Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Cake revision

“Congrats Jacob! Summa --- Laude.”

I’m not sure how to phrase it:

A South Carolina grocery store created a graduation cake with the —

No.

A South Carolina grocery store removed the —

No.

A South Carolina grocery store made a cake without —

No.

A South Carolina grocery store created a graduation cake with three hyphens in place of the “cum.”

That’s the best I can do.

8 comments:

  1. How ----ing stupid can they get?

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  2. Martha, I think Art answered your question.

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  3. Reminds me of how surprised I was when I first saw Kum & Go gas stations in Iowa.
    Should be –– & Go Gas Stations

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  4. We have a photograph, somewhere, of a sign in rural Pennsylvania: HO MADE CAKES.

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  5. Many, many years ago I was a 12 year old boy. A little of that 12 yo still resides within. That part of me is sympathetic because that 12 yo would have made bad jokes and giggled had he seen a cake with the word cum anywhere on it.
    Bob

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  6. My missing letters are h, o, n, k. Yes, they are.

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  7. There is something to be said for taking your audience into account. (“There is no frigate like a book” — whoops!) In this case, the grad’s mother explained it to the store. And the word is printed in diplomas.

    Martha, i always knew you meant honk. :)

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