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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.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

I'll have what she's having.

Currently being served at the Wild Horse Cafe in King City, CA:

Photo by MR
Don't you hate it when errant letters just slip in without warning? I mean, how did that little guy get there? And if that meal doesn't float your boat, you can, at the same restaurant, have: 

Photo by MR
They got both spaghetti and quesadilla correct, but whiffed on WITH. Also, I'm pretty sure it's WHIPPED cream, and not just whip, but perhaps that usage is acceptable? I'm not sure. 

I am, however, DYING to know what a dinosaur tender is. Many, many moons ago, I worked at Universal Studios. At the time, they were in the process of building the Islands of Adventure theme park, and I worked in a preview center for it, where we'd tell the public about the new park, and give them a taste of what it would be like. One of the Islands of Adventure is Isla Nublar, or Jurassic Park, as it's more commonly known. The part of the preview center that featured Jurassic Park was pretty cool. It had dinosaur eggs for the kids to play with, and descriptions of different dinosaurs, and as you exited, it sounded like a dinosar was chasing you. No lie. More than once, I had an ADULT come up to me after exiting and ask me how we were going to get the dinosaurs in the park, since they're extinct.  And I had to gently break it to them that the dinosaurs weren't real. You guys. Movie science fooled more than one ADULT. And now this restaurant is serving dinosaur tenders? There's probably some measure of confusion, is what I'm saying. 

(Thanks, MR!)
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3 comments:

  1. MargaretSeptember 19, 2012 at 8:34 AM

    Oh! Oh! Don't forget SYURP, that's on there, too. And "whip" cream is NOT OK in my book. Nor is "ice tea" (it's "iced tea") but that's another story all together.

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  2. RandySeptember 19, 2012 at 9:13 AM

    Wow, that menu is just an embarrassment of riches. Or, more likely, just an embarrassment. There are so many errors that you even missed SYURP! (And from where I sit, quesadilla is misspelled as "quesdilla"... but the typeface is small, so you're forgiven.)

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  3. TigerpantsSeptember 19, 2012 at 11:18 AM

    Ha! Y'all are both absolutely right! This is what happens when I do these posts very early in the morning. Thanks for the help!

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