What's THAT Supposed to Mean?
August 4, 2009 To their credit, the folks where Monica's husband purchased this tried to talk him out of it...
...but apparently, "He just wouldn't listen." So here's Monica smiling in a way that says - through gritted teeth - "Take the picture already...and then get that camera and other breakables as far away from your face as possible."
I don't have the story on this next one, but the underline is six kinds of ominous, don't you think?
Well, when you combine it with the whole coffin thing, that is.And here's my favorite:
"Come back tomorrow, and we'll celebrate our second."Personally I find this hilarious - but then I also think it's fun to introduce John at parties as "My first husband, John." Keeps him on his toes.*
Photography Tip of the Day: Unless you want people to think you topped your cake with stewed prunes, you might want to rethink photographing those glazed strawberries in black and white. Unless of course they ARE stewed prunes, at which point photography should be the least of your concerns. [shudder]
Today's Wrecks brought to you by: Monica B., Meghan R., & Anony M.. Thanks, guys!
*Love you, Sweetie!
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Reader Comments (142)
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When we were younger and misbehaved my mother would always explain that we were her husband's children from his first marriage. She would refrain from saying that she was his first wife.
In Shakespeare's time "stewed prune" could also mean "whore". So yeah, whole new level there.
Oh. I thought those were prunes. Ick.
The guy who bought the whale cake outta be beat. LOL
~Amy
Oh, oh, oh!!! I love the "this is Phil, my first husband!" Going to copy that!!
Where is the test taster for the coffin cake? I'd be worried about poison.
HAHAHAHAH!!!!!
To funny!
*Lucia
I used to send flowers to my husband at work on VAlentine's Day and sign it Your Other Wife.
It drove the staff there crazy.
I just thought it was a sad cake with grey frosting script and lumps o' coal as decoration, since it sounded like they might be looking forward to their 2nd or 3rd...marriage instead.
hahaha! Way to go, Monica's husband. *lol*
I was trying to figure out what those nasty black blobs were. Thanks for clearing that up.
i thought the strawberries were perhaps lumps of coal
My husband bought me the Fudgie the Whale Cake for a birthday (at my request) and was too embarrassed to have them write "to a whale of a wife" on it, so he did it himself. And yes, I asked for that too because of the Simpson episode. Because I thought it was hilarious. One of my favorite b-day cakes!
I know a couple that's been married 40 years and she always introduces him as her "First Husband"!
thanks lisadh and julie! very funny now that i know what people are doing.
"To A Whale of a Wife" is the cake that Homer got Marge on "The Simpsons" in a flashback to their shotgun 'Elvis chapel' wedding while she was heavily pregnant.
WV: paniz - as in, "paniz what I would use to hit my fiance on the head if he ever got me that cake while not pregnant"
These are hilarious. They're an excellent example of wrecks that are otherwise quite well done, but make you wonder what on earth the person who ordered them was thinking.
Also, I never would have known those were strawberries (or that it was a black and white photo) if you hadn't told me. I was wondering if they were supposed to be lumps of coal or something.
Anonymous @1:11 PM said I'm pretty sure that first cake is supposed to be Epcot.
No, it's Epcot Center. Jeez, don't you people know anything?! :P
Stewed prunes...CLASSIC!
The first cake is a Simpson's allusion, I believe. Still...funny!
ME
I had a friend who was really struggling with a big scary birthday (the kind that ends in "0"). His sense of humor was such that it was easier on him to have friends mourn the end of his youth--complete with black suits, flower arrangements, and a coffin-shaped cake and beer cooler--than a more conventional birthday party.
Kate -
That was a Fudgie the Whale cake. He drove an hour each way to get it.
For the record, I thought it was hilarious. The year he gave it to me, I had lost over 50 lbs. Had he given it to me the previous year though...
Monica B.
The Simpsons episode actually aired 4 years after that picture was taken. Maybe I deserve royalties!
Actually the whole thing started with Carvel. It was traditionally a Father's Day cake that said, "To a Whale of a Dad."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fudgie_the_Whale
Monica B.
PS That whale meat was delicious!
The whale cake gives a whole new meaning to "fail whale". - Lauren
Hmm, what if those really are stewed prunes? If the wedding was celebrated at a nursing home, then the cake is utterly hilarious.
To A Whale of a Wife
is actually a Simpsons joke. It's the wedding cake Homer bought for Marge for their roadside wedding reception.
Why do I know this?
I am not a busy girl.
I believe the "To A Whale of a Wife" sentiment is an ode to "The Simpsons" Homer got Marge the same cake on the night of their wedding. Also, That is a Fudgie the Whale and carvel stores do still exist
Isn't that the same whale from the "Syphilis Blows" cake on the "Story of Amber" post?
I always see that Fudgy the Whale cake from Carvel and make fun of it, so we got it for my dad for his birthday and had them write "To a whale of a dad" as a joke.
I had a great-uncle who always introduced his wife as "my current wife." They were married 55 years and she was always his "current" wife.
Love that.
Oh my gosh, that is awesome!! I am so going to introduce my husband that way now! Makes up for the gazillion times my husband has said "Melody is my 2nd wife. I thank God everyday my first marriage didn't work out." Makes me feel like a homewrecker (I wasn't).
That first cake reminds me of the time when my husband got me a cake with a dead pig on it. What was really funny was his trying to talk the decorators into actually MAKING the dead pig cake.
My parents could use the "First Marriage" cake. They married and divorced (and Mom left the country). They eventually got back together and then I showed up.
I would SO accept the "Whale of a Wife" cake because it's from one of my favorite Simpsons episodes! And I will say that the wreck in question is a pretty dead-on recreation of the cake in the episode...the only thing that's off is the color (it should be blue).
Mandy must be a Twilight fan. Some poor sucker (heh heh) covered in glittery white pancake makeup is about to jump out of that cake.
The coffin cake could be congratulating someone on the recent graduation from mortuary school.
I made this for my friend who specifically requested it, with cheezy writing too...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3377/3579926929_3c6c2a3587.jpg
HOLY CRAP! ITS FUDGEY THE WHALE!!!! WHERE DO YOU GET ONE OF THOSE NOWADAYS???????? HOLY CRAP!!!!! I WANT THAT! I WANT TO BE A "WHALE OF A NINJA!" :)
The first one may or may not play off of the Simpsons or a Carvel commercial, but Monica's expression belies such theories.
"I'm a whale, am I?! Chow down, dude -- this one's all for you!"
Her husband was seen a short time later, wearing a whale cake on his face and muttering, "Why didn't I listen to the decorator? Why??"
Jeeze people!
To a whale of a wife is a Simpsons reference! That cake is pure win! That's the cake Homer got Marge when they eloped because it's all they had, except the one on the show was blue.
CatTrampoline said...
the date on this is 2009. It is 2011 and Carvel Ice Cream is STILL selling these things. They sent out advertising coupons for "Whale of a Dad" Father's Day cakes. In Texas, many men are plus-sized and we were all laughing and suggesting sending that one in to Cakewrecks.
Ripley says:
I thought that the person with the coffin cae waas being congratulated for completing mortuary school!
Love it. When I am cross with my father I introduce him as 'my mother's husband' ... Quite funny really