Mama MIA!

Tabitha G. ordered a Mario cake for her five-year-old's birthday party.

You know Mario, right?

Yeah. This guy.

And that's when things went horribly, hilariously wrong:

"Did-a somebody call-a a plumber?" [eyebrow waggle]

No, no, take a moment. Soak it alllll in. The leather biker hat. The earring. The collar. The nipple and gratuitous chest hair. Oh yeah, and the fact that his lower half is on backwards. (Why? WHY??)

How did this happen? Why does this art even exist? And seriously, what the heck is going on with that front butt?

The world may never know.

We DO know the bakery replaced The Village Mario here with a free Spongebob cake, though.

So Tabitha, just one question:

Was SpongeBob wearing a gimp suit? :D

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P.S. Have you played with Perler Beads? Those are the plastic pellets you iron together to make coasters or ornaments or hair bows or whatnot - and there's a Super Mario set!

Perler Bucket Activity Kit

This set comes with the pegboard, patterns, ironing sheet, and of course all the beads you need to make at least 11 different designs. Here's a pic from the reviews, aren't they great?

This is a perfect craft for kids AND adults. Hit the link up there to see several more design kits, including Star Wars and Harry Potter.

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And from my other blog, Epbot:

In The Not-So-Distant Future...

Greetings. I am Siri3000, your automated cake decorator. How may I help you?

"Siri, I need a cake."

*dingding*
I am programmed with 12 billion different cake styles. What kind of cake would you like?

"Well, I was kinda hoping for a soccer cake..."

*dingding*
I have made 23,000 soccer cakes. Commencing slideshow mode.

Cake 1:

"Um, you don't have to show me every ca..."

Cake 2:

"Really, this isn't necessary..."

Cake 3:

"Ok, I get the idea."

Cake 4:

"STOP!"

...
*dingding*
May I help you with something else?

"Okay. Yes. The cake is for my team..."

*dingding*
Making By Tim cake:

"NO! TEAM. Like a sports team. It's the Trojans..."

*dingding*
Making Trojan covered cake.

That will be $374.50. Charging credit card...

"WAIT! I wanted a photo cake!"

*dingding*
Making photo cake.

[flash bulb goes off]

"What - NO! Not of ME!!

"Okay, STOP! Just... stop. I don't have the photo for the cake now, but I will bring it in. Okay?

Siri?

...

*dingding*

Thanks to Aimee P., Victoria W., Jarrod P., Jenna K., Melanie W., Lorie B., Bridget & Jarrod, Daphne G., and especially to our friend Teeter for the inspiration:

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Ok, so we're not ready for Siri to make our cakes yet, but how about letting Alexa turn on the lights?

Alexa Smart Plug
Anything you plug into this smart plug - lights, appliances, bubble-blowing-machines - can be voice-activated or controlled by an Alexa app on your phone. It's like living in the future minus the robot overlords!

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And from my other blog, Epbot: