Do You Hear What I Hear?
January 10, 2013 We all mishear things from time to time. Heck, I still think Elton John just wanted a hug from Tony Danza. However, there are certain levels to auditory misunderstanding, which thanks to today's bakers I can now illustrate and then make snarky comments about. WOOHOO!
Level 1: The Simple Mistake
This is the one anyone can make, since at first blush the bungled interpretation almost makes sense:
;)
Poor Chad. He went from rad to sunburned.
Level Two: The "HUH?"
This is a more convoluted level, and one that requires an explanation to understand. For example, this cake was supposed to read, "Happy 24th Birthday, Ashleigh. YOU ARE OLD!"
;)
"Yes, I'm afraid you DO need to spell it out for me."
(This reminds me of the time in grade school when I had to interview my grandmother about her travels. She kept referring to Mexico as "Old Mexico" [presumably because she lived in New Mexico], but it sounded like she was saying "Oh Mexico." So that's what I wrote - about a billion times in that report. My family all found it quite funny. I did not.)
Level Three: The One You're Never Going To Believe
This is the level of misunderstanding that takes you so far down the wrong road that there's simply no turning back. So, little Seth, you just enjoy your "blue camo" baby shower cake, mkay?
;)
"Watch out, they spit!"
Thanks to Lelia R., Joann R., & Yvonne D. for the "just deserts."
Reader Comments (68)
Blue camo on a baby shower cake? *Camo* on a baby shower cake?! I have to question the thought processes of everyone involved in that one.
I think we should applaud the baker on the last wreck. Even though it is not camo, you can definitely tell they are blue "camels". They should get some points for artistic ability.
Unidentified
Regretful Object blushes
bright pink with its shame.
Gotta love a good "Aladdin" reference. That and "Hold me closer Tony Danza" are making my day.
I'll never hear Tiny Dancer the same way again...
♪ Oh, fair New Mexico, we love, we love you so,
Our hearts with pride o'erflow, no matter where we go,
Oh, fair New Mexico, we love, we love you so,
The grandest state to know, New Mexico. ♫
Stupid Question here: could someone (just one!), please explain the Elton John hugging Tony Danza reference? I don't get it. That is a mental image I don't need this morning.
At least you can tell that they are camels. And the palm trees were a nice touch that the decorator probably came up with on their own. Trying to go the extra mile for the customer, you know!
Sung to “Ding, Dong, The Wicked Witch is Dead”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHJoj9IqeKg
It’s wrong that Chad is red
Poor red Chad, he feels so bad
It’s wrong that dear rad Chad is red.
Shaking her achy head
Poor Ashleigh is “O” they said
Oh well, she could be old instead!
Seth’s Mom said “Blue camo”
Camo, camo, camo
Oh no, those camels show that she should have spelled it out
Now it makes us laugh, you know, thanks to Jen, who tells us, so
We all know
What those cakes should have said!
As commenter, I must aver
That baker is a bad scriber
She has so few brains in her head
And those she has are mostly dead.
Blue camo! love it.
this reminds me of a friend's FB status update from the other day.....
because of a commercial, he found out what happened to the dinosaurs.
They had "a reptile dysfunction."
Seth should be relieved. Blue camels are far less tacky than blue camo. In fact, any camels are less tacky than any camo.
#2 looks like someone vomited Skittles. (I'm home sick today- guess what I did earlier, I dare you [but I don't eat Skittles])
blue camo to blue camels is actually very, very funny. I laughed quite a bit.
Jen, my mother was doing transcription for an insurance claim on an "Errors and Omissions" policy a few months after returning to FL from a year spent in CA. She actually typed "Arizona missions" and didn't catch it; fortunately, her boss actually read the letter before it was sent.
@KarateLady- I saw your query from the other day- follow this link and look in the comments to find the genesis of the DOC; I nominate you as the ninja trainer. Our motto: to correct and to serve.
In case Haiku Joy can't make it today...
Pink monstrosity;
Rainbow of stars. It's your day...
Ashleigh, U R OLD!
Oh my. Seriously people just never cease to amaze me! haha
I think the blue camels are secretly a win. Because oh the potential wreck that blue camo would have been, based on all the gree camo we have seen.
