Cakes: no lie

Previously I blogged about a Rickroll cake that was hidden beneath a 'cake that was a lie'...


Well, here’s yet another Rickroll cake.



It’s not too surprising though. It seems that the Internet memes and in-jokes have long been the inspiration for some fantastic cake ideas. It all goes to show, if it exists, there is cake of it.

Check out some of these geeky masterpieces:

The perfect Portal cake, baked using the recipe found hidden in the Portal game. (Instructions via instructables)


The AYBABTU cake from Flickr


The Mudkip cake made by Clever Cake Studio. Here's another.


The Domo cake found on Deviant Art and instructions on how to make your own.

 The Dramatic Hamster/Prairie Dog cake (via Flickr)

 The Lolrus cake... made of fish!

Two 1337 cakes

Pirates vs Ninja cake from Scienceblogs

The Chuck Norris cake

The Hypnotoad inspired Hypnocake.




And here's a bonus: a FAIL cake - they asked for it to read "Best Wishes Suzanne" and underneath that, "We will miss you".

For more Internet-inspired cakes, see Gizmodo’s cake gallery and this geekcake blog.

And while we’re on the subject of baked goods, here’s a Pi Pie.

More Pirates vs Ninjas

And here's a Facebook app.

Pirates vs Ninjas

It’s a debate that has raged on for centuries (or at least since 2002)… If a ninja and a pirate fought a battle – who would win?

If you haven’t picked a side yet – you better hurry up.

This wide-spread internet meme has crossed over into many other forms of media including several short films (like Pirate-Ninja Battle and Pirates Vs. Ninjas: The Movie) and comic books. Xbox launched a game called Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball

Hundreds of Pirate vs. Ninja themed websites have appeared, many allow you to join a side and compete for control of the site. Check out: piratevninja, piratesversusninjas.net, ninjapirate.com, and convinceme.net

Ninjas are totally sweet...

Ninjas are also pretty awesome.

And they too have a huge internet phenomenon behind them.

The very popular ‘Ask A Ninja’ series describes what it is to be a ninja by answering questions posed to him by mere mortals.




Uncyclopedia lists a few of the weapons used by ninjas: “swords, kantanas, shuriken, sticks, knives, shuriken, kunai,a banana, ... a really sharp pencil, a really dull pencil, pudding, an easter egg, rolled up newspapers, bubble gum, ferrets, numbers, kunai, hp deskjet 970Cse color printers, a trombone, a travel size websters dictionary, a lamp shade, 1950's porno flicks, a wiimote, a Guitar Hero Guitar, a pikmin, your arm, a pokeball, a rabid rabbit, another ninja, tree trunks, chainsaws, pimp canes, pies, a soup spoon, your face (after they ripped it off), the guitar solo from Metallica's Seek and Destroy, laser vision bears, peoples social lives that Blizzard stole with World of Warcraft, a cereal box, and Axl Rose - pretty much anything except a gun (actually, a ninja could use a gun, but they find throwing the bullets to be more deadly and visually appealing; or they might just kill you by throwing the gun at you)."

The Ninja phenomenon may have started with the website ‘Real Ultimate Power’ – this humour site was created by Robert Hamburger (as a fictional, 13-year-old character with the same name)

According to Hamburger, there are three Ninja facts:

1. Ninjas are mammals.
2. Ninjas fight ALL the time.
3. The purpose of the ninja is to flip out and kill people.

Not to be outdone by the pirates, the ninjas have started an online movement to celebrate International Creep Like a Ninja Day on 5 December.

ARGH!

Pirates are cool.

They are so cool in fact that they have become an Internet phenomenon in their own right.

Q: Why are Pirates called Pirates?
A: Because they Arrrrrrr!

International Talk Like a Pirate Day (celebrated on the 19th of September) is the day to "let out their inner pirate". The day has been gaining popularity through the Internet since its founders set up a website, which instructs visitors in "pirate slang."

Check out this Flickr page to see some crazy people dressed up to celebrate the holiday.

According to Uncyclopedia, a pirate’s main priorities are:
1. Rum (but none of that Light, Clear Bacardi stuff)
2. Lots of booty (of both the "gold" and "female" varieties)
3. Whiskey
4. Poor Hygiene
5. Beer (etc.)

But if there’s one thing a pirate can’t stand… it’s a ninja.