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Friday, September 5, 2008
Promises, Promises
Friday, September 5, 2008
Well, at least the cake-giver is precise. Can't have any raised expectations, now, can we?
"It's exactly one time, alright? Not 1.5, not even 1.001 - just ONE. Like to the 3rd decimal: one point zero zero zero. Got it? Now pass me the Advil, and don't go getting all handsy."
Wreckporter Jenifer tells me her hubby found this gem pre-decorated, so any backstory was completely in the mind of the decorator. (There's a scary thought.) You do have to wonder why a puppy dog was chosen to be the bearer of such lackluster news, though. Well, unless that "bow" is actually a grievous head wound; I suppose a dead dog would be appropriately depressing. Hm.
Hey! Speaking of dead dogs:
This poor little pooch looks utterly pooped. Or deceased. One of the two, anyway. And those eyes are waaay too realistic for me: who wants their cake slice to be giving them puppy dog eyes - er, I mean, eye?
Geri C., we'll just save that piece for you, eh?
UPDATE: Many of you have alerted me to the fact that in some countries a decimal point is used instead of a comma, which would make the first cake say "I love 1,000 Time!" However, a) that still makes no sense b) it would also make it grammatically incorrect, and c) it was purchased in the good ol' US of A. So either way, it's still a Wreck.
On a side note, I initially thought of posting a link to Mariah Carey's song "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time", since that's the first thing that popped into my head. After some consideration, though, I decided I liked you all too much to inflict that kind of torture.
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- iblogelsewhere said...
the sad part is that these are both pretty well done cakes! but who wants to cut into a puppy?
GREAT site and thanks for the frequent updates. I love it! - September 5, 2008 at 8:02 AM
You sure that it's not I love 1,000 time? That's what I saw when I read it.
- September 5, 2008 at 8:15 AM
Are you sure that the first cake isn't from Europe, or another country where they use a period as a grouping mark instead of a comma?
- September 5, 2008 at 8:29 AM
- RevAllyson said...
Okay the dog doesn't only look dead, it looks as if it's being served up in a bed of lettuce. OMG lol...
- September 5, 2008 at 8:31 AM
- Amanda said...
It looks like that second dog is lying on a bed of frosting lettuce. Serving him up on a dish becomes even more disturbing!
- September 5, 2008 at 8:34 AM
- Ros said...
I think it might be 1,000 times? I wondered if it was a phone message error and was supposed to say 'I love you' a thousand times, all over the cake. But then I don't know what the dog is doing there.
- September 5, 2008 at 8:41 AM
- Unknown said...
I'm going to assume that with the first cake they were intending to go with the song and forgot the "s"...but what the dog had to do with it, I have NO idea.
The second one is just sad :( - September 5, 2008 at 8:41 AM
- The Courteous Chihuahua said...
The second puppy looks like he's being served up on a bed of lettuce!!
- September 5, 2008 at 8:42 AM
- Ruth said...
This is truly digusting. Even if the dog didn't look dead, who would want to eat something that looked just like their beloved pet? Icky.
- September 5, 2008 at 9:02 AM
- Funky Kim said...
All the second pooch is missing is an apple in his mouth! Yikes!
- September 5, 2008 at 9:06 AM
- Eve Love said...
the second one looks like a dead roasted pig on a table.
creepy. - September 5, 2008 at 9:10 AM
- Chris said...
It's not as promising as "Love you LONG time"...
I'll take what I can get. - September 5, 2008 at 9:11 AM
- Shabby Chick said...
That dog looks like it should have an apple in its mouth!
- September 5, 2008 at 9:13 AM
That second one looks like he's in a bed of lettuce...like someone should stick an apple in his mouth and throw some sort of freakish luau. *shudder*
Steph - September 5, 2008 at 9:25 AM
- Angie said...
Hmm..... I think that second dog IS dead. I mean check out the lettuce bed he's laying on. The only thing missing is an apple in his mouth
- September 5, 2008 at 9:28 AM
- Kat Mortensen said...
The dog itself is creepy enough, but is that meant to be grass or toxic waste that he's lying in? You're so right about those eyes - at least give him fake cartoon candy eyes so we can feel we're not - hey, if they give a piece to the real puppy, then it's "Dog-eat-Dog" right?!!
With family stress in my life right now - your site is just what I need. Thanks! - September 5, 2008 at 9:29 AM
- P.L. Frederick said...
Bed of lettuce, fire-roasted sheen... wait, where's the apple-in-the-mouth? Hah ha! I'll bet the energetic puppy gobbled it up for his last meal.
P.L. Frederick (Small & Big) - September 5, 2008 at 9:32 AM
- John said...
would "me love you long time" be inappropriate?
- September 5, 2008 at 9:37 AM
- Trevor said...
I think that's SUPPOSED to be 1,000, not 1.000. But it sure looks like a decimal. Or, perhaps a badly formed L. I initially thought it says "I love you looong time." which REALLY disturbed me.
- September 5, 2008 at 9:41 AM
- Jenni said...
I think that says "I love 1,000 time"...like "I love you times 1,000" but in Engrish.
- September 5, 2008 at 9:41 AM
- shoesonwrong said...
Quick, someone check for a little pile of frosting poop behind the second one!
- September 5, 2008 at 9:43 AM
that looks like a dog served up to eat on a lettuce platter. sick.
- September 5, 2008 at 9:43 AM
- Shelly- Mom Files said...
that second cake is very scary! LOL!! Congrats on being a blog of note. That's cool!
- September 5, 2008 at 9:48 AM
- muirwoodsue said...
I love your site! It's really makes my day.I am truly amazed at some of the cakes you post.
Thanks so much!
Sue from Michigan - September 5, 2008 at 9:59 AM
- Ed said...
Maybe it's 1,000 Time?
"997, 998, 999, 1,000 - done."
You may be right about that bow actually being a head wound, see how it trails off down the side and almost off the cake. - September 5, 2008 at 10:01 AM
Gah. The dog with lettuce around it really looks like a Thanksgiving roast!
Whether that's 1.000 time or 1,000 times European-style, it still makes nooo sense. It sounds like a countdown ticker to me, like a robot which only has a set quantity of love events built in... - September 5, 2008 at 10:06 AM
- M Segal-Weisman said...
Just so you know, in Europe and parts of Asia One Thousand is written 1.000 and one point zero zero zero is written 1,000. It's the opposite of the US. Based on the grammar/syntax, I would probably think this is an cake decorator from overseas who thought she was writing "I love you one thousand times"
- September 5, 2008 at 10:09 AM
- Jennifer Good said...
LOL. What does "I love you 1.000 time" mean? I thought it was 1,000, and that still doesn't make sense.
- September 5, 2008 at 10:14 AM
- HeatherPride said...
If that bottom dog would have had a ball in its mouth it would have looked just like a suckling pig on a bed of lettuce. Which, is what I thought it was at first, until I saw the ears. Creepy.
- September 5, 2008 at 10:24 AM
Not to dampen the fun, but many countries use a period were we might use a comma, and vice versa. And in fact I believe that is actually the international standard :P
But that doesn't exactly help it then, does it? As then there is grammar fail (or perhaps a missing 'ng', as amused crude little me) - September 5, 2008 at 10:41 AM
In defense of the first cake, in other countries, they do the reverse that we do; where we use a decimal pt, they use a comma, and the commas we would use are actually periods
- September 5, 2008 at 10:44 AM
- Unknown said...
In some parts of the world a decimal acts as a comma for numbers and vice versa.
So that could be I love 1,000 time!
Still doesn't make sense though. - September 5, 2008 at 10:46 AM
- Larissa said...
That second cake looks like a dog on a bed of lettuce, he's just missing the apple in his mouth. Disturbing.
-Larissa - September 5, 2008 at 10:50 AM
Thats how the US sports papers show percentages isn't it? Maybe they love '100%'?
Its still a pretty sad looking dog though.... - September 5, 2008 at 10:57 AM
It looks to me that the top cake says 1,000 (one thousand) as opposed to 1.000 (one point zero zero zero) time. Neither one makes sense to be fair.
Edmund. - September 5, 2008 at 11:00 AM
- Kathy K said...
Hrm... maybe the decimal point was meant to be a comma? Like I love you a thousand times? Hrm. I guess that doesn't make sense either, huh?
- September 5, 2008 at 11:05 AM
- Lizard said...
the eyes are way too realistic, and what is that green stuff? Is it supposed to be grass? Brings new meaning to "waves of grain" since it looks a lot like water.
- September 5, 2008 at 11:11 AM
- Gallifrey said...
What about the first dog, are they his legs sticking out the sides all gone green?
Was he dragged along by the pink lead until his legs went green from the grass?
Was the message written/spoken by the dog and that is why it doesn't make sense to us? Oh, don't dogs talk or write?
Great site, I love checking back every day :-) - September 5, 2008 at 11:36 AM
- A said...
I wonder if they use red velvet cake inside the dog, a la Steel Magnolias.
Gross. - September 5, 2008 at 11:37 AM
- Jen said...
Ah, the joys of waiting 3 or 4 hours before publishing comments!
So far, 13 of you made the "served on a bed of lettuce" and/or "apple in the mouth" remark, and 12 of you pointed out the comma/decimal thing. Yikes!
Good times. - September 5, 2008 at 11:47 AM
I love 'long' time?
Long and One could sound the same. - September 5, 2008 at 12:00 PM
- Hope said...
I instantly thought....'me love you long time'. Not better though is it?
- September 5, 2008 at 12:08 PM
Yeah, I'm with ros (8.41am) -- seems like instruction-interpretation error, and the cake should be covered in (1,000) "i love u"s (don't ask me where the u/you went -- or maybe it's supposed to be i love [the dog]).
- September 5, 2008 at 12:16 PM
- Momma J said...
OK - that second puppy is just down right creepy!
- September 5, 2008 at 12:19 PM
- The Karate Kid said...
Those cakes are too funny! And too real! I couldn't eat that! I saw you on blogs of note, congrats! Check out my blogs if you get a chance
http://curse-of-the-billy-goat.blogspot.com/ - September 5, 2008 at 12:33 PM
I liked the second cake- not to eat it, though. It was just too dang cute/realistic.
- September 5, 2008 at 12:37 PM
- Sylvester Ade Arokoyo said...
Never seen anything like your blog before, beautifully humorous cakes, your blog is truely a blog of note if I were to redo the nominations allover.
Sylvester - September 5, 2008 at 12:39 PM
- Lyndsay said...
Re: 1.000 time - Maybe it's someone who really loves working full time. At my job if you work half time it's referred to as 0.5 time, three days a week is 0.6 times, etc.
That's what I though of anyway. - September 5, 2008 at 12:49 PM
- Baxter said...
These are horrific. It's like edible taxidermy.
- September 5, 2008 at 1:05 PM
- Kelly said...
I love what you are doing. Your blog is beyond brillant. I check it every day. I think I laugh out loud every time I read it.
My husband always knows when I am checking it because I am doubled over in laughter. Goodness!
I enjoy your blog so much that I nominated you for a Brillant Blogger Award. :o)
Have a good day! - September 5, 2008 at 1:05 PM
- k-bro said...
I'm wondering exactly when "1,000 Time" is. Is it anything like "Miller Time"? If it is, I would love it too.
Or maybe it's like "Hammer Time". *shudder* - September 5, 2008 at 1:33 PM
Some precision about the coma and dot thing.
I am from Europe (France exactly) and to write one point zero zero zero we indeed put 1,000 but for one thousand we just writte 1 000. So there is no way 1.000 means something for an european decorator.
Best regards and congratulations for your funny blog. - September 5, 2008 at 1:39 PM
- Rick said...
I love the blog - congrat's on being feature. It's all very funny.
http://organizeddoodles.blogspot.com/ - September 5, 2008 at 1:40 PM
- Audrey (the Hepburn House) said...
Hilarious! Love this blog-saw it on Blogs of note, and so far...I'm cracking up! Do the creators of these cakes submit the photos...or just the witnesses? Whatabout misspelled cakes? My sister and her husband got a "Best Wisehes" cake at on of their showers...
- September 5, 2008 at 1:50 PM
- Ronnica said...
Wow. What else to say? That bow on that dog is weird enough in and of itself...
- September 5, 2008 at 2:34 PM
Depending on the way you look at it, the color of the first puppy is freaky. Anyone else see a semi-tranlucent ghost puppy cake with an eery glow? Perhaps, death by head wound?
Ok, it's probably just the color of the photo, but it's oddly mesmorizing like one of those optical illusion "do you see the old lady or the witch?" pictures. - September 5, 2008 at 2:41 PM
Is it possible that the dog's name is "1.000 time"? That doesn't make a lot of sense as dog names go...but at least it would make sense of the cake!
PS: I love this blog!!! - September 5, 2008 at 2:56 PM
Dead puppies. Dead puppies. Dead puppies aren't much fun.
Mom says, 'puppy's days are through.' She's gonna throw him in the stew. Dead puppies aren't much fun. (Oh, no, no.)
Dead ...
D-, d-, dead
... puppies
Dead ...
D-, d-, dead ...
... puppies
Dead puppies aren't much fun. (sob)
--Dead Puppies--
Another classic Dr.Demento hit. Right along with the 'Fish Heads' cakes.
-- long time, card-carrying Dementite - September 5, 2008 at 2:59 PM
- SolaMommy said...
It looks like the decorator of Cake 2 was trying to make "lettuce" with the green icing...like they were presenting a roasted turkey or something. That's just disturbing.
- September 5, 2008 at 3:01 PM
- Unknown said...
I have to agree--the second dog looks like it is being served up on a bed of lettuce--I too was looking for an apple in the mouth.
And, thank you for this blog. I just started reading it last week. I called my sister unable to breath or speak (I think she thought I was a prankster) because I was laughing so hard and double-overred with tears. I now check back daily for a good dose of laughter. - September 5, 2008 at 3:10 PM
- joyce said...
Maybe they are cakes for the folks in China that eat puppies? Eewwww
- September 5, 2008 at 3:47 PM
- Feisty Irish Wench said...
I ROFL'd at Baxter's "edible taxidermy" comment....plus it makes an aptly named label for cakes of this variety.
- September 5, 2008 at 5:40 PM
Duh, the second dog IS dead and being served up on a bed of lettuce for a low carb meal!!
- September 5, 2008 at 5:48 PM
- Clare K. R. Miller said...
I also thought of "me love you long time" for the first one. But here's another theory: maybe the point is that the dog/giver of cake can only love once, sort of a "you are my one true love" message?
Though the bow really does look like a bleeding head wound. Ewww. - September 5, 2008 at 5:59 PM
- Dea said...
What kind of icing is that first dog even MADE of?? It looks like glass....both are thoroughly unappetizing....
- September 5, 2008 at 6:18 PM
I find the tail on the lettuce puppy especially disturbing. I'm certain Ceasar Milan could tell us all what that tail is saying and I'm just as sure it's not pretty.
- September 5, 2008 at 6:29 PM
- debbiearnn said...
OK. I"ve got one.
Being a school teacher and all, MAYBE it's kind of like a 100th Day of School celebration.
Hey kids! It's THOUSAND time!!!!!
Don't you LOVE 1,000 time???
Are ya seein' it???
Maybe? Well. OK. Maybe not. - September 5, 2008 at 6:32 PM
- Jayunderscorezero said...
Heh, thanks for just alienating your bad-cake-hating but Mariah Carey-loving fans. ;p
- September 5, 2008 at 7:40 PM
- www.phones-news.ru said...
the are very beautiful, but I wouldn't like to eat the dog :)
- September 5, 2008 at 8:17 PM
That second dog looks like those roasted pigs on platters with apples in their mouths. Waaaaay too realistic.
- September 5, 2008 at 8:28 PM
- Jennie said...
My first impression of the first dog is that it could be the Magic Roundabout character: www.collectorsfigurines.com/magic/mr01.jpg
- September 5, 2008 at 8:31 PM
- Meichelle said...
You are seriously the funniest person I have ever known. And when I say known, I mean read.... :)
Thanks for keeping us laughing. :) You're awesome!!
(And isn't it funny how almost everyone has said something about a bed of lettuce and an apple in the mouth. That makes me laugh!) - September 5, 2008 at 8:38 PM
- Meichelle said...
Oh, and even if they did mean it 1,000 times, that still doesn't make any sort of sense...
- September 5, 2008 at 8:40 PM
Ladies and gents...
"Me love you long time" was a quote from the movie "Full Metal Jacket" (as I suspect Jon who poseted above knows...)
This was the come-on from the hooker trying to scare up some business from the GIs in Viet Nam!
Too funny... - September 5, 2008 at 10:27 PM
It's like the antithesis of the old "Me love you long time" joke.
"I love you ONCE and that's it."
And it must be pretty hard to eat a cake that's staring up at you so forlornly. Poor doggycake. - September 6, 2008 at 1:03 AM
Oy. I'm pretty sure the first cake's message is just something about someone loving someone else a lot, and it happens to be full of errors. But I've enjoyed thinking that perhaps the dog gets walked at 10:00 (or perhaps 1:00) and really loves walk time . . .
- September 6, 2008 at 4:36 AM
- Angela said...
Just found your blog tonight and had to go back and look at ALL of them haha!
- September 6, 2008 at 6:11 AM
- FhelZone said...
Nice, the dog looks great lol
- September 6, 2008 at 9:11 AM
- fug estate said...
Thousand Time Doggy looks like a baked marshmallow. Love how they did the writing on the piece of cardboard that supports the cake. Who's gonna get to eat the "1,000" that way? Part of the fun of eating cakes is deciding who gets the flowers and the lettering. Bummers. "Now, who wants puppy eyes?" whoa....
And the second one looks like it's nestling in a salad, like a previous commenter said. That's it, I'm throwing out my bag of Fresh Express right now. - September 6, 2008 at 10:31 AM
- MUSE said...
Never saw anything like it in my life.
- September 6, 2008 at 11:46 AM
The dog cake on top is made routinely and in many different colors and with different types of bows and flowers decorating its ears and tail at our Wal-Mart here in Tyler, TX. I just thought it was a stupid east Texas thing... but now your post has shown me that this clearly isn't the case.
Either way, I am horrified to eat a cute little dog. - September 6, 2008 at 1:48 PM
- Rachael M. said...
The comments for this are almost as hilarious as the cake. K-bro's suggestion that it might be like "Miller Time" or "Hammer Time" made me giggle snort.
Personally, 1,000 time or 1.000 time is my worst time of day.
;-) - September 6, 2008 at 3:26 PM
- Lisa said...
"I love you 1,000 time" is a song. Here is the link for it.
