One of my favorite things to do is pick up on misspellings, misstatements, and misquotes, otherwise known as bloopers. It's probably the teacher in me or my love of the English language, I'm not sure. The point is, as fastidious as I think I am when I compose something, I've been known to make some shameful writing mistakes. Being the one making the mistake can be embarrassing. Once upon a time, I wrote a letter, proofread it, and sent it out to hundreds of people. The phone rang off the hook. Why? I misspelled a word. Well, so what you say? Public Relations Director, was spelled Pubic Relations Director. Needless to say, I have never lived that one down. Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy the following bloopers: 1. We pray for MacArthurs erection. sign constructed by Japanese citizens in Tokyo when MacArthur was considering a run for President. Uh oh! Watch out for those "l"s and "r"s. It can change the whole translation! 2. The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nations historythis centurys historywe all lived in this centuryI didnt live in this century. Dan Quayle Good grief! I wonder who wrote his speech! Radio bloopers: 3. When you are thirsty, try 7-UP, the refreshing drink in the green bottle with the big 7 on it and u-p after. Wheres the rest room? 4. Tune in next week for another series of classical music programs from the Canadian Broadcorping Castration. Oops! Must have been a before-sunrise broadcast. You may want to think about editing and speech writingyet another market to test your talents. Our present and future leaders could use one. Copyright 2005 by Pamela Beers. All rights reserved. |
