[78-L] Bing Article in today's WSJ

Ken "Silver Showcase" kenreg at tds.net
Thu Apr 29 09:39:51 PDT 2010


Geoffrey Wheeler wrote:
> Regrettably, one can find all kinds of spelling, punctuation, 
> grammatical, and word-choice mistakes in today’s media. So far, my 
> favorites just this morning are “passers by” and “the Couple were.” 
> Recent favorites include “uriniating,” “Personnel and Confidential,” 
> “wind turbans” (those clever A-rabs and Seeks!), “physical review” for 
> “fiscal review,” “glutton” for gluten, and this sign in a Ft. Wayne, 
> Indiana laundry: “For sanitary reasons, there are no Burmese people 
> allowed.”
>   

I rather enjoyed a post on another list from someone who told us about 
his father's "gob ladder" surgery.  It took a lot of gall to write that.

-- Ken, who wonders if its bad luck to walk under a gob ladder.



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