You’ll have to take my word that this comes from a Burlington Coat Factory ad. Actually, you won’t. I can provide some evidence. You can also just click through above to the website and see for yourself… Plus, I’ve written about them before. REPEAT OFFENDERS.
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Older does not necessarily mean wiser
Susan and Michael found this sign from a company that’s been around, apparently, for a hundred years… and still hasn’t mastered the apostrophe. (You have to get a little squinty with this one, but it welcomes “homeowner’s.”)
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Reporter #1 says, There are many reasons to dislike Target‘s American Girl knockoffs. This, however, may be the last straw. You know how when you go someplace like Target there’s always a kid having a temper-tantrum in the toy aisle? Like, full-on screaming, on the ground, kicking, bodily fluids flying everywhere as they thrash around? [...]
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I love you all. I appreciate every submission (and want more! MORE!). But sometimes I get submissions I choose not to use, because I don’t like them. It’s my blog. Sometimes I feel like the mistake was so obviously made by someone struggling with English that I don’t find it amusing… I’ve made hideous errors [...]
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I’ll let Reporter #1 tell this story: I found this postcard in the ladies’ room of the local outlet mall this weekend. I wish they’d managed to indicate what STORE it was for so that I could boycott them on account of their complete lack of a grasp of English grammar. (I’ve compressed the image [...]
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SmashBURGER, that is. Because apparently you guys like to make sure that when I do an RPB post, I get hungry. Or is it something about food that makes sign-writers less careful? I mean, in this case, the name of the restaurant is written incorrectly. Anyway, my father is once again proud to have a [...]
Read the rest of this entry »I know people who would actually be excited by this.
Sometimes I don’t know exactly what to write about some of the pictures y’all send in. And then sometimes I just think the pictures just speak for themselves. Leah says she’s amused by the concept of a hot smoked meat cocktail. I have nothing further to add.
Read the rest of this entry »Raw fish is more appealing than punctuation abuse
Veronica submits this image from Totoro Sushi, which has a linkable web page, so there you go. Veronica also notes that the sushi here is delicious. I guess all the applicants who show up looking for jobs and discover that this place isn’t hiring at all can grab some yummy snacks on the way out!
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As Reporter #1 notes, we’ve had several posts from Tops Friendly Markets recently. They’re not quite MARTA, but we thank them nonetheless. ANYWAY, she found this cutie in an email flyer and sent it right along. Reporter #1 wonders “What is a Tasting Shrimp?” I actually read it slightly differently and wondered what a new-tasting [...]
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I have a new definition of insanity: trying to hold online ads to any kind of standard of… well, anything. Common decency, common sense, basic grammar, take your pick. This one only abuses a hyphen, but you know I’m right about the genre. Reporter #1 fears we should file this under “totally lost causes,” and [...]
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