I haven't heard it before and I don't know if it was The Platters original song... but I'm pretty sure this is what the quote referred to. Why there is a dog?? Don't know :) - September 6, 2008 at 3:58 PM
My theory is that the message was taken by a Spanish-speaking person, and what was really supposed to be on the cake was "I love meal time!" Mil (pronounced like meal) is the Spanish word for a thousand.
- September 7, 2008 at 1:11 AM
Maybe it's supposed to be sort of a rip-off of Scooby Doo. Instead of, perhaps, "I love fun time", they wrote "I love 1.000 (pronounced "one") time" so you would say it as Scooby would. If that is the case, it's pretty stupid. Just my 2 cents. It's the first thing that popped into my head when I read it.
- September 7, 2008 at 4:50 AM
Where did that weiner dog cake come from? I'd like to know which molds were used because I want to make one for my brother!
- September 8, 2008 at 5:25 PM
- G.A.A. said...
I am actually the person who acquired this frosted wonder. And whose wife was kind enough to share with the whole of internet land. The cake was purchased at that largest or big box retailers whose name might start with a "W". This particular store is located in the northern Midwest, so I don't think European decorators were involved. As far as I know it was one of those pre-made non-custom things. It was sitting there in the cooler and I thought it would make a great conversation piece for our dinner party that night. (It did) It sat on our counter for about a month in all its spender and was never eaten, so I am not sure what type of cake it actually was. Sorry.
- September 9, 2008 at 7:27 PM
OMG! My dad's 'lady friend' got me one for easter....i acted like i liked it...but it scared me. I was afraid that if i cut it, there would be red on the inside... :(
- September 11, 2008 at 7:17 PM
I swear the 1st cake is made a Publix ... and I for a fact my boss bought one for my co-worker (who has a Shitzu). Definitely terrifying. See for yourself-
http://publix.com/food/catalog/Bakery/DecoratedCakes/Variety/1259/DecoratedCakeDetail.do?id=1259 - September 16, 2008 at 3:59 PM
- G.Ma said...
I like this pooch!
- October 7, 2008 at 2:56 PM
- Unknown said...
I think the 1.000 might be a reference to statistics. Specifically, baseball statistics. Someone who hit the ball every time they stepped up to the plate would be rendered as having a batting average (the ratio of hits to "at bats") of 1.000. Unfortunately for ballplayers, the usual batting average is between .260 and .275 (according to Wikipedia). So someone who loves "1.000 time" would be a true love, one whose love never falters. Once again, baseball is a metaphor for life...
- October 17, 2008 at 10:35 PM
I was looking at the first pic of the "puppy" (quotes intended) and my 4 year old son comes by, points at it, and says "What's that, Mommy?"
(Although I will say it was a better dog than a lot of those you've shown...even if a 4 year old couldn't recognize it). - October 21, 2008 at 3:32 PM
- Djinn said...
Setting aside the confusing inscription question and focusing instead on the image of a dog together with the word "love", remember that in traditional art the dog represents fidelity. Velazquez, Gainsborough and this wreckerator only intend to show an eternally loyal and devoted love in their work.
- November 23, 2008 at 4:39 PM
- Just Ducky said...
Is the dog on a bed of lettuce?
- August 15, 2009 at 1:13 PM
Many cake decorators are Asian immigrants. My MIL was one for a while, and a number of the bizarre mistakes make sense if you know the mistakes that Chinese immigrants might make. That's why the "1,000 time"--periods and commas are inverted in usage there, and such a saying (there are no plural forms in Chinese) would be common.
You should read, "I love you a lot!"
And you should realize when a cake looks like it wasn't made by an English-speaking person...it probably wasn't!
--Mimi - August 27, 2009 at 4:55 AM
- Rafe said...
Its not "I love Looo time" is it?
- October 16, 2009 at 12:51 AM
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- Gloria10:40 AM
I have been admiring the Martha Stewart Avery line for awhile too especially all the cute labels. I think it will finally give me the inspiration to organize our home office. BTW, I am a Martha Stewart fan too and I am really missing her Hallmark Show especially all her Christmas decorating & baking.
ReplyDelete - Jen10:59 AM
I would most definitely be getting those pale teal pocket folders AND those little metal tags that are shown on the front, where you can slip in a handwritten tag. I have a Staples ad ripped out of a magazine and tucked in my purse to remind me to go to Staples and get these.
ReplyDelete - margaret2:56 PM
I would be all over binders and binder accesories. I have piles that need a home and have been telling myself to buy binders. The pile of financial records on the dining room table, poof! That pile of home repairs, appliance stuff, etc in the nightstand bam!! I'm dreaming of seeing my surfaces again since 19.... okay 2009.
Margaret I'm currently organizing my bedroom closet, my kitchen, and my home office. The home office has a long way to go but the bedroom closet already has some floor totes to hold odds and ends (swimsuits, purses) that could definitely use some swanky labels. I'm eagerly thinking about the possibilities of chalkboard labels in the kitchen too...
ReplyDelete- hschilpp6:28 PM
I need all of those cute kitchen labels! I tried making chalkboard paint labels for our annual pig roast this summer to inform our fellow lovers which of the hubs's dipping sauce they were about to enjoy, but it ended up being a massive DIY fail.
http://jax-and-jewels.blogspot.com - Kalanicut1:15 PM
Oh I need all the filing supplies. I have a man with an office of stacked & boxed papers that need to be attacked. It would be so great to have these in file folders with nice labels so that they are easy to find. Just thinking about getting that area organized gets me excited. The work involved is not so exciting. :)

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After the Alexandria Light Infantry was organized in 1878, it began planning a new armory on the east side of the 200 block of South Royal St. In 1880, Benjamin F. Price, a local architect who had designed the Corn Exchange at 100 King St., drew plans for the armory. When completed later that spring, the armory hall measured 90 feet by 40 feet and held 700 people.
In 1887, Alexandria architect Glenn Brown was hired to enlarge the armory and work was completed early the following year in time for the expanded structure to host a military ball in honor of George Washingtons birthday. The impressive building had a slate gabled roof and a front faade highlighted by four brick turrets.
The armory hall was a popular site for expositions, musical and dance performances and bazaars. In 1898, during the Spanish-American War, a crowd gathered there to see the Alexandria Light Infantry off to a train station en route to training in Richmond, and a few months later, the armory became a rest camp for other soldiers passing through Alexandria.
