tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post2571887715870021880..comments2024-02-16T18:23:10.138-05:00Comments on Cake Wrecks: When Common Sense Isn'tJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-4691256462419497182010-11-18T20:21:13.686-05:002010-11-18T20:21:13.686-05:00Duh...they used THE BIG TIP for the 12!Duh...they used THE BIG TIP for the 12!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415618359560324606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-5297709382841628432010-10-13T09:49:03.722-04:002010-10-13T09:49:03.722-04:00No words to describe this. Waw. xxNo words to describe this. Waw. xxCupcakes Ladyhttp://www.cakeinabox.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-45019566351560086972009-06-29T14:16:25.665-04:002009-06-29T14:16:25.665-04:00Ooh! I think the couple were Anime fans, because a...Ooh! I think the couple were Anime fans, because anime fans always come up with mashups of their favorite pairing's names so that other lolsp33k friends can understand them. Ex: SakuNaru (sakura+naruto), Amuto (Amu+Ikuto), etc...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02604058306863694185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-80888650236884934482009-04-26T20:46:00.000-04:002009-04-26T20:46:00.000-04:00Yeeaaahhh, i'm not sure what the big hubbub is abo...Yeeaaahhh, i'm not sure what the big hubbub is about a male having a cake with purple frosting and–gasp!–a flower drawn on it. You'd think we should have to put a wrench or a tractor on every cake that's not for a girl. Let me guess: you all dressed your girl babies in pink and the boys in blue, right? As someone who likes cake, period, let me tell you something: it doesn't really matter what the cake looked like after it's been eaten and enjoyed. <br /><br />Chillax.<br /><br />and p.s.) in regards to someone's comment "are they hiring illegals at bakeries these days?": yes, probably, but at the one i worked at, we hired LEGALS as well, who sometimes spoke English as a second language. Don't let it frighten you too much, i'm sure you'll never have to speak a foreign language if you <I>really</I> don't want to.<br /><br />Ignorant people calling other people ignorant? Pot, kettle, black.<br /><br />It's just cake, folks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-9485125691597178282009-03-05T10:29:00.000-05:002009-03-05T10:29:00.000-05:00Too Funny! I wish I still had a picture of the bir...Too Funny! I wish I still had a picture of the birthday cake my then-fiance ordered for my 19th birthday. He wanted "Happy Birthday Anna" in red. Instead, Dairy Queen wrote "Happy Birthday Red" on it, and then to rectify the situation (instead of comping it or making a new one) they poured dip-cone chocolate all over the "red". It was downright sexy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-59316583530915140552009-03-03T17:43:00.000-05:002009-03-03T17:43:00.000-05:00Whenever cakes like these are featured I assume th...Whenever cakes like these are featured I assume they're phone orders-- and the person taking the order isn't paying much attention and/or is waaaay too literal. It just seems like lost translation between the verbal and the visual. For that reason alone they are my very favorite wrecks. <BR/><BR/>Also, it's really amusing that the number of comments that assert the wreckers must be non-native english speakers are equal to the number of comments where the poster doesn't understand the wreck or why it's funny. (Jason is not turning 12, people.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-34178964916776090612009-03-02T12:24:00.000-05:002009-03-02T12:24:00.000-05:00these ones are my favorite.these ones are my favorite.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10545011023204895803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-63482577893012984262009-03-02T09:40:00.000-05:002009-03-02T09:40:00.000-05:00I <3 this blog, and this post is the absolute b...I <3 this blog, and this post is the absolute best! I've passed it along... As a family tradition, I make ridiculous cakes ala the groom's cake in Steel Magnolias--remember the bloody armadillo--? My son had a Mike Mulligan themed 3rd birthday in which his father made a steam shovel platform with working shovel (pulley and string) in our woodshop, for which I created a custom cake with appropriately dirty icing (Oreo crumbles). Voila, Marianne! The trend seems to be that the more eye rolls I get from the other moms, the more my son likes the cake. Really, this is now one of my favorite blogs, thank you.Infrared Goggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920722624868718931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-66613279159222696852009-03-02T01:19:00.000-05:002009-03-02T01:19:00.000-05:00THAT is funny.THAT is funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-5648658607447036892009-03-01T13:42:00.000-05:002009-03-01T13:42:00.000-05:00Has anybody offered a serious explanation for how ...Has anybody offered a serious explanation for how these kinds of mistakes are even possible? If so, I'd love to read it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-39835261423817696162009-03-01T12:44:00.000-05:002009-03-01T12:44:00.000-05:00My husband said for more info on where they find t...My husband said for more info on where they find these people go to darwinawards dot com.Valerie Pilgreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10844557898315363671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-75902215431974652642009-03-01T04:47:00.000-05:002009-03-01T04:47:00.000-05:00When I saw this I thought it was some parents wish...When I saw this I thought it was some parents wishing their soon-to-die kid an early birthday...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-37303167306247809332009-02-28T23:38:00.000-05:002009-02-28T23:38:00.000-05:00Apparently it's not OK for a guy to have purple fr...Apparently it's not OK for a guy to have purple frosting on a cake? what is wrong with you people???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-48968173333783299342009-02-28T17:43:00.000-05:002009-02-28T17:43:00.000-05:00I would be really, really entertained if they deli...I would be really, really entertained if they delivered it on time and still got their tip.