In the column about how long adult diapers have been around, Cecil says:
Wasn’t the guy’s name spelled Alan Shepard? (I’m assuming this is the guy, right?)
Perhaps a spell check suggestion that was accepted by accident?
Yeah, looks like Cecil screwed the pooch on that one. He just didn’t have the right stuff.
Nah, I bet it was that dastardly “Little Ed” guy, you know, the one who edits the column and occasionally inserts mistakes to keep us all on our toes. With Cecil himself, failure is not an option.
“Chicago, we’ve had a problem here.”
Now now … most all other print media has done away with copy-editing altogether … if our Little Ed is feeling ignored and taken for granted … then that’s our fault … we’ve become as spoiled children demanding perfection and expecting nothing less … I don’t blame our Little Ed for these occasional reminders …
We need an International Honor the Editors Half-hour every few years.
Cecil is perfect but we are not.
I passed this comment up the line and the column now reflects the correct spelling.
Good catch, and thank you very much.
“To err is human.” Dammit.
Since when are you hanging around this dump again?
I thought this was some kind of bizarre zombie thread until I looked at the dates.
I’m on the board from time to time … just not my job to tend it. After 20 years it’s a hard habit to break.