After World War I, the city took over the armory and used it as a recreation center for basketball and volleyball, but also made it available to the guard unit for drills and equipment storage. In 1941, the armory served as a USO center, providing service members during World War II with social and recreation activities until a new club opened on Cameron Street.
In 1953, a fire broke out in the armory, but a steel and concrete vault prevented hundreds of ammunition rounds stored there from exploding and causing damage to other nearby properties. The armory was never rebuilt and today the Armory Tot Lot park stands on the site.
Out of the attic is provided by the Office of Historic Alexandria.


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What you see before you is known as Impossible Pie. It's called that because there's no crust involved--it magically forms its own.
I think it should be thusly named for another reason--it's simply not possible to eat only one serving at a time.
If you like coconut, you'll like this pie. There's no way around that. It's a fact. Set in stone. Done and done. The top is toasted and crunchy, the innards are creamy, and the nifty crust is chewy. It's a cinch to prepare. Did I mention that you don't have to fiddle with a crust? I actually don't mind playing with pastry, but I have to admit that it's nice to skip it every once in awhile.
I'm not sure where this recipe originated, but it's one that the great Mambino has made often and fortunately, she's trained me to make it too. It's usually formed into one regular-sized pie, but in this instance, little baby tarts seemed the ideal way to go. You'd think they'd make nice, individualized portions, but as I mentioned, it's IMPOSSIBLE to stop with just one serving. If you can resist, you're a stronger person than I.
Impossible Pie
(from Mamster)
3 eggs
1/4 cup butter, melted and slightly cooled
1/2 cup self-rising flour
1 3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups milk
2 cups flaked or shredded coconut
1 teaspoon vanilla
pinch of salt
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 10-inch pie plate or a muffin tin with cooking spray.
In a medium bowl, beat the eggs and add in the cooled, melted butter. Blend in the flour and sugar, then add the milk, coconut, vanilla, and salt and beat until thoroughly mixed. Pour into the prepared dish.
Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until the coconut becomes golden brown and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Be sure to cover and refrigerate any remaining pie. Yeah, right. Like there'd be any left.
December 7, 2009
a possible impossibility
YumLabels: pies and tarts
79 comments:
- George Gaston said...
Grace, this pie is amazing. All the wonderful sweetness without the crust ~ How great is that! This would not last very long in my fridge, because I love coconut cream pie.
I am not sure if I should give you a hug or keep my fingers off the "print this page".... so I will just thanks. - December 7, 2009 at 9:08 AM
- Anonymous said...
We've been loving the coconut flavors lately, and had a few coconut savory dishes in a row, now it's time for something sweet and this is a perfect recipe - I will make this scrumptious pie asap!
- December 7, 2009 at 9:12 AM
- Patricia @ ButterYum said...
Oh my... delish!!! I'm heading into the kitchen to make these now. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
PS - love your blog! - December 7, 2009 at 9:36 AM
- Cate O'Malley said...
You're killing me. This doesn't look especially WW-friendly, but I don't think I care!
- December 7, 2009 at 9:59 AM
- kat said...
What a great idea for a pie without dealign with crust!
- December 7, 2009 at 10:01 AM
- Lorraine @NotQuiteNigella said...
Ahhb you and your Mamster deliver again! And you are delivering the impossible too! One pie for me please :D
- December 7, 2009 at 10:04 AM
- Palidor said...
Now that sounds delish! Plus there's coconut. Anything with coconut has to be awesome.
- December 7, 2009 at 10:10 AM
- Ingrid_3Bs said...
Never heard of it but I like coconut and even better no crust to mess with? I'm all over this!
Happy Monday!
~ingrid - December 7, 2009 at 10:10 AM
- Kathy Walker said...
I have heard of Impossible Pie but have never tried it...since I have an undying love of coconut I should get with it!
- December 7, 2009 at 10:31 AM
- Albany Jane said...
Yum, I'd forgotten completely about this pie. It's been years since I last made it. Thanks for the reminder!
Although the mini-serving tip might just be a bit dangerous. - December 7, 2009 at 11:10 AM
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
It looks so tempting and scrumptious!
Rosa - December 7, 2009 at 11:42 AM
- Nutmeg Nanny said...
Oh man this looks awesome!!! I enjoy making a pie crust but leaving it out would make it a million times easier. Since I'm a huge fan of coconut I will be trying this :)
- December 7, 2009 at 11:51 AM
- Dolce said...
It's like a giant macaroon pie, yum! I love coconut!
- December 7, 2009 at 12:05 PM
- TKW said...
I am obsessed with coconut, so I have to try this. It looks so good!
- December 7, 2009 at 12:22 PM
- Barbara said...
Ah Grace! A crustless pie! Love it. I am a terrible crust-maker. Mine taste good but look ugly.( I promised myself I am going to practice Pie Crust 101 in the New Year.)
This pie is perfect- coconut besides. Your photos are making me drool on the keyboard. ;) - December 7, 2009 at 12:47 PM
- Pam said...
BOOKMARKED. I love, love, love coconut - it looks fantastic Grace!
- December 7, 2009 at 12:49 PM
- Marjie said...
I have always loved Impossible Pie. Sadly, my dearly beloved doesn't love coconut. Silly man! I may just make this for my daughters and myself while they're home for Christmas!
- December 7, 2009 at 1:32 PM
- Jessica@Foodmayhem said...
If only Lon liked coconut...maybe I'll try anyway.
- December 7, 2009 at 1:44 PM
- Faith said...
I LOVE coconut! Actually, just yesterday I made coconut macaroons, but I think your pie looks even more incredible! As much as I love coconut, I love the fact that it forms it's own crust even more. ;)
- December 7, 2009 at 1:47 PM
- Jennifer said...
If it is from your Mamster I am making it!
- December 7, 2009 at 2:19 PM
- Lisa-Marie said...
Grace my dear, you are killing me with all of the coconut! I shall be even chubbier than I already am soon! mmmmmmmmmm!
- December 7, 2009 at 2:58 PM
- Lyndas recipe box said...
I can't believe it Grace, but this another recipe that I also have! In fact, I went and looked it up and sure enough, all the same ingredients.....maybe our families do use the same cookbook! LOL
I can say from experience, that this a very yummy, foolproof pie. I think it is one of the first pies I ever made! Thanks for the reminder! - December 7, 2009 at 3:35 PM
- lisa is cooking said...
