Meg found this in a fortune cookie and isn’t sure exactly what to think.
An oldie-but-goodie
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20•09
I’m a little worried that I need some kind of disclaimer about not photographing things for RPB while you’re driving, y’all. Reporter #1 says:
I had been trying to get a shot of it for WEEKS (it’s right by [my daughter]’s school) and then today there happened to be a truck pulling in to the next store up the road and it held up traffic long enough for me to get a shot. :^)
This is one I’ve often noticed and grimaced at, so thanks for finally capturing it, Reporter #1!
WaPo no-no?
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Nov•
18•09
Dave says this:
The copyediting at the Post Sports section has been going downhill for awhile, now, leading to an epic front page, above-the-fold miss like this one. I dunno, maybe this plays differently in ATL, where coke is a generic term for cola and soda. Up north, it equals *hilarious*.
Well, as a Southerner, I had no trouble parsing that one. I see Dave’s point, though. Discuss.
I’m sorry, but: NO.
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Nov•
16•09
You grammar-philes may be disappointed by today’s post, but you know what? It’s my blog. And I get to post things that bug me. And this really bugs me. I finally found myself in a situation with both this candy bar and a camera, so here you go. Incidentally, you can’t really see it in this picture, but this is a European import made by good ol’ Nestlé. It comes in several flavors, all of which are apparently inappropriate for girls.
Halloween sweet!
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Nov•
05•09
Found this one at the Zoo last weekend…
The best part is the awesome candy-corn sticker. I love you, anonymous RPB-er!
Back to the same ol’ same ol’
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Oct•
30•09
Remember that breath of fresh air? Yeah, not so much again today.
This one comes from Michael.
A breath of fresh air
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Oct•
28•09
I mean, it’s not right or anything. It’s just that it gets old finding quotation marks used for emphasis, or apostrophes used to alert the reader to the approaching of a letter “s.” Sometimes it’s a blessing to find a totally new error. A creative error.
This one actually made me laugh out loud.
This ice is *way* existential.
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Oct•
27•09
I’d like to think that Reporter #1 heard Cher discussing Ren and Stimpy in her head when she came up with this post’s title.
Now I will admit to having missed what was wrong with this one immediately too. Given the title of the message I received, I was looking for quotation marks around “ice.” Once I took a closer look, however, I realized that this labeling is so Monet — from far away, it’s OK, but up close, it’s a big old mess.
Thanks, #1!
This better be a new type of plant.
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Oct•
22•09
Intrepid reporter Michael found this beauty at the National Arboretum. They should know better.
Red Pen road trip!
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Oct•
21•09
Awesome Reporter #1 found this old newspaper while road-tripping with also-awesome Laura. I feel so ‘special’ that they thought of me!
