When Photo Cakes Go Wrong

Karen noticed something a bit odd about her son's "sports-themed" cake:

I mean, besides it being this ugly.

Here, let's take a closer look at that top picture, shall we?

ENHANCE!!

Why, yes, that IS a watermark... and a file name.

So did the baker really just grab the first thing she found on Google Image Search??

Of course not.

It's more like the 10th thing she found on Google Image Search.

I checked.

(If you'd like to play along, just type in "lacrosse sticks clipart.")

Bakers don't have to print the file name to wreck a photo cake, though.

They can also do this!

Or this!

Or the baker could leave off the image entirely, and just write the design number instead!

Trust us, Rebecca, it's better this way.

You know how, in every crime show, they always find a hidden room with a whole wall covered in newspaper clippings & creepy photo collages?

NOW IT COMES IN CAKE!

I like to think these are all the baker's victims.

"Looks like someone," [removing sunglasses] "GOT SERVED."

And finally, for you Doctor Who fans, here's how to take this famous Van Gogh print from the show:

And make a Whovian cry until they laugh:

BAD BAKER.

Thanks to Karen C., Jennifer I., Mindi A., John P., Kelli, & Anony M. for taking the time.

*****

Speaking of Doctor Who…

Timey Wimey Doctor Who Clock

Expectation vs Reality, Vol. 27

Jamie ordered this zebra-stripe cake in blue and green:

...but she got this:

Mmm. Squishy.

(Anyone else seeing under-ripe banana peels?)

I'm still not sure what happened to Deirdre's Nemo cake. 
She ordered this:

...but got... this?

After much puzzling, I've decided that thing in the middle is a snow globe.

Which only prompts more questions, if you think about it.

And finally, Jody ordered a rainbow cake from this website promising next day delivery:

Just to be clear, that's the picture on the bakery's own website, so it's not like they were asked to match someone else's work.

(Drum roll, please.)

Aaaaand this is what turned up at Jody's door the next day:

I have lost the ability to even, you guys.

That's right.

I CAN'T EVEN.

Thanks to Jamie B., Deirdre D., & Jody E. for proving you can't always trust things ordered off the internet. (But I still have high hopes for this at-home lipo kit, so hey, wish me luck!)

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I was looking for colorful things to buy Jen and I came across something cool:

Shape Shifting Box

It’s a magnetic, puzzle box fidget toy that transforms into 70 shapes and comes in 20 colors. Groovy.