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All my life I have loved horror movies and haunted houses ,and also Halloween. I have always enjoyed going to haunted houses and getting dressed up for Halloween when I was a kid. I'm a big believer in having a hobby that you love doing. For the longest time I have wanted to put together a a haunted house for everyone in my community. Im trying to find people that would be willing to back my project on opening up Flour Bluffs first haunted house for the community. The link is at the bottum of the page so you can look at the project. I also plan on having canned food drives and raising money for the local laguna little league baseball with some of the money that I raise at the haunted house.I have been in contact with a owner of a haunted house that is looking into selling his two haunted house and all his props. I have the location for the haunted house I just need the supplies for run the haunted house. I plan on opening the haunted house to the community on October 18th,19th, 20th,25th,26th,27th,28th,29th,30th,31th, and the 1st of November. We will be open from 7pm to 12pm every night. If you have any questions feel free to contact me and I will be willing to answer anything you need to know.
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In the 1930's and 1940's the "Aloha Shirt" became a universal symbol of Hawaii's warmth and spirit. Today, almost 70 years later, Paradise Found & Diamond Head Sportswear carry on the Hawaiian tradition by manufacturing the highest quality, most authentic versions of the islands favorite designs. From the warm, romantic days of old Hawaii, they proudly present a collection of "Made in Hawaii." The islands most authentic designs of nostalgic and modern "Aloha Shirts," all of which embody the spirit of Aloha!
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Vitaly (Maximenko) of Jersey City
Archbishop Vitaly (Maximenko) of Jersey City was the ROCOR Archbishop of North America and the Abbot of Holy Trinity Monastery, Jordanville.
Biographical timeline
- 1873 August 8: Vasily was born on the shores of Azov Sea to Deacon John Vasilievich Maximenko and Evfrosinia Feodorovna Maximenko as the fourth child of a seven child family.
- 1879: Vasily's father, Dcn John, reposed as a result of pleurisy contracted while fishing.
- 1880: Vasily's mother reposed from grief. Vasily's orphan wanderings began.
- He went to school at Mariupol Theological School, feeding himself in his first year with wild plants. He graduated with honours and was accepted into Kiev Theological Academy.
- Due to participation in a protest against an unfair administrator, Vasily was expelled without right to enroll in another school. He took a teaching job, and the mothers of his students fed him.
- Vasily then met Bp Anthony (Khrapovitsky), and through his aid was reaccepted to Kazan Theological Academy. Beset by tuberculosis, he was then tonsured a monk by Bp Anthony and given the name Vitaly.
- 1898: Fr Vitaly ordained to the priesthood.
- At St Alexander Missionary Academy, Hmk Vitaly taught liturgics, pastoral theology, homiletics and physics. Hmk Vitaly once rescued a student who had spilled kerosene on himself and ignited, despite receiving severe burns. The student died soon afterwards, however.
- Hmk Vitaly then taught at the Ardon Theological Seminary for three years.
- Bp Anthony arrived at Volynia cathedral, and seeing Pochaev Lavra, offered to transfer Hmk Vitaly to organise a missionary and ecclesiastical press. Hmk Vitaly accepted.
- 1902 November 29: By decree of the Holy Synod, Hmk Vitaly was released from his teaching position, transferred to the bishop of Volynia and elevated to archimandrite.
- December 2: Fr Vitaly appointed a teacher of the law of God, head of the printing press and a member of the spiritual court of Pochaev Lavra.
- 1903: Archimandrite Vitaly appointed editor of the Pochaev Newsletter (Pochaevskii Listok) and the official section of the Volynia Diocesan Bulletin (Volynskie eparkhial'niye vedomosti).
- 1908: Fr. Vitaly established a memorial skete and church at the spot of the "Cossack Graves" near Berestechko where the cossacks of Hetman Bogdon Khmelnitsky fell in 1651 in a battle with the Poles.
- 1910: Archim. Vitaly appointed editor of Russian Monk (Russkiy inok).
- Archim. Vitaly organised a publishing brotherhood and expanded Pochaev's publishing work.
- Archim. Vitaly became de facto head of the ecclesiastical-patriotic organisation, Union of Russian People (Soyuz Russkogo Naroda), which figured in independence from economic exploitation and alcoholism, and established a People's Bank, providing low-interest credit to peasants.
- 1917: Revolution stunned Archim. Vitaly, who left for Movilev, wishing to serve a Divine Liturgy in the presence of the Tsar. He was denied access.
- Archim. Vitaly arrested twice. First imprisoned with Metropolitan Anthony and Archbishop Evlogy in the Uniate monastery of Buchach, then inside the walls of the church of the Cossack Graves, which he had built. Not allowing him to finish serving the Liturgy, his arresters led him to the underwater dungeon in Demblin, where he suffered interrogation and beatings. Fr Vitaly performed the Liturgy there, using his chest in place of an antimension. Through intercessions of other kind people, he evaded execution. On release, he served in the diocese of Belostok under Bp Vladimir.
- Met. Anthony, through the help of the Serbian Patriarch, sponsored Archim. Vitaly to come to Serbia; from there, he went to Ladomirovo, Chezhoslovakia, called Vladimirovo by the Russians. He settled in a peasant hut, but a monastery formed around him. A printing press was given to him by the Lemkovo Student Committee.
- 1928: In Vladimirovo, Fr. Vitaly baptized Vasily Škurla.
- 1932: A Serbian bishop, Bp Damascene, consecrated the premises where Archim. Vitaly lived.
- 1933: The Russian Church Press of St Job of Pochaev was incorporated and registered with the government - having been founded in 1618 and being run until 1918, it was reestablished in 1933. At the same time, he worked with formerly-Uniate parishes. The Church of Serbia had jurisdiction over these parishes, while the ROCOR had jurisdiction over the monastery and press.
- 1933: Abp Apollinary of North America and Canada reposed. After approximately six times that Archim. Vitaly refused the episcopacy, Met. Anthony told Archim. Vitaly that unless he accepted consecration as the bishop of America to replace Abp Apollinary, Met. Anthony would refuse to be his spiritual father. Archim. Vitaly accepted the consecration.
- 1934: Abp. Vitaly, for the sake of peace, removed the suspensions on Metropolitan Platon and his vicars.
- May 6: Archimandrite Vitaly consecrated Bishop of Detroit in the United States.
- October 15, Bp. Vitaly arrived in New York City.
- December 27, he incorporated the diocese.
- 1935: Through the efforts of Abp Vitaly, the Metropolia enters/returns to ROCOR. Bp. Vitaly participated in the ROCOR council of bishops in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
- 1936: Participated in the consecration of Antony (Bashir) of the Antiochian diocese in America.
- 1948: Abp. Vitaly became the abbot of the Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, New York.
- October 13, he opened the Holy Trinity Theological Seminary at the monastery. Participated in the consecration of Archimandrite Michael (Konstantinides) as the Archbishop of the Greek Archdiocese of America.
- 1960 March 21: Archbishop Vitaly of Eastern America and Jersey City reposed peacefully.
