bake fail
Any moment in a cannabis session where something goes conspicuously, sometimes spectacularly wrong — spilled bong water, edibles that hit three hours late at the exact worst moment, falling asleep before the movie starts, or getting so deep in a philosophical spiral that nobody can remember what they were originally doing.
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Any moment in a cannabis session where something goes conspicuously, sometimes spectacularly wrong — spilled bong water, edibles that hit three hours late at the exact worst moment, falling asleep before the movie starts, or getting so deep in a philosophical spiral that nobody can remember what they were originally doing. A bake fail doesn't ruin the night, it becomes the night's defining story. The best bake fails are discovered only in retrospect, usually around 2am when someone says 'wait, did we ever actually eat dinner?'
Classic bake fail — we got so focused on debating the snack options that we forgot to actually order anything.
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