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Old Dec 11, 2001 | 06:50 PM
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1. Click this link: www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/invest/2001/12/11/aol-parsons-turner.htm

2. Scroll down to the third from the last paragraph.

3. Read and enjoy.
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Old Dec 11, 2001 | 06:55 PM
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Haha! Thanks for posting that.

It confirms suspicions I've had all along!
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Old Dec 11, 2001 | 06:57 PM
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Heads are going to roll
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Old Dec 11, 2001 | 07:06 PM
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that was too funny!
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Old Dec 11, 2001 | 08:40 PM
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That typo will hit the fan !!!
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Old Dec 11, 2001 | 09:28 PM
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LOL. Send that one to Leno...
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Old Dec 11, 2001 | 10:18 PM
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I hate that paper. I really hate it. And don't say I haven't read it, I read it for five and a half months while trapped in a hotel! Its what... 3rd grade reading level?
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Old Dec 11, 2001 | 10:39 PM
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ROFLMAO, excellent
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Old Dec 12, 2001 | 02:34 AM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Schatten
[B]I hate that paper.
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Old Dec 12, 2001 | 03:20 AM
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I feel for the editor responsible for this. In my old graphic arts business we once had a typo bite us on the butt. We did a catalog for a lawn chemical company. On one page they had a large photo of a bag of a "Weed & Feed" fertilizer product with descriptive copy.

The copy was supposed to read: "Kill weeds and feed your lawn in one easy step." Unfortunately, it read: "Kill weeds and your lawn in one easy step."

The client was not amused, to say the least. Fortunately, we had only printed one million catalogs of an eventual 16 million run, so we were able to correct the typo before having to eat 16 million.
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