Vitaly (Maximenko) of Jersey City | ||
Preceded by: Feodosy (Samoilovich) |
Bishop of Detroit (ROCOR) 1934-1934 |
Succeeded by: Jeronim (Chernov) |
Preceded by: Tikhon (Troitsky) |
Archbishop of North America and Canada (ROCOR) 1934-1935 |
Succeeded by: union with Metropolia |
Preceded by: see created |
Archbishop of Eastern America and Jersey City (ROCOR) 1947-1960 |
Succeeded by: Philaret (Voznesensky) |
Preceded by: Seraphim (Ivanov) |
Abbot of Holy Trinity Monastery 1948-1960 |
Succeeded by: Averky (Taushev) |
Preceded by: — |
Rector of Holy Trinity Seminary 1948-1952 |
Succeeded by: Averky (Taushev) |
- Archbishop Vitaly (Maximenko)
- Timeline of Hierarchs of the Eastern American & New York Diocese
- ВИТАЛИЙ // Православная энциклопедия. Том VIII. — М.: Церковно-научный центр «Православная энциклопедия», 2004. — С. 561-563. — 752 с. — 39000 экз. — ISBN 5-89572-014-5


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International food and chemical conglomerates, including Monsanto Co. and DuPont Co., have contributed about $35 million to defeat Proposition 37 on the November ballot. It also would ban labeling or advertising genetically altered food as "natural." Its supporters have raised just about one-tenth of that amount.
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Monday, March 2, 2009
Nah, These Won't Traumatize the Kids at ALL
Monday, March 2, 2009
Sock-hop it to me, Audrey R.!
Yes, happy birthday, girls, from Headless Flo and her Tinker-Toy Poodle Skirt of Probable Misfortune. ("Doom" was taken.)
Now, who wants ice cream?
"No, no, Patrick, the dinosaur isn't trying to eat you. He's here to party!"
See? Look at that cute little party hat! It really bring out his razor sharp teeth, don't you think, Selah T.?
Speaking of teeth...
This looks like the aftermath of a fairy-tale massacre, or in other words, a-DOR-able! [sing-song voice] Say, Arloe S., is that middle pig coming or going?
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[Kids yelling] "Yay! Dead elephants!"
[announcer] "That's right, kids! Yes, these delectable globs of deceased pachyderms tell the world: this party is gonna be killer!
"Side effects may include screaming, crying, thumb-sucking, sweating, itchy palms, irritable bowel, and a life-long fear of blue animals. Not recommended for children with nervous constitutions or sensitive bladders. Dead elephants are not responsible for any damages - real or imagined - done to your children. Void where prohibited, all rights reserved."
You've got a killer eye there, Andrew C.
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- The Courteous Chihuahua said...
Say what you want about the scare factor, I LOVE the three pigs cake and would totally eat an entire icing elephant.
- March 2, 2009 at 9:35 AM
- Unknown said...
LOVE the disclaimer!
- March 2, 2009 at 9:38 AM
I would be friends with the dinosaur. Better than not being friends.
- March 2, 2009 at 9:39 AM
The pig cake reminds me strongly of the video for "Three Little Pigs" by Green Jello (later Green Jelly for copyright reasons). I know it's floating around YouTube.
I just have to say though, that your disclaimer made my morning. :) - March 2, 2009 at 9:42 AM
Who buys these atrocious creations? I mean really?!
- March 2, 2009 at 9:42 AM
So, these are ridiculous ... but at least they're recognizable. I mean, the dead elephants are hilarious [by the way, "Dead Elephants" would be a GREAT name for a band!], but they are immediately recognizable as such.
If I were to attempt to make dead elephants on a cake, they would turn out much more blobulicious.
Word verification: sinables. Is that like a cracker that will send you straight to hell? - March 2, 2009 at 9:45 AM
- Karen said...
There has to be a reason for the dead blue elephants but I think the reason might be worse than the cake, if that's possible. Yikes.
- March 2, 2009 at 9:47 AM
- Viewtiful_Justin said...
I had everyone at the bank at my computer monitor because I was laughing so hard. Holy cow. Freaking hysterical.
The dead elephant cake is a stroke of genius! - March 2, 2009 at 9:49 AM
- Carrie said...
Just started following you after laughing like crazy last night at these cake wrecks.
These are a bit scary for kids and adults too. Gotta go hide from that party hat dino eeek! - March 2, 2009 at 9:50 AM
Perhaps not the intended effect... but the dead elephants make me giggle! AND they have sprinkles!!!
- March 2, 2009 at 9:52 AM
- kerrie said...
I actually kind of like most of these. the Elephants remind me of the drunk scene in Dumbo and I have a nephew who would absolutely LOVE that dinosaur cake.
Now the sugar content in those elephants — whew! My teeth hurt just looking at that. - March 2, 2009 at 9:54 AM
Well, I must say that these cakes are really well-executed. *poke* Get it? Dead elephants, pig body parts, headless sock-hoppers: executed? Mwah-hahahaha!
But the lettering is legible, borders nicely piped... it's just the subject matter that's a bit, um, questionable. That dino cake just might give me Jurrasic Park-style nightmares, and it wasn't even my party. - March 2, 2009 at 9:55 AM
- kathryn said...
I wonder if the dead elephant cake was for a graduating senior at Texas A&M University... though I'm not sure why it would be a number one shaped cake.
- March 2, 2009 at 9:56 AM
I am so confused by that pig cake! Are the pigs supposed to be hiding in the cake? Why do they only have 2 legs apiece?! Bizarre!!!
- March 2, 2009 at 9:56 AM
- Unknown said...
wait.... i don't.... why.... but the elephants are cute and... so very... dead.
man, these parents are just BEGGING for an emo teenager. - March 2, 2009 at 9:56 AM
the elephant cake had such potential to be adorable.
- March 2, 2009 at 9:58 AM
- Unknown said...
Maybe the dead elephant decorator is a Democrat.
- March 2, 2009 at 10:01 AM
there are red **X** **X** on the elephants eyes!!! What the WHAT???
- March 2, 2009 at 10:01 AM
Once again, Jen, brilliant commentary!LOL
- March 2, 2009 at 10:05 AM
hahahaha those elephants are hilarious.
though the cakes aren't that much of a wreck the concepts are less than perfect. - March 2, 2009 at 10:09 AM
I LOVE the three little pigs cake. I especially like the pieces of stick or straw from the blown-down house. At least, I'm assuming that's what that is.
- March 2, 2009 at 10:09 AM
Those dead elephants look freaking delicious. Yeah, I said it.
- March 2, 2009 at 10:10 AM
- Melanie said...
I've always heard that eyes are the hardest thing to draw, so maybe the entire head was eliminated to avoid that problem.
- March 2, 2009 at 10:10 AM
- C.G. the Foodie said...
Where are the pigs heads?!?!? And the last cake is like a trippy Dumbo scene. - March 2, 2009 at 10:13 AM
The pigs totally confuse me -- is it just the remaining pieces of of the pigs? Why are they each only half a pig?
Now, if you made those blue elephants pink, they'd be perfect for some parties I've attended!! - March 2, 2009 at 10:17 AM
- Empty Promises said...
At least the dead elephant cake is shaped like a 1. Maybe it's a 1st birthday party and the kid will need hypnotic regression to be troubled by this.
- March 2, 2009 at 10:19 AM
- Melinda said...
Are those dead elephants on a giant number 1? There's one for the baby book! ::shudder::
- March 2, 2009 at 10:19 AM
You did *NOT* just say "coming or going". Oh my.... My head is in the gutter.
- March 2, 2009 at 10:21 AM
The elephant with the red x eyes totally cracked me up! and your commentary as usual was right on and hilarious!
Blogless Mary Lou - March 2, 2009 at 10:25 AM
- Queen Julian XIII said...
