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Grammar Cop: Sing of the Times

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Defendant: Building management

Count 1: Misdemeanor typographical transposition, resulting in what a Frenchman might call a non mot.

Count 2: Rendering grammatical malfeasance permanent via engraving.

Count 3: Affixing grammatical indecency on a building which is adjacent to a public thoroughfare.

Report: Officer was unusually observant for 6:20 am and noticed the infraction as he passed a not old apartment building in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan.

Fine: $120 and one month free rent.


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Mr. Sack, I am so very glad to have found you on Funny or Die and this is a gem of subtle yet silly humour, as was Commader Tong. I am now officially addicted to your ... wordsmithing (?)
Sue

wait, i don't get it... where's the mistake?

I think we should make a case for 'vavle' to become be a real word. Perhaps: Vavle, verb: as in to vavle , usage: "I attempted to vavle my way past security but my entourage superceded the trailer trash quotient so I had to hang out with Britney instead." or “Dr. Penhaligon’s patient accidentally retained the vavle clamp after the operation.”

I believe the issue is with the word "opposite" and its usage on the sign.

However, I believe another crime has been committed, one that seems to happen far too often these days: cops going after misdemeanors while others get away with murder.

In reading these comments, I am reminded of the case of the dyslexic agnostic, who doubted the existence of Dog.

I think its both Vavle AND the word opposite.

That sign is a head scratcher.

And Brad, you must be new here. Lighten up dude.

Isn't it funny how you can read something a half dozen times and mentally fix the rather obvious error each time?

Oh and Melissa: I've been "here" for about a year and in Poland for two years.

http://www.banterist.com/archivefiles/000013.html ...August 4, 2006. Wow, my one year anniversary and I forgot it. I will have to get Brian a bunch of roses to apologize.

Sounds like a good name for perfume.

Vavle, the new fragrance by Calvin Klein.

There are two errors: "VAVLE" and "Sing"

I choose to believe the title is just a jab at the transposition in the sign, as The Banterist would surely never make such an error.

George - "Sing" was obviously intentional.

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