About a year ago, this headline appeared in our local paper in the wedding section: “Dog Decorates Groom’s Cake”
Now, if you’ve ever had a dog, especially a male, you know that they gladly ‘decorate’ anything they come across — a tree, a piano, even a small child. So, of course, this is the first thing that went through my mind when I read the headline. On closer inspection, however, I learned that a likeness of the dog was featured on the groom’s cake. I think it was a Rottweiler or Pit Bull named Killer, or Kujo, or Diesel or something. Oh yeah, they named the dog in the article. We actually cut this out and mailed it to Jay Leno for his ‘Headlines’ feature, but we never caught it on his show.
But upon further reflection, I have to ask these two questions…
1. Why would this guy have his dog on the groom’s cake?? Well, that answer would be pretty obvious if you lived in the redneck cultural center of the universe, like I do. The groom’s cake is kind of that last statement of manhood before having to be bossed around by a woman, I guess. Last one I saw featured a Caterpillar tractor (the groom’s employer).
But here’s the next question…
2. Why would the newspaper feature this as the headline for the wedding announcement?? Do we no longer have a ‘Society Editor’ who ordains the proper etiquette for wedding announcements? I guess not. What happened to ‘Smith and Jones Wed in Garden Ceremony?’ Only if the dogs can be the ring-bearers.
Oh well. I should be thankful they’re actually getting married. Meanwhile, maybe I’ll send my Chihuahua to school to become a pastry chef…
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