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PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
The photo today is of a very colorful three-tiered birthday cake. Lots of swirls, psychedelic flowers, and peace signs. It’s on a turntable. You can see a grocery store in the background and order tickets just behind the cake.
Genre: Hysterical Non-Fiction
Word Count: 100
SWEET REVENGE
When I was a cake decorator in a supermarket, one of our managers, Dan, loved to sneak up on others to startle the you-know-what out of them. One evening he’d caught me off-guard once too often. On my break I went out to the parking lot to even the score.
The next day his assistant informed me that Dan ruined his white shirt by wiping icing off his hands in the dark.
“You’re in big trouble.”
About that time my store director approached me. “Did you really squirt royal blue icing under Dan’s door handle?”
“Y-yes.”
He grinned. “Good job!”
Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple 
Woo! Yummy cakes…I am hungry 😋
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Dear Geeta,
I hope they were yummy. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Lol Rochelle! You’re terrible 😀 not really, that was an awesome stunt! X
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Dear Carol Anne,
The man had it coming. 😉 No regrets ever. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Now that is what I’d call sweet revenge
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Dear Neil,
I think it was my best prank ever. And Dan had it coming. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I love your chutzaph!
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Thank you, Violet. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Revenge is sweet. That cake is gorgeous!!!
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Dear Joy,
This revenge was the sweetest. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Lovely cakes and good job. Practical pranks can always work two ways, escalation or complete stop to the teasing.
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Dear James,
I think this prank actually stopped Dan. At least I don’t remember any escalation. He did applaud me for the way I got him back. Apparently he wasn’t too concerned about his shirt and certainly not for that rust bucket of a car. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Ah, I remember this incident. That was, indeed, sweet revenge. And innovative as well. Great story although, not fiction.
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Dear Jan,
Sometimes truth is better than fiction, eh? Thanks,. m’luv. 😀
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For a second there you gave me a spooky feeling of deja vu, then I remembered where I’d read this story before – on one of your comments on another story! It was excellent both then and now, and I’m glad the store manager saw the funny side! I’m also glad I’m not going mad!
Jen
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Dear Jen,
Very astute. I shared the story on Russell’s story last week when he asked us to share pranks. After writing it I thought it would be a good one to condense down to a flash. All true. Dan was one of those guys who pranked anybody and everybody so it was high time he got his commupence. I will never forget the look on Rod’s (store director) face when I fessed up. One of my fonder work moments. 😀 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I guess some things bear repeating. I shared this story five years ago for the Weekend Word Prompt in 47 words. https://rochellewisoff.com/2021/03/06/weekend-word-prompt-element/
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Haha, I may have read that one too. As you say, well worth repeating!
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ouch – the blue icing is likely one of the harder colors to clean (along with red – or I guess most of them are tough) – and looks like you had a bit of fun with your returning of the gesture!
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Dear Yvette,
My choice to use royal blue was no accident. 😉 Nice and dark so it wouldn’t show up at night under his door handle. Tee hee.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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hahaha
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“All’s well that ends well.” Love the Cookie Monster cake and also your featured cake. Hoping blue frosting curbed Mr. Startle.
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Dear Lisa,
I think I got my point across to Mr. Startle. Of course it’s been over 25 years ago so memory being what it is… I do recall that he was a great sport about it and we remained friends until he left the company. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, good, good, and good.
You’re welcome.
Shalom,
Lisa
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I have a story about sneaking up on people and revenge but it’s too long to tell. Let’s just say I had the laugh laugh.
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Dear James,
He who laughs last…thanks for reading and commenting.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Great revenge, Rochelle, although I’m sure it was easy to trace back to you. Luckily you had an ally there. 🙂 I promise I won’t get on your bad side 😉
Have a good week.
-David
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Dear David,
I didn’t try to hide my guilt. Rather, I reveled in it 😉 I did love my store director, Rod. He always had my back. We remained friends even after he left the company. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Better than a pie in the face 🙂
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Indeed, Will. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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it must be a very satisfying job of creating designs on cakes..
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Dear Nandini,
It was often a satisfying job…until it wasn’t. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Gosh, an excellent cake… mmm and yum 😋 – what am I going to write about that????
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Thank you, Chris.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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👌
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Ted
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Thank you, Ted. ❤
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Wow, these cakes are amazing! 😮
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Thank you, Yinglan.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Vladmira Diesel W(T)F,
I saw the cake you decorated for Derek. Looks like his co-workers are gonna miss him like a dose of the crabs. If they were going to miss him like a case of hemorrhoids, I assume you would’ve added a tube of Preparation H.
I gonna eat pie from now on,
Chef Boy-R-Don’t
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Dear Chef Boy-R-Don’t,
A cake made to look like tube of Perparation H would be entertaining, wouldn’t it? I once had an order for a retirement party cake that featured the Wicked Witch of the West. My understanding was that the party was to be held in the “honoree’s” absence. I could feel the love.
Just remember Two-Slice Hilly. Bon apetit.
Shalom,
Vladmira Diesel W(T)F
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So funny Rochelle – love it
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Thank you, Angela. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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❤️
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revenge can be sweet. well done.
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Dear Plaridel,
This revenge was the sweetest. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Oh, that’s hilarious! Beautiful and yummy looking cakes, Rochelle.
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Dear Brenda,
Thank you so much on all counts. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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A suitable revenge. Spectacular cake!
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Dear Sandra,
I know I’ve written of this event more than once. Can’t help myself. Some things just bear repeating. Thank you. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Ouch, that is sweet revenge in the truest sense. I hope you weren’t fired.
And I love those cakes.
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Dear Gabi,
I definitely was not fired. If anything I was hailed as the conquering hero. No fiction here, my store director applauded me. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Naughty but nice! Really funny, Rochelle.
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Dear Keith,
I’m nothing if not naughty. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Cake decorators were always pretty evil!
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I love it! A harmless prank, and glad the store manager appreciated it too!
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Dear Michele,
My store director was quite a guy. I miss him. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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He deserved it!
In my old job I had to walk around the manufacturing area (quality control) and would walk through the shipping department. Those guys loved scaring me and thought it was hilarious, me not so much. I wish I could have got back at them like this, Well done!
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Dear Dawn,
It was definitely one of my crowning work moments. 😀 sorry you didn’t have the same satisfaction. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Me again. I now learnt that this is a hippie cake! Forever long learning at Rochelle’s School of Life.
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Dear Patrick,
Weeellll, I dubbed it the hippie cake. 😉 The only thing missing is a VW microbus topper. Always happy to pass on my minimal supply of knowledge.
Shalom,
The Evil Cake Decorator, Rochelle
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Oh my gosh…. those are all gorgeous cakes! Rochelle, you are soooo talented creatively.great story.
And if the blue food dye story is a true one, you are a legend!
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Dear Laurie,
Perhaps I’m a legend in my own mind. 😉 Thank you for your glowing comments. Gives me smiles in the early morning.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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