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Greetings from Bawstin

There are many variations of the Boston accent. In one, I'm referred to as Pauler, my favorite food is pizzer and I sometimes use a loufer in the showah. 

 

Via People of Market Basket

Wish I could give you all a dollar every time I post a typo. I really do.

Painting by Brian Burke. Click here to see more of his work.

Typography matters

So does proofreading.

                                                                                    Via George Takei

Typography FAIL

 

Via FAIL Blog

So, you want to lay off your last competent proofreader? Suit yourself.

In case you missed it, here's the May 5th cover of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Living section:

 

Via AdFreak

Epic FAIL from Netflix

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Via Some Cards

Rachel Ray has finally run out of ideas for cooking chicken

Via The Daily What

Personally, I prefer my cop porn buttered and salty

Found at Blame It On The Voices.

Walmart's truth in advertising

Found by my friend Krissy Andrews.

Today's most irritating grammatical error

From the New York Times, no less.

A headline in today's Styles section:

Where the Bad '80s Has a Niche

What they don't teach you in painter's school

Above are the results after painters meant to stencil "school zone" in front of the Goulds Elementary School in Southwest Miami Dade, Florida.

Painters in Weston, Florida were no more successful a couple of years ago.

By the way, Florida schools rank tenth for "education quality" among U.S. states.

Could be a body, could be a can of corn

Source: Blame it on the voices

The principal is now pumping gas

I think he's at the gas station in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where I found this sign yesterday.