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Happy Holidays from The Baskett’s

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Readers Like You
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Seen in the pages of US Weekly — Kendra and Hank’s holiday greeting card.

-Jenn

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The Single Life

Posted on January 31, 2011 by vhoskin
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Are you seeking other singles? This shirt makes it easier for you… your…. you’re.

http://www.wetseal.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=42539

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Oh, Vlingo

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Readers Like You
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Note that even the transcription on the phone graphic is misspelled.

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Sixth-Grade Classroom Rules

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Readers Like You
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These classroom rules were written by a sixth-grade teacher in my district. The first apostrophe might look like a speck, but I promise you that it’s actually there! Totally unforgivable.

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Clever bovines

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Readers Like You
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A new store has opened in Auckland, New Zealand, where cows are able to hide floor rugs! I want to watch that happen!

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Put the ‘ back in Xmas

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Readers Like You
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Chinatown, NYC, in January 2011. Happy N’ew Year, everyone!

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Bottle’s at Quiznos

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Readers Like You
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This is from my neighborhood Quiznos. At least they didn’t destroy the store name with an apostrophe.

bottles.JPG (1 MB)

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Beam’s of Heaven

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Readers Like You
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On a church in Cincinnati, Ohio, I just can’t see how this works in any way.

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged america, apostrophe, church, cincinnati, ohio, usa | 1 Reply

Who is Check?

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Readers Like You
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At a junk shop in St. Louis, MO.

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(Ed.: They accept checks, just not check’s thanks.)

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Calling all unicyclists…

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Readers Like You
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…here’s a place in Auckland, New Zealand, where you can check your tyre’s air pressure and condition. I wonder if I can check all four tyres on my car, too.
(And for our friends across the Pacific, ‘tyre’ is the British spelling of the American ‘tire’.)

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