The Great British Bake Off has become one of the most beloved cooking shows of all time, and it’s easy to see why. It’s light hearted, almost soothing, nature makes it a welcome relief from the typically cutthroat, high-intensity, American cooking show counterparts.
Besides, there’s just something therapeutic about watching people bake bread, which means it’s also the perfect show to watch if you’re still reeling from the Game of Thrones finale.
The show certainly has it’s funny moments. We all enjoyed seeing Mary chase Sue around trying to get a bite of chocolate mousse, and to make it even better the baker they stole if from said “It’s in the lap of the gods huh?” which is just so goddamn… British.
But there’s nothing that can’t be made funnier by taking it out of context. See, for instance, Garfield minus Garfield:
Now someone has created a Twitter account called “no context bake off” and it’s taken the show to a whole new surreal leave. The account has been around since 2016, but went to new levels this week with this tweet about a scientist that was all too relatable.
— no context bake off (@nocontextgbbo) August 31, 2017
But it’s been firing out quality tweets since long before.
— no context bake off (@nocontextgbbo) September 1, 2016
— no context bake off (@nocontextgbbo) August 29, 2017
— no context bake off (@nocontextgbbo) August 3, 2017
— no context bake off (@nocontextgbbo) May 10, 2017
— no context bake off (@nocontextgbbo) April 30, 2017
The account follows the trend of another infamous out-of-context Twitter account of another highfalutin entity, the New York Times.
human-shaped and sad
— NYT Minus Context (@NYTMinusContext) August 11, 2016
By the way, if you’re a fan of the show, and have a clever idea, the accounts bio states “dms are open for submissions/suggestions” which, ironically enough, is pretty funny taken out of context.
— no context bake off (@nocontextgbbo) April 14, 2017