After looking at John Dill's genius designs addressing the "Beauty of Nature," I think it is finally time for me to endorse loyal reader Sandi Ego's suggestion that we spend as much time at CakeWrecks.com as possible. John and Mary could study this site to really understand their competition. It is one of the funniest blogs I've ever read.
Yes, when I look at that cake I totally think "nature". Obviously the white frosting represents clouds and the pink frosting represents... um... flamingos. Yes, flamingos.
ReplyDeleteTotally original design, John. It doesn't look like you just printed out enlarged clip art of cartoon wedding cakes. Nope, not at all.
Well before I give everyone sarcasm poisoning, I'll just say I can't wait to see Mary's reaction to his designs.
Mary is awfully...attached to that spoon in Panel One. And once she sees the Natural Design of John Dill's cake in Panel Two, she might use it on him.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, is JG not reading the strips he illustrates? Maybe it's just too painful.
Nothing screams "nature" like the natural beauty of neoclassic architecture mated with early mafioso, lightly sprinkled with whoredom.
ReplyDeleteI suspect there's a certain divergence between what Karen Moy is envisioning and what Uncle Joe is drawing. She's probably thinking of those extravagant creations on the cake decorating and food challenge shows. JG, however, is 85 or so, and he knows what a cake looks like. It's cylindrical. It has layers. On a birthday cake, the layers are the same size. On a wedding cake, the layers are in tiers. Simple. If it's for a competition, it's BIG.
ReplyDeleteI'd prefer chocolate icing, myself.
Dunno, Wanders, that "Cake Wrecks" site is not exactly "family friendly". Nope, not at ALL!
ReplyDeleteWhy can we go from John filling out ENTRY FORM on Sunday to the receipt of his acceptance letter on Monday, but this phone conversation has already lasted 3 days?!?
ReplyDeletePoor John Dill. He actually believes that he is the one entered in the contest.
ReplyDeleteMary was disqualified from the previous contest for spying on the other contestants. She has cleverly engaged the naive John Dill to front her entry. The woman is an evil genius.
ReplyDeleteJohn Dill and Wilbur Weston sure have similar body types. Does John eat all of his cakes himself? He certainly has a predilection for pink, too.
ReplyDeleteI searched YouTube for the Santa Royale Cake Design Competition and came up empty. Very disappointing.
that extra small table right behind john dill is really bugging me ? who puts that in there kitchen
ReplyDeleteOnly thing I can figure is that the extra table must be the "kid's table" for holiday meals. Why it has a spittoon on it is beyond me though.
ReplyDelete@Anonymous: kitchen? That's just part of John Dill's replica hotel room.
ReplyDeleteThat's the cake he's entering into a competition?
ReplyDeleteFor some reason, it reminds me of that episode of "Chopped" when the surprise ingredient was a tamale. So one competitor boiled the tamale and put it on a plate.
Maybe the tiers represent the food chain, where larger numbers of prey species feed a smaller number of predator species. And maybe it's not pink-for-flamingos but a misreading of "Nature, red in tooth and claw". D'ya ever think about that?
ReplyDeleteYou know, "Nature, pink in braces and acrylic nails"!