To pelt my cakes at this mum's head in the playground this afternoon? <fume>

[MarmaladeTwatkins]

The school are having a cake sale tomorrow and have BEGGED for donations of cakes. They have been Facebooking about how desperate they are all week as they want to make a dent in the £12,000 target needed for some new play equipment in the playground. One might think that flogging cakes at 30 pee each is not the way to make a dent but that's another thing...

I am pushed for time this week but I thought I could do some cornflake easter nests with some mini eggs on top as a quick alternative to baking and frosting two dozen fairy cakes. So I went out and bought the stuff (which I reckon cost more than they will get from the sales tbh) Then I replied to one of the FB begging messages saying "I will bring some cornflake easter nests tomorrow, will have about 40" Then one of the PTA wimmin replied "Ha ha! That's great but be prepared to take most of them home as they don't sell as well as real cakes."

Fuck. You. Bitch.

:(

Ha!
I've been in the position of having caught someone out over something, and she knew that I knew that she knew that I knew (you get my drift).
Saw her regularly in the park, and my tactic was, when crossing her path, to look over her right shoulder and plaster my most inane grin on my face, aimed at the air......(IYSWIM).

Have to say I'd pay for tickets to be on the playground tomorrow Marmalade

Do you think oven gloves with "I'm cooking for the cocklodger" would fit in the range?

K just finished reading the thread. My response hasn't changed but I'm definitely more amused than now.

Lemon drizzle lady, if you are reading this, you're now making yourself look like a petulant child with statements like that. Face it, it was an extremely poor moment to make a supposedly sarcastic comment. Suck it up and make your crappy cake for all to smile politely over.

minou that's brilliant you nutter

Also, I might actually own some Cath Kidston shite if they had a Motherfucker line of tea towels.

Are you doing the school run this afternoon as well?
Will you end up crossing paths swords with her?

She could possibly have been making a joke ut for the "real cakes".
Never on MN have I seen people being so scathing about lemon drizzle cake.
Maybe you could put a tiny candied lemon on the top of each nest?

Also also: some of us actually use chickpeas and 'weird' other tinned items. What a ridiculous comment from that food bank person!

I can't WAIT for DS to go to school!

I am doing the school run soon. I really don't want to go. I might get there 5 minutes late in the hope that she'll have gone?

Fair enough Marmalade I take it back - you are just made of sterner stuff than me

biddypop it's because the recipients often don't have adequate cooking facilities.

Nooooo..go on time pinny'd up with chocolate smudges she says, stirring

Decorate your chocolate crispy cakes with choc mini fingers standing up in a two finger salute (though if pressed claim they're bunny ears)- that'll teach her!

Are you lot not on holiday yet?

They have been out of school since Thursday here.

This is my BIG FAT PLACE MARKING ...

She was rude. Yes siree...........

Goodluck op

She wasn't being sarcastic.

You've picked her up on an unnecessary snark and the Chair of the PTA has backed you up on it.

Now she's back peddling and has taken refuge in the "you just haven't got a sense of humour" line of defence that all bossy britches use when they say something that isn't obviously funny and they get called out on it.

Why be sarcastic in the first place anyway? Not that she was, she's just trying to save face now and doing it badly.

Ours don't break up until tomorrow! It's terrible! They didn't break up for christmas until the 23rd!

I've lolled heartily at this.

Man up Marmaduke, do the school run with your head held high!

Yeah...she'd have said something along the lines of "Oh no, not flake-cakes.....noooo...they never sell! Mini Eggs....the kids hate 'em.....we want Garibaldi and sugar free pound cake!" with a wink.
IF she was really being sarcy.

Marmaduke? apologies Marmalade!

Mm. Mine break up tomorrow too. Does the school street name start with W?

Don't pelt her with your lovely cornflake nests. Batter her with her fucking cupcakes.

I quite like Marmaduke... makes me feel like a tough guy.

Minimou, you're right. I am good at detecting sarcasm. I don't think that was it.

it is for sure the "proper cakes" that outs Lemon Drizzle as a PITA and her comment as serious.

Feels funny not to direct the comment directly at you actually Lemon Drizzle. I know you're out there...

Don't be upset Lemon! Make your cake and be gracious about other people's efforts and all will be right at the cake sale