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Doug's cake |
  Dec 23 2008, 11:50 AM
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Junior Member  Group: Members Posts: 20 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 2  |
Presenting Doug's hand crafted 30th birthday cake :
 Bigger version here Trench detail Blueberry detail It is - of course - the martian surface with the trench dug by Phoenix to reveal the ice below, and ratted blueberries down the many martian rock layers down the side. Yeah! Goes without saying!! The conversation went like this : Him : "Ooh cake!... ooh, it's got a divot in it....did you mean to do that?" Me : "Er that's meant to be the trench that phoenix dug...it's from Helen's martian surface cakes limited" Him : "oh" Me : "clearly you know nothing about Mars whatsoever, you fraud..." I might have made that last bit up... Anyway I enjoyed making it - I hope you enjoy looking at it - if anyone wants a piece please post your name and address below and we will pop some in the post* I do commissions!!! Helen *not really |
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Dec 23 2008, 12:01 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 2422 Joined: 21-December 05 From: Canberra, Australia Member No.: 615 |
Fantastic Helen!
My 'better half' does let me have my Mars, but not eat it too  Our Overlord is in good hands  Astro0 |
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Dec 23 2008, 04:03 PM
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Superb idea Helen... You should patent it
A cake or bread with raisins is often used to explain the expansion of the Universe 
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Dec 23 2008, 04:19 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4501 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Sloughhouse, CA Member No.: 197 |
QUOTE (dougs_better_half @ Dec 23 2008, 03:50 AM)  It is - of course - the martian surface with the trench dug by Phoenix to reveal the ice below, and ratted blueberries down the many martian rock layers down the side. Yeah! Goes without saying!! Actually what is nice to see is that at least one "other-half" of the members here actually takes the time to read and understand what goes on here. Instead of, "Oh that's nice, I guess. As long as you are enjoying yourself, but we still do need things from the store whenever you get away from that computer." -------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Dec 23 2008, 04:26 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3115 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Minneapolis, MN, USA Member No.: 15 |
Wait a second -- Stu, aren't those your pieces of Mars meteorite sitting in the debris pile next to the trench????
NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM!!!!! (Just kidding, Helen!) -the other Doug -------------------- “The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain
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Dec 23 2008, 04:38 PM
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 The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5546 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Good to see that something Phoenix-related made it into an oven...
That's a work of art Helen, and a lovely gesture. -------------------- |
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Dec 23 2008, 04:46 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 2606 Joined: 10-November 06 From: Pasadena, CA Member No.: 1345 |
That is totally BRILLIANT!!
Hey, and maybe Doug can wash it down with "simulated Titan cryomagma" (i.e. a Margarita). ...while wearing a sombrero...you can't have a bad time when you are wearing a sombrero.... Cheers! And happy 30th!! -Mike -------------------- Some higher resolution images available at my photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31678681@N07/
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Dec 23 2008, 06:03 PM
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 Bloggette par Excellence Group: Admin Posts: 3968 Joined: 4-August 05 From: Pasadena, CA, USA, Earth Member No.: 454 |
QUOTE (Stu @ Dec 23 2008, 08:38 AM) Good to see that something Phoenix-related made it into an oven... Oh, you're bad, Stu!  Welcome to the wrong side of 30, Doug! --Emily -------------------- |
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Dec 23 2008, 07:55 PM
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 Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2149 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
Congratulations Doug!...and welcome to the 30's club! Ain't that bad as it sounds...
 Helen...that is marvelous! And Stu...that was brilliant!
-------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
Edgar Alan Poe |
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Dec 23 2008, 11:02 PM
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 Administrator Group: Chairman Posts: 13248 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
QUOTE (Stu @ Dec 23 2008, 04:38 PM) That's a work of art Helen, and a lovely gesture. Last year she downloaded, printed and built the paper MER model, but then went the extra mile, found an image of the back of the HGA, and added that - and put it on a cake, with Mars rocks etc THAT's dedication.I'm rather lucky. She didn't mind me going all giggly-girly at seing the holder of the Diesel Land Speed Record ( www.jcbdieselmax.com ) at the Heritage Motor Museum today |
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Dec 23 2008, 11:10 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5546 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
QUOTE (djellison @ Dec 23 2008, 11:02 PM) She didn't mind me going all giggly-girly at seing the holder of the Diesel Land Speed Record ( www.jcbdieselmax.com ) at the Heritage Motor Museum today Next time you come out with something like "Stu... it's a robot" I'll remind you about that! Glad you had a great day, you deserved it mate.
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Dec 23 2008, 11:31 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 6480 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
 ...whoa!!! First time I've ever stared at a piece of Mars & gotten hungry! True art, Helen, very well done indeed!!! Lemurs, huh? Doug, you sure are lucky that your spouse indulges you by letting you play with monkeys; obviously, she thinks you are a prime mate! (Yep...if that don't get me shot, nothing will...) -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Dec 24 2008, 08:23 PM
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 Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 63 Joined: 18-November 08 Member No.: 4490 |
Breaking news:- After a new dig, Phoenix about to announce "Potential for life" - the White House is being briefed.
No, wait, the cake is a lie!! Hang on, at about 30 degrees to the right on the trench detail, isnt that a little piece of wood? Blueberry detail indeed, ha! |
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Dec 24 2008, 08:41 PM
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 Member Group: Members Posts: 642 Joined: 23-December 05 From: Forest of Dean Member No.: 617 |
Next time... anaglyphs?
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Viva software libre! |
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Dec 26 2008, 07:47 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2164 Joined: 1-December 04 From: Marble Falls, Texas, USA Member No.: 116 |
QUOTE (djellison @ Dec 23 2008, 05:02 PM) THAT's dedication. IMHO, that's the kind of stuff that makes for a long lasting relationship. Merry Christmas to all.-------------------- ...Tom (thinks he should use more emoticons)
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