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We all make errors, and sometimes, those errors can make us look like idiots. Especially when that error gets published out in the world, even though it likely went through a host of gatekeepers to get there. And that's why we're here. To shame those gatekeepers with an internet scarlet S. I don't expect you to be perfect. It takes a village, and every village has an idiot. But for the sake of your company's reputation, hire a village that has at least one member THAT CAN SPELL.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

PARTY TIME!

I almost have no comment for this submission. This link tells the story of a rooftop in Manhattan that plays host to big parties every week. I can't even describe to you how much this entire scene seems not fun to me. There's the dancing around in bikinis and heels (I'm not a fan of the flip flop, but if ever an item of clothing was designed to be worn with one, it's the swimsuit), the multitudes of people, the heat, the loud music that prevents you from chatting with your friends. And so on. Yes, I'm kind of old and crotchety, but, man. I much prefer lounging next to the pool with a drink in your hand to this far more predatory version. The best part, if you read into the story a bit, is the cost for this very hip event.

Regardless, it seems that the caption writer was so distracted by the bikini-clad beauties in the photo that basic sentence structure was completely forgotten:

NYers, tell me how to pronounce that word. You know the one. 
It's like madlibs in a newspaper. Did they mean strut? Shake? Show? Based on the tattoos, maybe it's label? What would you put there?

In addition, on the second line of the caption, we get a bonus s and e, just in case you were missing those letters. I am really curious to know what happened there. Perhaps those letters fled some other story, and are hiding out there in the caption, trying to stay alive. I expect that by the time stories arrive at an editor's desk, the letters are all quivering in fear. Or maybe not? Who knows. But I will say that at this point, S and E, you have achieved a reprieve. FOR NOW.  May the odds be ever in your favor.

(Thanks once again, MSM!)

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