Jingle-itis

I thought I had it right.

For probably a couple decades now, I thought I had it right. And then I baked a pie.

See, we were in the grocery store the other day and they happened to have Sara Lee pies on special - buy one, get one free. Free pie?! Okay!

So we picked out two, an apple and a cherry. Let me mention that I am blessed, blessed, blessed to be married to a man that prefers store-bought pastry. In spite of the number of women that have given me a no-fail pastry recipe, SG still prefers the store bought pastry for his pumpkin pie. And with company coming, and a small shortage of time, I went on a pie-buying streak this Thanksgiving. If it helps redeem me a little, though, I make the filling right from a real pumpkin.

As I was baking the pie, I found myself humming a little jingle and realized it was the Sara Lee jingle. But one glance at the box stopped me cold. Mid hum.

The box said "Nobody doesn't like Sara Lee."

What!!?!

That's not right!

I reread the box. Oddly enough, it still said the same thing - "Nobody doesn't like Sara Lee."

For years (and years and years) I've been singing, "Nobody does it like Sara Lee."

Years.

And apparently I've been wrong the entire time!

The shock was too much. Sure, I ate the pie, but it was with a sense of disillusionment. Don't get me wrong - I didn't not like it. So I guess their slogan isn't all wrong. But how could nobody notice that it's a blatant double negative? What kind of message is that for a pie company to use? Is that really the best they could say about their pies? "Well, nobody doesn't like them..."

I may have just developed a small "doesn't like" for Sara Lee.