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Just for the hell of it. 26 Aug 2013 | 12:17 am
So there I was, minding my own business, just browsing the interwebs, when I saw it: a typo I couldn't resist mocking. I realize the company whose website I was browsing has employees who enjoy writi...
Today's post is brought to you by the letter L. 13 Jun 2013 | 06:37 am
Clearly, the threat was that someone was holding the building's letter L for ransom. I heard the hostage-taker was asking for a Webster's dictionary and a Speak and Spell in exchange for the letter's...
Homonym horror at a local car dealership... 29 May 2013 | 04:27 pm
I don't know if I really want to be invited to this. Yes, I know they're BBQing, and it's tough for me to turn down a delicious hot dog (or as they say here in Philly, hot dawg), but I'm very afraid ...
A prehistoric misspelling 4 Apr 2013 | 05:28 am
Oh, Copyeditors Needed Now, I hate to tell you this, but somebody on your staff has the brain of a dinosaur. (I can say this with confidence because I'm guessing dinosaurs couldn't spell very well.) ...
Lord have mercy... 19 Mar 2013 | 05:30 pm
Doesn't anyone at this news organization understand that the largest U.S. nun's organization conjures up a very different picture than, say, the largest U.S. nuns' organization? The latter--which I t...
HUMP DAY GRAMMAR for March 13, 2013 13 Mar 2013 | 05:00 pm
I saw this and couldn't resist posting it... Did you know sperm have tales? Not tails, but tales...and whirling tales, at that! Part of the reason I've been blogging so infrequently is because I've...
Red Pen, Inc.--Jailbird Edition 13 Apr 2012 | 03:30 pm
Oh, relax, you sillies! I'm not in jail. But tonight I'll be posting about snafus associated with a couple of guys who are in jail. Like this one: Ahhh, Charles Manson. Looked creepy way back whe...
A Hunger Games homonym horror 24 Mar 2012 | 12:32 pm
Oh, those Yahoos! They're at it again, and this time they're messin' with Hunger Games headlines. (Readers, have you read The Hunger Games trilogy? I just read it a week ago and I highly recommend ...
HUMP DAY GRAMMAR for March 21, 2012 22 Mar 2012 | 02:30 am
Dear Yahoos: Do you actually read the shit you write (and notice when a sentence is being cut off), or do you just hit "publish" without giving it a second look? Never mind. I think I've answered m...
Red Pen, Inc. wishes you a sweet Valentine's Day! 14 Feb 2012 | 07:02 pm
Happy Valentine's Day, dear readers! I hope you and your loved ones have a super-sweet day. And speaking of sweet...my very own sweetheart was the one who took this picture (seriously, who the hell ...
