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August 2, 2012 Here's a little wrecky behind-the-scenes trivia for you: while I see and tag every photo submission that's sent in each week, I don't always see the e-mails they come in with. That's because my friend and wrecky minion Julianne downloads and names all the files for me beforehand.
The upshot of this is that I see photos with no context, unless Julianne sees fit to squeeze a short explanation into the file name. ("JohnS.sneeezed-while-ordering.jpg") It also means if you ever see a file name like "DebbieR.blue-penguin-penis-poop.jpg, you can blame/thank Julianne.
Most wrecks are pretty self-explanatory, of course, but then there are the ones like this:
Did the baker lapse into a hypnotic trance there at the end? Was s/he receiving coded messages from ET? In short, WHAT...[Shatner flail]...the heck?
Ok, I've just looked up the e-mail, and now that I know the answer I can totally see it. Take a minute and see if you can puzzle it out, too. If not, I'll spell it out for you at the end. [hint]
Sometimes bakers are kind enough to give us visual clues:
Hang on, I'm getting something here...[putting hand to forehead]...yep....yep... ok, I got it! It was supposed to say, "CAMERON ON SHIRT." No need to thank me; I'm here to help.
(So...I guess Cameron may need a New Jersey. EH? EH??)
'Course, sometimes puzzling out a confusing cake can lead to all the wrong places:
Um...
I bet that's the last time Trin asks for "Cake, Cake, Cake!" on her cake.
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Thanks to Christy J., Michelle R., & Wade C. for finishing what you started. [And to John for the Van Halen reference. Hee.]
(So, did you guess that Christy spelled out Corinne's name on the bakery order form? You know "2 N's, 1 R?" With a star/asterisk to draw attention to it? You DID? Good, good. I've trained you well.)
Reader Comments (57)
Actually, the KKK cake is an ice cream cake with cookies and cream ice cream....with Oreo's on top! Can't explain the inscription though.
On the name-spelling problem... I heard of someone who named her daughter "Heather-Noelle", and had to explain to people, "No, there's isn't usually an L in Heather".
That first one is just... *facepalm* They did manage to spell Corinne correctly, but adding that at the end and '2st'... What is '2st'?! Geez, people... 2nd!
I was getting way too technical with the first one, trying to think of file extensions, abbreviations, etc. I didn't figure it out until you "spelled it out" for me. D'oh! Too funny!
Im hearing K K Katering. It's not a great business name.
The KKK cake could be Kookies and Kream Kake ?
Dear Ela,
Alas, no, I was not in on the rescue. At the time of your post, I was rushing about like a headless chicken in preparation for picking up my daughter from camp, which is why we missed the FAB Wrecks contest, Dang it! The ONE time I'm busy & Jen throws her contest. Rats! Oh, and my son had a major allergic reaction during the trip & threw up all night. The deli had MIS-Labeled their roast chicken as plain! (It most certainly was NOT, as my poor boy found out.) :-/
And I will *not* forego CakeWrecks during the next road trip, sick kid or not! (Hey, I can hold a bucket w/one hand just as good as I can with two!)