Posts Tagged ‘Missed Marks’

Triple Whammy

“Hi there! I’d like to order three cakes for a joint birthday party, please. I’d like the first one to read, ‘We’re turning fifty!’”
“Hm… I’m not sure all that will fit. Is it ok if I shorten it a little?”
“Sure, whatever you think will work.”
“Excel…

WYSINWYG

What you see…

  …is NOT what you get.

(Change the “ride” to “wreck,” and you’ve got a deal.)
 
From wedding tiers of roses…

Ooooooh. Drippy.
 
To rows of wedding tears:

Hershey’s Syrup: You’re doing it wrong.
 
Here’s a…

Draw Something

You guys, I reeeeally want to play Draw Something, but I’m afraid I’ll be terrible at it. AND THEN WHAT? I ask you.
So, while I haven’t played it yet myself, I did watch my friend Missy do a couple of rounds on her phone. I even helped her guess the an…

BALLS

Attn parents: Sports-related double entendres ahead! Proceed with caution!
 
The other morning (and by “morning” I mean “afternoon”) John woke up with a pain in half his tiddlywinks. (And by “tiddlywinks” I mean…”tiddlywinks.”) He’s fine now, …

Cake Wrecks Gets the Munchies

“Dude! Did you know that today is, like, International Pot Day?”
“Whoa, righteous! But…I thought that was every day.”
“Well, sure, for hoopy froods like us, but today it’s, like, totally legal and stuff!”*
“No way!”
“Way!”
“Dude. Wait’ll we tell the …

Wrecky Replay: Taking the Mickey Out of ‘Em

Everybody sing!
 
Who’s the one that can’t be made
 
into a CCC?

M-I-C-K-E-YM-O-U-S-E! 
And who’s the one that looks like he
Would like to break your knees?

M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E!
Mickey Mouse!

We think that’s him!
Mickey Mouse!

Oran…

Dora the Engorger

 
“Hey there, Dora, something seems different today!
 
“Did you change your hair?”

“Or maybe start a career in pillow smuggling?”
 
Ok, ok, to be fair, Dora might be pregnant. It’s just a lot less traumatizing to imagine her purple monk…

Spring Love is in Despair

So now that Spring is officially here, you know what’s coming, right?
That’s right: wedding season.
[rubbing hands together gleefully]
 
BRING ON THE WEDDING WRECKAGE!
 
Let’s kick things off with a lovely Spring Fling inspiration:

…tha…

Jen’s Top Ten Sham-Wrecks

This week the world watched in silent horror as bakers everywhere struggled to remember what a three-leaf clover looks like.
This post bears witness to the tragic results.
 

Money may not grow on trees, mom and dad, but I have it on good authorit…

Buzzkill

“There! On the horizon! Is it some foul messenger of Emperor Zurg, here to destroy all life in this galaxy??”
 

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Thanks to Rachel M., who adds, “This was the second attempt and the cake maker was shocked I was not happy. The ma…