Thursday, November 4, 2010

Forget Your "P"s and "Q"s...

Thursday, November 4, 2010

...some of us need to start minding our "L"s and "F"s.

[Warning: Parents, clear the room of innocents!]



One cake, two drastically different meanings:

Yes, yes, I know it's an "L." Well, kind of an L/F hybrid, really. In fact, you might say if L and F got together, had a few drinks...

No?

No.

Ok, then.


Good juck?

Eh. I got nuthin'.


This, on the other hand, is giving me a little too much:


Go ahead, Wreckerator. Tell us how that's an "L."


Or better yet, why don't we all go over the importance of keeping certain letters separated?

I bet that's one office send-off Janet will never forget.


And btw, I love that the Wreckerator threw in the towel at the "J."

Like, s/he was all, "Let's see, I nailed that capital L, but man, I dunno if I can pull off the J! Huh.

Ah, screw it."


Thanks to Caitlin B., Christopher P., Chrissy G., Robin S., who agree that all performance reviews should be written in frosting.

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Katrina said...

Well, you know how you're always wondering how you did? I think this says it all!

Anonymous said...

This must be becuz they don't require kids to write cursive in school anymore :P

<3 Would LOVE a book!

mamagug said...

Too bad they didn't put the little celebratory balloons we've all seen on your site (you know the ones with little tails, that swim??) instead of roses. Though since our minds are obviously already in the gutter, am I the only one that sees something peeking out of the center of the light blue single rose on that second cake?
LOVE your website!

Julie G.

Jennifer said...

Gee, my husband has never given me a good "luck" cake before. I guess I need to try a little harder.

LivingInSong said...

And I thought messing up your p's and q's was bad...

Unknown said...

Maybe that wreckerator isn't a wreckerator at all and knows something about Janet that no one else does.... well I guess they know now!

Anonymous said...

i want the book - i want the book - i bant the wook - i bant the wook

Pamela G.

Unknown said...

Wow..bombs away!

Debbi said...

Really, now. I mean REALLY. Can't the wreckerators SEE? Whoops, never mind. Forgor where I was for a moment ...

sonya.wiley said...

When in doubt... WRITE in PRINT people! Geez... LOL!!!!

Marlo said...

Love this! (and would love the book as well) :-)

Debbi said...

*forgot.

Would help if I could spell. Hehehehehe.

Craig said...

"I want some blue roses for a red..." never mind.

"Another 'good luck' cake. I'm going to make the 'L' look like an 'F' again. No one knows when I mess up because I eat the evidence. Heh-heh, heh-heh."

"Settle down, Bevis -- isn't that your fifth cup of coffee?"

Brooke said...

Bakeries need to have a quality control person on staff.

Marsha N. said...

Good luck to everyone!!! ;)

Sarah Walker said...

Cursive is a lost art!

Laura said...

Poor, poor Janet. At least we already know she has excellent "skills" wherever she winds up.

Jenn R said...

So as I was reading with my son looking over my shoulder I thought good thing he is just learning to read...right before he reads it out loud. Good thing he just assumed they were all L.

Unknown said...

Aparanty the cake saying "Good Juck" is talking about itch. Juck is itch in German. How they got the itch is quite another problem.

Anonymous said...

Oooh ... a calendar! I already have a signed book from seeing Jen in Framingham, MA, but WOW would I love a calendar!

Valerya Baker said...

Hooray for contests! Even though I never win...I still have hope!

Logan said...

Wish me F... I mean Luck.

Unknown said...

awwww, man. i wish MY name was janet. -jessica a.

Unknown said...

awww, man. i wish MY name was janet.

Gma Keish said...

One of my professors almost asked the class:
"What's a four letter word for sex?"
He was looking for know, but everybody thought of a different word, that rhymes with luck.
I attend a Christian College.

Laura Incarnato said...

Must have book!

Katy said...

Personally...I'd rather have Good 'Luck' with an "F" over good 'Luck' with an "L" anyday! Wait, were we still talking about cakes?
Katydid

Carol said...

