tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post443266725842426106..comments2024-02-16T18:23:10.138-05:00Comments on Cake Wrecks: Flotsam PlopsJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-184122641136909072010-04-30T12:47:04.136-04:002010-04-30T12:47:04.136-04:00great post, jen! had me laughing out loud, especia...great post, jen! had me laughing out loud, especially the angel cake and superman bowling comments. =)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15043755783967647327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-43336381271292924462010-04-29T09:28:12.112-04:002010-04-29T09:28:12.112-04:00To paraphrase Joanna in Office Space:
"I don...To paraphrase Joanna in Office Space: <br />"I don't like talking about my flotsam."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-52801762266939741252010-04-28T23:12:37.217-04:002010-04-28T23:12:37.217-04:00Is the angel really playing to a condom?Is the angel really playing to a condom?Julie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09680506468347080799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-84826119350301350072010-04-28T18:25:57.321-04:002010-04-28T18:25:57.321-04:00Great post! From my understanding, "Eso si qu...Great post! From my understanding, "Eso si que es"(S-O-C-K-S) is "it is what it is". My Dad taught me that. Another handy phrase in espanol: "Su es muy loco en la cabasa!", which translates to: "you are very crazy in the head". Have fun with that one...:)Latehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12172374571496514558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-75377032154623392712010-04-28T16:37:17.634-04:002010-04-28T16:37:17.634-04:00btw, love the "Super/bowl" theories. tha...btw, love the "Super/bowl" theories. that's probably the twisted wreckerator logic and explains a bit. <br /><br />still pathetic though.<br /><br />wv: oriosea. a spell that Hermione (Harry Potter) uses when she's PMSing. it's to conjure Oreos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-75957878273090089252010-04-28T16:15:47.676-04:002010-04-28T16:15:47.676-04:00I think the doll on the Dora cake was supposed to ...I think the doll on the Dora cake was supposed to be Dora. Therefore, the Dora head. I think it's one of plastic rings kids give out on cake at birthday parties.<br /><br />But still...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-87352543366839391562010-04-28T14:07:08.467-04:002010-04-28T14:07:08.467-04:00Yay, my first wreck! Glad I wasn't the only o...Yay, my first wreck! Glad I wasn't the only one disturbed by the Dora head (and friends). <br /><br />Next time I go, I'll have to ask if they are rings...Frzn D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-10742047222939838392010-04-28T13:53:25.351-04:002010-04-28T13:53:25.351-04:00flotsam plops!
it really is fun to say!!
flotsam...flotsam plops!<br /><br />it really is fun to say!!<br /><br />flotsam plops! flotsam plops! flotsam plops!Kristihttp://www.holaway.com/kristinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-27309788819086914552010-04-28T10:31:15.981-04:002010-04-28T10:31:15.981-04:00Re S-O-C-K-S:
Actually, nobody's mention...Re S-O-C-K-S:<br /><br /> Actually, nobody's mentioned the funniest thing about that ad, unless I missed it in scrolling. To wit:<br /> That course used lame tricks to simplify. The first ad had a woman lamenting that she could not learn another language; the announcer asks her if she can spell "socks". "S-O-C-K-S" she says. "Well," he says, "in Spanish, 'eso si que es' means 'That's what I want!'" The ad ended with the announcer saying, "If learning a new language is what YOU want, call..." and he gave the number.<br /> Only problem was, that is NOT what "eso si que es" means. It ran constantly on the radio and for any Latino/a it must have been like nails on a chalkboard! But one day, I heard the ad and right after she spelled "socks", the announcer said, "Well, in Spanish, that means--" and here there was a slight pause for the splice in the tape. The announcer's voice continued in a rather bad match-up, "that's what it is!" Which of course made no sense, and made the tie-in with the ending totally nonsensical. I always wondered if anyone got as much of a laugh out of that fix-up as I did, but I've never heard anyone mention it til now! They should have just yanked it-- after all, they had another one for "lo siento" ("I'm sorry"), in which the mnemonic association was "I feel so low I see into my toes."<br /> Honest!<br /> Such a woebegone campaign seems appropriate to commemorate, somehow, for this site! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-6386929001571808602010-04-28T09:03:32.356-04:002010-04-28T09:03:32.356-04:00@ EM:
Yeah, I saw that; it does sound TASTY, huh?
