A Colin the Caterpillar cake has generated debate online after someone shared images showing how their South African boss decided to slice the sweet treat – with some branding it an ‘abomination’
Brits were told to look away from the “evil” slicing of a Colin the Caterpillar cake, which has left some social media users “triggered”.
Images shared on X/Twitter showed how someone’s South African boss had taken an unusual approach to slicing the popular chocolate cake from Marks & Spencer, cutting it down the middle before sectioning it into smaller pieces.
Heartbroken Brits were quick to express their outrage. The original post read: “A scroll of my old photos have reminded me of when my South African boss absolutely massacred a Colin.”
One user quote-tweeted the original post with a clip of Paul Merson from Sky Sports, who could be heard saying: “Bang. See you later, you’re going to prison. You’re going to prison and you’re getting named and shamed.” Another posted a GIF of Marlon Brando’s Don Corleone from The Godfather, which was subtitled: “Look how they massacred my boy.”
Specsavers replied to the outrageous tweet and wrote: “If you’re squeamish, look away.” Another joked: “You could say Colin the Caterpillar was butterflyed.” A third suggested the slices were so horrific the original poster should have resigned on the spot.
They wrote: “I have never seen something like this for a Colin. So much to discuss here, please tell me you resigned though. It’s worse than those people that cut off the end and the face.” Others compared it to similar sweet treat crimes, with one writing: “Nooooo, this is almost as triggering as when people eat a kitkat by just biting into all 4 fingers.” Another simply said: “Evil in plain sight.”
The images sparked a debate about the correct way to slice up a Colin. One person asked: “How are you supposed to cut ’em up? So I can avoid inflicting similar trauma, if the situation arises…” But the verdict was unanimous – slices should be cut like a “swiss roll” and the head piece should go to “the host’s favourite person, or to host themselves”, one user explained. Another said: “Who cuts a Colin length ways?! First you decapitate, then you slice nice, whole round slices. Anything else is sacrilege!”