ROFL, love it. I see Jenni is hoping for the book....myself, I already have the book...I'm hoping for the wall calendar, if I win!

Cathy in AK said...

Someone's been doing kegels.

Thrynity said...

Dammit, Janet, I love you.

The Hinton Family said...

tehehehehehe! I love a good Freudian slip...poor Janet. Makes me wanna brake into ROcky Horror Pics Damnit Janet!

whateveramber said...

Bwahahaha, those are amazing!

NiteNurse said...

Dudes,the power of CW to mold human behavior: awesome, just AWESOME! This morning after working all night, I felt compelled to stop and get chicken and onion rings for breakfast. Never mind that I haven't had onion rings for at least five years. Today, I NEEDED them.
When I got home I again saw yesterday's post; OF COURSE,the powerful subliminal force of Ringos.

But, dude, here's my question: what's gonna happen TOMORROW morning?

Terrell


PS WV: Chrota: the chiropractic procedure used to turn your head 360 degrees.

Beth Spellman said...

Good thing my kids were in the other room when I opened Cake Wrecks today! :O lol

The Hinton Family said...

Poor Janet, tehehehe...makes me wanna sing RHPS's DAMNIT JANET.

Le said...

I'd like to point out those might not be errors. They simply could be friendly "thanks for the one night stand" cakes.

Francesca Kuehlers said...

Yes, good luck to all of us- including those just in it for the books... :)

Jennifer said...

Why yes, good "luck" indeed. That's a fine send off. *taking notes for a certain friend's going away party......*

Laura P. said...

At least none of the cakes added "Nice working with you" or something along those lines. Can you say "awkward"? Not that these cakes aren't awkward already...

SweetB said...

Hahaha...great post, as usual!

shannon said...

I would like a book, please. Please!?!

Jamie B said...

Bet you wouldn't mind an edible photo printer cake now, huh, what with the possibility of a clear Times New Roman font and all? No? Well, good juck to me anyhow...

Shannon said...

Well I would be feeling lucky!

Anonymous said...

As a recent college graduate, I find it pretty funny that people who obviously shouldn't be writing in cursive, are.

For example, I take notes in cursive in class to encourage people around me not to just copy me and listen to the teacher themselves. :)

Alison said...

Nothing says it better than with some cake...

Ladybug914 said...

Interesting. My kids learned/are learning cursive in third grade and a few of the letters are not written the way I learned to write them...but I am pretty sure the L and the F look nothing alike. What handwriting curriculum did these wreckers' teachers use?

LOTinlife said...

Just once I want to be at a work function with one of these types of cakes. Just once. Oh, how much more fun work would be that day....

mrsbcalderon said...

Good duck, everyone! Go Prop 19!

Angela P. said...

I'm totally making one of these cakes as soon as I get the chance! LOL!

Melissa said...

Seriously, I think the bakeries just do this stuff on purpose to give you content for your blog :)

Jennifer said...

After looking again, I think the first is a favorite. "Wow...good 'luck'" That is a nice substitute for flowers I guess.....*wink*

Jennifer

TxLadyBaker said...

That's a good reference for Janet if she's single and looking!

Tanya said...

I love a good typo...

Red said...

I suppose I'm just glad that there aren't any smudged bits of icing where they leant on the cake to do the writing.
Love Cake Wrecks as ever x

Tempest said...

hilarious, but that last cake looks photoshopped to me. Remember to hand-blur AFTER you use the sharpen tool if you want it to look real.

PrairieFlower said...

Great wrecks today!

I totally want to win the Cake Wrecks book!

Jorge said...

Just here for the book...

Nora said...

I'm probably the only one who thought the first one was a cursive capital "S"...either way not good (or maybe too good?!?)

~*Autumn*~ said...

Naughty, Naughty! Love cakewrecks. Might have to keep the daughter off today.

Rosario la Dinamitera said...

I think that wishing someone has a "Good *uck" (with an F) is very thoughtful. :D

Stampin'Cat said...

I used to wish for a cake like that. Now I'm just happy for cake!

Jennifer Ellen said...

Too funny!

dezreen said...

