Tell your story#12 - The "naked cake"

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“Laughter is the closest distance between two people.”

There is this private investigator in South Africa, Mike Bolhuis. Let me rather call him, as he names himself, a “specialist investigator.” What a character! He is one of those who you either love or hate. When I look at him, I have to ask myself if character matters. No, it doesn’t when you are getting results and when you have a good heart, which he has indeed.
Well, if someone was willing, once upon a time, to put a price of 4 million South African rands (+/- 230,000 dollars) on his head, he must be getting something right.

Anyway, now and again he will host a show on our national television about the cases he and his team investigated. Lately, he is on for a different reason. He is on to dissolve disputes between friends, family members, neighbors, strangers, and yes, businesses. Let’s call him South Africa’s Judge Judy. Although I love watching Judge Judy with her no-nonsense attitude, I was not interested in watching Mike’s new show. Well, that was until last week.

After a tiring bookkeeping session, I made a cup of tea and sat in front of the television to enjoy it. As I was paging up and down wondering what I would watch while enjoying my tea, I saw Mike’s program. Oh well, it won’t do any harm to look what it was all about, I told myself.

Well, I would not be here writing about it if I didn’t enjoy it. Oh gosh, I laughed so much that tears were streaming down my face and my tea was forgotten.

Mike, this time, found himself to be the “judge” between a caterer, his influencer client, and the naked cake.

While preparing for the client’s son's 21st birthday, he received a WhatsApp message from her. In the rush to arrange the big party, she forgot to order a cake. She asked him if he would help her out. He told her he would help and wanted to know what she had in mind. She replied that any cake would do, and then she also added “a naked cake.”

The caterer baked the cake and sent his mother-in-law to deliver it before the event started. When she arrived, the client opened the box with huge excitement as the cake was going to be the highlight of the event. Well, it was not to be.

Our Steemians bakers will know that a “naked cake” is a cake with less icing sugar. When the client opened the box, she did not find a so-called naked cake—a cake with little icing sugar but a cake in the shape of a naked woman. Okay, not completely naked, as there were at least two stars on the nipples of the Dubble D breasts and a skimpy panty at the bottom.

The caterer knows what a naked cake is, but as it was the son’s 21st, he thought the mother wanted to welcome him into the adult world with a “naked cake,” so he rose to the occasion. Oh my gosh! I burst out laughing. I could just imagine the shock on the woman’s face.
As it was too late to replace it, she had to serve. All that was left was for her to make sure that nobody saw it. She cut and served the slice of cake upside down from the back of the venue.

As the two were telling Mike the story, they both had smiles on their faces and laughter in their voices, which reminded me of those words of Victor Borge, “Laughter is the closest distance between two people.”

I needed to tell you that Mike, who hardly ever smiled, was also smiling.

You might be wondering why the two of them were seeing Mike, as there was still laughter between them. Well, after the ordeal, the caterer apologized to his client and promised to bake her a real “naked cake.” Two years down the line, and she has still not received the cake.

Mike had no choice but to tell the caterer that he was in the wrong, and he gave him 48 hours to bake a proper “naked cake” for his client, leaving both parties still with smiles on their faces.

Upon their being ushered from Mike’s chambers, the caterer turned around and told Mike that he had something for him. He put a cake box in front of Mike, and when it was opened, it was a naked cake—not the “naked cake” with little icing sugar but the same cake delivered to his client. One look at Mike’s face, and I had my second spell of laughter. It was priceless!

I came to a conclusion, and it is not that we must make sure we tell the caterer or baker exactly what we are looking for but that we laugh too little.

Let laughter be the reason for us closing the gaps between us and people and not a “naked cake.”

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Mike Bolhuis appears to be a fascinating and complex figure in South Africa. How someone with such a controversial past can transition into a role involving dispute resolution is intriguing. His fame and the considerable price on his head indicate that he has made quite an impact in his field.

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Thank you for the kind verification my friend. 🎕

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Love your story and of course, could imagine the face of mother. I think if it would be me, I just left the whole cake as it is, I agree that is a great idea and for everyone would be a lot of fun to find such surprise :)

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We are two of a kind. I would have played it forward and let my son open the box infront of everyone. (•ิ‿•ิ)

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Aw, i love the fact that the specialist investigator have a character of both loving and hating, it os one among the characteristics of human. I wish you success in your entry

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People! We can only love them. (•ิ‿•ิ)

Thank you for the visit, the commet and the good wish!

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Such an amazing funny story..
I couldn't stop laughing while I read through. A naked cake indeed!...

We must learn to be exact with what we want because sometimes people can not read our minds, they only listen to what we say.

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sometimes people can not read our minds, they only listen to what we say

This is so true. At least there is a funny side to life also. (•ิ‿•ิ)

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Hola querida dama, que buena historia 😃😃 sonreír una buena calidad que debemos ejercitar en estos tiempos, pastel desnudo observe la imagen y de verdad que era bien desnudo, jajajaja,me encantó leerte.

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Haha! Oh gosh it was indeed naked.
Like you have said, smiling is a good quality. We can never smile enough.

Thank you for the visit and for making me smile all over again. (•ิ‿•ิ)

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Thank you!

I thinks that’s the baker’s specialty making “naked cakes”. Even me reading it, i was laughing. 😂😂

imagined if the mum had unveiled d cake in front of everyone that came to celebrate with her son, she would’ve been so embarrassed 😂😂😂 but the son would have actually loved it but he’ll be too shy to admit it since adults are there..

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Haha! Reading your comment I cannot help but to start laughing all over again.

In the end I think communication is more important than location. (•ิ‿•ิ)

Here is a link to the image of the wrong "naked cake"

Hahahaha… is that Mike!! He’s looking so serious in the picture as if he won’t eat the cake at the backstage!😂😂😂

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Haha! Second morning you make sit with a wet screen. (•ิ‿•ิ)

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Saya telah membaca keseluruhan ceritanya, cerita yang sangat menarik, dan berhasil membuat saya tertawa dan membayangkan kan ekspresi wajah si pemesan kue tersebut. Ada-ada saja ya ibu @patjewell. Sangat menarik.

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You know.. there is always a lighter side to life.
I think often we are just too serious.

Thank you for the visit! 🧁

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Benar sekali, padahal sebenarnya hidup penuh canda tawa dengan teman dekat atau keluarga lebih berarti 🥰 keep smile 💪💪

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To me, I don't think the banker was in actual wrong the first time. The naked cake can be misunderstood by anyone, taking to the fact that it was a last minute order.
But for her not keeping to her promise was her wrong.

It was such a an interesting story, everyone could use a good laugh right now.

Thank you for sharing, it gave me a good laugh as well.

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YES! We can indeed do with a good laugh every now and again.
Let's enjoy the lighter side of life. (•ิ‿•ิ)

Thanks for the visit and the comment.
PS: Between me and you, I also don't think the baker was wrong.

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