...@ EM:<br />Yeah, I saw that; it does sound TASTY, huh?<br />Here's what my intensive (NOT) research uncovered about the goodies:<br />****<br /> Elephant Ears (pastry)<br />"Elephant ears” are sugary, fried dough pastries that are popular at state fairs. In Mexican bakeries, the same pastries are called orejas (ears). Other names for elephant ears include elephant tracks, knee patches, Swiss nothings, hocu-pocus crispies, angel wings, beaver tails (Canada), and langos (pronounced “langosh") chrusciki (Polish pastry). <br /><br />“Elephant ears” were sold in bakeries as a kind of Danish pastry by the 1950s and 1960s. The 1919 and 1939 citations of “elephant ears” (below) are probably different than the pastry.<br />~~~~~~~<br />Eh--that's enough. <br />I personally LOVE the alternate name "KNEE PATCHES"!<br />=^~.~^=sendingtheclownshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962195863100862922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-173523672766501312010-04-28T08:16:13.574-04:002010-04-28T08:16:13.574-04:00Oh WOW! Ace the Bat-Hound! He was immortalized in ...Oh WOW! Ace the Bat-Hound! He was immortalized in cake this time. But he's really more of the german shepherd type, not a shih-tzu.KayLovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04139493325147315991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-88815958098835161862010-04-28T08:00:22.055-04:002010-04-28T08:00:22.055-04:00@ Em
"Elephant Ears" is another name fo...@ Em<br /><br />"Elephant Ears" is another name for palmiers, a pastry/cookie.<br /><br />Still funny, though.Silvertonguenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-30532933036946773242010-04-28T01:15:40.022-04:002010-04-28T01:15:40.022-04:00Great post :)
Did anyone else notice, in the doll ...Great post :)<br />Did anyone else notice, in the doll cake photo, the sign for "elephant ears $1.39 ea"? I know it's probably like one of those "bear claw" things, just a name, but doesn't make it any less creepy but also funny. Unless, of course, it's literal.Emnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-70161601877788767582010-04-28T00:38:48.727-04:002010-04-28T00:38:48.727-04:00Hello...is that a carrot on your cake or are you j...Hello...is that a carrot on your cake or are you just pleased to see me?Sapphragettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17766501399920865101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-33111769710817600982010-04-28T00:18:50.703-04:002010-04-28T00:18:50.703-04:00my grandmother that bat-dog was a fish.my grandmother that bat-dog was a fish.Whitney Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749871456663521124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-39949735900892607522010-04-28T00:18:50.704-04:002010-04-28T00:18:50.704-04:00You think that creepy blue thing is a dog?? I don&...You think that creepy blue thing is a dog?? I don't know what it is, but...I think it is an insult to canines everywhere to call it a dog! xDMichellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-89984124428011221582010-04-28T00:17:11.262-04:002010-04-28T00:17:11.262-04:00I honestly don't know what to say to these.. b...I honestly don't know what to say to these.. but that angel on the carrot cake makes me wonder if maybe the cake is past its expiration date and if you buy it you will need an angel to save your life lol. All the others are needlessly ruined by those pic things.. why oh why did they do it???Arlenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-25462742515041980902010-04-28T00:14:58.953-04:002010-04-28T00:14:58.953-04:00OMG! I cant believe you used the term S O C K S......OMG! I cant believe you used the term S O C K S.....I used to say that all the time and nobody ever knew what the hell I was talking about! I knew I liked you for a reason:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-45561258080018262102010-04-27T23:28:07.633-04:002010-04-27T23:28:07.633-04:00BRING ME THE HEAD OF DORA!!!!
How Wicked Witch of...BRING ME THE HEAD OF DORA!!!!<br /><br />How Wicked Witch of the West!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11355961023420744232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-63481259193151838442010-04-27T23:13:09.407-04:002010-04-27T23:13:09.407-04:00Oh my goodness, those are so funny!
LisaOh my goodness, those are so funny!<br /><br />LisaLisa S. Luckeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00885837582504450387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-9786788197938584362010-04-27T22:28:01.821-04:002010-04-27T22:28:01.821-04:00Scroll down and click on S-O-C-K-S:
http://www.bu...Scroll down and click on S-O-C-K-S:<br /><br />http://www.burkhardworks.com/ADSOURCES/downloadable_radio_commercials.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-63781572499324074342010-04-27T21:27:17.097-04:002010-04-27T21:27:17.097-04:00S-O-C-K-S, I remember that commercial! I asked a S...S-O-C-K-S, I remember that commercial! I asked a Spanish-speaking friend what that meant once and she gave me a blank look, and said it didn't mean anything. Hmmm...Red Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760767649431599551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-84340042514613696792010-04-27T21:11:24.180-04:002010-04-27T21:11:24.180-04:00Quite bizarre. Thank you as always for adding a b...Quite bizarre. Thank you as always for adding a bit of fluffy frosting to my day.Maddyhttp://whittereronautism.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-69312498972521881772010-04-27T20:29:39.367-04:002010-04-27T20:29:39.367-04:00@ Lilly:
Huh. Methinks that you studied a differe...@ Lilly:<br /><br />Huh. Methinks that you studied a different Billy Shakespeare than I did (back in the Dark Ages).<br /><br />Alluding to Fair Verona...<br />'twas more than the scene got laid.<br /><br />=^~.-^=sendingtheclownshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962195863100862922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-32601986776696480272010-04-27T19:31:37.312-04:002010-04-27T19:31:37.312-04:00I love your little tribute to Shakespeare. I think...I love your little tribute to Shakespeare. I think it was Billy S. It looked like it. I am reading Rom & Jul in class so I'd like to add my own little tribute:<br />"To crosseth vanilla icing-eth I dare not-eth dream, but the divine messenger of heaven-eth do-eth dare. All for the sake-eth of the holiest-eth carrot-blesséd." Did you know that Mr. Shakes wrote in iambic pentameter? that means five beats per line. It is unbelievably difficult. So to quote the famous Georgia Nicolson:<br /><br />"I was being the prologue person and I was giving it my all at the front (oo-er). <br />I said:<br />"Two households both alike in dignity,<br />In fair Verona (where we lay our scene)<br />From ancient grude break to"--(and I couldn't resist the comedy opportunity)--"From ancient grudge break to new nudity, <br />Where civil pants makes civil pants unclean."Lillynoreply@blogger.com