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Around the Internet => Antimustachian Wall of Shame and Comedy => Topic started by: footenote on October 17, 2013, 09:40:50 AM
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Just saw this in a Dean & Delucca Thanksgiving 2013 catalog:
"...for the holidays... Six vanilla and six chocolate cupcakes are iced with chocolate frosting, embossed ... and painted with edible gold."
$80.
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The look on my face when you catch me eating your cupcakes and tell me how much they cost...
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Do you actually eat that sort of cupcake? Or do you put it in a climate-controlled display case?
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Do you actually eat that sort of cupcake? Or do you put it in a climate-controlled display case?
The latter, until I see it and sneak a bite. Probably from the back side so nobody notices
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And of course that is the price before you add shipping. (To James' point, the cupcakes will be delivered to you via a refrigerated Brinks truck lined with Benjamins and driven by Matt Kenseth.)
Running errands this morning, I was wondering how many high quality cupcakes I could make from scratch with $100 worth of ingredients. Thinkin' a few more than 12.....
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If someone eats those, they are literally flushing money down the toilet... wow.
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Sort of a reverse money laundering scheme.
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Sadly, I think the foofoo cupcake thing is a trend. I've heard stories of friends getting foofoo cupcakes from various shops across the country.
Yes, I suspect they are good. But... Are they THAT much better than something I could get locally (or whip up myself?) That cupcake would have to do all sorts of things (that are probably illegal in all 50 states) in order to be worth $80.
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Haha yeah cupcakes are generally one of the most marked up desserts EVER.
That being said, I never met a cupcake I didn't like ;)
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In my experience a cupcake's taste is negatively correlated with it's appearance.
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Sadly, I think the foofoo cupcake thing is a trend. I've heard stories of friends getting foofoo cupcakes from various shops across the country.
Yes, I suspect they are good. But... Are they THAT much better than something I could get locally (or whip up myself?) That cupcake would have to do all sorts of things (that are probably illegal in all 50 states) in order to be worth $80.
In retrospect, this isn't really as bad as I thought. It's like $6.67 per cupcake, which is maybe three times what you might pay at a bakery, or 1.5 times what you'd pay at a fancy cupcake shop.
Ok it's still bad, but it's not $80 cupcake bad
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In my experience a cupcake's taste is negatively correlated with it's appearance.
This is so true! Also the best way to get cupcakes is to find a bakery that gives them away free on your birthday. One a year is the perfect amount for me (though I know many people who eat more...many more).
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In my experience a cupcake's taste is negatively correlated with it's appearance.
After working in a big office for a few years with various cupcake obsessed women I can confirm this.
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Sadly, I think the foofoo cupcake thing is a trend.
That slang word is actually "frou-frou". It's Pedantic Friday.
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Sadly, I think the foofoo cupcake thing is a trend.
That slang word is actually "frou-frou". It's Pedantic Friday.
I've heard both. Being a huge fan of "foobar*" I always prefer the "foo" version.
*yes, since it's pedantic Friday, I know it's officially spelled fubar, but every programming book I've ever used used foo and bar.
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Sadly, I think the foofoo cupcake thing is a trend.
That slang word is actually "frou-frou". It's Pedantic Friday.
I've heard both. Being a huge fan of "foobar*" I always prefer the "foo" version.
*yes, since it's pedantic Friday, I know it's officially spelled fubar, but every programming book I've ever used used foo and bar.
Do they also do sna foo, or is that too old school?
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mgreczyn - It's spelled snafu (or SNAFU if you want to be fussy): Situation Normal, All F***ed Up.
(Never have I been more diverted by a highjack!)
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mgreczyn - It's spelled snafu (or SNAFU if you want to be fussy): Situation Normal, All F***ed Up.
(Never have I been more diverted by a highjack!)
I think that was his point. "fubar" is a similar acronym* and is regularly used in programming books. I.e:
int foo;
char *bar;
*F'ed up beyond all recognition
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Yes - both were supposedly invented during WWII:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_slang
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If someone eats those, they are literally flushing money down the toilet... wow.
Sh*t gold bricks.:)
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Sadly, I think the foofoo cupcake thing is a trend. I've heard stories of friends getting foofoo cupcakes from various shops across the country.
Average cupcake from a shop: $3.00
Average doughnut from a shop: $1.00
I DO NOT UNDERSTAND.