Are the pig butts bacon flavored?
- March 2, 2009 at 10:26 AM
I think I might have actually liked that dinosaur cake when I was in my dinosaur phase, even if it would have given me nightmares that night, wrapped up in my dinosaur bedsheets.
But I can't fathom the why behind the dead elephant cake. Please tell me this wasn't for a child's 1st birthday! - March 2, 2009 at 10:32 AM
I actually like all of these except for the first one. Maybe not for a kid's party, though.
& those are suppose to be dead elephants? I would've guessed drunk before dead. - March 2, 2009 at 10:33 AM
- Jo-Momma said...
OK, must say that the dino made me think of Barney gone bad. Maybe he ate the head off of poodle skirt gal.
- March 2, 2009 at 10:34 AM
Clearly those elephants are a victim of poisonous sprinkle warfare. But what does the G stand for and why is the burial field shaped like a one?
I think the pigs are either hiding from the poisonous sprinkles having noted the elephant's demise or perhaps simply enjoying a final meal of cake.
As for the dinosaur cake, maybe Mom has grown tired of the 'I love all things dinosaur' phase and think she can scare it out of the little tike with one last cake.
-Becky - March 2, 2009 at 10:34 AM
- Mella said...
They are all great and not bad . It's just the scary theme going on that turns them into wrecks.
- March 2, 2009 at 10:39 AM
- D.B. Echo said...
These are all great cakes! The poodle skirt one looks familiar, like it was based on an illustration from somewhere - so maybe the Tinkertoy poodle is a faithful rendering.
I would LOVE the dinosaur one. Probably for a kid who loves dinosaurs and hates Barney.
The Three Little Pigs and the dead elephants one are both masterpieces - though there should probably be more straw around the pigs. And the dead elephants could be done in pink to celebrate someone's anniversary of sobriety! - March 2, 2009 at 10:40 AM
To be fair, I think the big bad wolf cake was actually pretty well-done - and I think a lot of little boys wouldn't mind the scary dinosaur, either. The dead elephants, however? The purpose is totally lost on me, as is the party theme.
- March 2, 2009 at 10:45 AM
- Unknown said...
I was going along pretty good until I got to the dead elephants (blue is SUCH a nice touch for dead..) and then I totally lost it.
Sure am glad I didn't have a mouthful of coffee when I saw that!
~Amy B. - March 2, 2009 at 10:47 AM
All these cakes are sponsored by the American Association of Child Psychiatrists and Psychologists. In these troubled and troubling times, they have to drum up business any way they can. All of the cakes seem to be executed well. It is just the message that is , is, skewed. Also, as the wife of a dentist, what's with the wolf's teeth? Does he need to brush and floss? Is that a little piggy stuck in there? Did he start the cake before the birthday boy? Is this a case of having your cake and being it too? So many questions and so few answers.
- March 2, 2009 at 10:55 AM
I'm pretty sure the pig cake is not just the three little pigs but is from the book "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" In that book all you ever see is the rear of the pigs right before the pig eats them.
- March 2, 2009 at 10:57 AM
- Jen said...
That elephant one KILLS me!
- March 2, 2009 at 11:03 AM
- Markus said...
I'm guessing the blue elephants used to be pink before, and now they're just sleeping it off...
- March 2, 2009 at 11:04 AM
What on Earth were the decorators thinking?
- March 2, 2009 at 11:08 AM
- Markus said...
Also, are you sure there's not a two before the 1? 21 is the legal drinking age in the US, isn't it? Now I'm sure it's pink elephants sleeping it off!
- March 2, 2009 at 11:10 AM
- elb said...
What about the lack of hands on the headless sock hopper? Well, they don't look much like hands if they are...more like mittens...that will keep the kids wondering, I'm sure...
- March 2, 2009 at 11:11 AM
- Heartfruit said...
I really hope the dead elephant cake wasn't for a first birthday. In other situations I can see it being humorous but not for a little kids party.
- March 2, 2009 at 11:11 AM
Not quite as much fun as dead elephants... but I think those are supposed to be heffalumps (sp?) from Winnie the Pooh.
- March 2, 2009 at 11:20 AM
- Julia said...
To be fair, kids are harder to traumatize than you think. My three year old looked at the first two cakes and said, "Arrr! Dinosaur! Arrr! Princess!" and went on her merry way.
That elephant cake is just wrong, though. - March 2, 2009 at 11:24 AM
- the ginabean said...
I really don't know what to say...other than I'm SO glad my folks didn't do this for me when I was a child...or even now that I'm an adult! These cakes have the potential to scar for life...
- March 2, 2009 at 11:28 AM
- Melanie said...
My two year old came up while I was looking at this post and said, "Scary! Scary, Mommy, scary." Indeed, I won't be getting those cakes for any of his birthdays. Unless I start to hate him. And that won't happen.
- March 2, 2009 at 11:33 AM
I like the way the dead elephants cake is apparently a huge "1" but there appears to be a card to the right of it labeled "6" - I wonder how old the kid really is.
- March 2, 2009 at 11:40 AM
actually, the one with the wolf and the three little pigs is taken from an illustration in a children's book(think older than fairy tale age, like 9 or 10) telling a "modern day" version of the story. i rather think it's a really nice-looking cake.
- March 2, 2009 at 11:42 AM
- Doublebanker said...
A little early for a cake that is too scary...
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- Unknown said...
Actually, I think that Dinosaur one is awesomely done. I want it at my next party!
- March 2, 2009 at 11:53 AM
- jackie31337 said...
madeline-may said: Those dead elephants look freaking delicious. Yeah, I said it.
Careful, there are enough crossover readers from passive-aggressive notes that you could end up wearing the unitard. - March 2, 2009 at 11:58 AM
- HorribleLicensePlates said...
LOL - The "x"s on those elephant's eyes are priceless!
- March 2, 2009 at 12:05 PM
Deeead elephants (bum bum bum) deeeadd elephants (bum bum bum)
deeead elephants aren't much fun.
Dimento, anyone?
wv: pubnex. "The elephants turned blue.. they'll need to visit the pubnex to pinken up again." - March 2, 2009 at 12:05 PM
- Unknown said...
I actually really like the wolf cake and the elephant cake (bizarre as it is). Beats a generic plastic Bob the Builder anyday.
- March 2, 2009 at 12:16 PM
- Trevor said...
Actually I think the elephants MIGHT be drunk and passed out, not dead, based on teh X's over their eyes.
- March 2, 2009 at 12:20 PM
These are great wrecks... scary wrong, yet surprisingly well done. The elephant cake would have been adorable... but what was going throught the decorators mind that made him decide to add a red "x" to their eyes? I hope it was requested... maybe "Dead Elephants" WAS the name of the band that ordered the cake :) And the three pigs cake is great. It makes me want to make a cake depicting "The stinky cheese man" (Will anyone over 27 know what I mean by that, i wonder... )
- March 2, 2009 at 12:27 PM
Cakewrecks is consistently one of the best and funniest blogs I visit on a daily basis.
You guys should add a "Followers" box. I know I'd follow CW. - March 2, 2009 at 12:28 PM
Maybe the elephants are supposed to be passed out drunk - but if so, why aren't they pink?
And it looks like they just ran out of room on the sock-hopper cake - nice planning, wreckerator. They could have just put wheels in place of the feet and made her a dressmaker's form. - March 2, 2009 at 12:29 PM
OMG! It's the blue elephant brothers of the pink elephant on my New Year's cake! -Amy C.
