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Yes, I am THAT person

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Alden

  …apparently!  Because this came from Lisa S., and the text in the forwarded message just said “U gotta send this to ur friend.” Now I’ll admit that chatspeak is like fingernails on chalkboards to me.  I’ll also admit that … Continue reading →

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Geography fail on the Weather Channel

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Alden

  ZOMG WHO KNEW THERE WERE COWBOYS IN VERMONT?  I don’t remember cowboys when I lived there!  But, I mean, there were a lot of cows, so I guess it makes sense. Anyway.  Ahem.  Yes.  As Colleen so rightly points … Continue reading →

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“I would, but I’m paralyzed with not caring very much.”

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Alden
Posted in capitalization, misspellings & new words, other punctuation mistakes, punctuation, subject/verb and structure, words & syntax

This rained on my parade.

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Alden

  Meg in the Big City found this just before Hurricane Irene passed through. So apparently this was the place to party Saturday… but only if you’re not particular about spelling.

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Tempting, but wrong

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Alden

  Apparently my father was shopping for something delectable without me.  At least he thought about me.  I’m so glad to be the person everybody thinks of when they see egregious grammatical errors. Also, I’m not sure if my father … Continue reading →

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Utterly confused

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Alden

  Outstanding contributor Chris H. sends this in: So the soda machine here at work has been empty for a few weeks. He came today to refill, and apparently didn’t have a label for the different worlds he was stocking, … Continue reading →

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Subliminal messages at Ace Hardware

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Alden

  Having spent a portion of last night without air conditioning, I can tell you that the one thing you do NOT want your box fans to do is whisper quit.  Whatever that even means. Thanks, Mom!

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Projection, via spelling?

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Alden

  The fantabulous Reporter #1 went off to a crafts fair just to represent RPB.  Remarkably, she says she found only one RPB-worthy item!  Fortunately it’s a good one. Reporter #1 suggests that perhaps Jenney just has a strange fondness … Continue reading →

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It pays to be nitpicky.

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Alden

  I don’t usually read my receipts.  I wonder how many gems I’ve been missing?  Fortunately, Meg found this one. Well, this isn’t THAT big a mistake, if you think about it — “h” is right next to “i.”  On … Continue reading →

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Things people do voluntarily.

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Alden

  Chris H. found this on his way to Bristol, VT.  He says he made his wife turn around so they could photograph it. The real tragedy here, of course, is that this was probably done on purpose.  I like … Continue reading →

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