tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post6463139819885955293..comments2024-03-27T23:53:59.771-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Comedy Writer Falls Right Over Cliff - Worst Typos EVER Leigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-59826957990781370512014-11-11T05:17:34.963-05:002014-11-11T05:17:34.963-05:00Kevin's comment reminded me not of a typo, exa...Kevin's comment reminded me not of a typo, exactly, but a misreading. This is absolutely true and a few of you know exactly whom I'm talking about.<br /><br />A close, long-time friend happened to be sharp with both IQ and EQ, but she also had a blonde ditziness that sometimes left friends open-mouthed. When starting at her university, she signed up for Astronomy thinking it was Astrology. She told me later, she couldn't believe how much math such a subject, which later helped sort out her error.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-18675175979443027932014-11-10T22:41:29.219-05:002014-11-10T22:41:29.219-05:00Kevin and Dixon: you are seriously nuts. I love i...Kevin and Dixon: you are seriously nuts. I love it :)Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-24737193912452359092014-11-10T16:29:40.733-05:002014-11-10T16:29:40.733-05:00I nver make typoos. I just invent new wards.
Oh,...I nver make typoos. I just invent new wards.<br /><br />Oh, dear...Dixon Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220791609338404147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-77461725631082903062014-11-10T14:36:22.126-05:002014-11-10T14:36:22.126-05:00There once was this little fella who was always ge...There once was this little fella who was always getting beaten up so he went for karate lessons. He misread the sign and went to karaoke instead so the first time he was attacked he assumed the correct stance and began with,<br />"Tie a yellow ribbon round the old Oak Tree."Kevin Philip Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15470833555012064006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-77836070656671290092014-11-09T10:29:36.035-05:002014-11-09T10:29:36.035-05:00Dale, that is a classic Public Relations minefield...Dale, that is a classic Public Relations minefield :) Meaning, that if you are a director of PR (which I was for years) once a year at least your title gets messed up...yes...Director of Pubic Relations. Did I ever mention the business card disaster...Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-56420878187886010512014-11-09T10:01:21.706-05:002014-11-09T10:01:21.706-05:00In legal writing action by the government can be d...In legal writing action by the government can be defended if it is "in the public interest." Some years ago my wife (also a lawyer) received a brief from the Department of Justice for review before filing. The attorney at DOJ who composed the brief must have been typing a little too fast since the brief defended the government's action as being well within "the pubic interest." Of course the misspelling cleared spell check, since "pubic" is, indeed, a word. But to make certain this never happened again my wife's office removed the word from spell check on all of their computers. Rationale: It may be a word, but I want my computer to highlight it every time it sees it in a draft pleading!<br />Dale Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553503281187956955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-62004331669871505802014-11-09T08:27:00.516-05:002014-11-09T08:27:00.516-05:00Leigh, you've got me smiling.Leigh, you've got me smiling.Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-40466982630241347222014-11-09T00:33:35.975-05:002014-11-09T00:33:35.975-05:00What kind of donuts? Glazed? Maple icing? Yum!
I ...What kind of donuts? Glazed? Maple icing? Yum!<br /><br />I confess when you said you misspelled 'Dark Lord', I didn't come up with either Dark Lard or Dork Lord. You, I know, will understand.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-89604968109938756592014-11-08T23:15:47.578-05:002014-11-08T23:15:47.578-05:00Eve, Terry Pratchett used that in one of his Discw...Eve, Terry Pratchett used that in one of his Discworld novels. An eager young bridegroom to be ordered a book and got the wrong one...<br />Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-22220295825346031412014-11-08T20:13:57.796-05:002014-11-08T20:13:57.796-05:00Eve, I'm laughing! My husband would like to r...Eve, I'm laughing! My husband would like to read that post.Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-61404944363082252622014-11-08T20:12:55.466-05:002014-11-08T20:12:55.466-05:00Alison, LOVE your future characters (especially th...Alison, LOVE your future characters (especially the last one) :)<br />Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-13314575890387756792014-11-08T16:17:23.855-05:002014-11-08T16:17:23.855-05:00I once wrote marital arts instead of martial arts....I once wrote marital arts instead of martial arts... Gave a new meaning to the rest of the paragraph. Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-10210356401771056612014-11-08T15:10:13.224-05:002014-11-08T15:10:13.224-05:00My worst professional typo was leaving the "l...My worst professional typo was leaving the "l" out of Public Affairs. Got past me and two proofreaders on the Pubic Affairs Committee.<br /><br />My most common typo is my own name. I'm creating profiles for potential future characters: Alion (SF hero), Slison (fantasy villain), Alsion Brue (either an alcoholic wizard or the pub he frequents).Alison E. Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449544045685213466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-52563913701667145812014-11-08T12:39:28.241-05:002014-11-08T12:39:28.241-05:00grin - love Toad! I bet the postal workers get so...grin - love Toad! I bet the postal workers get some regular laughs. Thanks for that, Elizabeth!<br />Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-30943137218468948212014-11-08T12:20:07.713-05:002014-11-08T12:20:07.713-05:00I typed an address label once for a package going ...I typed an address label once for a package going to someone on Burning Tree TOAD ... LOL<br /><br />And I think you're not only allowed but encouraged to write parodies of your own work!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00239163766419735693noreply@blogger.com