Misunderstandings are unfortunately just a part of life that we all have to deal with. They can sometimes be funny, they’re oftentimes awkward, and sometimes can cause rifts between friends. However, one misunderstanding led to one of our favorite tweets of all time. A woman named Siobhan told her friends that she would love a Mariah Carey-themed birthday cake for her birthday celebration. But tragically, she did not get what she asked for. Arguably, she got something much more hilarious.
“My cousin in England told her colleagues she wanted a Mariah Carey birthday cake,” Harriet Alida Lye tweeted on June 14th. “They misunderstood, and [this] is the cake they made her instead. It’s Marie Curie, looking very festive.”
Oh… Oh no. It can’t be. Oh yes, it can.
Rather than receiving a cake with Mariah Carey pictured belting a high note, Siobhan was presented with a cake flaunting a black-and-white image of Marie Curie, the Nobel Prize winner (in two different fields) who discovered radioactive elements, polonium and radium. Unreal.
These two women may exist on entirely different ends of the overall spectrum of people on planet Earth, but that doesn’t mean people can’t confuse them. Mariah Carey and Marie Curie do sound similar, after all. Right?
…Right?
My cousin in England told her colleagues she wanted a Mariah Carey birthday cake. They misunderstood, and is the cake they made her instead. It’s Marie Curie, looking very festive. pic.twitter.com/LMHJnMATqD
— Harriet Alida Lye (@harrietalida) June 14, 2019
Twitter took this post and ran with it, and we’re all having too much fun with the confusion. At least Siobhan looked like she had a good sense of humor about the mix-up.
Siobhan’s reaction to seeing the Marie Curie cake. She’s a volunteer secretary for this local charity. pic.twitter.com/XeO2kNnsUs
— Harriet Alida Lye (@harrietalida) June 17, 2019
Her friends were probably a bit embarrassed that they made such an egregious error. But thank goodness they did because this is top-notch content.
In fact, we think the entire internet can agree with this statement. At least give them a Webbie or something.
this cake deserves two Nobel prizes in different fields
— Ack Ack Ack (@andandandyk) June 14, 2019
For all they knew, Siobhan is a huge Curie fan. She just can’t get over the fact that Curie is the only woman to win the Nobel Prizes in two separate fields.
It’s so sweet because I bet they were thinking “marie curie? Well if it’s what she wants...”
— Thick James (@TheREAL_MBrooks) June 15, 2019
Or, perhaps they didn’t misunderstand at all. That is quite the hilarious prank, if true.
they "misunderstood" pic.twitter.com/7awBtqNP0j
— Name (@imijphoto) June 14, 2019
Others are just giving kudos to Siobhan’s friends for spelling her name right. That’s the big win here.
Look, they spelled her name correctly, and as someone who's middle name is Siobhan I can attest to the number of times people have effed it up. This is amazing.
— tiny (@acethirtynine) June 14, 2019
We don’t mean offense, Empress Carey. We just think it’s hilarious.
This is better. No shade to Mariah but come on.
— Jenebe Amberstep-onyourgrave (@SpiffySpiderKat) June 14, 2019
And although we expected a classic shady Carey clapback, we got something a lot better. (And funnier, too.)
Carey responded to the now viral tweet, and even gave Siobhan a shoutout. “This could’ve been me if only I hadn’t failed remedial math,” she joked.
This could've been me if only I hadn't failed remedial math 🤦♀️ happy birthday Siobhan!! 😘 https://t.co/Ffz69lTRkc
— Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) June 15, 2019
Yeah, totally. Same here.
But, Mariah! Give yourself credit where credit is due.
... but you invented E=MC2!!
— Sarah (@MariahsLamb4L) June 15, 2019
Then again… There could be a larger conspiracy to unravel here.
Well have you ever seen them together? No, you haven't. So there.
— Atty Tom Dickinson (@AttyTMD) June 14, 2019
We need to know — did this Marie Curie cake do more than meets the eye?
You might get superpowers
— Jenebe Amberstep-onyourgrave (@SpiffySpiderKat) June 14, 2019
The puns are honestly too much to handle right now. This entire thread is a masterpiece.
Checking the replies to make sure no one beat me to the “she looks radiant!” reply.
— James Curle (@JamesCurle) June 14, 2019
Although it wasn’t what she asked for, we have a feeling Siobhan’s Marie Curie cake totally made her day. This year’s birthday will certainly be one to remember.
