Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Son of the Return of Great Moments in Editing: The Sequel, Part 2, Continued


Weird signs and editorial bloopers tend to result in pretty popular posts, so who am I to argue with success? Here are a few more selections from the Not-So-Great Moments in Editorial Excellence collection ...

You just can't pass up great prices on the things you need ...


It's little wonder that some children don't like vegetables ...


But perhaps you can get them to eat their vegetables if you bribe them with dessert* ... 


Most children like bananas, and parents are always glad for the time-saving and choke-preventing benefits of the boneless variety ...


Need furniture? Here are a few opportunities you shouldn't pass up ... starting with creative uses for a coffin** ...


Most people would have used an appropriately-colored touch-up stick on those scratches ...


And, as with most things, your furniture will last longer if you treat it properly ...


I wonder if the GOP will make an issue of wanting to see this birth certificate ...


Well, that's one way to lose weight, but it's probably a bit extreme ...


And finally for today, you just never know what sort of things will lead to domestic spats ...


Have you run across a good editorial boo-boo lately? Scan it and send it to ol' Bilbo. Your fellow readers will thank you. Well, maybe.

Have a good day. Read twice before pushing the publish button***. More thoughts tomorrow.

Bilbo

* Thanks to my friend Leslie for passing this one to me.


** As it happens, I have a good friend (who, appropriately enough, is a forensic pathologist) who has a bookcase made from a coffin.


*** Awww, don't bother ... no matter how often you proofread your posts, your readers will still find your embarrassing typos later.


7 comments:

eViL pOp TaRt said...

Nothing better than a Dad drinking with his daughter. They should give him some credit, at least.

Poor cat!

I'll pass on the ass cake and the assparagus, though.

Great signs, Bilbo! Have an easy Tuesday!

Amanda said...

You are right! These will never fail you. Good ones!

Leslie David said...

I worked for a company where we said one of our core competencies was poof reading. It was a joke.

Margaret (Peggy or Peg too) said...

I personally enjoyed the "but the cat has been killed"
Funny and I happen to prefer my cats this way, (oh dear let the nasty letters begin)

Mike said...

Assaragus sounds like a dinosaur named Gus.

Duckbutt said...

Did his wife have her head under the cover? Harsh.

Elvis Wearing a Bra on His Head said...

Would the casket useable for a picnic table be furniture for goths? There was a guy at Auburn who tooled around in a castoff hearse. It didn't get good mpg.