The Festival Of Slights

In the mad rush to get custom Hanukkah treats out, sometimes mistakes happen.

You might misspell something:

(Ooh! That's a new one!)

Or get a little carried away with your store's "Hanukkah House" display:

Or maybe - juuust maybe - you might put several dozen upside-down Halloween temporary tattoos on all your store's Hanukkah cupcakes, thinking they were dreidels. Or maybe Stars of David. But definitely something Jewish.

Still better than snowflakes.

My wreckporter-who-wishes-to-remain-anonymous tells me this baker had to hand-cut dozens and dozens of these, and never once noticed that they all say Happy Halloween. Or that they're big spiderwebs. With a dangling spider. That looks like this:

Oy.
Vay.

Thanks to Marlo D., Shoshana F., & Anony M. for an excellent start to Chaunnaka 2020!

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I asked John if this would offend anyone - and let's be real, this is the internet, of course it will - but it gave me a loud snort laugh, so I'm going for it:

"Not Today Santa" Hanukkah Shirt

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And from my other blog, Epbot:

It's All Geek To Me

OK, I'll admit it. My family's a teensy bit tired of all my geeky quotes — and puns.

Look, I can't help it. They're all lurking in my head, just waiting to pop out.

But you're not tired of them, right?

Great! Then,

Shall we play a game?

Let's see how geeky we can make some otherwise not-geeky cakes.

Yes?

Shiny.
(BTW, if you didn't get that reference, stop reading right now and go watch Firefly. Wait, read the rest of the post, then go watch Firefly. All of it. Now.)

Some people might freak out when they see their angel cookie looking more like a Killer Klown.

Don't Panic!

You can always cover it with a towel.

But, to be safe, don't blink! Don't. Even. Blink.

So, anyway...

I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.

Why? Because you KNOW the end result:

Dogs and cats, living together. Mass hysteria!

Maybe I'm overreacting.

We should be able to get through a little betrothment cake without too much trouble, right?

C'mon, baker, make it so!

What? You thought I'd say "Engage?"

Nah, I was thinking more along the lines of one ring to rile them all.

Even I wasn't expecting the next cake.

Nobody expects such Spanish imprecision.

Now, I'll admit this last one isn't a cake, but it is a baked good, and I had to:

Wait for it...

She's bread, Jim.

Actually, I'm also seeing chocolate syrup and poppy seeds — although I'm not sure we're letting you see them.

I guess she's only mostly bread.

She's been mostly bread all day.

;)

I hope you enjoyed this geeky little side trip. If not:

WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.

A long, long time ago, in some bakeries far, far away, Meredith B., Sarah C., Amy V., Gabby R., Erin B., Carrie H., Lea S. and Stefanie surreptitiously slipped out their cameras and took these pictures, sharing cakes, their final affront, here. We salute you!

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Ok, so this TARDIS won't let you escape our current timeline... but it WILL light up with pretty changing colors, and look super cute on your favorite Whovian's tree:

Doctor Who TARDIS Light-Up Ornament

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And from my other blog, Epbot: