Screaming when you cut a birthday cake

[Cammel]

I remember me and my friends doing this as kids, but DH doesn't think it's a thing. Was it just my friends or does anyone else remember doing this?

This is so weird 😂 wasn't a thing in my bit of SE London in the 80s!!

Yes, I grew up in Hampshire in the 90s.

Interestingly I just Googled it and found nothing apart from the Danish custom, which is a separate thing.

@kierenthecommunity

Did you have your parties in the Sistine Chapel? 🤔

😆😆

That sounds awful for the parents🤣

Never heard of it, I was born late 90’s and lived in the NorthWest.

What??

Kids even cutting the cake is weird to me. At most parties I went to, and that my kids went to, the birthday child blows out the candles and then the cake is whisked away for cutting by an adult.

Eh?

Hahhahahahaaa
NO!?
WHY!? WHAT IS THE REASON?

I suppose it makes as much sense as giving someone “bumps” for their birthday?

Wtf!?

@mynameiscalypso

I don't get why people think it's so awful? Birthday parties are generally pretty noisy and full of people screaming anyway!

Because I’m autistic and from the age of 2 I would have a meltdown when people sang happy birthday (not even to me, just in general) - my mum would have to take me away to calm down. I still have to beg people not to sing it to me now that I’m an adult. I react really badly to unexpected or loud noises so people full-on screaming all around me would send me non-verbal and completely ruin the day. It seems so unnecessary and I can’t see the fun in it!

I remember this happening at one birthday party I went to (80s, London) and assuming it was a weird family thing as the rest of us were mystified. Had no idea there were more cake screamers out there.

*that should say ‘when people even sang happy birthday, never mind other kids screaming and running around.

Never heard of it and I grew up in Surrey during the 80/90s. Im glad it wasn't a thing as I would probably have ran away crying as I could barely cope being the centre of attention as it was.

Born and bred Londoner (80's child as well) but nope it's not something I've ever come across.

I think I'd be quite alarmed to encounter it, but am very intrigued at the same time.

Have just had 2 birthday's in the family, wish I'd seen this thread before we'd had the cakes. Could have livened things up a bit

80s/90s South London, yes. I remember someone saying it was to let the devil out.

No, I have never heard of this before! We moved around quite a lot when I was young but I've never come across this anywhere.

@RavenclawDiadem

Kids even cutting the cake is weird to me. At most parties I went to, and that my kids went to, the birthday child blows out the candles and then the cake is whisked away for cutting by an adult.

We didn’t do it as little kids. We did it as teens in the sixth form - everyone brought a cake in when it was their birthday. Girls school, if that makes a difference…

@Squeakerfoot

80s/90s South London, yes. I remember someone saying it was to let the devil out.

Are devil possessed cakes problematic in South London?

This is one of the most bizarre things I’ve ever heard of! Definitely not a thing in my world or anyone I know.

It’s almost as weird as the idea of rhyming “one” with “bun”!

Yes!! Londoner too. I told someone to do this the other day and they looked at me like I was batshit 😂😂

This thread is hilarious. I'm here trying to emulate the screams quietly to myself and just can't imagine how it'd sound when full volume

I suppose I've always said "yaaaay" or similar as the knife hits the board but I'd never scream it, and I'm one of the biggest extroverts I know!

No, and now they’ll be a whole other thread about the horrible hygiene failure of screaming over a cut cake OP WHAT HAVE YOU DONE 😱🎂🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠

Another one who's never heard of this, sounds bizarre
WheelieBinPrincess your account of your boss cutting the cake has had me crying with laughter here

No. Thank fuck.