Pot. Kettle. Dark colour.
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We are all very familiar with the bogus used clothes collectors that drive by in the early hours to grab the bags that have been left out in response to their regular never ending leaflet drops.
A recent leaflet for one such collection had the gall to ask people not to put the bags out the night before because
That will help us to get rid of bogus collectors
Pot, kettle, black anyone?
In some respects I am impressed with these bogus collectors – they are relentless in their leaflet drops and the leaflets change each time (same contact info but very different “theme” to the leaflet to try to appeal to get people to donate the clothes).
Published in categories: Just Strange, Shudder
In the morning
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Ok, this sign doesn’t fall into any of the usual categories (bad grammar, laziness, typo) but it is a little strange.
While it is using 12 hour clock, simply adding “AM” must not have been deemed clear enough so “In The Morning” was appended.
Published in categories: Just Strange
No More Babys
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Back in January a Californian woman gave birth to 8 babies. She already had 6 children.
Not surprisingly there was quite a reaction to this, with the doctor being investigated and the woman’s grandparents calling her “absolutely irresponsible” and her behaviour “unconscionable“.
The photo here, from the Irish Times, shows a local resident protesting outside the woman’s home. Nice sentiment but poor delivery.
Even now, 8 months later, stories of Octomom provoke a strong reaction.
Published in categories: Shudder, Typo
A beautiful quartet of typos
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I mentioned the large numbers of flyers coming through the letter box and how I scan them to see if they are eligible for this site.
A beauty of a candidate arrived a few weeks ago. At first scan I only saw the “availabul” typo.
When I flipped the flyer over it got worse. It started with a “Weather” (instead of “Whether”) typo, followed by a “Speciall” typo (instead of “Special”) and finishing with “Partys” typo (instead of “Parties”).
I reported all the typos to the email address on the flyer but never got an acknowledgement or thanks.
My email said:
Your flyer arrived in our letterbox here in XXXXXXXX late last week. It was actually a service that my wife had been searching for for a friend that just had a baby.
As my wife showed me the flyer I spotted 4 typos that you might want to know about.
On the side of the flyer with the pictures: “availabul” should be “available”
On the other side, the first word “Weather” should be “Whether”
In the Special Offers section “Speciall” should be “Special” and “Partys” should be “Parties”By the way, my wife had searched the internet for mobile services like yours. If you had a web site she might have found you. As it happens (this is where I get a bit brazen) I develop web sites, so if you ever consider getting a web site, give me a call.
Regards, and good luck with your business.
Published in categories: Typo
Oui oui?
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We all get tons of flyers (junk mail to many) in our letterboxes each day.
I always give them a look over, to see if there is anything interesting, but also to scan for typos.
Most are error free, but some have small issues (others not so small).
This flyer is from some building contractors. They have a “we we” at the bottom. It is ironic that this error is part of the sentence “we pay great attention to detail.”
I haven’t reported this error.
Published in categories: Typo
You say tomato, Tesco says Tamato
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On a positive note shopping in my local Tesco is a pleasant experience at 8am on a Monday morning – fruit and veg well stocked, very few customers and no queue at the till.
In the enthuasism to highlight the price of a vegetable fruit, someone mispelt “Tomato.”
I would normally report a typo to the manager but Tesco have consistently been brutal about fixing problems that I have reported to them.
Published in categories: Typo
Blue is the new green
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A few weeks ago I was collecting my wife and newborn son from Holles Street.
Off to the parking meter with my collection of coins. As I fed the meter I noticed that the instructions tell people to Press Green Button For Ticket but the illustration beside this instruction shows a blue button. Are Dublin City Council trying to mess with those with colour blindness?
Published in categories: Typo
Road to nowhere
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Residents with Fingal County Council as their local authority may know about their often bad road design and brutal signage. The Roads Department isn’t good at implementing pedestrian or cyclist facilities in thoughtful ways.
There is a gem of an example on Blanchardstown Road South, behind Power City. There is a nice footpath and off-road cycle track that brings you from the nearby Renault garage to … well, that’s it, it doesn’t go anywhere. A little after you turn the corner and pass the pedestrian crossing, the footpath and cycle track just end. How bloody hard would have been to continue to Clonsilla Road, a mere 200 metres. The area is reserved for Metro West so ownership of the land would not have been a problem. Pathetic.
Published in categories: Laziness, Shudder
Crooked ruler at Fingal County Council
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Looking at the pedestrian crossing points at a nearby roundabout it looks like the Traffic Engineers at Fingal County Council have a wonky ruler.
The dished parts of the pavement on either side don’t even nearly line up. Even a kid would draw a more straight line freehand.
This was designed by the department whose policy is:
to provide appropriate traffic measures to ensure efficient and safe transportation for all road users.
Published in categories: Laziness, Shudder
Smoking impacts dexterity
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I was walking through the business park on the way to work and saw proof that smoking affects dexterity. Most businesses just have the tall, thin bin for cigarette butts. The smokers at this company obviously have difficulty fitting their cigarette butts into the holes in the bin top. I must come to the only conclusion possible – smoking effects dexterity.
Now, the issues at Oracle Ireland seem to extend beyond the dexterity of its smokers, cyclists seem to be either in danger or accident prone. At the car park barrier is a sign directing cyclists to walk to the bike shelter. Unfortunately the conclusion is not obvious this time – either cyclists (who have managed to cycle to the business park) have difficulty safely making their way past a car park of about 30 cars to a bike shelter – or – the drivers of the cars have a habit of driving into the cyclists who have made it this far.
Published in categories: Laziness
