# The cake must be neutralized

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cake-must-be-neutralized/456906>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 18, 2008, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cake-must-be-neutralized/456906 "2008-07-18T01:49:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Aithele](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Aithele](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aithele)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cake-must-be-neutralized/456906/1 "2008-07-18T01:49:38Z")

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I wasn’t sure where to place this. If this is the wrong forum, would some friendly mod move it? Thanks.

[Do I cut the red wire or the black wire?](http://promomagazine.com/othertactics/news/batman_promo_bomb_squad_cake_0718/)

A cinema chain in San Antonio decided to do a big promotion for The Dark Knight. Unfortunately, one television station thought it was a real threat.

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**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cake-must-be-neutralized/456906/2 "2008-07-18T01:53:12Z")

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Why take it so serious? \>\_\>

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**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cake-must-be-neutralized/456906/3 "2008-07-18T02:14:40Z")

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Wow, the cake really _is_ a lie.

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**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cake-must-be-neutralized/456906/4 "2008-07-18T02:58:35Z")

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This would be a great gift for the person who, when offered “cake or death,” simply can’t make up his mind.

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**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cake-must-be-neutralized/456906/5 "2008-07-18T15:19:17Z")

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> The moral of the story, Lindstrom suggested, might be that “it’s always handy to have a 25-year-old fanboy or girl around to prevent the needless dispatch of law-enforcement officials.”

Yep. Just ask the city of Boston about _Aqua Teen Hunger Force_ and the [Mooninite signs.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Boston_Mooninite_Scare)

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**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cake-must-be-neutralized/456906/6 "2008-07-18T15:23:53Z")

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> Wow, the cake really is a lie.

Beat me to it.

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**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cake-must-be-neutralized/456906/7 "2008-07-18T16:12:25Z")

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[QUOTE=mobo85]  
Wow, the cake really _is_ a lie.  
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Unbelievable. You, [SUBJECT NAME HERE], must be the pride of [SUBJECT HOMETOWN HERE].