Comments on: Let them (by which I mean us) eat cake http://manolobrides.com/2007/09/12/let-them-by-which-i-mean-us-eat-cake/ Manolo Loves the Brides! Tue, 22 May 2012 18:25:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: la petite chou chou http://manolobrides.com/2007/09/12/let-them-by-which-i-mean-us-eat-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-136691 la petite chou chou Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:04:54 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2007/09/12/let-them-by-which-i-mean-us-eat-cake/#comment-136691 MMM.... Those cakes, especially the left, are gorgeous. MMM….

Those cakes, especially the left, are gorgeous.

]]> By: Glinda http://manolobrides.com/2007/09/12/let-them-by-which-i-mean-us-eat-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-136487 Glinda Thu, 13 Sep 2007 04:09:41 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2007/09/12/let-them-by-which-i-mean-us-eat-cake/#comment-136487 Well, I have to say I love those cakes. They are gorgeous. And yes, muffins are just cake without frosting! Well, I have to say I love those cakes. They are gorgeous. And yes, muffins are just cake without frosting!

]]> By: Blake http://manolobrides.com/2007/09/12/let-them-by-which-i-mean-us-eat-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-136450 Blake Thu, 13 Sep 2007 02:48:08 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2007/09/12/let-them-by-which-i-mean-us-eat-cake/#comment-136450 OMG, I missed that one. Kewl. I feel so much better now. I really do. OMG, I missed that one. Kewl.

I feel so much better now. I really do.

]]> By: Never teh Bride http://manolobrides.com/2007/09/12/let-them-by-which-i-mean-us-eat-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-136401 Never teh Bride Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:29:03 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2007/09/12/let-them-by-which-i-mean-us-eat-cake/#comment-136401 I was unsure myself, Blake, until I read the 'testamonials,' like this one from Mrs. James P.: “Our 15 year old daughter Mary wasn’t very popular and did nothing but mope around the house bringing everybody down, so we decided to marry her off through your site. Now our house is a lot cheerier and we love our new swimming pool and Jaccuzi! We’ve told our youngest that when she turns 15 we’re going to marry her off too!" <a href="http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/marryourdaughter.asp" rel="nofollow">Here is Snopes' take on the site</a>. And here is <a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/please-dont-marry-our-daughters/" rel="nofollow">the real deal, from NYT</a>. I was unsure myself, Blake, until I read the ‘testamonials,’ like this one from Mrs. James P.:

“Our 15 year old daughter Mary wasn’t very popular and did nothing but mope around the house bringing everybody down, so we decided to marry her off through your site. Now our house is a lot cheerier and we love our new swimming pool and Jaccuzi! We’ve told our youngest that when she turns 15 we’re going to marry her off too!”

Here is Snopes’ take on the site. And here is the real deal, from NYT.

]]> By: Blake http://manolobrides.com/2007/09/12/let-them-by-which-i-mean-us-eat-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-136385 Blake Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:29:07 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2007/09/12/let-them-by-which-i-mean-us-eat-cake/#comment-136385 By "lack of seriousness" I was sure you meant that site was a parody. But, no, it seems to be 100% irony-free. I was curious how much it would cost to Sign Up My Daughter, but the script appears to be broken, so maybe it wasn't a successful financial model. But my favorite "little girl" on offer is definitely Courtney P., who looks a lot more like 9 than the world-weary 13 years she claims. She reminds me of the leukemia girl in "Traveling Pants." By “lack of seriousness” I was sure you meant that site was a parody. But, no, it seems to be 100% irony-free. I was curious how much it would cost to Sign Up My Daughter, but the script appears to be broken, so maybe it wasn’t a successful financial model. But my favorite “little girl” on offer is definitely Courtney P., who looks a lot more like 9 than the world-weary 13 years she claims. She reminds me of the leukemia girl in “Traveling Pants.”

]]> By: Never teh Bride http://manolobrides.com/2007/09/12/let-them-by-which-i-mean-us-eat-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-136376 Never teh Bride Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:27:47 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2007/09/12/let-them-by-which-i-mean-us-eat-cake/#comment-136376 Whooo! Happy birthday! Whooo! Happy birthday!

]]> By: Twistie http://manolobrides.com/2007/09/12/let-them-by-which-i-mean-us-eat-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-136374 Twistie Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:46:13 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2007/09/12/let-them-by-which-i-mean-us-eat-cake/#comment-136374 That site just....(shudders) ick. Skeevy in the extreme. Those cakes, however, are so pretty and (no doubt) so yummy! As for me, I'll need to sit down with my cookbooks today, because I'm going to bake myself a birthday cake tomorrow. Yay! I'm thinking banana with a bittersweet chocolate/sour cream ganache. That site just….(shudders) ick. Skeevy in the extreme.

Those cakes, however, are so pretty and (no doubt) so yummy!

As for me, I’ll need to sit down with my cookbooks today, because I’m going to bake myself a birthday cake tomorrow. Yay! I’m thinking banana with a bittersweet chocolate/sour cream ganache.

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