Still working on my capital L's too...ever since 3rd grade.

beverlylynn said...

Even just a "wow... good luck" expresses such confidence and just makes the letter mix up that much better! :0D

Jessica said...

Skip the cursive!!!

missoularedhead said...

perhaps it's handwriting, and perhaps not. subversion is always fun!

julie said...

you guys never fail to crack me up... which is why i need to win the book :)

Liesl said...

I really want the book. Good *uck to me, I guess :-)

Renata

Ben Sweetser said...

I thought the second one said "Goad Juck"

Nova said...

Cursive is always causing problems.

Ali said...

Hahaha I would absolutely die if I received one of those cakes at my office.

carriedavis81 said...

Wow..I feel violated.

amber v said...

I thought the first one said good suck. So we were thinking in the same direction.

Emilie said...

More reasons why teaching kids cursive should be banned from schools. Either that, or make them practice daily until grade 12.

Heidi D said...

I'm not commenting to win, I'm commenting because my mother in law's name is Janet. he he he he.

sarah said...

Fairly new to the cake decorating industry, I'm still getting a handle on making my T's not look like J's - but there's no way I could write an L that looked like an F/S by accident. These are amazing. I wonder if Janet was the victim of a disgruntled decorator.

Kira said...

I love this blog, and I think I love Epbot even more!

Viiriäinen said...

Oh dear Ford.

Anonymous said...

I've wondered how many people have actually instead of being insulted, said, "Why, yes I am."

Shania said...

hahaha! =)

BlueRose8302 said...

Come on, people! Read the cake before you...charge for it...

BTW--I work in a book store....and it makes me so happy when I see your book on the shelves!

Dee said...

Wow........

Gail said...

I agree with Jenni. My capacity for witty comments failed when my mind stopped at: CALENDAR???

Dee said...

Wow........

Unknown said...

my office is so not pc - these could all work!!! Love the cakes!! Now my coworker is laughing about them!!!
Diana

MamaChristy said...

Well, I'm not going to argue if anyone tells me I'm a good lay...

Amanda Sutton Davis said...

Is it just me, or does the first cake have a third meaning? I mean, come on, those colors are pretty funereal. Could it also mean "Wow....(you're really dead!). Good luck (in the afterlife!)"

Unknown said...

I'd love your book of course, and this post made me laugh! I thought my handwriting was horrible, I'm not feeling so bad any more. wow.

Unknown said...

I feel suddenly inspired to bake a cake for my husband. It's inexplicable why that would be.

SuBee said...

i just remembered, monday is my anniversary. I think I'll bake my husband a cake!

Deborah said...

Oh, dear.

Unknown said...

I realy enjoy watching all the blogposts. It always gives me a smile. I'm amazed how people can make mistakes like that on a cake.
Keep op blogging all funny cakewrecks. If I wreck one of my cakes, I'll send a picture :)

Jane said...

Wow...um...Good "luck" to everyone here on the giveaway! ;)

Amanda said...

Block letters, anyone?

Unknown said...

Best of luck(s) forever, John.

Love,
Rosie

B is for Boring said...

Have a Lucking Awesome Day!

Rachel said...

Too funny! Thanks for keeping me laughing. I needed that today!c

Kelly S. said...

I have to admit, my capital-cursive L looks a lot like a lower-case F...

Good FLuck in picking the winners today! :)

Meg said...

I kinda wish my name were Janet. I find these cakes to be very thoughtful! Lol!

Anonymous said...

HAHA! I wouldn't dare of becoming a decorator since everyone I know thinks my T's and F's look the same.

Laurie said...

Hilarious! after viewing this blog a number of times, oh the snarky thoughts that pop in my head when i walk by cupcake creations in grocery stores... the horror! hope i win some of the fantastic cake snarkiness in book form! :D

Kate K. said...

Do these Wreckerators just not NOTICE what they're writing? Geez! But they make for a great post.

Anonymous said...

Can't wait to turn my 2011 calendar every month and laugh everyday! :) Please pick me! :D

msyendor said...

Oh, cursives! Loiled (LOL'd) again.