This is so cool! The chewy crust looks delicious, and I love the idea of this as mini tarts.
- December 7, 2009 at 4:59 PM
- Juliana said...
Wow, this coconut pie without crust looks delicious...love the this kind of "impossibility" :-)
- December 7, 2009 at 5:07 PM
- vanillasugarblog said...
I love that you love coconut just as much as I do. I need to get back on my coconut kick soon. And I love this, I mean come on.
- December 7, 2009 at 5:54 PM
- Mrs. L said...
We used to make "impossible pies" all the time back in the day. Impossible Cheeseburger Pie, Impossible Coconut Pie, Impossible Bacon Pie. Ah, brings back lots of memories. Of course those all had Bisquick in them, your's sounds a bit better!
- December 7, 2009 at 6:37 PM
- Penny said...
How do you do it day after day? Always a great recipe. I am in awe. Coconut rocks. Have you thought about dump cakes? I have a great pumpkin dump cake recipe. LOL.
- December 7, 2009 at 6:46 PM
- Mona said...
i have a love hate relationship with coocnut,,,i love coocnute milk and toasted coconut shavings on a cupcake but i do not have much love for coconut cream pie
hmmm...i think i will still try this though it sounds great! the no pie crust thing is great!
oh and thanks so much for stopping by my blog and commenting on it! - December 7, 2009 at 6:54 PM
- Gloria Baker said...
I love coconut too, look amazing!!! gloria
- December 7, 2009 at 7:10 PM
- pam said...
I'm not a big coconut fan, but this still looks good!
- December 7, 2009 at 7:34 PM
- mara said...
This looks very good and something I would have not ever thought of!
- December 7, 2009 at 9:43 PM
- Anonymous said...
impossible! hahaha! this is interesting.
a crust formed on its own.
this is a must try! - December 7, 2009 at 10:08 PM
- Rebeca said...
Wow... that looks incredible... sooooo when did you say you wanted to adopt me to help you eat all your treats? Just say the word!
- December 7, 2009 at 10:11 PM
- Unknown said...
grace!! its the PERFECT pie! i'm not a huge fan of crust so to have a pie without the crust...YEAH!!! and it looks divine!
- December 7, 2009 at 10:49 PM
- Julie said...
Sounds and looks delicious, I love creamy innards :)
- December 7, 2009 at 11:16 PM
- LilSis said...
My mouth was already watering just looking at the creamy coconut, which I LOVE, but you sold me when you said you don't have to fiddle with a crust! I always make my quiche crustless just to avoid dealing with a crust; but I've never tried a crustless pie. It's now bookmarked in my Delicious cookbook and I can't wait to try it!
- December 7, 2009 at 11:43 PM
- Sharon said...
Grace, you're always performing some magic for us! This looks chewy & crunchy & all around yummy.
- December 8, 2009 at 12:08 AM
- noble pig said...
This will definitely inhabit my kitchen, that is possible for sure!
- December 8, 2009 at 12:41 AM
- oneordinaryday said...
This pie looks amazingly good, unfortunately I am not a coconut fan. My mom and sister are, however, and I'm sending links off right now. I know they would love to give this a try!
- December 8, 2009 at 8:47 AM
- Cafe Fashionista said...
Okay, so I love this recipe more than any other for the sole fact that I don't like pie crust at all! This would make eating pie so much simpler. Yum! :)
- December 8, 2009 at 11:23 AM
- Tabitha Blue said...
Oh so interesting! And since I'm a coconut lover, then this looks great!! Looks a little like hash browns to me... mmmm, now I'm just hungry! Thanks a lot ;)
- December 8, 2009 at 12:19 PM
- Jacqueline Meldrum said...
Boy, they sounds good. Really, really good!
- December 8, 2009 at 2:37 PM
- teresa said...
what a great pie! i love the coconut in there, looks delicious!
- December 8, 2009 at 3:11 PM
- Kitchen Butterfly said...
With some lime zest.....and maybe flaked almonds....heaven!
- December 8, 2009 at 3:13 PM
- La Bella Cooks said...
The coconut would have me sold on this. You have some of the neatest recipes...just lovely!
- December 8, 2009 at 5:08 PM
- Kate Morgan Jackson said...
Oh my goodness. Must try this one -- and gorgeous picture!!
- December 8, 2009 at 7:41 PM
- Maria said...
I am a sucker for coconut.
- December 8, 2009 at 9:46 PM
- MaryBeth said...
Simply amazing Grace...This is a real winner
- December 8, 2009 at 10:53 PM
- Jacque said...
Ho boy, doe those ever look and sound GOOD. I agree, it's nice not to have to mess with crust once in a while.
- December 8, 2009 at 11:04 PM
- BonBon Rose Girls Kristin said...
I am making this for the hubs this weekend!!! We're both coconut fiends. Thank you!
- December 8, 2009 at 11:33 PM
- Kate at Serendipity said...
Grace, you're killing me. This looks so good that I'm wondering if I can find some local coconut (just kidding). This is now on my list to try. Thanks!
- December 9, 2009 at 2:48 AM
- Lindsey@pickyeatings said...
Unfortunately I'm weird and don't really like coconut...but this pie is definitely an interesting idea, and I too like to say peace out to the pastry crust once in a while.
- December 9, 2009 at 9:25 AM
- Jennifer said...
That sounds really good. One question- is it sweetened coconut or regular?
- December 9, 2009 at 12:16 PM
- grace said...
jennifer--it's sweetened. more sugar is always better, right? :)
- December 9, 2009 at 12:23 PM
- Maria said...
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- pigpigscorner said...
Not a great fan of coconut but the pictures are killing me!
- December 9, 2009 at 3:50 PM
- Cheryl said...
I bookmarked this when you blogged it, and I'm making it already. It's in the oven, and I licked the bowl clean, raw eggs and all. YUM. i can't wait to see how it turns out!
Food Slut - December 9, 2009 at 4:41 PM
- The Teacher Cooks said...
Easy enough!! Looks delicious! I am a food's teacher and use blogs as a teaching tool. Yours is nice!
- December 9, 2009 at 8:15 PM
- jillian said...
This may have to be on my Christmas table! I LOVE coconut.
