“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.
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Cake revision
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Michael Leddy
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How ----ing stupid can they get?
ReplyDeleteFunny post.
ReplyDeleteReminds me of the Scunthorpe problem.
Martha, I think Art answered your question.
ReplyDeleteReminds me of how surprised I was when I first saw Kum & Go gas stations in Iowa.
ReplyDeleteShould be –– & Go Gas Stations
We have a photograph, somewhere, of a sign in rural Pennsylvania: HO MADE CAKES.
ReplyDeleteMany, 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.
ReplyDeleteBob
My missing letters are h, o, n, k. Yes, they are.
ReplyDeleteThere 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.
ReplyDeleteMartha, i always knew you meant honk. :)