- March 2, 2009 at 12:31 PM
I love the dead elephant cake! I could be wrong, but in other countries, but having Xs for eyes means that the character is sleeping?
- March 2, 2009 at 12:32 PM
- Kara said...
What is up with these parents??
And I like that the sock-hopper's jacket is monogrammed with "AH" (the kids' initials). Yes, AH! is right... - March 2, 2009 at 12:34 PM
- Ann Burlingham said...
The 3 Pigs cake lady has more, and these are weird/great/something, including the heart (with arteries), woman with baby crowning, and roasted chicken cakes: http://thecakelady.ca/bizarre3.html
- March 2, 2009 at 12:47 PM
- FreedomFirst said...
Okay, the dead elephants did seem a bit weird, and the outfit minus a body needed a double-take. But I like that dinosaur. I think my 4-year-old would LOVE that cake. As for the 3 pigs, that is hilarious. Not really my thing though. I could see my 2-year-old really liking that one. He loves anything with big teeth right now, and it's not looking right at him like the dino-monster.
- March 2, 2009 at 12:49 PM
- Licketysplit said...
My first thought was that the elephants were some depraved version of Heffalumps, like so: http://love-a-cupcake.blogspot.com/2008/02/heffalumps-cuppies.html
My next flight of fancy is an elaborate story that the "1" stands for "We're number 1," like a foam finger. A team with the initial "G," see bottom of the cake, has soundly defeated a team with an elephant mascot. Hence the festive sprinkles and the carnage. - March 2, 2009 at 1:24 PM
- BreeAnn said...
The dinosaur cake looks like a rabib Barney. The Elephant cake.... is just creepy.
- March 2, 2009 at 1:40 PM
- MJS said...
My son would adore the T. Rex cake but he's 8 and is all about the gore.
I think those elephant eyes are supposed to be buttons (sewn on) but they just look dead. Not to mention the diabetic coma that amount of frosting would put you into. - March 2, 2009 at 2:10 PM
- Scritzy said...
Okay, I went to the Cake Lady link. I want the coffin-covered-in-roses cake for my wake.
I'm going to have nightmares about Wolfie and the Half-Hams tonight.
Of course the elephants are dead. Any child of a certain age (ahem, middle?) remembers that cartoon characters with Xs for eyes were dead.
I have a pathological fear of elephants, but I'd scarf one of those frosting goops right down. Hand me a spoon.
Word verification: locker. I hid my scary cake in my locker and got busted during inspection. Oops. ;) - March 2, 2009 at 2:11 PM
- Unknown said...
Did anyone else see the dinosaur cake and think of the AT&T commercial with Freddie the Fun-Loving Dinosaur being replaced with the T-Rex?
- March 2, 2009 at 2:18 PM
I was wondering if the sock hop lady was supposed to be the Nanny from Muppet Babies since you never see her head (AND this would qualify her for your 80s tribute!). Even so, it's, like, grody to the max!
- March 2, 2009 at 2:20 PM
I absolutely love the last one.
Hah! Elephanticide. - March 2, 2009 at 2:29 PM
Oh! That is *straw* scattered around the pigs and wolf. My first thought was toothpicks for the wolf to get the last shreds of pork out of his teeth.
- March 2, 2009 at 2:51 PM
Maybe the dead elephants cake is to celebrate an alcoholic's first full year of sobriety. That would explain both the blueness and the deadness.
- March 2, 2009 at 3:02 PM
- Derelict said...
I think the lizard one would go over with no problems, even at a 4yo's boys bday party.
My son would probably think it's awesome. - March 2, 2009 at 3:09 PM
- Heidi D said...
HA! I am so glad my cousin told me to come check you out. You are my favorite now. :)
Some of my favorite things are cake and humor. Bad cakes and humor is even better.
I did a post about a botched wedding cake. I'm sure you've seen the cake before. Anyway, in her comment she mentioned you're awesome {sing song voice} blog. I'm hooked and will be visiting everyday...at least once.
Today is Dr. Seuss's birthday, so maybe you could find some cool, or not so cool, cakes for him. Just a humble suggestion. - March 2, 2009 at 5:02 PM
- bubbasmom said...
I love the three pigs cake! It reminds me of the time when my husband got me a cake with a dead pig on it. I loved that cake, too!! In all fairness to my beloved, there's a story there;^)
And the dead blue elephants (what other color would dead elephants be???) were wondrous. - March 2, 2009 at 5:29 PM
I actually really like the dead elephants, but I'm not a little kid.
they are pretty cute icing critters. - March 2, 2009 at 6:37 PM
- Jessica Martiele said...
Ummmm...is it me, or does the Wolf on the mauled Piggy cake look JUST like Gmork from The Neverending Story? Maybe I'm still hung over from the Sunday Sweets '80's thing, but that cake has me fearing The Nothing and hoping Falcor will scoop up Atreyu and take him to the Childlike Empress instead of letting him get mauled by Gmork. Aaaaah, the '80's...
- March 2, 2009 at 6:39 PM
- Das Mutter said...
I'm sorry, but I'm going to be laughing about the 3 pigs until tomorrow. I want the directions b/c I think I may have to find an excuse to make that one.
- March 2, 2009 at 6:52 PM
All these cakes are very well-made. I love the poodle skirt cake. Just because it's not your thing doesn't make it a wreck.
- March 2, 2009 at 7:39 PM
Hysterical! Though the dino was a bit much - eek!
WV: sessuse - these oddball cake wrecks are just the thing for Dr. Sessuse's birthday! - March 2, 2009 at 8:16 PM
BTW, if you who protest that these are *not* wrecks would read the sidebars, you'll note that they ARE wrecks because Jen says so. Rules of the blog.
- March 2, 2009 at 8:18 PM
- Chelle said...
Um.. is the elephant cake shaped like a one? It leads me to believe it's a 1st birthday cake.... hmm, I could be wrong, maybe it's the first time the cake receiver poached an endangered animal??
That's ONE, ONE POACHED ELEPHANT. Mwa ha ha ha haaa! I love to count.
Dibs on the wastebasket. - March 2, 2009 at 8:46 PM
- WILLOW TREE said...
(shaky singing through clenched teeth) yea, memories!
Blessings, Carolynn - March 2, 2009 at 10:49 PM
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- Kat said...
I think having dead elephants means way more frosting and that's a good thing.
- March 2, 2009 at 11:44 PM
- cadylee said...
OK, I actually like the dinosaur cake, but the headless, handless sock hop gal freaks me the eff out.
- March 3, 2009 at 12:03 AM
- Appieloosa said...
Ok the wolf and the 3 pigs is actually from a book (I think) it's called "The Three little pigs, the true story"
It's told by the wolf and he just happens to come across the dead piggies and he didn't want them to go to waste ((snicker)) the picture in the book actually looks like that.
See the wolf just sneezed and well that's how he found the pigs.
There's even a story about his "Trial"
There's also a puppet show that is based on the book that is really really great at one point one of the pigs "falls off the road of life" my little boy laughed so hard he almost fell over:) - March 3, 2009 at 2:10 AM
- Appieloosa said...
I can't find the picture but here's an old you tube clip where Tim Allen reads the story to some kids. At the end of the clip you can see the part that looks like the cake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTrQJgMTErQ - March 3, 2009 at 2:28 AM
AH! The elephants remind me of the scary drunk scene in Dumbo. Only here it looks like the elephants on parade had too much to drink.
- March 3, 2009 at 2:30 AM
That dinosaur cake reminds me of that commercial. Where the mother was expecting some happy friendly dinosaur only to get the mini godzilla. The mother looks at the camera all worried and says "ah memories." as the children are screaming of course. I can see the theme now.
- March 3, 2009 at 3:20 AM
These are killer! Ba-dum-bum-baaa!
Poor Patrick didn't even get a dot on his "i". That's gotta hurt real bad, man. - March 3, 2009 at 4:37 AM
- Simon Ovidiu said...
I really love this blog.You made me laugh.
Well as I know children remember the things that had a big impact upon them.
So if I would ever make cake like that I should probably ask my self many times:Was this a happy birthday or a spuky birthday?
Visit my blog - March 3, 2009 at 5:14 AM
- Margi said...
I just want those little piggies with their little curly tails
that cake is art - March 3, 2009 at 6:34 AM
I thought the elephants were drunk! HAHA They had a little too much fun at the party
- March 3, 2009 at 8:50 AM
- j.cro said...
At least they're blue to show that they're dead... Although making them a little more purple-y grey might have made them more realistic.
Poor kid! - March 3, 2009 at 10:17 AM
- Nulono said...
Please tell me those elephants aren't solid frosting!
- March 3, 2009 at 10:34 AM
- Aren Michael said...
i think the t-rex cake is way awesome and makes me think of a cake my 12 year old brother would want.
the 3 little pigs is hilarious!
dead elephants, not so much. - March 3, 2009 at 11:58 AM
- jds said...
Wow! I've been missing out! It hurts to not laugh this hard, under my breathe, at work. Well I've been under a rock for way too long...found you on the Weblog Awards page. Congrats!!
- March 3, 2009 at 12:45 PM
- Ghost Rider said...
Maybe the dead elephants isn't celebrating a kids birthday, but the one year being sober mark??? Or maybe the baby just realllllly hates elephants?
I loved these though! - March 3, 2009 at 12:45 PM
- Ashley said...
Must...eat...bad bad wolf. Wow...that one was just...wow.
- March 3, 2009 at 1:06 PM
- Susie said...
My boys would love the dinosaur, although my 2 year old says it's a crocodile. They like dinos, and the scarier, the better.
I think you missed something on Headless Flo. I think even more disturbing than the fact that her head wouldn't fit on the cake is that she has ARM STUMPS! Arms would have fit on the cake, which makes the lack of them seriously creepy.
Maybe she should have added a cupcake head and made it a CCC!
And Three Little Pigs? No, it should be called "Pig Butt Cake." - March 3, 2009 at 3:29 PM
At first I thought the dead elephants cake was a replica of the 'hungy hippos' board game.
- March 3, 2009 at 5:42 PM
Hey mom I think the Hungary Hungary Hippos died of starvation
- March 3, 2009 at 9:23 PM
- bridget said...
I have to say that my 4-year-old daughter would LOVE the scary dino cake. She (and her similarly aged cousins) would have thought it was the coolest!
And they also love any large quantities of icing. Perfect for that age group. - March 3, 2009 at 11:18 PM
- In the Meantime said...
I kind of like the dinosaur cake!!
I just don't understand the dead elephants - especially not on a first birthday cake! Maybe they're figuring the kid will be too young to be disturbed and will instead concentrate only on the cake? - March 4, 2009 at 2:12 AM
I think the "dead elephants" cake might be political: were the "blue" states Republican? But I don't understand the "1" shape in that context. The elephants are cute, anyway.
- March 4, 2009 at 3:32 AM
Yes I think the dead elephant cake is political too. Dead Elephant is a website....wonder who the G might stand for? :)
- March 4, 2009 at 10:44 PM
- Hungarican Chick said...
I particularly like the X-eyes.
- March 5, 2009 at 8:02 PM
My 5 y.o. daughter saw the Big Bad Wolf cake and said, "Looks like he blowed too hard."
Yup, piggy segments everywhere.... Ew. - March 7, 2009 at 9:04 PM
I'm not entirely sure if those dead elephants werent meant to be dead. Uh-oh!
- March 18, 2009 at 9:03 PM
I doubt anyone's going to read this far, but I thought I'd put in my 2 cents. :-)
I have to say, I love the dino cake. Kids love that sort of thing. When my brother was 3 or 4 (don't remember exactly), my mom asked what kind of cake he wanted for his birthday. His response was 'Dinosaurs attacking a train'. So she got a little plastic train cake topper and little plastic (not cake topper) dinos. And there was the 'dinosaurs attacking a train'. He loved it. - April 2, 2009 at 11:07 AM
my soon to be 4 sister pointed at the dinosaur cake and said "i want that cake!" and i just don't understand the pig cake.
- May 18, 2009 at 5:11 AM
I thought those elephants were drunk.
- June 1, 2010 at 8:52 AM
Wreckerator #1: "Ok, I'll make it, but I have to warn you: I haven't learned how to draw heads, forearms and hands yet. Or dogs, for that matter."
The 'one year of sobriety' theory for the last makes a heckuva lot more sense -- and is much cooler -- than a carnage-themed first birthday party. - July 10, 2010 at 10:48 PM
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Sometimes I think I need a heart of stone to live here.
One advantage to living on a farm in the middle of nowhere is that you can sit on the edge of a bunk feeder in the barnyard at sunrise and cry as loud as you like. Nobody is going to bother you.
I had planned to put this photo and its story up this morning, along with some thoughts that have been randomly connecting in my mind. About Lucky 13, who we lost a week ago today. About my brother, who we lost over 100 days ago and who was here on the farm when the first lambs were born last year. About the fact that Snugglebunny (whose eartag is #13) gave birth to the 13th lamb this year and should I give her a name that includes "Lucky" or "13" or would that feel wrong.
About the usual things—love, loss, life.
More below. . .
I jotted down a few notes and headed to the barn at first light. I snapped some photos of Rose trying to figure out an empty water trough, checked on the occupants of the three bonding pens who were all doing fine, and made my way into the fenced barnyard. BB, as usual, was crying loudly for her baby. Several times yesterday I had found the itty bitty lamb tucked in various cozy spots, sleeping so deeply she didn't hear her mother's call.
I looked around the barnyard as BB continued to wail. And then I began to look harder. And harder. Soon I was peering into nooks and crannies she could not possibly have been in. I started saying "Oh no oh no oh no oh no" over and over as I checked the same places three, four, five times.
She is gone. Most likely a coyote sneaked in and snatched her up in the night. Or an owl may have swooped down and grabbed her. I have never had this happen. Never lost a lamb to a predator here, even when Alison left Beattie tucked under a fallen tree, half a mile from the barn.
But there is always a first time for everything. I cannot believe it, but then again I still cannot believe that Natalie, the last remaining member of my original 1995 flock, literally disappeared without a trace a year ago. We searched and searched for hours and found nothing. It is very difficult to kill and eat (or carry off) a full grown sheep and not leave a speck of wool anywhere. But obviously it can happen. This also occurred during my brother's visit, and he was absolutely crushed.
"It happens," I told him. "This is a farm. Things like this happen." But of course that doesn't make it any easier.
Gladys Taber, who lived from 1899 to 1980, was a wonderful columnist and author who wrote 59 books, including several about her life at Stillmeadow Farm in New England. In one of her essays, she explained how she believed that there are people from The Other Side who come over here and essentially help themselves to our stuff. There is just no other logical way to explain the disappearance of so many things, like a giant dog door that simply vanished one day from Stillmeadow.
