FOODIE FRIDAY for November 20, 2009

It's one of those months weeks days where I wouldn't mind just drinking my lunch. So, (doubly) misspelled or not, hand over the booze now, dammit!

Thanks to JOHN Z. for this picture!

HUMP DAY GRAMMAR for November 18, 2009

LadyStyx, I hope you'll take this new nickname in the (humorous) spirit in which it's intended, because I really can't hold back on this one.

I dub you, LadyStyx, the official Red Pen, Inc. Queen of Peen.

I'm honestly convinced that the lovely LadyStyx gets more dick in her inbox (that's not a euphemism, folks; get your minds outta the gutter!) than most prostitutes see in a solid month's worth of bookings.

This is the stuff LadyStyx sees in her inbox on a daily basis...



And then, of course, she's kind enough to share it with me, and I in turn share it with you, dear readers. Because what good is all this male part if you just keep it to yourself? 'Tis the season for sharing!

Thanks, LadyStyx, for another ridickulously funny submission!

Grammatical dissonance...

Hmm, something about this picture strikes a sour note with me...

There's just something a little out of tune about it...


Aha! There's a homonym error, making the description of this bracelet rather cacophonous instead of harmonious.

Thanks, AMY, for spotting this error!

FOODIE FRIDAY for November 13, 2009

RANIELLE, who snapped a photo of this cute little misspelled sign, says, "Is it alphabet soup? 'Cause I'd like to buy a vowel..."

And I've got nothin' more to say about this error, 'cause Ranielle totally out-snarked me on this one. :) Happy Friday, everyone!

HUMP DAY GRAMMAR for November 11, 2009

Wow--who knew? All this time, men have thought it was flowers and chocolate and light blue boxes from Tiffany's that proved their love to their women. This is good news for the guys, since a "concrete woody" is sure to be less expensive, less fattening, and less allergy-inducing than any of those traditional ideas...

MISSPELLING MONDAY for November 9, 2009

Oh, the sweet, sweet irony of it all.* MAGGIE sent in this article about typos...and the article itself featured a typo. A very ironic typo. As in, the writer screwed up the "editor" part of "copy editor"...



Thanks, MAGGIE, for finding this funny little typo!

* I can't be too critical of this, considering how I've made similar errors before in RPI posts. But c'mon now, this is too funny to not mock just a little bit...

If there are any spelling/grammar errors in this post, blame the meds, not me...

I have a confession to make...

I already miss baseball.

That's right. I've been without a baseball game to watch for a whole 24 hours or so. And with the way that last game ended (my team, the good guys, lost to the Evil Empire), you'd think I'd be ready for a break from baseball. But I am so not ready.

And so here I sit, in a muscle relaxant-induced groggy state, lamenting the fact that pitcher's and catcher's report is about 150 days away, and it'll be even longer than that before I get to see any hot men in pinstripes.

However, I am not so groggy that this little error could slip by me...



Who's this Doug? And does he look nice in pinstripes?

Regardless, Doug does not belong in dugout.

There are some things money can't buy, and apparently spelling skills are one of those things. For everything else, there's MasterCard. ;)

HUMP DAY GRAMMAR for November 4, 2009

There are so many things wrong with this sign that I really don't know where to begin.

First of all, who the hell buys panties out of a random laundry basket?

What if bad grammar-itis can be transmitted through panties? Then you're so seriously screwed (not in the good way, either). I have a feeling this should say Ladies' Panties, not Lady's Panties.

And seriously, if somebody's only charging a buck for panties, I can't help but suspect they've gotta be pre-worn (that's way too cheap to sell new panties). And buying used panties...well, that's just gross.

Thanks to JOHN Z. for this picture. Happy Hump Day, you wild and crazy kids!

MISSPELLING MONDAY for November 2, 2009

Holy crap, it's November already. How did that happen?

And also on the topic of "How did that happen?"...

More like "Remember to not omit necessary letters in your words, and also remember that well and will are not the same thing."*

Thanks, LadyStyx, for finding this very timely (and screwy) sign!

* Thank goodness I re-read this before posting it, since I actually spelled the word "letters" with only one t. That would have been ironic, no?

Tricks and treats from Red Pen, Inc.

I keep forgetting it's Halloween, since I'm in baseball mode these days (really, is there anything else going on in the world besides the World Series?). Plus, I've been having killer migraines all this week, so I haven't even felt like being particularly snarky. *sigh*

I hope your Halloween is filled with lots of these...



...and these (ooh, two misspellings in one picture!)...



...and better costumes than this one.


ROB writes, "This came from my local "FreeCycle" email list. I feel for this poor boy if his mother is helping him with his English homework." Hmmm, if that were me writing that message, I'd have asked for a "men's white" shirt instead of a "white men's" shirt so that I wouldn't risk appearing racist... ;)

Happy Halloween, everyone! And for those of you watching the baseball game like I am...GO, PHILLIES!!!