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Journeyman

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9. Someone didn't preafrood the art . . .

Reply to Cadfael (Original post)

Wed May 31, 2023, 07:12 PM

May 2023

Typos happen. Mostly their benign, but there's always that instance that will be a true embarrassment.

I put myself through college setting type. Rarely made mistakes but hey, they happened. My favorite, or at least the one that caused the greatest stir, was in an article I set for a community newspaper. The copy was supposed to read that this elderly woman collected antique clocks. That went out to some 80,000 readers.

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Gradutate?? SMDH [View all] Cadfael May 2023 OP

I don't care who you are, that's funny right there (nt) Hugh_Lebowski May 2023 #1

Kinda devalues the diploma though Cadfael May 2023 #2

Yeah, I would be furious if I was a parent of one of those grads. ShazzieB May 2023 #6

An apology isn't enough? What do they want? Frasier Balzov May 2023 #3

Replacements for those who want them, I would imagine. ShazzieB May 2023 #7

Oh ok. They're definitely getting those. Frasier Balzov May 2023 #8

Gonna bag me some bucolic_frolic May 2023 #4

My grand daughter graduated last week. When she brought the cap and gown home rsdsharp May 2023 #5

Someone didn't preafrood the art . . . Journeyman May 2023 #9

Benign, Indeed ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #11

Back in 1988 I got a letter from the University of Wisconsin stating I needed to look mucifer May 2023 #10