Sheetcaking: Seriously?
Lingua Franca 2017-08-22
Summary:
Tina Fey [Image via YouTube]
This past Sunday afternoon, my wife took time to follow the Pioneer Woman’s recipe for “The Best Chocolate Sheet Cake. Ever.” The result was indeed the best chocolate sheetcake I’ve ever had.
But it wasn’t just a culinary event. It also fed our vocabulary — yet another political word for this turbulent year.
What does cake have to do with politics? The instigator, Tina Fey, explained it on the evening of Thursday, August 17, on Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update.
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