The Sunshine Empire

A while back, friend of the blog Biggus Rickus told me a stat that I found astounding. He stated correctly that there are six shows on American television today about cake. Just reality shows about nothing but cake. Six of ‘em. That seems like another indication of the decline of American civilization but it occurred to me that it’s really a reaction from women against stand up comedians. Consider this, for years American women have been known for their affection for superfluous pillows on beds and numerous soaps and towels in bathrooms that were never for use by ANYONE. But those brave souls in our stand-up comedy industry spent years speaking truth to power about the absurdity of such a practice. But women are a wily and diabolical bunch. When faced with universal scorn for towels, soaps, and pillows you can’t use, women adapted. Another friend of the blog Liltesla sent me the following photograph and it occurred to me.

Yeah, that’s a cake. I suddenly realized that women have simply adapted. Instead of obsessing over towels and soaps you can’t use, they now consume their time with cake you can’t eat.