Dept. of Corrections


06 June 2008

KFCatastrophe


This looks like a job for The Grammar Vandal

This note posted on the drive-thru of a KFC “restaurant” is both appalling and disgusting. I mean, just look at it:
KFC apostrophe

For those who don’t have super vision, the note reads:

Due to recent robbery’s African-American’s will be charged a extra $1.50 per order.
thank you,
management

Have you ever seen anything more appalling in your entire life? Apostrophes on both “robbery’s” and “African-American’s,” and then “a” instead of “an” before “extra.” At least they hyphenated “African American’s.”

Now on to the disgusting part: This particular KFC is charging “African-American’s” more money because KFC was robbed. Where’s the logic in that? Won’t KFC have more money on hand in the event that they are robbed again? How will affirmative taxation deter additional “robbery’s”? It won’t. It will only deter patronage and rightfully so. I guess the discriminated against will now suffer from a bland and tasteless life. You know what they say, “Life tastes better with KFC.”

In KFC’s defense, this particular restaurant is located in 1864. That still doesn’t change the fact that the person who writed this note needs to be sentenced to hard labor in the Department of Corrections.

02 June 2007

Spell Checkers on Strike?


There were not one but two high profiles incidents of misspellings this week.

The first, and this one is a little adorable, is of this poor kid representing the great state of “Maryalnd” at none other than a spelling bee.

maryalnd

If things don’t go so well for this kid, he can always get a job working for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign because I’m betting at least one person lost they’re job over this next gaffe. Hillary Rodham Clinton was in Silicon Valley touting her high tech innovation agenda when behind her was this giant banner.

tommorrow

I can see how something like this could go unnoticed. You’re at a rally, someone just hung the banner, and you quickly glance over it to make sure everything is in order. Two Ms, two Rs. Looks right to me.