Four Extras …

“Well, here’s the deal. We’ve got four extra apostrophes and we need to use them somewhere.” “But wouldn’t it make more sense to put apostrophes in all the words that end in S? Or none of them?” “Yes. But unfortunately, we only have four extras, and they gotta go somewhere. Now get to work.”

New Stripes

First thought: They misspelled “resume”. Second thought: The also misspelled “strips”. Conclusion: The letter “e” migrated west for the winter. (Spotted in the Daily Oklahoman.)

Homegrown Tomato’s

Right now in America, homegrown tomato’s are being sold using homegrown sign’s containing homegrown apostrophe’s. It’s hard to tell by the picture, but this sign was printed (not hand-written), which implies there are many more of them out there.

Goodbye McDoble, Hello MacRib!

I knew McDonald’s wouldn’t fail me. Just 24 hours later … For those who don’t know (like whoever put this sign up), it’s a McRib — not a MacRib. They got it right on the other side of the sign, so customers are welcome to choose the spelling of their choosing.

The McDoble That Got Away

This’ll teach me never to leave the house without my camera again! Yesterday morning while going through the McDonald’s drive thru, Susan and I noticed a new sign hanging next to the drive-thru speaker announcing the arrival of a new burger: the McDoble. They managed to misspell the word double four times in only seven lines — a new record! Unfortunately all I had with me was my cell phone, and despite what you may see on television cop shows, blowing up a tiny picture into a larger one simply leaves a pixilated mess: Since there’s no way you can… (read more)