I often think about this theory, as I find the whole idea rather charming. And as I helplessly walked the barnyard fence line yet again this morning, knowing in my heart I wasn't going to find that tiny, helpless, darling little lamb, a crazy thought popped into my head. Is my brother stealing my sheep?
Last week I turned away from Lucky 13 for the last time and nearly tripped over this heart rock. Many of you know that I have a growing collection of found heart shaped rocks. Most of them are lined up on a stone ledge next to the front door, where I see them several times a day. They make me smile.
This heart rock is different from all the others. It is big and chunky and has a large slit running through it. It sits slightly apart from the rest. It is Lucky 13.
Today I went looking for information about Gladys Taber online and learned that, "She continued writing up until her last days and left the following poem as her epitaph:"
When I am gone
I beg no fanfare;
Indeed I shall not be there.
So no tears need be shed. -
They will not bring to me
Rock Harbor sunset
On a burning sea
Or Amber's purr-song, nor yet
Wild geese waking me at dawn.
For I shall be dead -
Then greet the new day
Pretending I am not away.
I'm sorry Gladys, but I need to shed some more tears. I'm going to go back down to the barnyard, sit on the edge of that bunk feeder surrounded by my flock, comfort a grieving mother who is wailing for her baby the best I can, and cry for all that has been lost—even though I do have many hearts of stone.
4/13/06 Update: The mysterious loss of lambs continues. It is truly a shepherd's nightmare.
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Monday, August 25, 2008
When Hunter/Decorators Bake
Monday, August 25, 2008
Here we have a cake so testosterone-charged that I bet any female within a ten foot radius will spontaneously sprout a beard and crave flannel. No tinker-toy plastic deer or tractors for Robert - hoo no; this is a guy who eats danger for breakfas... er, I mean dessert. No sissy exclamation points after his name, either: "Robert" must always be pronounced with deadly determination. In fact, after this he's going shark-fishing: alone, in a rowboat, at night, and with only his trusty blade, lure, and flashlight to aid him. So you'd best cut him an extra big slice.
Thank you! Celeritas
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Camouflage seems like a tricky thing to pull off in icing. And hey, if you're going to use a real knife as decoration, you might as well stab it through the cake to make it extra-manly.
Missing from this cake: a bottle of Old Spice. - August 25, 2008 at 8:05 AM
- Kilroy! said...
Who in their right mind would put a rusty knife on a cake?
- August 25, 2008 at 8:19 AM
- saintseester said...
Gee, I hope that lure hasn't been used.
- August 25, 2008 at 8:37 AM
- Hodge said...
We can only hope that the rust is genuine. Extra flavor! Extra iron!
- August 25, 2008 at 8:49 AM
- Unknown said...
Nothing more appetizing than rust! I wonder if that's what they used to cut it... yum!
- August 25, 2008 at 9:03 AM
- Trevor said...
Well, I often try to look at the bright side of the wrecks (when there is one!). At least the icing is colored well. I'm assuming they used an airbrush, but it looks nice, excluding all of the ultra manly accoutroments (Or however that's spelled).
Oh, by the way, this website has become a big hit with my local cake decorating club. - August 25, 2008 at 9:09 AM
- Andrea said...
First of all, do you really need camo to go fishing? Then you have this "manly" cake and a wussy little bobber and lure. Looks more like he is going out for bluegill. But man, when he lands it, just sit back and admire his filleting skills in the glow of the flashlight.
- August 25, 2008 at 9:10 AM
- The Courteous Chihuahua said...
Affirmative here on the beard and flannel. I've also had to resist the urge to belch and pass gas.
- August 25, 2008 at 9:17 AM
- DaveX said...
I'm just curious why Robert uses camouflage when he goes fishing.
Anyways, this cake is NOT a keeper. Throw it back! - August 25, 2008 at 9:19 AM
- The Creeper said...
Look at it this way... if they have a freak storm that knocks out the power during the party, stranding the attendees for days, in the back woods of *insert state here*, Robert can still keep the crew fed with his cake's accessories.
- August 25, 2008 at 9:19 AM
There's a fish hook on the cake.
A fish hook.
On a cake. - August 25, 2008 at 9:25 AM
- MommaSuds said...
Hi I found your blog through a friend of mine.It is sure to make me laugh.
This cake is great.My hubby would love I am sad to say.Of course I think he would rather have one with a rifle and a deer head.Now that would be crazy.
Interesting topic to blog about! - August 25, 2008 at 9:42 AM
At least the writing is neat!
- August 25, 2008 at 9:46 AM
- Gallifrey said...
Wonder if it is a MUD CAKE, and really really taste like dirt?!
- August 25, 2008 at 9:52 AM
- Cynical Nymph said...
At first I though, "Gee, it may be ugly, but those implements on the cake? THOSE are some seriously masterful works of icing."
Then, I read the comments.
Then, I looked again.
Then, I realized, "... Eeeewww." - August 25, 2008 at 10:26 AM
- joyce said...
But, what is that white splotch in the right hand corner?? Looks like bird poop. Is it fishing line all curled up? Poor Robert. How old is he?
- August 25, 2008 at 11:00 AM
- B said...
These cakes are hilarious! Thanks for the laugh.
- August 25, 2008 at 11:01 AM
"you might as well stab it through the cake to make it extra-manly."
Yes, and ideally this would be a bleeding cake, too! (I recently learned how to make these. Can't wait to make a bleeding cake for my baby shower... MUAHAHA) - August 25, 2008 at 11:02 AM
- Chris Casey said...
The cake would only be more manly if it had an automatic rifle with a laser scope on it. that really gives a deer a chance! If it was fishing themed, they would have put a harpoon gun!
- August 25, 2008 at 11:14 AM
- Dawn said...
Thank you for the great laugh. I laughed and then I showed it to my daughter and laughed just as hard the second time. Keep up the good work.
- August 25, 2008 at 11:19 AM
Just saw your mention on Test Pattern - very exciting! I love your blog - keep them coming :)
- August 25, 2008 at 11:30 AM
- Dea said...
BWAHA! Oh man, that's so wrong...
- August 25, 2008 at 11:37 AM
- Ruth said...
OK, I know we're supposed to be focusing on the weaponry on the cake here, but did anyone else notice that the word "Robert" seems to be an afterthought? The end punctuation is definitely before the word "Robert". "Happy birthday! Robert" seems a little odd to me.
- August 25, 2008 at 11:41 AM
- Chloe Tejada said...
Unfortunately I think my very manly cousin would love this cake, if he in fact liked cake, which he doesn't.
Love this blog, the writing is hilarious :) - August 25, 2008 at 11:42 AM
- Cupid's Broken Arrow said...
Only thing that would have been manlier is if the fish was still attached to the lure. Yum!
- August 25, 2008 at 11:43 AM
- Erin said...
That's just a wrong color brown. Especially when paired with green nastiness.
- August 25, 2008 at 11:56 AM
- Cathy Womble said...
I enjoy your site & check regularly for new wrecks. I have to disagree with this one. I think it is nicely done & my husband & both sons would like it.
- August 25, 2008 at 11:58 AM
- SeaWorthy said...
This is sooooooo funny! Great cake mistake blog. what a concept. Your comments are HYSTERICAL!!
coastal nest - August 25, 2008 at 12:21 PM
- 3girlsmom said...
