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Let them eat cake

PostPosted: Thu May 24, 2018 2:10 am
by Swift
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/summa-cum-laude-cake-censored-publix-grocery-store-mom/

A South Carolina woman isn't happy a grocery store censored her honor graduate son's cake, which was supposed to include the Latin phrase "Summa Cum Laude." Cara Koscinski told The Washington Post she ordered a cake online from Publix that was supposed to say "Congrats Jacob! Summa Cum Laude class of 2018."

She says the online message box did not like the word "cum," the Latin word for "with." The computer marked it as a naughty word and substituted it with three hyphens.

Re: Let them eat cake

PostPosted: Thu May 24, 2018 11:17 am
by Thumper
Yeah, I heard that on the radio yesterday.

Re: Let them eat cake

PostPosted: Thu May 24, 2018 11:40 am
by Sigma_Orionis
oopsie :P

Re: Let them eat cake

PostPosted: Thu May 24, 2018 6:44 pm
by SciFiFisher
This is a compelling reason for why we need a well educated population.

Re: Let them eat cake

PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2018 3:49 pm
by geonuc
SciFiFisher wrote:This is a compelling reason for why we need a well educated population.


Fat chance.

Re: Let them eat cake

PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2018 6:08 pm
by code monkey
geonuc wrote:
SciFiFisher wrote:This is a compelling reason for why we need a well educated population.


Fat chance.


oh, we won't get one but it's a demonstration of why we (desperately) need one.

cm
veteran of 6 yrs of latin