WV: flocinta = the raft of plastic things that sometimes appears on cakes

JuliaEnchanted said...

I don't think I've used cursive for school since eighth grade. I used to have one of those tape rolls with all the letters adhered to my desk, though. Clearly we need to install such lettering guides in our local bakeries.

Lacey said...

haha, these are great today! I think I've got to find your book...and one of those calendars!

angelirish19 said...

Maybe I'll get my husband a cake from one of these Wreckerators...to tell him Good LUCK on his finals. Jeez, get your mind out of the gutter!

Anonymous said...

I didn't read all of the comments, but I do hope someone's offended. I love when that happens.

Great post as usual!

PaintedMermaid said...

This post just made my day lol! Love the site : ) -Andrea C.

Kanga said...

Wow. That's about all I can say about this. Wow.

*Note to self: take extra care writing on those three birthday cakes you've been commissioned for next week*

MA Smith said...

I will be happy to take a copy of your book or a calendar off your hands. Good "luck" to me, indeed.

Gayle Choo said...

I am SOOOO forwarding this post to my sister (all together now), Janet.

Unknown said...

Ok,that plain just made me pee my pants!

MiniFlamingo said...

Wouldn't we all prefer to be complimented on our prowess via cake more often? I know I would -- I don't get nearly enough appreciation in that department.
Jen

Heather said...

Maybe Janet is a retiring porn star?

loveineverylanguage said...

It's okay, they don't believe in f-- .. er, "luck".

Melinda said...

Most of them wouldn't be terribly wrecky if not for the unfortunate penmanship...well, Janet's is a little heavy on the plastic flotsam and has a bewilderingly heavy and ornate border, but for the most part, the decorating part was handled well.

Freda B said...

Good Luck. It was the best ever. I mean it.

Jenn K. said...

Apparently my 3rd graders were hired to decorate cakes after school.

ValGal said...

Wow, that last one really "nailed" it lol

john said...

Everyone's so distracted by the text that no one has noticed...

Cake #1: don't the rose stems look a little frail? and what's with the blob in the UR corner? does anyone believe lettering and other decor were done by the same person?

Vinie said...

so...is the last one a cake rocky sent to miss Janet...you know he doesn't talk, maybe he do cake decorations?

(probably not the first one to think of it but...)

sparky_writer said...

Isn't it crazy what messing up one little letter can do?? hehe I wonder who taught bakers how to spell and write their letters...they sure mess them up a lot...maybe there is a secret school just for future bakers in which they are taught how to mess it up. Then every time they misspell a word or change a letter "accidentally" they laugh evilly at us...

just a conspiratorial thought...hehe

Kathy M. said...

My daughter looks forward to seeing the Wrecks everyday. I think today I'll have to tell her you were on a mini vacation. ;)

StephieMama said...

I was going to come up with something witty, but my 10-week-old is screaming, so I have to confess that I just want a book so I can go rescue him from his evil swing. (Evil = his opinion.) Jen and John, you guys rock!

Anonymous said...

Maybe a new trend for One Night Stand cakes, and we're just the last to know?
:P

wv: basistra. A slightly dyslexic purveyor of excellent coffee?

Jingle said...

Is it sad that my dream is to find a wreck JUST so I can send it to you one day? It is. I know. But, alas, the dream remains alive. Perhaps I just need a good....luck...

Prism said...

Well, now I know how I am frosting MY dear hubbies next birthday cake!

That's right "Hippy Barth Day"--of course--what else could you think of!

julie said...

I could use a little good luck...to win I mean.

Jenniffer said...

Holy Luck, that funny!

Chelsea said...

I wish I was Janet. Who doesn't want a sexual harassment settlement in addition to getting a better job?

Jennifer in MN said...

Funny!

jengersnap said...

Only one thing to say about these cakes.

WTF???

Tsosie and Peterson Bunch said...

MEMEMEMEMEMEME

SoupAddict Karen said...

We could all probably use a little good luck now and then....

Elizabeth Douglas said...

