So sorry about the audit.
I liked the cute pudgy legged dinosaur (until they wrote on it).
...well...it could be OSHA. They have less than zero for a sense of humor...seriously...
You can always tell the IRS that you are just using the math that is accepted by Wreckerators everywhere and show them the ample evidence from all of those posts.
Oh my gosh! I too thought the character on the 20011 cake was an alien sort which made the stars make sense...a tassel, huh?
Oh my goodness.... the "6nd" cake has my son's name on it! Unfortunately he's only two and would be more interested in smashing his face in the icing than he would be in a cake wreck... but I'm personally thrilled by it. :D
Sorry about the audit, hope it goes well. But do you think this has anything to do with the taxes post you made in early April? Methinks you could have some readers in the IRS which, hey, could work to your favor if this is all an elaborate ruse to meet the two of you in person. Rant about CCCs (ptooie!), make a few snappy Princess Bride references, throw in some Sunday Sweets for good measure, and they'll smile and be out of your hair in no time. Anyway, here's hoping. :)
Actually "squiggle g pi" would be more accurately named "tilde g pi". That little squiggle deserves its proper name as much as the pi does. :)
The graduation cake reminds me of the year before last, when we had to reprint over 300 copies of the senior handbook because they referred to the "Class of 20010" on pretty much every page and in giant letters on the cover. (Someone had done a find-and-replace of the number 9 in the previous year's handbook with the number 10.) We were willing to eat the cost rather than distribute it to students like that, which is more than you can say for this bakery.
On the last one, do the candles spell HAPPY BIRTHOAY?
Courtland?!
Thank you so much. The pictures are often funny in and of themselves (when I can figure out what the heck they are trying to portray) but your editorial comments are what has me in stitches so often. Like many others, I loved the "make up your own numbers" one.
Thank you for taking the time to post these and add the perfect comments that often cause me to laugh out loud when checking out your blog.
20011: Now, here is someone who wanted to give the guy who is shaving and still in Grade Six class hope. "Sure you're going to graduate! In the class of 20011! And all they get is ridicule!
I just looks again at the image and realized that what looked like either a hanged man or some sort of science fiction character was actually a tassel... hanging from nothing.
Wiping spit off of screen, said spit was courtesy of squiggle g pi.
Yes, Caitlin, I too thought of Colin Firth when I saw the first one! He can wreck my cake anytime!
Good luck, and as always thanks for the laughs. Although Jo with the wall-painting classmates and bibberly of the student handbook made me wince instead...
"Squiggle-g-pi" just rolls off the tongue! Apparently it equals 15, so... anyone able to solve for squiggle?
Your Italy comment was perfect! Good luck with the audit.
that ~9# isnt thaaat bad. thats a typical european '9'... the ~ and # are a little curious though..