High expectation...disappointing and/or catastrophic reality. You know the feeling. For example, you go out to eat, see something incredible looking on the menu, and...
Last week, I wrote a
Top Comments diary showcasing shitty food porn. Because nothing makes you feel better about yourself quite like laughing at somebody's culinary misfortune. In the comments,
raina mentioned that she likes looking at failed recipes on Pinterest that don't quite turn out like they're pictured. That reminded me of a whole different brand of disappointment porn I love: expectations vs. reality. And yes, as is the case with just about anything, Reddit
has a subreddit devoted entirely to it, which is where I'm getting the material for this diary. Some of it is gold...in a bronze kind of way.
Of course, fast and packaged food is kind of low-hanging fruit for this sort of topic. But I still can't resist.
My favorite, I think, is the failed creative project. You know, like that time you tried to make the cute duck cupcakes.
Or the Smurfs cupcakes.
Or the Santa bread (I think this might be my favorite).
And then there's...whatever these are supposed to be... (The general message here seems to be: Don't try to get cute with baked goods unless you're a pro.)
I hope this KTK was everything you expected...
If not, well, better luck next time. What do you want to kibitz about tonight?
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