And THAT'S How Baby Zebras Are Made

It's time for another one of our chats, bakers. You know, the ones where I give well-reasoned arguments for why you shouldn't wreck things, and you completely ignore me?

You're like my cats, only armed with piping bags instead of hairballs.

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No, Professor Fluffypants, no!

Still, as long as I keep lecturing Suki and Eva on proper puke placement ("The tile! AIM FOR THE TILE!") I may as well keep tilting at this particular windmill.

 

SO... zebra stripes.

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(By Sherry O)

These are zebra stripes, bakers.

 

While these:

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...are sperm.

 

I point this out because a lot of you seem to confuse the two:

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...and nobody wants sperm on their birthday cake, you guys.

 

NOBODY.

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Nope.

 

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No, thank you.

 

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Nuh-uh.

 

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What the...?

 

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OH COME ON.
(Who let Professor Fluffypants in here?)

 

Bottom line, bakers: next time someone asks for zebra stripes, DON'T USE BUTTERCREAM.

Use an airbrush instead!

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See?
MUUUUCH better.

 

Thanks to Laurie P., Barb, Lauren M., Elizabeth, Amber G., Holly C., D'andra B., Courtney G., & Jana W. for showing us what's black and white and wrecked all over.

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Hey, have you seen how people are taking shower curtains and stretching them over cheap wooden frames to make giant paintings? I think someone should do that with this one:

Rainbow Zebra Curtain

'Cuz it's pretty. :)
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