Well, I just bought my first house and yep, I'm thinking that nothing would make a better house warming gift than the Cake Wrecks book. I'd proudly display it on my coffee table...if I had one, or could afford to buy one. However, since I am sans table, and furniture in general, I think I'd just take that book, curl up in bed, and read it and bask in the afterglow of my incredible cake wrecky...luck.

Shameless pandering and double entendre for the win!

Great blog as always, and stay in school wreckerators,

~Liz

ME! said...

I agree with the first comment.... Pick Me, Pick me!

April said...

I'd love to win a book. Pick me!

Candice R said...

love the blog :) would love the book!

Candice R

Teresa Y Green, L. Ac. said...

What cracks me up is how sedate the cakes are. Cute little Granny flowers, very well-behaved balloons--evidently the ladies were all "hair up in bun with glasses" exterior and crazy wildcat inside--so the cakes might have been some crazy flavor under all those flowers.
wv: etylabl--No matter what they say, I hope the cakes were etylabl!

Who do you want to BE? said...

Those are awesome. I agree that all employee reviews should be on cake. Makes the good AND the bad easier to swallow. ;)

sues2u2 said...

I went down to our newest "super" center just to see if I could find a wreck. Nothing beats the ones you've posted today & especially "Janet's" response.

Jason said...

Tried to think of something witty to put here, but in the end I just didn't give a luck.

Naomi G. said...

I completely bypassed the letter malformation in the first one and centered right in on the backhanded hint of irony. As in, "WOW. Her? Phooo... Ok buddy, good luck with that."

Library Bookwyrm said...

Looks like lots of people got lucky...

jay said...

Geesh, at least, with as bad as my handwriting is, I don't appear to be adding profanity!

Ice Cream You Scream said...

"Yes, that's right, I want it to say Good Luck. And it's for a bachelor party, so can you make it one of those giant cakes where a live girl pops out?"

--Jacqueline

Eileen said...

Goad juck to everyone!

Ashley said...

I don't know if I would flattered or offended to get one of those cakes? Maybe both?

Ashley P

kelly said...

Love the fact that Janet left a comment. Ha!

I wish I could have been in the room when these cakes were revealed.

Abbe_M said...

Man, my work would be a lot more entertaining with some good...luck. Yeah, luck. :)

Melissa said...

Awesome. I really needed the laugh today too so thanks!

Unknown said...

Ah yes, my sense of humor is like that of a 12-year-old boy. Therefore, this made me giggle.

Anonymous said...

Wow. Just wow!

Sarah said...

I would love to win the book, as sadly my last one was destroyed :( It was a very sad day.

Thanks for all the continued laughs I get daily, and when sharing the site with friends for the first time!

Megan Ro said...

Office Scandal! We always “new” Janet and Bob the Director had a swanky office romance going on. Bob is just upset because Janet left to work for the Broker down the street because the CEO looks like Fabio. Bob taught Janet who to mess with.

Veronica C. said...

Aside from wishing I could get near perfect piping on the border of cake #2, I guess I should tell myself good fl**ks

Sarah said...

Sadly my last book was destroyed, so I would love a replacement. It was a very sad day when I realized it was gone :(

Thanks for all the laughs, and the bonding I've done with family and friends over such a great site!

Kathryn Brooke said...

Oh dear.

Reminds me of when my friend tried to say 'You suck the fun out of me" but mixed up her 's' and 'f'. Yeah....

:-)

Haunted Mansion Geek said...

Hmmm...sounds a bit like high school? :)

Reyna said...

I don't understand why this post is eliciting such exclamations of surprise. I make these for my husband ALL the time! ;D

Jennifer Z. said...

Now, see...I read the first cake with an “S.” Even better, right? ;) Oh, my!

Cat Bieber said...

Dammit! (Janet)....

Angela Wignall said...

If only people actually DID give cake after a good *uck!

Anonymous said...

My hubby's never baked me a cake.... :-(

NumberOneTwenty said...

I love it.

Hazel said...

At least the wreckerator didn't try to draw the balloons on the Janet cake. That might have been a double wreck there.

Anonymous said...

Oh, good grief, how could anyone let these past the front counter?

