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Grammar Cop: E-I-E-I-Oh
Defendants: Tribeca Tavern, New York City; Crate & Barrel, San Francisco
Count 1: Negligent transposition of letters.
Count 2: Professional printing of grammatical malfeasance.
Count 3: Mounting grammatical malfeasance in a public area.
Report: Prior to walking into a pipe on the way to the men's room at Tribeca Tavern, officer noticed faulty attempt to warn him of low-hanging pipes and captured it with a photographic device. In a moment of amazing synchronicity, Officer West of the San Francisco Special Grammar Unit was exactly 2,900 miles to the west (no relation), capturing said offense at Crate & Barrel.
Fine: Free drinks/Free drinkware. Mandatory attendance of grammatical sensitivity training for all parties.
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Comments
Ever noticed how the word "minimalist" has morphed into a synonym for "shoddy crap with an expensive price tag"?
Posted by: Nanuk | February 19, 2007 8:20 PM
No doubt these transgressions were perpetrated by the notorious (and dyslexic) "E before I except after C" gang.
Posted by: vetinari | February 21, 2007 4:44 PM
Is the "low cieling" a comment on Britney and all self destructive pop tarts?
Posted by: sylvia | February 23, 2007 3:59 PM
Wow the dyslexic's come out in force!
Posted by: Toni-Marie | February 26, 2007 5:09 PM
I think the misspelling in the Tribeca Tavern sign may be intentional. If it had been spelled correctly, no one would give it a second
look. Because of the glaring misspelling, most observers are forced to take a second look!
Posted by: Harry L | March 12, 2007 3:01 PM