The surprise cake that a Gen Zer picked out for his uncle’s birthday party has left viewers on Reddit in stitches.
The college student’s dad had taken to the platform under u/watchthisorthat on May 23 to share what his son had presented to him and his brother at the event.
“I asked my college age son to pick up a cake for my brother’s birthday (his uncle),” the Reddit user said in the post. “We are having a lot of people over including kids and grandparents.
“He is not getting married and he isn’t gay.”
Accompanying the text was an image of the cake. White and rectangular in shape, with cream-shaded icing, an italic text on the front of the cake read: “Congrats on the gay marriage.”
The post quickly went viral on the platform, amassing more than 72,000 upvotes and 2,600 comments to date, with many Reddit users sharing their lighthearted takes on the prank or poking fun at the Reddit user’s son’s decision.
Several viewers shared how they would react if met with a similar prank on their own special day, or what they think happened between the family after the post gained traction online.
“I bet that kid is still laughing,” one viewer said.
“Bonus points if the son announces his gay marriage on his birthday,” another added.
“I’m not gay, but if my nephew got me this cake unprompted, I’d be laughing too,” a third viewer shared.
“I am gay and if my nephew got me this cake I would be very impressed since he’s a toddler,” another commented.
“Bro is getting a whole pride parade for his bday,” another viewer joked, while another added: “That’s when you get a ‘congrats you’re expecting’ cake and everything thinks there’s a baby, always up the joke.”
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“I would be rolling if this happened to me,” another said. “I would also know that I did a good job as an uncle teaching my nephews not to take life too seriously.”
“I’m still laughing and I don’t even know them,” another added.
“I mean this is sincerely hilarious,” another said. “Bet he doesn’t get asked to do any more errands.”
“My actually gay brother always gives cards for the wrong occasion,” a different viewer commented. “It’s your birthday? Here’s a condolences card. Happy Mother’s Day? Here’s an oddly specific 8th grade graduation card. He once gave my preschool aged (at the time) son a Father’s Day card for his birthday. It’s silly and harmless. I wouldn’t have a problem with this cake at all. I’d think it was hilarious and I’d come close to hyperventilating with excessive laughter.”
Newsweek reached out to u/watchthisorthat for more information via Reddit.
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