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Sep292011
This Makes My Brain Hurt
September 29, 2011 ;)
Thanks for that arrow pointing to the "h," though. That clears it alllll up.
Thanks to Steve A., who thinks this cake is perfectly justified.
September 29, 2011 
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Maybe...Happy Birthday, Walt! George Retired! (You know, like THAT's his birthday present?!)
Oh my.... I spent far too long trying to work this one out!! Re-read it like 20 times!!
Walt is happy that George retired, and it is also Walt's birthday. And George likes the letter H. It's brilliant!!
Left justifiled?
Uh, walt's birthday & George retired and they were too cheap for 2 cakes?
What I think they're trying to say is...Happy Birthday, George....oh and by the by, Walt retired!
No? Then I got nothing.
My guess is that Walt is retiring, and it's George's birthday. But really, who knows.
The only way this is justified is the way the font all start from the LEFT.
who what now?
What is this, I don't even...
I'd say it's more ragged right.
I am not 100% sure whether that says "retired" or "refired"...
I got it! it was a cake celebrating both Walt's birthday and George's retirement, but then they found out it was George's birthday also, so they called back the bakery, which didn't want to redo the letters, so the bakery just put an arrow from George to Birthday to indicate it's George's birthday also.
Yeah, that's it.
What...? Do we have any idea of what it's supposed to say? Is it Walt's birthday? Is George retired AND a birthday boy? I'm so confused...
It's very simple, really. "Walt, Happy Birthday. As a present to you, I would like to announce that your longtime rival for the editor's job, George Birthday, has retired."
I'm sure that's what they meant to say.
I think it's supposed to say something close to "Happy Birthday George and Happy Retirement Walt".
Cake decorator, squinting at pencil scrawl on the back of a crumpled up liquor store receipt: "Ahh, crap... this was supposed to say, 'Happy Birthday, Walt & George'. What in the flip was I *hic* thinkin', drinkin' another halfa box of *hic* wine before I started this thing. I'm such a frickin' procrastin' *hic* procrastin' *hic* procrastin' *hic* putter-offer. Ah, eff it, I'm *hic* retiring..."
I think this is "exactly" what the order form looked like. My guess is Walt retired on George's birthday and they were trying to save money by combining celebrations... Well, they'll think twice next time!!
I think it's a bad sign that I can look at wrecks like this and pretty much pick out what the order was SUPPOSED to be. I have been decorating at Wal-mart for far too long.
Brain...overload!! Ouch!!
Wishing Walt a Happy George? Maybe if George's last name is Johnson?
It's official: I'm befuddled.
And, what's up with the camera angle? :)
It's like a wheel of fortune game! Walt Happy Birthday, Happy birthday George H. (explains the arrow) George (no H) Retired. It's 3 cakes in one!
Brain...broke...can't make sense of it
Clearly,........ Walt! Happy Birthday! George H retired!
Inferred, Walt's present from the gang was George H's early retirement. They shoulda got him a gift card instead.
Perfect sense. ;)
I had a Hardy Boys Code book when I was a kid, so I understand; it's in code. The arrow pointing to the "h" indicates where to begin. Properly deciphered it reads "Help. I'm trapped in this crumby bakery." (Note the hint, the crumb in the icing, on the lower right-hand corner of the cake.)
Okay. I got it. Walt retired. George had a birthday and has a fetish for the letter 'h". Taa Daa!
ooooohhhhhhh, George's birthday was retired!! R.I.P. George. Bad, Walt, for being happy about it!
Isn't this pretty self-explanatory?
Walt and George worked at the same company for years. George was the guy who always arranged for the birthday celebration cakes, thus he was nicknamed "Happy Birthday George." Unfortunately, Walt suspected George was NOT a straight arrow, and tried to get him fired for some shoddy business practices. However, his attempts to have George removed were in vain. In retaliation, "Happy Birthday George" NEVER ordered a cake for Walt's birthday. Each man grew to loathe the other, and it was a source of considerable tension in the workplace. Finally, George decided to retire. Knowing how happy it would make Walt, his co-workers couldn't wait to tell him, and they did it with cake to make up for all those years Walt went cakeless.
See? Obvious.
It's justified, yes, left justified...
Whaaa??? I'm speechless. I am without speech.
Great, now my headache is back! ;)
I think your 'justified' joke may have gone over the head of some people commenting.
Everytime I try to make sense of this cake, my eye starts to twitch. I would LOVE to see the order form, or hear what the cake was actually supposed to say. Seriously, WTF?
My theory: the word "Walt" is in the wrong place.
Happy Birthday George
Walt Retired.
Apparently, George didn't like Walt so his retiring was George's birthday present.
I have no explanation for the arrow.
Maybe it's George H. that retired? They shared Walt's cake apparently lol. Ah who knows this also hurts my brain.
It appears a wreckporter has discovered the drama of the 'receding camera angle'. I could ask if 'mood lighting' is next, but there are already lots of examples.
Perhaps this is a transliteration of a to-do list. George has to get new tires, but before doing that, he needs to get Walt a 'Happy Birthday' cake. George also has to remember to say something snarky on it, like 'get the 'h' out'.
How dare George put his birthday in the middle of Walt's retirement!
My guess: Cake decorating random word generator, preprogramed with the basics. They gave it a spin... and this is what it churned out.
Or the "decorator" was in a stream-of-consciousness kind of mood.
Sharyn, you are a genius! As always Jen, your commentary makes it. Before your input: "WHAAAAA?!" o.O After your input: "Hahahahahahaha! Oh that's good!"
I actually know someone named Walt George. Now I'm wondering if he retired on his birthday.
This made my head hurt, too. Oh, my.
Kudos, Lisa and Sharyn! Can't decide which theory I like better... so I'll take 'em both!
This is one of the most' best confused cake I've seen here in a long time!!
Sharyn took my answer.
I read the arrow as saying that the "George" is in with the "Happy Birthday" part, but they couldn't fit it all on the one line on the order form. I'm wondering if the "Walt Retired" part was meant to be in a different size and/or colour to the "Happy Birthday George" part?
My take on this is that they're wishing George a happy birthday by giving him the good news that Walt has retired. Walt could be someone George knows on a personal level who he will be able to spend more time with now, or alternatively, Walt could be a colleague/boss who George doesn't like.