The lovely N. found this in a library that isn’t yet open to the public. But when it does open to the public, that one kid who gets to hang out here is going to be super excited.
Is this irony?
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Jun•
04•10
Meg found this one lurking on the Upper West Side, and notes “You’d think they would proof read a deal honoring great literary figures.”
[For those of you who prefer not to click, it says “If you share a birthday with one of theses literary figures, you drink free on your birthday!”]
Waffling on the meaning?
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Jun•
02•10
Eve found this in a Waffle House bathroom and thought of me. File THAT under “things I never thought I’d say.” She also noted “…it could mean so many things.”
Would you like to buy a “w”?
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May•
31•10
Meg says she found this one at Whole Foods in Union Square. I gotta tell you, Meg — I’m not sure I would have even caught this one. Good eyes!
WaPo no-no
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May•
28•10
Michael found this misspelling in the Washington Post. Maybe they ran out of space!
Passed the point of no return
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May•
26•10
John found this little mental workout, and says:
It’s great that our local climbing gym has workshops for women… But “passed”?
Hey, at least they got the possessive pluralization of “woman” right!
Monday mental exercise
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May•
24•10
Reporter #1 wants us all to warm up our brains this fine Monday morning with a little puzzle.
Just like Mama taught you
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May•
21•10
Galen submits:
Here’s one from an ad in the Burlington Free Press. Maybe they call it a “free press” because they allow punctuation to be used is any word without regard to meaning.
Acceptable on a four-year-old’s handmade card. Not acceptable in a newspaper. Sigh.
The pluralization, she is difficult.
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May•
19•10
Susan found this one in a drop-down list of regional medical facilities. That’s an interesting new pluralization right there!
Symbols that don’t make sense
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May•
14•10
Podcast celeb Sage forwarded this beauty:
(Click image for DetroitFunk, the original source.)
I’m not even entirely sure what category to put this one into… Thanks, Sage!