Friday Favs, 6/27/14
June 27, 2014 Some of my favorite new submissions this week:
When CW reader Jamie ordered a birthday cake for her husband Jim Bob, she encountered one of the funniest dilemmas I've seen yet - and that is really saying something.
The problem?
Her baker had never heard of the letter J:
;)
And apparently thinks Birt and Hday are two separate words.
(Give it a minute.)
(Theeeere it is.)
Um....
;)
Any guesses?
Anyone? Anyone?
Bueller?
Two of the most misspelled words I see on cakes are "congratulations" and "confirmation." So when someone is foolish enough to order a "Congratulations on your confirmation" cake, HILARITY WILL ENSUE:
;)
Thank goodness the baker made up for it with all those great decorations.
Wrecky minion Tabatha was having a bad day, so she decided to swing by the discount rack at the bakery for a little pick-me-up. Then she asked the baker to write "Eye of the Tiger" on it, since we all know that's the best song for a bad day training montage. (I'm picturing slo-mo clips of rampant toe-stubbing, pink slip shredding, and bad haircut reaction shots.)
Anyway, as it turned out, Tabatha got an even bigger pick-me-up than she bargained for:
;)
Greetings, from We of the Turkeys!
And finally, when it comes to baseball bats, this baker is ALL THUMB:
;)
NAILED IT.
Thanks to Jamie, Ashley R., Sandi M., Tabitha G., & Amanda F. for knowing something was wrong with that last wreck, but not quite putting her finger on it.
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Reader Comments (58)
I was going to point out the whole "confirmand" thing, but as I was scrolling down to get to the comment box, I noticed Mindy had already done it for me. That one, as awkwardly barren as it was, really wasn't that botched. I'm crossing my fingers Mindy isn't right about training bakers to misspell in particularly "acceptable" ways.
I immediately thought "flyswatter" for the second cake. Not sure what that says about me or the cake.
Sharyn, that was awesome. I grew up listening to the original, so now the two versions are battling it out in my brain.
If I can have a friend whose mother does not believe in the state of Ohio, then that baker can go ahead and not believe in the letter "J".
Umm, Seussical tree? Because otherwise, I'm stumped.
Please tell me that #1 was by a person from another country to whom english is a second language....that's the only acceptable reason for anyone over the age of 6 not knowing what a J is, or what sound it makes. Gesus Kryst!
#2 is just upside-down, it's a purple vase!
Well on the bright side, at least the baseball bat doesn't look like a phallus!
I think the purple and blue cake is really cauliflower disguising itself as a cake....
I think mysterious cake #2 looks like mould. Perhaps it is congradulating someone on their exemplary housekeeping skillz. Or lack of personal hygiene. And since they are in the form of cupcakes, when they are separated and passed around - THEY BECOME SPORES.
Here I thought #2 was a Truffula tree from the Lorax. Or the magic mirror from Beauty and the Beast. I can't decide!
As someone who moved to South Carolina two years ago, I immediately saw (a sad) palmetto tree on #2. South Carolinians are obsessed with that design and put it on everything. I think the purple was their interpretation of the traditional navy.