- December 9, 2009 at 9:02 PM
- Lori said...
Oh this does sound so very delicious and creamy.
- December 9, 2009 at 9:09 PM
- Anonymous said...
I made a few of those individual pies yesterday and really wished I made more - they disappeared before they even had a chance to cool down :) My daughter and I really loved them! I'll be making them again soon so my hubby could try too!
- December 9, 2009 at 10:29 PM
- Emily said...
I LOVE the idea of a crustless pie. It sounds delicious! Thanks, Mambino.
- December 10, 2009 at 2:26 AM
- Lisa said...
I had all but forgotten about the Impossibles. I once had recipes for several different kinds of Impossible Pie. I'm not a coconut fan but this does sound like fun. I might make it anyway!
- December 10, 2009 at 2:46 AM
- Unknown said...
I'm starving right now and this looks amazing,I dont think im that storng of a person I think i would eat it all
- December 10, 2009 at 3:04 AM
- shaz said...
Ha! Self-crusting pie - now I've seen it all :) Looks gooeylicious Grace. Sounds like a great pie.
- December 10, 2009 at 9:12 AM
- Sandie (Inn Cuisine) said...
I've not seen this before, but I love coconut so this recipe is right up my culinary alley!
- December 10, 2009 at 12:21 PM
- Robin said...
I like the little tart idea. So sweet and dainty that way. But I would probably eat 3.
- December 10, 2009 at 3:56 PM
- Von said...
I've always wondered what an impossible pie was! But this looks so good!
- December 11, 2009 at 6:12 AM
- kellypea said...
My momzer didn't think of this one so yours is one up on mine. I just happen to have a gorgeous bag of giant flakes of coconut that nobody but me likes around here. No calories, right? Mmm...
- December 11, 2009 at 9:28 AM
- Unknown said...
"thus" is already an adverb...thus the "-ly" is superfluous
- December 11, 2009 at 10:44 AM
- Kerstin said...
What a cool crust! My hubby is a huge coconut fan so I'll have to make these for him :)
- December 12, 2009 at 12:14 AM
- the good soup said...
I was so happy to find this recipe as I've been looking for a similar one for quite a while. I've just baked it, with a few changes, and published it (and a picture of the creamy inside!) on my blog. Using unrefined cane sugar gives the creamy centre a real caramel edge.
- December 15, 2009 at 12:14 PM
- Jeanne @ Cooksister! said...
Looks marvellous and reminds me of the coconut tart that my mom used to make when I was growing up - although that had a crust of pate brise with apricot jam spread over it...
- January 7, 2010 at 7:36 AM
- Maria said...
I love coconut! YUM!
- January 22, 2010 at 9:36 AM
- Anonymous said...
Looks sooo yummy!. Drizzle some melted chocolate over it and I think I would have a Mounds candy bar:)
- January 22, 2010 at 9:53 AM
- Za said...
thanks! Turned out really lovely. Made this for a community picnic and it disappeared in no time!
- April 20, 2010 at 12:52 AM
- Unknown said...
When making these in a muffin tin, how long do you bake them and approximately how many "muffins" does this recipe make. Thanks for your info.
- January 21, 2015 at 9:32 PM
- grace said...
@Deborah: I used a silicon muffin pan and got 12 decently sized pielets, and it only took about 35 minutes to get them good and browned. Just pull them out when the coconut is nicely toasted--the filling should be perfect then!
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- Unknown said...
- December 24, 2015 at 10:25 AM


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"I'm just not the man I thought I was." -HankUm...
Sorry, just need another minute to pick my jaw up off the floor after that.
What an incredible, bananas finish to the strongest episode yet of this third season. As written by "Breaking Bad" newcomer Thomas Schnauz (another of many "X-Files" vets Vince Gilligan has brought in) and directed by Michelle MacLaren (who joined the staff full-time after last season's gorgeous "4 Days Out"), the parking lot climax was a perfect model of suspense filmmaking. We'd already been primed all episode to fear that the Cousins could hit Hank at any moment (every time the elevator doors opened, I know I gripped my armrest), but then to have someone(*) warn Hank ahead of time kicked things up several levels. Suddenly, we and Hank were in the same mindset, looking around every corner, jumping at shadows (and/or men with squeegees), waiting for the two men to come and wondering if an unarmed Hank possibly had a chance against those two unrelenting figures of death.
(*) So, is there anyone it could have been other than Gus? Gus clearly wanted the Cousins the hell out of his territory, and I can see him warning Hank in the hopes that he might be lucky enough to take them out - or, at least, to bloody them enough that they'd have to re-cross the border in a hurry rather than hanging around in the hopes of also killing Walt. Other than Mike making the call on Gus's behalf, there doesn't seem to be a character in a position to know or do anything about the planned hit. For that matter, I'm not sure how even Gus would have known that Hank had roughly a minute to act, but I'll accept that he could for the sake of what that call added to the scene.
In many ways, the parking lot shootout evoked the failed hit on Tony Soprano from the end of "Sopranos" season one, down to the use of an SUV as a weapon. But I'd argue this scene one-upped that. Violence on "The Sopranos" always had something of a black comic tinge to it (the lead-up to the hit is Tony wandering around in a depressed stupor, and the hitmen were introduced in a scene played for laughs because of Uncle Junior hiding in the back of a car), and these guys didn't have the kind of mythical build-up the Cousins got. And on top of that, Tony Soprano was the star of the show, and it wouldn't work with him dead, whereas "Breaking Bad" would miss Hank but could easily continue without him. So the danger was far more real even without the Cousin factor.
In the end, though Hank is tough and resourceful, he won the only way anyone could against these two: through luck. He was warned in advance and was still in his car. Leonel's(**) gun also happened to fall right where Hank could reach it, and Marco conveniently had an extra, special bullet in his jacket pocket courtesy of the friendly gun dealer, and the duo's flair for the dramatic gave Hank just enough time to find the bullet on the ground and load it and shoot out the back of Marco's skull before the shiny ax could finish its backswing.
(**) Nice of the show to finally give the Cousins names - and a backstory - right before Hank killed one and either crippled or killed the other. The flashback with a middle-aged Tio at the height of his powers was chilling in its portrait of the culture those two grew up in. With Don Salamanca as the dominant male in their lives, and giving them "lessons" like that one, is there any wonder how they grew up to be these two unflappable killing machines? Note also that Leonel, the one who as a boy cries over Marco's destruction of his toy, is the one who's now hardcore enough to tell the other to finish the job rather than staying to help him. Tio made him that way.