Although it does take my mind back to the day my neighbor's five-year-old (who pronounced "t" as "f", for some strange reason) announced in the middle of K-Mart's toy dept. that she wanted to go get some chicken for lunch. Some KenTucky Fried Chicken. Only she didn't say "KenTucky"... and she kinda swallowed the "Ken" part...

And now, having shared that embarrassing moment with you, may I please be considered for a lovely prize??? Pretty please with fried chicken on it?

Merry at Annie's Book Stop

Amanda said...

If I hadn't seen it, I wouldn't have believed it.

Alysa Sawyer said...

People have often confused my cursive lowercase f & b

Lindsey Lu said...

Well you cant be offended, at least it didnt say bad "luck"

Carrie said...

Too bad these wrecks don't come with a picture of the recipient - I'd love to see their reactions!

Anonymous said...

The first one looks like an "S" to me. So, "Good Suck"... also questionable.

JM said...

my husband says that you should always acknowledge a job well done!

Christie said...

You make me laugh every single day!

Kelly said...

Really? The bakers didn't see anything wrong with them? Really?

Kelly L
from Oklahoma

mommabird2345 said...

Those cakes are awesome! hahaha!

gojirama said...

I admit- I let my kids read these and they loved the naughtiness. Bad parent award!

Mary @ tinyprayers said...

Oh so wrong!

MFonvielle said...

I'll have what these wreckerators are having....


...cake!

Jessica K said...

Hey, can you blame them? Wrecking is a sexy thing.

Shanzie said...

Oh, as a former professional wreckerator I have to admit I am so guilty of this one. And the sperm balloons. :)

Maybe a wall calendar might inspire me to dust off my frosting bag and get back in the game. ;)

FarmWife said...

The first one reads "Good Suck" the way I see it. But Wow...It never ceases to amaze me what people will send out of a bakery.

Ohhhh, and I want the book!

Kassia S. said...

there's luck and there's karma. I wonder which was a factor here?

Kristy P said...

Wow! Just wow!

Really makes you wonder if they do it deliberately.

Anonymous said...

BWAHAHAHA!

trish schroeder said...

I need to work with Janet.

Tori said...

This reminds me of the story of my nephew who couldn't pronounce the "Tr" sound in the word Truck... replaced it with an F every time... and never failed to squeal excitedly and point every time he saw one what it was he was spying.

(I would love a book btw! It's my birthday Saturday so I'm a near-kindred to John)

blah blah said...

This comment is brought to you by my foolish wishes at getting free merch. And maybe to express my absolute love and awe for this blog. Yeah. Little bit of both.

Anonymous said...

Are you really sure that's a "k" on the 2nd one?
jucr? Lucr? Fucr?
Maybe it was supposed to be Lucre.
Sit Lucre! Good Lucre! Now Speak! Now buy me things! Good Lucre!

Renee said...

In the words of Ralphie Parker "Ohhh Fffffuuuuuuuddddge"

GFisthePink said...

i feel obligated to say something clever,soo...ummm...ahh screw it. :)

Melissa B said...

as always you make me LOL no matter what kind of day we're having. You rock!

MJ said...

Idea:
Sell bakery posters that contain commonly misspelled words [Congratulations], how-to make balloons that actually resemble balloons, and how to write in cursive . . . but bakeries would probably just print these guides on edible paper and put them on cupcake cakes. Typical.

Harry F. said...

Those are some rally lucked up cakes!

Aliza said...

I guess the cakes are due to office romances gone bad?

The only question was whether it's about the recipient's many talents, or questioning their decisions ("you paired off with X because you said it was 'just harmless fun', and now that you have to leave, was worth it?)

Janet's cake was attractive, at least. Maybe that was praising her! The others look a bit funereal...

Kristy V said...

maybe they worked at the bunny ranch?

Ashley Alley said...

Well Janet thats one I will never lorget. Good f**K in the luture!

Brie said...

Luck, Luck, Luck a duck, screw a kangaroo...

Sammie said...

Okay, so I guess we can't expect people to be able to pipe frosting AND write in cursive...

Sammie

*crossing fingers for a giveaway*

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