Tag Archives: typos

The Stupidest Very Specific Help Wanted Ad

We’re aware that there is ageism these days when it comes to hiring, but this is a tad ridiculous . . .

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The Stupidest Criminally Ecclesiastic Headline

‘E sounds like a somewhat different criminal, ‘a?  (Groan.  Stop us!) arboath  

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The Stupidest Breakthrough in Science Coverage, Namedropping and

Sadly,  by virtue of omission, we suspect human Thomas’s, Kenneth’s, John’s etc. might be plateauing.

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The Stupidest Proud Boast About Soup

Isn’t it nice to know that professional gals can pick up extra money in different ways? terribly write

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The Stupidest Royal Sighting, Local TV Take on

Now think what you will of Price Harry, but this does seem a bit harsh . . . multitool

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The Stupidest “The Case of the Missing (& crucial) Consonant” Headline

Upon seeing this, a BBC editor must have thought (with chagrin), “Ah, the “L” with it.”  (Sorry.  It was unavoidable.) media blog      

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The Stupidest Not-Very-Grand Sign

We’d opine about this ourselves, but perhaps not as grandly as the staffers at this store. adfailure

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The Stupidest and Not Terribly Appetizing Frozen Dessert Ad

We kinda prefer our cheesecakes, fruit cobblers and fruit pies meat-free.  But maybe that’s just us.  

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The Stupidest and Sadly Four Real Headline

This sort of typo is happening two, two often these days . . . charles apple

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The Stupidest “Let’s Not Be Overly Judgmental, There” Headline

Oh, New York Times . . .  Oh, “Grey Lady” . . . Who’d have dreamed you were as snarky about Mormons as this? charles apple

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The Stupidest Out of Order Sign

We appologisie for the following sign: funnytypos

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The Stupidest Commencement Program, Seplling Porbelms and

So you’re attending the 2011 graduation ceremony at Georgetown University.  And you get the nice super-duper commencement program . . And then you look a little more closely at the cover, start feeling a bit disquieted and wonder just how … Continue reading

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The Stupidest Intoxicating Typo

Now this — from a story in the Kingsport (TN) Times-News — sounds like one helluva prayer breakfast . . . testy copy editors

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The Stupidest Tsunami Information Bulletin

From the National Media Tsunami Guidebook published by a group of U.S. government agencies comes this excessively cheery description:   charles apple

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The Stupidest Restaurant Ad Boast, Not Very Compelling

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The Stupidest Sadly Ironic Supermarket Ad

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The Top 10 Stupidest Newspaper Typos

We’re starting to put together another new improved “Stupidest” book and have begun culling through thousands of quotes.  Herewith one of our all time favorite categories, Stupid Newspaper Typos, and 10 of the all time stupidest quotes in that category: … Continue reading

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