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586690317737504070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-69842618217360592812009-02-27T17:50:00.000-05:002009-02-27T17:50:00.000-05:00I can't believe this cake is real. I worked at a b...I can't believe this cake is real. I worked at a bakery. Several people are involved in the cake-making process. First, there is the person writing the cake order. Second, the cake decorator looks at the order to make sure nothing is misspelled or confusing to them. Third, the same cake decorator (or a different one) puts the icing on. Finally, all the envious/bored clerks look at their cakes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-7751163990676347582009-02-27T17:46:00.000-05:002009-02-27T17:46:00.000-05:00People, we have no idea how old 'Jason' is - stop ...People, we have no idea how old 'Jason' is - stop insisting (s)he's 12. The '12' refers to time the customer wanted the cake delivered, not the age of the recipient.<BR/><BR/>Apparently the wreckerators aren't the only ones who can't read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-58593249852689454002009-02-27T16:30:00.000-05:002009-02-27T16:30:00.000-05:00Cakes aside (and these are hilarious and tremendou...Cakes aside (and these are hilarious and tremendously sad), it disturbs me that so many comments have indicated surprise or disbelief that a cake with purple writing and a purple flower could be for a guy. First off, I would suggest that you all take a look at what male teens are wearing these days. (I know, I teach high school.) Pink is no longer verboten, sneakers come in all colors of the rainbow, etc. And hasn't society gotten to a point where colors don't indicate anything? As a girl, I always wanted a blue birthday cake when I was a kid, but way back then it was considered unusual. We're in the 21st century, folks; purple is far from feminine. And does that mean there is only one acceptable color for a guy's cake--blue? Is red OK? Green? What about orange? What makes a color a masculine color anyway?<BR/><BR/>--Lisa<BR/><BR/>WV--nonolesa: what I heard when I asked for a blue birthday cake as a little girl. (My name is Lisa!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-62746363639782522632009-02-27T16:06:00.000-05:002009-02-27T16:06:00.000-05:00I just don't understand how this happens! I think ...I just don't understand how this happens! I think Alisa Knits must be right about them not speaking English very well. How else could these cakes happen?Jenenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10873511305290056352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-43636685710348661682009-02-27T13:12:00.000-05:002009-02-27T13:12:00.000-05:00Wow, how ridiculous. Haven't you ever thought tha...Wow, how ridiculous. Haven't you ever thought that professional cake decorators are 'wrecking' cakes because customers can't follow directions?<BR/><BR/>You are supposed to write VERBATIM what you want on the cake. The decorators aren't stupid - they're actually the ones with the sense of humor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-38853871218437593572009-02-27T13:09:00.000-05:002009-02-27T13:09:00.000-05:00Thank you Margaret for pointing out that *some* 12...Thank you Margaret for pointing out that *some* 12-years-old boys named Jason might actually like the purple flower. It's a refreshing change from the "Happy Birthday with Violent Superhero" macho crap that so many parents seem to think is the ONLY acceptable boy cake. -Robin the CatladyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-50067769788284923062009-02-27T11:33:00.000-05:002009-02-27T11:33:00.000-05:00When I see these beautiful-but-literal cakes, I ca...When I see these beautiful-but-literal cakes, I can't help thinking what kind of wrecks I would have made if I'd had to write inscriptions on cakes in Finnish before I really spoke the language well. I suspect I would have made cakes very similar to these... except mine would not have been as beautifully decorated.jackie31337https://www.blogger.com/profile/11543287707521706373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-15288990957431669502009-02-27T11:02:00.000-05:002009-02-27T11:02:00.000-05:00Ahhh, I love these - good old fashion wrecks. The ...Ahhh, I love these - good old fashion wrecks. The candles adding up to thirteen are too funny. Although a thirteen-year-old would know what a wreck the cake is, so that's too bad. At least when the cakes are for little kids, only the parents are disappointed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-12370329272028859592009-02-27T09:46:00.000-05:002009-02-27T09:46:00.000-05:00Totally unrelated, but just got an e-mail with the...Totally unrelated, but just got an e-mail with these fantastic cakes. Enjoy!!<BR/>http://www.tom-phillips.info/images.a/russian.cake.contest.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-62343878493030330852009-02-27T08:47:00.000-05:002009-02-27T08:47:00.000-05:00Thank you to Vinca Leaf Quilts. I totally couldn'...Thank you to Vinca Leaf Quilts. I totally couldn't figure out what the first cake said!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-76879394101981921012009-02-27T04:32:00.000-05:002009-02-27T04:32:00.000-05:00I LOVE the literal lols! You know, it took me abou...I LOVE the literal lols! You know, it took me about 5 minutes before I worked out what the writing said on BOTH cakes...the writings were so...swirly. Unless "Jason" was a girl, I'd feel really bad for the kid for that pretty flower and PURPLE lettering... (you know what they say about purple, eh? lol) As for the second one, the decorator obviously decided they'd try to fit everything in O_o<BR/><BR/>The first cake looks really nice from a distance, until you read the inscription. When I first read it, I suspected that the buyer meant they'd give the baker/decorator a big tip if delivered by 12pm/am... you know, sort of an incentive to get it in early or on time?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com