Posted on 05/22/2018 11:13:09 AM PDT by Red Badger
WEST ASHLEY, S.C. (WCIV) — The signs of a graduation party are still left around the house of the Koscinski family.
Jacob graduated Saturday with the highest honors from a Christian-based home-schooling program. So, his mom ordered a cake.
"He did not know we were getting a cake because he's not a big cake eater. So we were all standing there waiting to see it and when we opened it, it was a huge shock to all of us," said Cara Koscinski.
She explained how she ordered the 3/4 inch sheet cake online through Publix.
But when she requested the bakery include Jacob's honor, she was alerted that profane or special characters weren't allowed. Cara clarified her request with special instructions.
"The website had censored me and this is a website that you can refer to for the Latin term for Summa Cum Laude which means highest honors," she said.
Cara said when her husband picked up the cake from Publix on Savannah Highway and Main Road, he didn't know the bakery omitted the middle Latin word. It was replaced with hyphens.
"The cake experience was kind of frustrating and humiliating because I had to explain to my friends and family like what that meant. And they were giggling uncontrollably. At least my friends were," said Jacob Koscinski.
The Koscinskis said a manager from Publix apologized and offered a refund. For now, they're nibbling on the leftover dessert, and looking forward to Jacob's freshman year at Wingate University.
"It's fine for us to be compensated for the cake. We're just happy that our son graduated school and has a bright future," said Cara Koscinski.
Jacob's grade point average is an impressive 4.89. He plans to major in pre-med.
ABC News 4 reached out to Publix to find out why the website confuses this honor with a profanity. But corporate officials didn’t respond to our question.
There was a dating website that wouldn’t let me invite women to meet at Dickson, TN. Apparently Dickson is obscene.
I see what you did there..................
Only on a first date.
"Summa Com Laude"
Then, just chopped the top off the "o".
“Quod erat demonstrandum, baby.”
“Ooo, you speak French!”
From “Airhead” (who now works at Publix) by Thomas Dolby.
So cupcakes for all, each with one of the words of the honor on it, probably wouldn’t go over too well? Maybe all the Summa cupcakes get eaten first?
Rofl
The people at Publix apparently did not graduate summa cum laude.
Amazingly ignorant. Yay, public edukation!!
I was going to write something funny, but this is just too sad to be funny.
Love that song.
Actually it was the computer system that the order was taken in, it edited out the middle word and made it 3 dashes because it was told that’s a naughty word... the actual cake decorator got the order slip with the message spelled exactly like it is on the cake.
They graduated Summa Cum Lousy
Or a thick cookie.
Someone being ????
Funny. My daughter graduated college Saturday with a degree in molecular psychobiology, Summa Cum Laude.
To be fair, she actually graduated in December, and entire semester early, but didn’t walk until last weekend.
She’s a product of public school.
Where can I buy a paintbrush as big as yours?
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