Old Mexico. hahahaha
@SVF The song Tiny Dancer has the chorus "Hold me closer Tiny Dancer." When not enunciated well, it sounds disturbingly close to "Hold me closer Tony Danza."
The More You Know
Careful, Maria! Theardare is listening! ;-)
@Barbara Anne - Thank you for the link! That clears it all up. I will *definitely* be the ninja trainer. Think I'll go update the gym now & add a rappelling wall to the outside. Will you be in charge of the icing instruction or is that Craig's department? I think Haiku Joy should teach the spelling, grammar & punctuation class(es) for our ninjas. (If we're gonna do this, let's get it right, people!)
PS And thank you for that heartfelt apology the other day! Much appreciated! <Smile>
PPS Am I really "scary" like Jodee in WA says?
@Barbara Anne: I hope you feel better soon. I've got laryngitis today, which is my hubby's favorite...
@SVF-I'm sure I'm not the first to reply, but I believe Jen is referring to the Elton John song that goes:
Hold me closer Tony Danza.
Count the head lice on the highway.
What on earth O_o although I agree the blue camels WERE nicely done. Maybe one parent was in the Navy?? They have blue caom uniforms. Haikujoy and Sharyn XD XD
I'm just visualizing what Little Seth would have gotten had his mother actually said the whole word... "Camouflage"... Hmm... Camel Flag? Crimson Fog? Camel Frog? Caramel Dog? The possibilities are mind-boggling...
I see that Chad has also become Chaa.
Tom Lehrer had a song about "Old Mexico". Hooray for "National Gall Bladder Week"!
I think that blue camels are much more plausible than blue camo; I probably would have made the same so-called mistake.
SuBee!! You made me spit Root Beer into my keyboard. Headlice on the highway? wow, I need to go home now...
That SHOULD have read blue CAMO uniforms D:
@KarateLady ~ That comment was directed to your comment about Andrea's diodes. I have no clue what you actually look like but I was picturing this teeny woman getting all up in Craig's business making sure he didn't actually damage Andrea's person. Because, you know, in my head Craig is almost 7 feet tall, built like a wrestler and has a science lab in his basement like Dexter's Laboratory. But in the scene in my head that didn't matter because you are THE KarateLady and you kick a$$ and take names! :)
Perhaps the fever has destroyed more brain cells then I thought...
@anonymous: While all these cakes merely caused me to grin wryly and shake my head sadly, "a reptile dysfunction" made me laugh out loud.
And Jen, I just found out last night that I'm going to visit Albuquerque near the end of February. Now I have some interesting mental images to accompany me...
Check out THIS book! You're not the only one, Jen!
Let's put 60 seconds on the clock and see how many blue things we can put on a cake that are worse than blue camels. Ready? Go!
I quite like the camels, I prefer them to camo tbh
I saw the Stone Temple Pilots with friends and they were all singing along. My friend said I should join in and I said I don't know the lyrics. She thought I did (doesn't everyone?). I sang, "Put another candle on my birthday cake, yeah!". She looked at me funny and I said, "See, I told you!" You know, I don't even know what the actual lyrics are, but I don't have the inclination to find out, either, so if any big STP fans out there would care to share...
Anyway, about the cakes.
#1: 'Chaa is red': I could not figure that one out until I read the caption below. Ohhh, they pulled the old Misspell 'Rad' to Hide the Fact That We Spelled 'Chad' Wrong routine.
#2: I don't have much to say about that one. Every time I look at it, my eyes begin to ache. Perhaps that's why the baker abbreviated the last three words? They could not look at the cake any longer for fear of it inducing a seizure?
#3: I must admit, it took me a minute(or three) to realize "blue camo" was NOT supposed to be blue camels. Better, stronger, faster, but not smarter. : - /
@Barbara Anne: Aww. Feel better soon. I think that Skittles cake is made of Pepto Bismol, so I saved you a slice. I'll send it right over! If nothing else, it will help you purge all the yucky stuff.
@Sharyn: Luckily for us, laryngitis does not affect your mad wrecky skillz, yo. Well done, as always!
