Showing posts with label birthdays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birthdays. Show all posts

May 29, 2011

Happy Birthday, you one-eyed freak!

My niece, Molly, had her fourth birthday yesterday. This was her cake!

Explanation: When someone asked Molly’s brother about his middle name—Ulysses— he explained that in mythology, Ulysses fought a cyclops.

Asked to define a cyclops, he said, "A one-eyed freak." 

At this, Molly squealed in delight. The phrase became her favorite endearing insult . . . and when asked what kind of birthday cake she wanted when she turned four, she said, "I want a one-eyed freak cake, please."

Warning: When cutting this cake, you must slice pieces carefully. (It's very easy to accidentally detach the retina.)