My personal favorite is the use of the little dots on the ends of each letter. I bet a sorority chick made this cake. It's her subliminal feminine touch.
- August 25, 2008 at 12:22 PM
- Yarnhog said...
At least no one will have to search for a cake knife.
- August 25, 2008 at 12:23 PM
- *Shannon said...
I bet you he ate the knife too. Just to prove how manly he was. I wouldn't want that thing on my cake... it looks a bit rusty. He had probably just gotten done cleaning it from the deer hunt that morning!
- August 25, 2008 at 12:33 PM
I hope the fishing lure, knife and bobber are new... ick. - Kay from Cleveland
- August 25, 2008 at 12:33 PM
- Angela said...
I'm with Joyce - what is that white thing in upper righthand corner? Looks like a poodle that wandered inbetween the hunter and the prey.
- August 25, 2008 at 12:37 PM
- MaryO said...
Somehow this wreck should have beer cans either surrounding it, or on it.
Again, thecourteouschihuahua made me laugh! Absolutely - a break wind contest and belch contest would definitely be part of this "partay"
LMAO as always! - August 25, 2008 at 1:01 PM
- Ranee @ Arabian Knits said...
I have been enjoying your blog for some time now, and I have given you an award on my blog. Thank you for the comic relief. - August 25, 2008 at 1:03 PM
Hey - Just wanted to give you a shout out that your blog is great! I linked to it off another blog I read (becauseIsaidso.com), and love it! I'm an amateur cake decorator myself, and only hope that nothing I've done shows up on your site! LOL...
- August 25, 2008 at 1:11 PM
I... Did... Is... Really? I mean, REALLY??
I thought at first the light and knife were sugary decorations, but did the decorator really just plop REAL tools on a cake? Doesn't that kinda miss the point? Besides, I don't usually like to rub the contents of my junk drawer over my food before eating it...
And is this cake FROM Robert, or TO Robert? 'Cause it looks like it's FROM him with the exclamation point where it is... - August 25, 2008 at 1:17 PM
- KelinciHutan said...
I realize this is the obvious response, but...ICK!!!
- August 25, 2008 at 2:00 PM
- Alexi Frest said...
I do love the funny icing, and I realize that I would like to have some fine sweets!
- August 25, 2008 at 2:01 PM
Trusty blade? I think maybe you mean rusty blade.
Are the fish guts inside the cake? - August 25, 2008 at 2:19 PM
- Megan said...
where do people come up with this stuff?! - August 25, 2008 at 2:45 PM
- Joni Dixon-Stanger said...
Oh my brother would love that cake! The only thing he would want added is his shotgun.
- August 25, 2008 at 2:47 PM
- Steve said...
You definately have a big imagination to decorate a cake like that. I like it
- August 25, 2008 at 3:21 PM
totally awesome cake!
- August 25, 2008 at 3:25 PM
- TAB Photographic said...
blah! No seriously, it's like when I made my kids green pancakes for St. Patty's day. They wouldn't eat them because of the colour and I have to say that this cake isn't far from the same. Just the colours start it off with not such a great taste. Though I bet my son would love it!!!
- August 25, 2008 at 4:12 PM
- Rachael M. said...
Ha - clearly I was not the only person to wonder why Cammo was a fishing necessity. They don't really spy you from inside the boat that often...
- August 25, 2008 at 4:37 PM
- LadyWriter said...
...The wreckiest part of this cake, for me, is not that they probably didn't think of washing any of this stuff before sticking it in the cake, but that they have the knife half-open-- the least safe way to leave a knife.
- August 25, 2008 at 4:39 PM
- Unknown said...
The knife is handy. You can use it to cut the cake when its eatin' time!
http://dontdatehimgirl.com/posts/147345/ - August 25, 2008 at 5:11 PM
- Snotty McSnotterson said...
The saddest part being, this is a cake my ex-husband would have died for. We might still be married to this day had I made him this hideously-themed cake. Good thing I didn't.
- August 25, 2008 at 5:14 PM
- Unknown said...
very good
- August 25, 2008 at 5:51 PM
- The Courteous Chihuahua said...
You are obviously a woman of great intellegence and sophistication (or a recent mental institution escapee). :-P - August 25, 2008 at 5:59 PM
- Kemmei said...
The very last "Scene From a Hat" on this is cake-related. This is a clip from Whose Line Is It Anyway? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2OKpzk83ts&NR=1
- August 25, 2008 at 7:18 PM
- maryeb said...
Too funny!! I absolutely love your description of this cake and the man behind it.
- August 25, 2008 at 7:23 PM
- sachos345 said...
LoL i like this is Original,me gusta,if you want to pass over my blog
http://conseguidinerointernet.blogspot.com/ - August 25, 2008 at 7:33 PM
As much as I wouldn't choose a camo cake, I have to admit this is better looking than the previous camo cake (the one with the post title that was something about losing appetite).
Except... what's not better is the disturbing colors of the lettering. It's sort of brownish gray and grayish brown, mixed together. It ...it... yuck, I can't go there. Y'all can use your imaginations. - August 25, 2008 at 7:33 PM
His hobbies obviously include hunting, fishing, and not paying the electric bill.
- August 25, 2008 at 8:14 PM
Ok, this is the first one that I could see a member of my family actually buying.
It would have gone well with my nephew's party where he received a knife, a gun, and some black powder. (And a digital camera from grandma!)
Strangest party of my life! - August 25, 2008 at 8:14 PM
- Unknown said...
Wow...I have chest hair now!
- August 25, 2008 at 8:22 PM
- Unknown said...
The weirdest part for me is the text... "Happy birthday! Robert". As if it's saying, "Happy birthday from Robert". That's the biggest disaster of the cake, I think the rest is just up to taste... GET IT? HAHAHAHA!
- August 25, 2008 at 9:52 PM
- Sunny said...
Nice blog you got here!
Your cakes made me smile, I'm going to order one today as its my sister's birthday today!
Congratulations on being awarded Blogs of Note!!!
HaPPi Like a HiPPo - August 26, 2008 at 12:11 AM
- Izzy said...
Unfortunately I think my hubby would probably love this cake *gasp!* ... I've tried soo hard to try and refine him LOL ;-)
- August 26, 2008 at 12:28 AM
Oh, the colors are scary.
I saw a funny cake today on another website, can't decide if it's a success or a wreck, I suppose it depends if one's a StarWars fan or not.
http://mysite.verizon.net/res041jh/snmcakes/HanSoloCarbonite.html - August 26, 2008 at 3:45 AM
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- August 26, 2008 at 5:19 AM
The machismo in that cake is phenomenal. I do have to say, though, that the only time I've seen something the color and consistency of the icing used for the lettering was when it was coming out of the wrong end of my cat. I don't think I'd ever be able to bring myself to put that in my mouth.
I will, however, give the decorator credit for choosing an idea and sticking with it...boldly. - August 26, 2008 at 5:41 AM
What cake could not be improved by a flick knife! :)
- August 26, 2008 at 6:03 AM
When I read the inscription on this cake, I hear the voice-over guy from the Rambo movies.
"Happy Birthday!"......ROBERT"
(cue dramatic music) - August 26, 2008 at 9:56 AM
- Pink Sith said...
Why oh why do people still believe that camouflage is appetizing? And is that a REAL flashlight? Good Gawd!
- August 26, 2008 at 10:22 AM
- Shakespere said...