@SuBee: Hee! I've heard the Tony Danza part before, but not sure I've ever heard about the head lice on the highway!
@mindy1: I was thinking the same: a military family welcoming a baby boy with blue camo cake would not be so bad....would it?
Why, hel-lo, Theardare! You're tail is twitching something aweful! Here, let me give your ear a nice scratch.....thaaaaat's better. Now, go meditate in the atrium for a while. Ah, ah, aaahh. No guns in the atrium. Hand it over.....atta boy. Off you go! (Theardare's meditation consists of standing amidst the figurines, sketches, portraits, statues and plushies of himself in the atrium and yelling, "I'm king of the world!")
while i too find "camo" an odd choice for a baby shower cake and respect the quality of the execution of the camels, i can't help but notice that the camel on the left looks a wholelotta like the came of the eponymous cigarette brand.
@ SuBee: Good one! When my daughter was 3 or so, she explained to her grandma that she couldn't come over because she had headlights.
"Head lice on the highway."
That's it. I will probably never need to hear another joke...ever. My funny jar is full.
Thank you, SuBee. :)
Are you sure that Chaa being "red" is not referring to his political views?
Anonymous, I love the "Reptile Dysfunction" comment! It reminded me of the time my son saw the commercials for the "Lustgarten Foundation" and asked how all those people got "Patriotic Cancer".
Ps.... these are my favorite kinds of wrecks!
This post and all the commentators are hilarious! Thank you for the guffaws!
@SuBee - *snort, giggle, snort, snort, giggle*
Harlan Ellison had written a few stories based on things he'd misheard (he either wrote an essay or it came out in an interview about how he'd done this).
I always wondered why he was so fond the Aleut:
" caribou queen"....
Oh, thanks. I Now have Hold me closer Tony Danza and Goodbye normal Jean stuck in my brain for the day.
Thanks @Barbara Anne!!! Because of "Arizona Missions" I laughed so hard, I got caught at work!!! I had to actually run to the bathroom I was laughing so hard!!! Made my day!
You know, that first one, I thought was meant to be a Charizard!!!
I can see the comment board spinning off a social network. 'CakeBook'...hmm...
@Barbara Anne and @Sharyn, I hope you feel better soon.
@Maria has been warned, check.
Icing instruction as time permits. I should note in passing that the door that @Andrea negotiated still serves as the main entrance.
@Jodee in WA -- LOL.
@Andrea, when did STP do a cover of Sheriff John's Birthday Polka? That that question would even need to be framed is a level of bizarre that fits right in with these cakes. (Link!)
#1 I expect Chaa was red when he saw that cookie. The person who bought it probably was, too, for a different reason.
#2 Perhaps the wreckerator thought 'URO' was some sort of in-reference / abbreviated superlative for Ashbigh.
#3 There are also camels on the sides. Not sure what camels have to do with a baby shower, but that goes double for 'blue camo'. And how does one pronounce 'Scth'?
@jack wire: How about a blue newborn baby?
http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2011/11/1/you-remind-me-of-the-babe.html#comment15581741
Because inquiring minds (Craig) want to know: apparently, in the song Dead and Bloated by STP the line is, "I am smelling like the rose that somebody gave me on my birthday deathbed" and does NOT refer to any sort of request for more candles on a birthday cake whatsoever. My bad. I may be mis-remembering what I sang, but it definitely involved "...birthday cake, yeah!" at the end there.
I'd insert a fancy link, but I have no idea how to do that. Go to lyrics.com if you really need to see/hear the lyrics for yourself.
As a partially deaf person I find these cakes particularly HILARIOUS!
I learned early on to spell things out, literally.
And I frequently tell people if they say something to me and my response makes them think I'm nuts, probably what they said and what I heard are totally different things.
I love the little camels- at least you could actually tell what they were. I'm kinda afraid to see what some of the other baker's camels would look like. Also- ALADDIN reference FTW!!
YEAH! ALADDIN REFERENCE!
First *blush*! HA!
Good thing that last cake didn't read "Welcome Baby Sith."
Scratch that. "Welcome, Baby Sith" would've been HILARIOUS.