Oops

Not even two full days into his first term in office and this.

Wholly Cow!

I snapped this picture of a sign on the ol' teevee news a few months ago in the wake of the sexual abuse story unfolding  at Miramonte Elementary School in California.  Amazing.



I can see why they want (and need!) their teachers back!



Hmmm...

I saw this response to a post of a picture on a friend's Facebook wall.

Hmmm...

STEAM'ABLES

I'm not sure why the apostrophe was included in this product's name, but I am sure I don't like it.

Facebook

Facebook is the mother lode of illiteracy.

They Bite

I took this picture while in San Diego on Business last month. Bite, a self-proclaimed "Modern California Bistro" (whatever that is) in the Hillcrest area, gets a failing grade in grammar.

Click for a better view.

The Report

Even one of my favorite comdedians!

USFidelis

It seems automobile warranty company USFidelis needs to find an ad agency that is true to English grammar rules. Here are two snapshots of a commercial I saw on television today (Credit to Dear Shelley for alerting me!), and one I found on the USFidelis web site.

An apostrophe might be in order here.

Hyphenate it or make it two words.

Wasn't this covered in a remedial punctuation lesson in fourth grade?

Vintage Apostrophe Fail

From a January 1975 Time Magazine.
Click to enlarge

Putrified

I found this gem of a sign on the way home from exploring today. Click to witness the horror

What a Tool

I shot this in front of a local, independent grocery store yesterday.

Flyer

House Keeping

and Make Ready's

The Galloping Granny's

A flyer from a local small business.
I'm too lazy to scan it today

Breaking The Law

Not even my favorite television show, Law and Order, gets a break. The home in this episode belongs to Mr. and Mrs. Johnson.

New Year Twofer

Possess This!
This caught my eye while watching a Twilight Zone marathon on the Sci Fi Channel on New Year’s Day.

No Prince
An issue or two ago, Newsweek Magazine asked four design firms for ideas on how best to reinvent the Republican Brand.

Frog Design of New York was one of the firms. I scanned the Newsweek “Periscope” page, and took a couple of snapshots with my camera.

One of their buzz phrases: “small goverment [sic], big contribution”

More Apostrophes

From a Republican voter's personal blog

RNC Double Header

Looks like one of the official RNC sign painters needs to go back to grammar school.

I took these stunning shots with my camera while watching the RNC. I added short video clips so you'd know they weren't Photoshopped.

Catastropostrophe

Mason County, Washington - August, 2008

WOAI Double Header

Study: Expect less hurricanes
During a 5/18/08 newscast story on the upcoming hurricane season.

Back to Nawlin's
Sports Sunday graphic leading shown while introducing a Spurs/Hornets story.

A New World

The image below is a snip of the left-hand navigation bar at a local TV/radio station web site.

It should be "Beamer's World"

I sent an email to the station. Let's see if they fix it.

Row's the Word

ROW'S
AND
ROW'S

A Tom Benson Chevrolet television commercial referring to the rows and rows of automobiles in their inventory. --01 July 2006.

Get your money back from your advertising agency Tom, and have the guilty party visit the Apostrophe Protection Society.

If not for the power of technology (i.e. the digital video recorder), I would’ve chalked this beauty up to rum and wishful thinking.

Note: Post modified for typographical error on 8/16/06.