Reporter #1 found this on the Consumer Reports website (a direct link requires a subscription). I have nothing further to say about this nonsense. I like your circles, Reporter #1. I’d add some where we learn the microwave offers “excellent at” and “very good at” things.
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Overthinking this, I’m pretty sure
Meg found this, although she didn’t say whether it’s from her own employee software, so I do not know. Meg wants to know what exactly a “vaction” is. But I’m kind of more interested in the SICK days. None of the other designations are capitalized. Does that mean SICK is an acronym? For what? And [...]
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“Yes, we know how to spell ‘brake,’ world! We cared enough to spell it correctly once! But we don’t care enough to make sure it’s spelled correctly the second time, and we have no problem hanging these signs right next to each other! Also, I am wearing plaid pants with a striped shirt!” John P.’s [...]
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Maybe it’s because she’s Reporter #1 and she, you know, reports a lot, but she sure knocked it out of the park with this submission… because she made three photos into a collage! Because she is not lazy! Unlike the maker of these signs, who really just seems lazy. Seriously, Reporter #1, I owe you [...]
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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 [...]
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Jules captioned this one “Miami spelling vicer.” So, uh, I hope he found this in Miami, because otherwise I don’t get that. Once again, I’ll express my (apparently outrageous) belief that if one is going to invest in purchasing signage, one should double-check one’s spelling. I’m such an idealist.
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Colleen’s excited to submit a non-English oopsie. But honestly, this is such a common expression in English I’m not sure about giving this one a foreign language pass. Also, now I want whatever it is that’s green and Thai.
Read the rest of this entry »Last-minute Christmas gift idea!
…for that has-everything annoyance on your gift list! Because seriously, who *wouldn’t* want a danger laser? This idea brought to you by Reporter #1, who presumably received no compensation from the Danger Laser Corporation for this pitch.
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