Interesting blog. I enjoyed reading. Thanks
- August 26, 2008 at 12:10 PM
- Ellis said...
I make marble cake every now and again, but this has inspired me to try different colours sometime (uh probably not camouflage though). Great idea there.
- August 26, 2008 at 2:56 PM
I sent this to my Sister. Her husband's name is Robert and he is an avid hunter. Not so much with the fishing but still. - August 27, 2008 at 2:49 AM
- Tev said...
While the cake itself is one big hot mess, your descriptions of it really hits my g-spot..
- August 29, 2008 at 1:50 PM
When my cousin got married, their wedding cake had a knife and a grenade (plastic I think) on top. They do live in Nevada and like to hunt, but still, it was a wedding. I was horrified. At least this cake is for a birthday.
- September 25, 2008 at 4:36 PM
- Tara said...
Can you imagine cleaning off that flashlight? Plus, a rusty knife? Really?
- October 8, 2008 at 12:50 PM
- Mudhooks said...
I am assuming that is gull poo in the top right corner of the cake.
- October 13, 2008 at 6:48 AM
Someone really wants tetanus for their birthday.
- November 14, 2008 at 9:50 PM
- Cupcakes Lady said...
There's a fish hook on the cake. A fish hook. Really? On a cake? Isnt that dangerous?! ;) xx
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Update at 11:30 a.m. ET. More Hostages Than Thought; Many Released?
"The bloody three-day hostage standoff at a Sahara natural gas plant took a dramatic turn Friday as Algeria's state news service reported that nearly 100 of the 132 foreign workers kidnapped by Islamic militants had been freed," The Associated Press says.
The wire service adds that the "number of hostages at the remote desert facility was significantly higher than any previous report, and still meant that the fate of over 30 foreign energy workers was unclear. Yet it could indicate a potential breakthrough in the confrontation that began when the militants seized the plant early Wednesday."
Please keep in mind, as we've been saying, there's a great deal of conflicting information. We're trying to sort through it.
Some of the early reports:
-- Other Nations Not Alerted Before Raid. "The U.S., Britain, Japan and other nations [whose citizens are among the hostages] say they were not consulted by Algeria or alerted about Thursday's raid on the gas facility by that nation's security forces," NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton reports from Mali. "Algeria says it responded with force to prevent the hostage-takers from leaving the remote facility with foreign hostages, which could have escalated into an ever greater crisis."
-- Algerian Officials Defend Action. "The Algerian government, which fought a civil war with Islamist militants that killed more than 100,000 people in the 1990s, sought to justify its raid on the gas complex at In Amenas, which is run by BP; Statoil, a Norwegian firm; and Sonatrach, the Algerian national oil company," writes the Los Angeles Times. " 'Those who think we will negotiate with terrorists are delusional,' Mohamed Said Belaid, Algeria's communications minister, told state media. 'Those who think we will surrender to their blackmail are delusional.' "
-- Higher Death Estimates "Exaggerated." "Estimates of the foreign casualties ranged from 4 to 35, though one Algerian official said the higher figure was 'exaggerated,' " The New York Times reports.
-- It's An "Ongoing Operation." "In a statement to the House of Commons, British prime minister David Cameron said the Algerian mission to rescue the ... hostages was an 'ongoing operation,' " says The Guardian.


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Mr. Speaker, next week following the NATO conference in Prague, President Bush is scheduled to meet with President Putin in St. Petersburg, Russia. It is expected that the two leaders will discuss such vital issues as the war against terrorism, the policies in Iraq, safeguards against weapons of mass destruction, and expanded energy cooperation between the United States and Russia. I would urge Mr. Bush to include on the agenda the continuing conflict in Chechnya.
At this time, the Russian Government and its people are still recovering from the horrific events of last month, when a group of armed Chechen terrorists seized approximately 700 hostages in a Moscow theater and threatened them with execution if the Putin Administration did not withdraw its forces from Chechnya. After three days of terror, Russian special forces captured the theater, apparently killing all the terrorists. In the preliminary gas attack to neutralize the terrorists, over one hundred hostages lost their lives. This terrorist attack was appropriately condemned by the Bush Administration, and we all sympathize with the innocent victims of this attack.
But Mr. Speaker, this does not mean that we should not step back and seriously examine the circumstances that have driven some elements of the Chechen resistance to such suicidal extremes.
Perhaps it is because the Russian military, in its drive to suppress Chechen separatism, has employed means which virtually guaranteed to drive a despairing civilian population into the arms of a radicalized resistance. In the three and a half years since the war reignited when Chechen militants invaded neighboring Dagestan, the Russian military has embarked on a campaign of carnage, destruction, and looting against the civilian population. There are credible and ongoing reports of atrocities committed by members of the Russian military – indiscriminate shelling and bombing, murder, assault, rape, torture, arrests and "disappearances," kidnaping and holding civilians for ransom. It is imperative that military personnel who commit such egregious human rights violations face criminal charges but the Russian military and judicial system has yet to demonstrate its commitment to bring such criminal actions to account.
Nor should we have any illusions about some elements among the Chechen fighters, who have murdered hostages, kidnapped civilians for ransom and used them as shields during combat operations, and embarked on a campaign of assassination against fellow Chechens who work for the Russian civil government in Chechnya. And, as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Steve Pifer testified before the Helsinki Commission, "We have seen evidence of individuals or certain factions in Chechnya who are linked to international terrorist elements, including Al Qaeda." Without a doubt, war criminals and terrorists should be brought to justice, wherever they are and whomever they serve.
In the wake of the attack on the theater in Moscow, President Putin has hardened an already uncompromising position against the Chechen fighters. But, it should be clear that the Russian scorched-earth policy against Chechnya and the Chechen people is not bringing peace to the region. Rather, such policies are sowing the dragon's teeth of hatred and conflict for generations to come.
The distinguished Newsweek commentator Fareed Zakaria recently wrote:
Terrorism is bad, but those fighting terror can be very nasty, too. And the manner in which they fight can make things much, much worse. It is a lesson we had better learn fast because from Egypt to Pakistan to Indonesia, governments around the world are heightening their repression and then selling it to Washington as part of the war on terror. Russian officials called the Chechen fighters "rebels" or "bandits" until recently. Now they are all "international Islamic terrorists."
Secretary of State Colin Powell continues to call for the observation of human rights and a political settlement in Chechnya, while consistently and properly supporting Russia's territorial integrity. But as the Danish Foreign Minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, recently summed up the issue, "We, of course, support Russia in the fight against terrorism … but it is not a long-term solution to the Chechnya problem to launch a military action and bomb the country to pieces."
In addition, the war in Chechnya has affected thousands of refugees, who have fled the constant carnage. In September of this year, I and 10 other colleagues from both the House and Senate wrote President Putin regarding the plight of the internally displaced persons escaping Chechnya to the neighboring province of Ingushetia. We urged the president to resist the forcible return of internally displaced persons seeking refuge in Ingushetia, elsewhere in the Russian Federation, or to any location where the security situation is unstable and proper housing unavailable. However, I have recently learned of 300 Chechen families who are currently facing expulsion from Ingushetia and are seeking refugee status in Kazakhstan. I hope the Russian Government will not expel these individuals, but instead will take all possible actions to alleviate the situation for the many innocent victims of the brutal violence.
Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge President Bush to include these important issues in his talks with President Putin when they meet in St. Petersburg.