Bobby Tables’s brother found this one.
Soak it in, y’all. The random quotationing… the possibly-unattached set after “loaf”… and yes, yes, the beautiful misspelling of “delicious.” Aaahh.
New category (again): Things that amuse me
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Sep•
08•08
There’s nothing whatsoever wrong with this sign, and it isn’t even wrong in the sense that some things are just wrong. In fact, it’s sweetly right. Optimistically right. There might be pies, or there might not, but doesn’t this sign kind of make you hope there will be? I loved this so much I took a picture of it, and I’m not able to afford two blogs at present, so consider this a happy bonus.
Irish pub bar or candy bar?
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Sep•
08•08
I know this isn’t the best picture (not sure why my camera was set on “obscenely tiny photos”), so I’ll translate below.
This is from a local serve-yourself eatery, and it says “We know… You can’t resist! However bar items are sold by the pound.”
I know this isn’t a terrible error, but it did prove to me that my brain is stuck on “edit.” I didn’t see the “We know you can’t resist,” hidden in that distracting green bubble; I just saw “However bar items are sold by the pound.” And I seriously thought to myself, “What’s a however bar?”
Of course, if they had inserted the necessary comma after “however” I would probably have posted this anyway to chide them for starting a sentence with “however,” so, you know, there’s no pleasing me.
Election-year bloopers! New category!
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Sep•
04•08
Yeah, there are just going to be too many of these before November. And heck, I’m betting there may be a few after November, too — if I’d only started in 2000 I’d have some doozies. So here you go, guys: the third in my retroactively-labeled politics series. Typos 2008! Or something.
(As linked above, this picture is from The Daily News, where it was found by Julie. Keep up the good work, y’all!)
Okay, okay. Sheesh.
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Sep•
02•08
I’m posting it already!
Brian found this particular iteration of this travesty at Shenanigans, and Tom found one at TPM earlier this week. Thanks, guys!
Why mess with a classic?
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Aug•
25•08
Intrepid RedPenner Sarah found this beauty in the Canisius College library. Love.
I’m Big Time!!
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Jul•
21•08
Hey, check it out, y’all! I just received my very first accusation of Photoshopping!
I feel like I’ve made the big leagues!
When I first saw the comment, I was a little concerned. I post submissions without undue scrutiny, so it’s entirely possible I’d post something ‘Shopped by accident. I am therefore relieved that the accusation pertains to a photo I took myself. I admit it’s a little screwy dimension-wise, but hey: YOU try taking a picture of a clear glass. I put a sheet of paper in it so it would be a bit more visible, but otherwise, that’s all-natural grammar mutilation!
Overthinking things
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Jul•
21•08
Sarah submits the following, saying:
At least they’re consistent… (from an antique mall in central NY)
Which raises my first question: Do we need a new category for antique stores?
I do wonder a bit… in both these cases one could mean “is.” Tea is so good (true statement) and tea is five for a dollar. I suspect this wasn’t the author’s intent, however.
Either way, the festively gratuitous quotation marks earn this one a gold star!
Who is Wave?
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Jul•
14•08
As in other cases, I solemnly promise to beg Wave’s pardon, if there is such a person. Otherwise, I must mourn for the abuse perpetrated upon this apostrophe.