But here's the thing: even without those crazy final minutes, "One Minute" still would have been one of the best "Breaking Bad"s to date.
What an amazing showcase for both Aaron Paul (who seems a lock to repeat his Emmy nomination next year, and possibly to win it if he submits this episode) and Dean Norris (who sure deserves to join Paul, but may not in what's always a crowded category).
Hank's beatdown of Jesse brings both men to a crossroads. Having lost his girlfriend, his partner, and now his source of income in the RV, Jesse finally tumbles over the abyss after Hank puts him in the hospital. Acting with half his face hidden by some really convincing prosthetics, Paul showed us a Jesse even colder and angrier than he was in his "I'm the bad guy" phase earlier this season, giving a riveting monologue(***) about all the ways he intended to punish Hank - and the way he'd drag Walt down with him if the DEA came after him.
(***) If the parking lot scene reminded me of "The Sopranos," Jesse's speech was like a more controlled version of Al Capone's speech from "The Untouchables" about what he wanted done to Elliott Ness.
But when Walt returns to Jesse's hospital room later in the episode to try to save his former brother-in-law, Jesse's evil calm is replaced by raw, unbridled pain, as he unloads on Walt with the laundry list of all the ways his life has gotten worse since Mr. White came back into his life. These are words Walt has needed to hear for a long time now - to have someone he can't tune out explain how toxic he's become to everyone in his life - and it's to Walt's credit that he already seemed aware of this after first seeing Jesse's ruined face. When he chews out Gale for screwing up the temperature, it comes in part from his need to feel superior to others (he does this shortly after Gale starts working two steps ahead of him), but also clearly out of guilt for what he saw happen to his previous lab assistant. Walt is a monster, but there's enough humanity left in him to recognize the pain he's caused, and the debts he owes, and so he manages to talk Gus(****) into letting him fire Gale and bring Jesse into the Walt-cave.
(****) And Gus's willingness to go along with that plan torpedoes my theory that he was using Gale to appropriate Walt's methods and then say goodbye to the loose cannon. It's entirely possible he still has that in mind (maybe the Walt-cave is tricked out with surveillance gear?), but could Gus have far grander plans for Walt that extend past the initial three month agreement?
And in the wake of putting Jesse in the hospital and his own career on life-support, Hank finally lets himself open up to Marie. Getting back to my fear of the elevator doors, when Hank got on the elevator the first time with Marie, I was expecting Cousins and was then floored to see husband and wife sobbing in each other's arms (and amused to see them completely composed by the time the doors opened on the ground floor, because there are some things Hank Schrader will not show the world). Even better than that scene, though, was Hank getting ready for his hearing with OPR, where he talked about his PTSD (in terms he could use), and about how much he's been struggling since he killed Tuco.
So here's what I wonder: the shootout with Tuco is what started Hank down this mentally unhealthy road, and the exploding turtle made things worse, but he finally seemed to be at peace by the time he left the DEA field office, knowing he'd probably lost his job but wouldn't go to jail. Now that he's barely survived a horrific ordeal, seen more people killed in front of him (and because of him) and killed one or two more himself, what happens? Does Hank's psyche shut down on him again, or does knowing he overcame two unbelievable bad-asses give him a new sense of invulnerability? And will this give him a road back into the DEA? Surely, the Cousins are in a law-enforcement database somewhere, and the man who took them out is about to become a legend - and someone who perhaps might be put back on the trail of Heisenberg.
It certainly makes sense for the show to have Walt being pursued by a (former) family member, but how will Hank (and Marie) cope with being thrust back into this violent world right when it looked like he was out for good? And now that Hank has taken out three members of the Salamanca family, will the cartel be even hotter for his blood, or might they want to stay far away from the brewer of Schraderbrau?
Damn, damn, damn that was good.
Some other thoughts:
• Of course the only thing Walt could tell Jesse to heal their rift was that his meth was good. That was all Jesse wanted to hear when he showed the stuff to Walt in the high school parking lot - really, it's all he's wanted to hear from the guy since the partnership began. Jesse (whose parents have cast him out) needs a surrogate father even more than Walt (who has a good relationship with Walter Jr.) needs a surrogate son.
• As Hank beat on Jesse and asked how Jesse knew his cell phone number and wife's name, I began to worry that Walt took things too far with that gambit. I understand why Hank has blinders on about Walt, but sooner or later, he has to make the math work, doesn't he?
• Note that the Tio/Cousins flashback also included Tio on the phone discussing the start of the cartel's business relationship with Gus, whom Tio dismissively refers to as "The Chicken Man."
• Saul had a few good funny lines at Jesse's expense (comparing him to Rocky, then Ringo), but the scene in the hallway - shot, appropriately, in half-darkness - where he started preparing Walt for the idea of killing Jesse was a reminder that this guy is not a joke.
• Hands up: who would be happy to go to their local supermarket and buy a "Breaking Bad" brand pre-made PB&J sandwich, cut up Walt-style?
• A few years back I was in a car accident where I broke several ribs, and I am very familiar with that pain assessment chart. After Jesse's half-face stared at it, I may never think of that thing the same way again.
Finally, in case you've missed the news, this is the last "Breaking Bad" review I'll be doing before I relocate to HitFix.com. I'll still be reviewing every episode here the exact way I did here, so just change your bookmarks accordingly.
What did everybody else think?


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VAIO Tabletop and Media Gallery - Support of the Facebook and YouTube features discontinued.
On the 20th of April 2015, Google will be updating the Application Programming Interface (API) of YouTube. Similarly, on the 30th of April 2015, Facebook will be updating its own API.
Unfortunately, as a result of these updates, we will no longer be able to support their features in:
- VAIO Tabletop
The Facebook feature in VAIO Tabletop will be discontinued on the 30th of April.
- Media Gallery
The YouTube and Facebook features in Media Gallery will be discontinued on April 20 and 30 respectively.
Fortunately, there are still plenty of ways for you to upload and share content, photos or videos to Facebook and YouTube, namely by using their respective websites directly, mobile applications, etc.
NOTE: These applications are only pre-installed/available on select VAIO models.