Today I got a renewal notice from Network Solutions:
Your domain name registrations will begin expiring on
Jan 14, 2004. Act now.
Category: Humor
Truly Terrible Typo
Yesterday’s LA Times included a “Parent Reading Guide” sponsored by Verizon and the Reading By 9 program. Amazingly, it included a full-page ad showing the alphabet followed by this catchy headline:
Makes you wonder, doesn’t it?
There’s your problem!
A few weeks ago, the floodlight in our entryway went out. This was the first built-in fixture to burn out, so we checked with the apartment office to see whether we should replace it ourselves or ask maintenance do it. They said they’d take care of it.
A few days later, the light was still out, but we got a service report with one line written on it:
Upon reading “replaced blub,” the manager joked, “There’s your problem!”
Shortly afterward, the bulb was replaced.
Check your math
Installing a security fix for Internet Exploder, with a few other items, and I see this gauge:
Last I looked, 1.5 was considerably less than half of 9.6. Either their math is really lousy, or they’ve decided to keep the gauge moving even when nothing’s going on.
Not sure what this was for…
…but if the date is to be believed, I haven’t bought it yet.
Better, but still slightly wrong…
As a followup, the local KFC has replaced their Hot and Fresh Breast (Meal) poster with a Hot and Fresh Strips Meal.
This time, we got pictures:
Interesting write-in candidates
On the same corner where a few weeks ago someone had placed “Atomic X For Governor” signs, Katie and I saw a new parody. There’s a candidate in a local election named Brett Floyd, and someone had gotten neon pink cardboard and written up a “Vote Pink Floyd” sign.
For once we actually had a camera in the car, but couldn’t get it out fast enough.
Update November 7!
We got a photo on Saturday, and finally got the pictures back! It was too blurry to read, so it’s overly processed, but here it is:
