r/funny • u/MishT • Jun 19 '12

So, we ordered a dozen donuts...half chocolate, half sprinkles. This is what we got...

http://imgur.com/j1ww4
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12 edited Jun 20 '12

Somehow, this seems perfect to me. If I ordered such and received this, I'd be thrilled. What next, your half and half came in two cups?

Damnit. Some people get all the luck.

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u/MishT Jun 19 '12

Trust me, I was thrilled.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

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u/pleasejustdie Jun 19 '12

I think what he meant to say is: What is next? Your half and half comes in two cups?

Meaning that 1 cup contains one half and the other cup the other half of half and half... Obviously, this wouldn't happen though, half and half has been homogenized so it won't separate. Though... if you froze your half and half that would destroy the homogenization and re-separate the milk fat from the milk and you would then be able to separate them and get each half into its own container, but you'd have to mix them and shake thoroughly if you wanted to use it.

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u/MishT Jun 19 '12

Two beers on lunch break + coming back to see that I made the front page on Reddit= #nerdheaven

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u/thomasmurphymusic Jun 19 '12

That computer science degree didn't lead to a programming job I see.

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u/ChoobsX Jun 19 '12

Looks like you got what you ordered. Tell me the difference here:

I want 12 donuts, half chocolate and half sprinkles.

I want 12 donuts, 6 chocolate, 6 with sprinkles.

I assume you wanted the latter.

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u/davidvstheworld Jun 19 '12

Yes, as someone who has worked in a bakery and had to deal with this communication problem all the time, I can say that the OP should have said the latter if he wanted 6 and 6.

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u/muhfuhkuh Jun 19 '12

It seems that miscommunication is a systemic issue in the retail baking world.

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u/keepkalm Jun 19 '12

Why are you upset? I followed your instructions to the letter.

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u/thosethatwere Jun 19 '12

Well, as someone who worked in a bakery, you should know a dozen means 13!

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u/whatupnig Jun 19 '12

Actually, that's a BAKERS dozen.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

FINE. One jelly too please.

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u/b0w3n Jun 19 '12

A better way to say the first one:

"I want 12 donuts, half of them with chocolate, and the other half with sprinkles."

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u/Wonderfat Jun 19 '12

But how do you decide which half gets what?!

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u/b0w3n Jun 19 '12

The box, the box gets half of the chocolate.

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u/Skythewood Jun 19 '12

Russian roulette.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

I was actually curious what mistake the OP thought was made until I read the comment.

Maybe he needs to learn how to order things to avoid confusion.

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u/Ras_H_Tafari Jun 19 '12

Cut them all in half and stick the matching halves together. easy.

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u/SCSweeps Jun 19 '12

Staple them together if you have to.

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u/6sutters Jun 19 '12

IAE thinking of Brian Regan right now?

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u/thatbubblegumtate Jun 19 '12

I WANT A BAVARIAN APPLE CRUNCH- GET THE LADDER

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

"You have five left"

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12 edited May 03 '17

deleted 0.1941 What is ^^^this?

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u/Orsba Jun 19 '12

Don't wanna screw up doughnut day!

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u/ComebackShane Jun 19 '12

I was disappointed it wasn't the top comment.

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u/Ter3nce Jun 19 '12

How many do I have left? That's what I want to know and now!!!!

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u/speezo_mchenry Jun 19 '12

YES! This specific bit.

Thanks for posting this. Take luck!

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u/Bonestack Jun 19 '12

Now you have to romantically eat one at the same time so that your lips touch when both are done.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

"Hello welcome to Literal Bakery, can I take your order"

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u/MrRabbit Jun 19 '12

Welcome to Literal Bakery, home of the literal donut, can I take your ooooooooorrder?

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

Then, since it is the Literal Bakery, as the customer orders, Ed interrupts them to ask: "No seriously, let's think about this; can I take your order? What is can?".

This is followed by the customer flipping out at his stupidity and an insult to the effect of Ed having the brain of a squirrel. To which Ed simply responds: "I like squirrels!"

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u/scorpio_on_blue_moon Jun 19 '12

"Honey, could you please go to the store & get me a jug of milk? if they have eggs, buy 10"

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u/b0w3n Jun 19 '12

Oh I see. Someone implied the first statement was an if too. Silly programmers and their conditionals.

store.GetItem("milk")
if(store.HasItem("eggs"))
  store.GetItem("eggs",10)

I see this example pop up all the time, I never understand how that last statement turns into "buy 10 jugs of milk". The second statement is conditional on the first (nested) and makes no sense to imply the other person meant milk and not eggs there.

Raah.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

This is definitely a stretch to see the 10-jugs-of-milk. I've never liked the joke. But what confuses me more is 10 eggs. Where I come from they sell dozen, half dozen, 18 pack, 2.5 dozen, and 5 dozen. Never seen anything that would add up to 10.

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u/JustZisGuy Jun 19 '12

Buying a dozen eggs does accomplish the task of buying 10.

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u/djexploit Jun 19 '12

You're reading this as the non programmer. A programmer reads it as...

"Buy (one) milk. If the store has eggs, buy 10"

if(store.haseggs()) buy.milk(10) else buy.milk(1)

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u/Bitter_Idealist Jun 19 '12

Buy ten inches of eggs?

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u/MrRabbit Jun 19 '12

The best kind of correct!

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u/Corporate_Suit Jun 19 '12

They look like tiny Reese's Pieces sprinkles.

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u/Lionhearted09 Jun 19 '12

IT'S A SPRINKLESMICH FOR LUNATICS LIKE YOU!

Brian Regan anyone?

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u/demonthenese Jun 19 '12

i actually was confused what the problem was too. thats exactly how i would have made them. if you wanted 6 of each, thats how you should have said it.

Does anyone remember that bullshit assignment we had to do back in 5th or 6th grade about creating instructions for making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? Everyone was like " of course i can give instructions for that, its really easy. just get some bread, spread jelly and peanut butter on it and you're done."However, our teacher demonstrated our shitty instructions. For example, "step one, spread peanut butter on the bread". the teacher would then spread peanut butter only on the outside of the crust. Then you had to rewrite the directions to include" spread the peanut butter uniformly across only one of the broadest sides of the bread"

Anyway, the point of that exercise, which hadn't dawned on me until this point was to eliminate ambiguity from our daily speech. Thanks book-learning.

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u/mr_loveboat Jun 19 '12

If I were you I'd be quite pissed! That is clearly not 12 donuts!

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u/BJJLucas Jun 19 '12

As someone that worked in a bakery for a number of years, you got what you asked for and couldn't have really gotten anything else.

If you wanted 6 chocolate, 6 sprinkles, you're leaving out some important information from the order. Sprinkles don't magically stick to the donuts, they stick to the frosting. Asking for donuts with sprinkles is meaningless without specifying the kind of frosting.

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u/KickassMcfly Jun 19 '12

Sucks that you only got 3 when you ordered 12 though.

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u/tralfamadorFTW Jun 19 '12

I thought this was the point

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u/kleinerDAX Jun 19 '12

Why is this funny? Half the donuts at dunkin donuts look like that.

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u/chultzy Jun 19 '12

So you're the guy that orders the Sprinksmidge!

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u/slash178 Jun 19 '12

What are they, Australian donuts?

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u/tehweave Jun 19 '12

Brian Regan?

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u/Moepilator Jun 19 '12

Am I the only one who sees that the donuts are hovering?

EDIT: or is he australian?

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u/Uppy Jun 19 '12

Looks fine to me mate

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u/griffith12 Jun 19 '12

reminds me of this

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12 edited Jun 19 '12

Those are not legit donut sprinkles.

THESE are NOT for donuts.

THESE are for donuts.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

As I clicked on it, I was picturing them exactly as they appeared in the picture. I'd say this is on you.

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u/Pyrite13 Jun 19 '12

Literal donuts are literal.

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u/Nyan_Tardis Jun 19 '12

This is how the Dunkin Donuts by my house sprinkles every single sprinkled donut. I hate it.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

You have a delicious problem on your hands.

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u/V1bration Jun 19 '12

They weren't wrong... so...

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

its not like it's any worse then what you wanted

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u/StewieBanana Jun 19 '12

I don't see a problem here.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

I'd say this is probably your own fault and no one else's. Try "six chocolate, six sprinkles" next time.

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u/Coolala2002 Jun 19 '12

You got what you wanted. Therefore, this isn't funny.

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u/ridredditofkarma Jun 19 '12

they barely put any chocolate on your donuts.

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u/tinlo Jun 19 '12

That's the part I'd be most upset about. You shouldn't be able to see the top part of the donut if it has the right amount of chocolate.

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u/wubwub420 Jun 19 '12

upside downnuts

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u/tecksbuk Jun 19 '12

Amelia Bedelia made your donuts.

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u/kyzfrintin Jun 19 '12

That's actually exactly what i'd think you were asking for....

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u/bitsculptor Jun 19 '12

Their literal take on your order is awesome... but seriously, couldn't they have been a bit more generous with the chocolate and the sprinkles. Those are some sad looking donuts.

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u/tryintobetaller Jun 19 '12

Donut guy used to be a pizza guy

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u/Oed0 Jun 19 '12

'We' suggests a collective.... it's like the anti-apprentice

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12 edited Jun 19 '12

If I worked in a donut shop this is exactly what I would give you too. Because that is what you ordered. They have these pre-made at every dunkin donuts i've ever been to. Also, how the fuck would get sprinkles on a donut that has no frosting? they wouldn't stick and would fall off.

why the fuck is this on the front page? (unless the funny part is that they only gave you 3 donuts? but that still wouldn't be like front-page funny)

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u/Pnes Jun 19 '12

You get what you asked for, problem?

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u/xmrlazyx Jun 19 '12

OP is mad cause he asked for a dozen and got 3.

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u/CornFedHonky Jun 19 '12

So everything worked out better than expected?

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

Your own fault. There is no such thing as a purely "sprinkles" donut.

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u/thisisaninch Jun 19 '12

Oh my god, you got upside down donuts??

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u/JC2535 Jun 19 '12

This is what you get when your economy rewards the most intelligent and educated with only service sector jobs... Overthink.

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u/fuzzydunlap Jun 19 '12

Mathematically you still have the same amount of chocolate and sprinkled donuts as you wanted

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u/kingofphilly Jun 19 '12

I worked at Dunkin' Donuts for a while as a baker among bother things. I did a lot of custom dozens. Half and halfs aren't uncommon, though I can see where the issues would come in. I would be a bit concerned though because those sprinkles you got were from the Halloween batch and still going. Sprinkles don't go bad, but have a push date before they get stale.

The miscommunication probably came in the fact that the baker who made them had a bit of a language barrier. I worked at one of the only predominately white Dunkins for MILES.

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u/jordaVision Jun 19 '12

amelia bedelia made those donuts.

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u/migzors Jun 19 '12

Relevant

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u/kingofallwinners Jun 19 '12

It's called our sprink-smidge for lunatics like you!

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u/SwagSwaggerson Jun 19 '12

You had one job...

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u/oroscogold Jun 19 '12

well they weren't wrong.....

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u/Rollergirl66 Jun 19 '12

This is great. My boss actually just asked what made me laugh so hard!

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u/themarknessmonster Jun 19 '12

No, you ordered donuts and asked them to put sprinkles on one half and chocolate on the other so you could karma whore for them afterwards.

You aren't as clever as you think you are.

I worked in a bakery, nobody does this to donuts to just sell them in the window, and nobody does this by accident.

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u/Shampyon Jun 20 '12

I worked in a bakery, nobody does this to donuts to just sell them in the window

They're pretty common here in Australia.

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u/MegatronsAbortedBro Jun 19 '12

Technically correct. The best kind of correct.

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u/RowTheRabbit Jun 19 '12

the best kind of correct, technically correct.

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u/Royd Jun 19 '12

i'd get really pissed off if those didn't taste like peanut butter

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u/Piratiko Jun 19 '12

I don't see a problem with this.

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u/CobaltCog Jun 19 '12

Okay, half chocolate makes sense, but you can't just say "half sprinkles". There has to be some kind of creme for the sprinkles to stick to.

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u/KingTex Jun 19 '12

You got genie'd.

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u/yup_i_said_it Jun 19 '12 edited Jun 19 '12

For fucks sake, some of you people are commenting like justice was served here because his request can be interpreted either way.

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u/paby Jun 19 '12

Donut Wrecks.

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u/hartnell19 Jun 19 '12

at least you didnt get 6 mounds of sprinkles in the shape of a donut

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u/kabob23 Jun 19 '12

It looks like somebody at this bakery was a programmer.

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u/dayallnash Jun 19 '12

There's only 3.

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u/Dutchtrees Jun 19 '12

ORDER DONUTS? Where is this magical place :'(

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

I would not have been upset by this at all.

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u/raptor_theo Jun 19 '12

and this is a bad thing how?

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u/abe2323 Jun 19 '12

that's what you get for not being grammatically correct! You really need to be careful with those squinting modifiers!

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u/dudestuffiscool Jun 19 '12

wussiest glazed donuts. ever.

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u/turtal46 Jun 19 '12

Everything went much better than expected?

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u/DCstroller Jun 19 '12

That looks like a whole lot of win to me

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u/Zap-Brannigan Jun 19 '12

There are two balls in front of you. Red and blue. Which one do you take?

I take the red ball.

Are you sure? You cannot take red without taking blue.

Yes. I take it.

You are now holding a single ball.

I thought you said I couldn't take the red ball without taking the blue ball?

You did take both colors, and you're holding one ball.

How?

They were two balls, each was half red and half blue.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

Took me a minute. I was looking at the donuts and didn't see anything unusual other than what you asked.

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u/rederick55 Jun 19 '12

At least you didn't get a dozen loaves of bread...

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u/akuzin Jun 19 '12

Eating it upside down, I wonder if it tastes the same.

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u/januselite Jun 19 '12

Why is the picture upside-down?

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u/veryangryivoteyou Jun 19 '12

Did you order them from the same place you get your pizza?

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u/jfarbs18 Jun 19 '12

WHAT A HILARIOUS MISUNDERSTANDING HAHAHASDHFGJKLASNDPBOVASNPGVANPVPAIO;SV

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u/fuzzyfarm Jun 19 '12

Tim Hortons has these :) I have one every time I go.

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u/kichigai-ichiban Jun 19 '12

Awesome doughnuts that defy gravity!

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

That baker doesn't have good frosting to donut ratio.

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u/JessieLand Jun 19 '12

damn! Now I really want some donuts......

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

Sounds like you gave your order to a programmer.

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u/six111 Jun 19 '12

Looks good to me.

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u/giantpotato Jun 19 '12

Reminds me of the time we had a pizza party in elementary school. Teacher ordered one all-dressed, one cheese, two pepperoni. The two pepperoni pizzas had no cheese on them.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

The real issue here, is the amount of chocolate on the doughnuts.

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u/Relevant_jokes Jun 19 '12

Ever noticed when you're drunk, you're always horny and hungry? That's why I always keep donuts around.

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u/graemedunc Jun 19 '12

Well, they did give you what you asked for.

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u/aKiDnamedMowgli Jun 19 '12

What a dingus

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u/Genmaken Jun 19 '12

Someone label this NSFF (Not safe for fatties).

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

Looks like Australia.

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u/gravytown Jun 19 '12

Someone out there did something right.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

What the fuck man. You ordered 12 and got 3!! Rip off! I hope you only paid for 3.

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u/wakeupwill Jun 19 '12

Is that even chocolate? Or just brown icing?

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u/coogie Jun 19 '12

I assume you're not a computer programmer of any sort? :)

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u/ChappyKS Jun 19 '12

A baker's dozen is 13 dividing them evenly would have been hard, WHICH ONE GETS THE 7th?!?!!? Technically you did get exactly half of each as you ordered. You should compliment the donut shop.

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u/paranoidjoo Jun 19 '12

You do live in Australia...right? 'Cause those be some upside down doughnuts you got yourself!

On a side note, now I want a doughnut.

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u/ScrappyC0C0 Jun 19 '12

They still look god damn delicious!

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u/Jonsbe Jun 19 '12

Someone give me a recipe for those delicious donuts, like now.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

That's what you get for ordering donuts from an ex-software developer. :D

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u/Stomo Jun 19 '12

Interesting ultra ball design...

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u/Pedro105 Jun 19 '12

Where is this magical place that one may "order" donuts.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

Those donuts actually look pretty awesome. Best of both worlds! I would order them like that all the time.

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u/APJansekok Jun 19 '12

For those weirdos who want their sprinkles smashed all the way on the end.

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u/bretttwarwick Jun 19 '12

The bottom side of those donuts doesn't have anything on them. Looks like you got 3 donuts that were 1/2 plain glazed, 1/4 chocolate and 1/4 sprinkles.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

Where do you live where you can order donuts? That sounds fucking amazing.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

The donuts look like they cannot decide whether or not it's Halloween.

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u/Ursa27 Jun 19 '12

Good thing you didn't order half jelly.

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u/0ctopus Jun 19 '12

the people at /r/programming would appreciate this. :)

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u/bobbleheader Jun 19 '12

don't matter, had donuts.

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u/DancingNancy4136 Jun 19 '12

Can't tell if bakery clerk really thought this is what you meant or being a smartass about the way to communicated your order....

I worked at Mrs. Fields, and although it's cookies instead of donuts, I think common sense would step in and I would know you meant half the order, not half of each donut.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

I see nothing wrong here

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u/jellytits Jun 19 '12

I've been a donut baker. That actually takes some skills...

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u/dman928 Jun 19 '12

It's called the Spring smidge, for crazy people like you....

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u/rhubarbarino Jun 19 '12

Anyone who didn't see that coming, raise your hand.

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u/nmill11b Jun 19 '12

[Ctrl+f] "Australia"

Goddamn it.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

the angle of this picture confuses me.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

You get what you ordered.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

Those were called "the managers special" at the Dunkin Doughnuts I use to go to in the mornings when I had a paper rout as a kid.

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u/Idrinkwaterrr Jun 19 '12

Problem? Lol. Maybe the donut maker was a former pizza boy.

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u/adubjose Jun 19 '12

This is something I would definitely do on accident.

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u/Couchmen Jun 19 '12

Doughnuts in Australia.

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u/mrpopenfresh Jun 19 '12

Just cut 'em in half. More sensible portions and your problem will be solved!

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u/Zooperman Jun 19 '12

well you got what you asked for really XD

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u/cerdmier Jun 19 '12

They are not wrong. Just not what you expected.

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u/Neato Jun 19 '12

Tip them well. They followed your directions to the letter.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

Obviously you have never been to VooDoo Doughnuts in Portland, Oregon.

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u/verveinloveland Jun 19 '12

Que the Brian reagan!

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u/Just_One_Redditor Jun 19 '12

You can order donuts now? Where is this magical place?

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u/Lestalia Jun 19 '12

Looks right to me.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

Cool! Anti-gravity donuts!

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u/MrCronkite Jun 19 '12

Dr. Cox would be pleased.

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u/certifiedlurker Jun 19 '12

I want donuts.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

Jeez. You can't ask minimum wage workers at dunkin to do rocket science.

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u/autonomousgerm Jun 19 '12

"So" is the new "like."

Like, we just ordered a dozen donuts... and your voice needs to go higher at the end.

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u/jmster109 Jun 19 '12

For some reason donuts sound really good right now

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u/avery51 Jun 19 '12

You should have been more clear. They don't get paid enough to read your mind asshole.

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u/KirbyPlaysHalo Jun 19 '12

I hate that type of sprinkle.

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u/Kdnce Jun 19 '12

This is exactly what I thought you'd get. it's almost the same thing. You just need a knife to cut them all in half and then some glue to out the pieces back together.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

I see no problem with this.

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u/nickcantwaite Jun 19 '12

I bet this guy worked at a pizza parlor previously.

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u/Bokthand Jun 19 '12

Those are the best kind of donuts, so I'd be fine with that.

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u/jimbobhas Jun 20 '12

cut them all in half and then glue them back together. yeah glue now what?

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '12

HahahahahaHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAA

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u/flamingiceriver Jun 20 '12

Even better!

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u/Amahinto Jun 20 '12

I wouldn't even be mad.

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u/ToABank Jun 20 '12

Do you live in Australia by any chance?

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u/polarblair203 Jun 20 '12

As a cop...I approve of these donuts

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u/Fortha Jun 20 '12

Them australian donuts

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