Sarcasm! Wow, That's ORIGINAL!
September 30, 2009 John (that's my husband, for you newbies) is an absolute master of sarcasm. This is not a good thing. Half the time even *I* can't tell if he's being sarcastic or not, which has led to more than one tiff around bathing suit season. ("Wow, your butt looks fantastic in that. No, really.")
I think the problem is he's too subtle. If you're going to be sarcastic, and you actually want people to know it, you have to give them some clue. You know, like this:
Is this person really glad you're "here"? No, of course not. Just look at the signs!1) It's misspelled, thereby signifying "your" not worthy of spell check.
2) There is no exclamation point, since that might betray some small enthusiasm over the prospect of your presence. Can't have that, now, can we?
3) The gratuitous quotation marks positively reek of passive aggression. Visions of jilted dates and stranded little leaguers spring to mind.
All that, with only three little words! This baker is superb.
So, how can you, the consumer, incorporate a little sarcasm into your own cake orders? Here are a few handy tips:
1. Add quotation marks to everything you don't really mean.
Just try to read this cake without sounding sarcastic. Yeah. Exactly.3. Misspell their name. (Especially effective when combined with tip #1 or #2.)
Now this is what I like to call a "sarcasm score!" Present this at the after-game dinner and just watch all those mopey, dejected faces turn into bright red, angry ones in no time at all!
Mary Anne E., Angela M., Sarah C., & Janet R., you guys are absolutely "awesome."
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Reader Comments (75)
Longtime reader, first time commenter here!! :)
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I totally LOLed at the Dr. Horrible reference! Thanks! :D (Or should I say "Thanks")
Your grammar nazi skills are "awesome". In the first cake, "your" is the kind of "spelling" mistake you make if you choose the wrong homophone.
Being the queen of sarcasm I adored this post. "Seriously." My favorite by far.
It was "great" to meet you last night. LOL!
Truely it was great to meet you both.
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Yay for Dr. Horrible references!
if someone really gave me a cake to sarcastic it is kind of good as you get to eat for free but at the same time be annoyed that someone is ready to part with their money just to annoy me.
The Hot Shots cake FTW. It's the best way to tell your kid that his team just isn't that great at soccer while telling your team that they're great at soccer.
I respectfully disagree with your quotation mark interpretation. I think the baker is in fact glad, but it seems that the recipient of this extraordinary creation has missed his or her own party and is not in fact "here." Maybe they needed to rearrange their sock drawer....
"Way to Go Bob" is, of course, what you say to someone who's just won a floating contest.
...yeah.
WV: comiest. These are the comiest cakes I've ever seen.
OMG- Well done for being featured in 'The Sun'! It's Britain's biggest circulating paper I think- It's huge, trust me! Congrats!
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/2662883/Bungling-bakers-are-shamed.html
Hey Jen, thought you might like to know that your blog is featured in a Australian news site :)
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/glance/870259/dodgy-bakers-exposed-on-blog
I'm trying really hard to take it on faith that you're right and that's a capital "G", but it looks an awful lot like a capital "D" to me.
Which would make it "Way To Do Bob". Assuming the lack of a comma is deliberate as well, this presumably celebrates an office romance that was kinky, but unspectacular.
Hey, Jen! You're in my town (sorta) today!! Here's an article about you from today's Chicago Sun Times. http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/books/1799952,CST-FTR-cake01.article
Thanks for the Dr. Horrible reference!
We've seen GOOD Dr. Horrible cakes...have you found any bad ones?
I read your blog daily - but I have to say it always makes my day when I see a Dr Horrible reference. Thanks for keeping the geek alive!
HAHahAHHAA love it.
really.
:D <3
I thought it said "Way to go Hott Shota" which would make it wrong in even MORE ways.
Dr. Horrible quote title!
Am I the only one who thinks Mellisa's nose is a little ... umm ... phallic?
You quite possibly have THE best blog of all time, period! And that's not sarcasm . . .
Love the Dr. Horrible reference in the title!
I just wanted to jump on the I-Love-You-For-Using-A-Dr.-Horrible-Reference-As-The-Title bandwagon. This is without a doubt one of my favorite websites. I hope you and John are feeling better!
Wow. I s it really spelled "Mellisa" and not "Melissa"? Class. xx