Comments on: Your huddled masses are yearning to eat cake.

Question: Your huddled masses are yearning to eat cake.

bondcliff — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:24:34 -0800

I need help coming up with a clever caption for a birthday cake for my sister-in-law's 50th birthday party. The cake will be based on this New Yorker cover.

Relevant facts:

Her name is Elizabeth but everyone calls her Betsy.
She'll be 50.
She's my wife's sister.
She's bright, funny, and interested in social concerns.
Her party will be rather large with lots of her friends.
The sheet cake is 12x18. The cover will take up the whole cake so the blank green area is where the caption will go.

The caption can call attention to all, any, or none of the above.

We don't want anything making fun of her age or other jokes about growing old.

So far the best I can come up with is "Your huddled masses are yearning to eat cake." You folks can do better than that. And, no, "Christ, what an asshole" is in no way appropriate in this case.

By: banannafish

banannafish — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:31:29 -0800

Energy Efficient and Good for Over 50 Years: BETSY!

By: netbros

netbros — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:37:57 -0800

With 50 Comes Liberty

By: contessa

contessa — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:44:57 -0800

Betsy: Still younger than the Statue of Liberty!

By: ginagina

ginagina — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:50:01 -0800

Betsy: You light up our lives!

By: orange swan

orange swan — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:08:06 -0800

Shine on, Betsy!

By: Staggering Jack

Staggering Jack — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:17:54 -0800

From the New Colossus plaque:

Betsy:
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is imprisoned (compact florescent) lightning

By: nitsuj

nitsuj — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:44:46 -0800

With liberty and cake for all!

By: MonkeyToes

MonkeyToes — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:35:34 -0800

CHANGE
Is Good.

By: dog food sugar

dog food sugar — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:33:56 -0800

A New Age of Enlightenment!

By: mrbarrett.com

mrbarrett.com — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:02:13 -0800

1) Betsy: Not quite EnergyStar™ compliant.
2)To Betsy: Lighting up lives for 50 years.
3) Hapy Brthy Btsy (New energy saving guidelines mandate that all words be shortened).

By: cashman

cashman — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:28:30 -0800

Soylent Green (1973) is ~~people~~ yummy!

Honestly yours is already the best.

By: bondcliff

bondcliff — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:49:36 -0800

Thanks all! The cake was a huge hit and banannafish's caption fit perfectly.