When Mickey Mouse Turns Into A Real Bozo

Jessie ordered this cute kitty design from her bakery's book:

Her bakery ran out of the printed paper, though, and then I guess also people who know how to decorate cakes:

Yowch. And I don't think that candle placement is helping any, Jessie. Do you have any large house plants instead? Maybe a piñata or two?

Shannon ordered a Minecraft sheet cake, which usually looks something like this:

Instead, she got what appears to be an Oscar-the-Grouch skin carpet on a dirty tile floor:

Double "yowch."

And finally, Jay ordered a true classic: a Mickey Mouse cake like this:

Somehow I think Jay's baker heard "Bozo the Clown," though:

...because THIS IS UNCANNY:

Thanks to Jessie W., Shannon M., & Jay F. for that case of "mouse-taken" identity.

(Yes that pun was tortured and I'm not even sorry.)

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P.S. If you need some fast and easy Halloween decorations, may I recommend... BATS?

3D Halloween Bats, Exterior Grade, 56 pc set

They're made of sturdy plastic, come in 4 different sizes, and have adhesive pads for easy sticking. (I recommend adding a little poster tack to the largest size, though, since mine have started falling off the wall.) Here's what I just did with some of mine:

I also like putting a whole flock on the front door. :)

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And from my other blog, Epbot:

The Trouble With Scribbles

Cakes, the final affront here.

These are the continuing ravages of the Bakeshop Wrecksurprise.

Cakeman's Log: The shop is back to normal now, after a mysterious ailment afflicted my crew.

It started when we were accidentally exposed to corigrAtUIAt ions.

Maybe the big sign should have tipped us off.

Anyway, we didn't realize the danger until our handwriting started to devolve.

I mean, what do you call this?!

"It's red, Tim."

"That was a rhetorical question, Leonard."

"Oh. Sorry, boss."

I thought the crew just needed time to warm up, but the more cake I gave them, the more the handwriting problem seemed to multiply.

Spatial skills also began to deteriorate:

Pretty soon, this was the best we could do:

(Tilting your head doesn't help. I tried.)

Suddenly, I remembered the corigrAtUIAt ions!

It. Was right. THERE. In. Front of our. EYES!

I ordered the crew to our decontamination facilities.

The loy quickly neutralized all the corigrAtUIAt - and even better, gave me an excuse to rip off my uniform.

(Hellooooo, ladies!)

The crisis averted, I'm happy to report the crew is back to our normal standards.

"How's this, Boss?"

"Perfect. And I LOVE your new red shirt."

Official commendations to Jill P., Beth F., Carrie B., Break'er Bikes, Carrisa, Shelby P., Laura A., and Alicia S. for doing the yeoman's work of finding these cakes. You made us positively beam by sharing these examples of IDIC (Infinite Diversity in Imperfect Cakes.)

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P.S. I've been looking for extra non-candy options to give out for Halloween this year, and I'm loving this adorable sticker pack:

Waterproof Halloween Sticker Pack, 200 Pcs

There's a huge variety, and you get 200 pieces for $9 Prime. Great option for teachers or party packs, too!

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And from my other blog, Epbot: