Sunday, May 3, 2009

For the People Who Are Still Alive

To quote Mr. Coulton out of context, there's no use crying over every mistake; you just keep on trying 'till you run out of cake. Only in this spirit could the following entry headline an event called "Peace of Cake" in honor of Israel's independence. Here's an excerpt from the Bwog's (blog of Columbia University's literary magazine The Blue and White) article Free Cake and Peace!:

Bwog didn't know cake could be used as a tactic to bring about peace in the Middle East, but when you think about it, what could make more sense?

Columbia students and provocative baked goods have a long history together, and the comments section is hoppin' with deleted and incendiary posts. A few favorites:

Posted by Are they:
going to cut the cake according to pre-1948 borders?

Posted by That cake:
Has a legitimate right to exist in my stomach

Posted by Anti-zionist:
The cake is a lie.

Posted by Dude:
It's cake.

Posted by thoughts:
Let's face it, would you rather have Bar Rafaeli or Edward Said?
DiCaprio was right and you have to choose Israel every time.

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