Clean-Up on Aisle 12
February 26, 2010 Parental Note: Today's Wreck may expand your child's vocabulary in some unsavory ways.
When Steve S.'s coworker received a transfer to a different branch, the store decided to get the coworker a going-away cake. The inscription was your typical "You make our store better!" kind of thing.
Now, normally this wouldn't be a problem, no matter how badly the Wreckerator mangles the inscription.
But then, normally the company in question is NOT BJ's Wholesale Club.
Which, naturally, someone chose to abbreviate.
Lunch break just got awkward.I would like to point out that Steve submitted this Wreck because "better" looks like "bitter" - and he thought that was funnily appropriate. And it is, but clearly Steve's mind did not go to the gutter where the rest of ours are. (More's the pity.)
- Related Wreckage: Marcus and the New Job
Reader Comments (100)
hahahahahaha I love it.
That only makes it funnier! :) HA!
Okay, I'll go first...
How dare you corrupt everyone's minds! This is disgusting and vulgar and MY KIDS READ THIS WITH ME! I am boycotting this site now! And you think for one minute that Blah Blah Blah!
If BJ's are "Bitter" without him, what exactly are they with him?
I. AM. SPEECHLESS!
I can’t get past the brown roses. Maybe that was some sort of subtle message, too? Oh, dear…
^..^
WV: mukedro.
"I mukedro sis on dis caik!"
"What? Don't talk with your mouth full!"
Missing where my mind went, makes it even funnier!! LOL
Perhaps Steve's mind DID go into the gutter with ours, but took it one step further.
Ew.
hi-larious title, jen! ;-)
anyway, personally, i think it should say (assuming we're going with what they wrote): bj's is better with you! bj's is a company name (singular).
but i'm just a blow-hard when it comes to grammar. heh heh
And of course BJs shouldn't be possessive.
Ha! It's a don't ask don't tell cake...just eat it and shut up!
The lesson here: subject/verb agreement matters!
The biggest problem is that the decorator wrote are rather than is. Perhaps BJ's had a sense of humor when ordering?
Metallic and salty too....
Or so I hear. ;)
Haha...this is the funniest one in a long time.
HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHA! FANTASTIC!!!
To me it looks more like "BJ's a _fitter_ with YOU!"
wv:chipsyph, considering the topic, not going there...
Aww, they're better with you too.
This takes me back...You know, maybe had I given her a cake like this, things wouldn't have gone sour in our relationship.
The More You Know(tm).
The "are" is in error, but the apostrophe in "BJ's" is a proper part of the company's name.
It's the Michael Scott sexual harassment cake all over again!
Related Wreckage: Marcus and the New Job
ahhh, no.
related wreckage should be:
Costco, China, fireman, hose.
We all have to admit the fact that we all thought the same thing when we read it... well, yup, dirty minds thing alike!
presumably, the party-makers would have put an order into BJ's BAKERY dept. for this lovely cake. The fact that THEY screwed it up makes it even more priceless!
-moochmom
Oh, I think "bitter" fits right into the gutter.
I guess my mind isn't in the gutter...I have no idea what you're talking about.
em
Yeah, you wouldn't say "McDonald's are better with you," right? It would be "McDonald's is better with you." Yes, the apostrophe is correct--it's part of the store's name, "B.J.'s Wholesale Club."
So, if it were about the store it would have said "B.J.'s is better with you." Since they used "are," it's pretty obvious where their mind was!
I'm sorry, but what adult in their right mind (or maybe not) can look at that cake and say " This will do. Makes complete sense to me!!". My mind immediately went into the gutter, came back out, and then crashed into it again. Love your site by the way.
There's a BJ's opening up a block away, and now I'm going to snicker every time I pass it because of this cake. Ah, yes, I'm mature...
Just when I think nothing will ever surprise me again...
...something like this happens.
0_o
I was going to read all the comments, but I don't think it will do my mind any good. Funny one Jen! I'll leave it at that.
I was absolutely clueless so I thought I would read the comments to see if that would help... thanks to Terry Lee I found the gutter in question.
My problem was I am at work so my kids(all adults) weren't nearby to translate for me!
All I can think is, "Good luck in China!"
The tag "questionable taste" made me laugh even more than the cake itself.
Poor guy (or his partner!) - though I've heard what you eat can affect the bitterness.
OK, the "questionable taste" tag *and* the electrolux ad made laugh!
Maybe the co-worker was very "popular" and the cake said exactly what it was supposed to say. Did we ever consider that?
Hahaha! That is too funny! I heart Cake Wrecks
Whenever anyone mentions shopping at BJ's I have to suppress a snicker. Thanks for making it, that much harder to do.
HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!! Oh GOD! I can't stop laughing....tears forming....OMG!!! HAHAHAHA!!!
Maybe you should have saved this one for Steak and BJ Day on Mar. 14.
OMG! That is too freakin' hilarious!
Great submittal!
And I am in Austin, so I will see what I can do about attending the cake show. Thanks for the reminder!
Steve's co-worker is transferring between two stores, so I guess that sort of justifies the use of "are." Still, I hope this doesn't become a company slogan or something, bitter or otherwise.
And I'm guessing that in order to work there in the first place, you have to prove that you can't think of any jokes to make about the name of the place. That leaves most of us out, it would seem...
ROFL
Thanks for using the word "unsavory" in your warning today-- nice!
I wonder if the wreckorator really did know what they're doing on this one-- it would be hard to not mess with someone who obviously didn't see the potential for dirty jokes here! Even the most innocent comments are making me giggle today. I'll work on being mature about life tomorrow...
wv: quite-- Wait, that's really a word. I don't know what to think!
ahahahaha!!*breath* oh my goodness!
o.o I honestly wouldn't mind getting a cake like that. It's a compliment!!!
(but maybe not from work)
XD
Trying hard not to laugh out loud in a quiet class
Ha ha, even if the word is "better" or "bitter" it still sounds dirty to me!
Should I feel embarrassed or proud that my husband had to explain this one to me?
It has taken some time to work out what you Americans are sniggering about........well really, how extremely uncouth........we are not amused............snort, giggle,guffaw!!!
Maybe it's a pineapple filling cake. They are supposed to make BJs better too.
Every BJs I've ever been to has their own bakery... they MADE this cake! LOL!
Also, I was driving down the street with my 2 young sons in the car and overheard this:
"Where's BJs?"
"Thar she blows"
I almost wrecked my car...