# Mispelt sines **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 8, 2010, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mispelt-sines/542460 "2010-06-08T19:06:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mispelt-sines/542460/61 "2010-06-09T18:51:16Z")
A sign at a nearby animal shelter denoted “Spray/Neuter Clinic” some years ago. They have since corrected the sign, but I have photographic evidence of it. Also, about 20 miles north of the city I’m in, there was a sign (standard green Highway Department) that said “Colubmia 26 [miles]”. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mispelt-sines/542460/62 "2010-06-09T21:41:27Z")
> [@cantara](#): > > I snapped a picture in the spring for a [Sylvan Learning Centre](http://tutoring.sylvanlearning.com/) sign: > **REPORT CARD > SHOCK? CALL > SYLVAN TODAY FOR > 1/2 PRICE > ASSESMENT** > > The sign was a rental with the moveable letters, but it had decorative details and perfect alignment, so it didn’t look like it had been changed. It was also there for a couple of months. Yeah, I was given pause a few weeks ago, when my 10YO brought home a paper with details of her 4th grade field trip to the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, PA. On a paper _from school_, the words “itinerary” and “arctic” were both mis-spelled! Made me wonder what kind of an education she’s getting there. . . Of course, this is the same school that, at their 4th grade graduation ceremony, had the students sing “Take Me Home, Country Roads”, including the line: “Misty taste of moonshine Teardrop in my eye”. When I laughingly told my hubby about it, he replied, 'well, it _is_ West Virginia; by the time they’re 10, most of ‘em have probably been _drunk_ on moonshine!’ 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mispelt-sines/542460/63 "2010-06-09T22:16:54Z")
Maybe cumshrooms are the secret ingredient. > [@](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > McCURLEY’S > > SEPTIC TANK > > CLEANING > > {hours and phones} > > AEROBIC SYSTEM > > INSTALLED > > Okay, this is correct, but do you really want your gym equipment installed by Mr. McCurley? I don’t really know what the problem with this one is supposed to be. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mispelt-sines/542460/64 "2010-06-09T23:49:06Z")
> [@Kizarvexius](#): > > UTEP belonged to the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) at the time. So, yes, the slogan _ **was** _ supposed to be “WAC WITH A VENGEANCE.” Exactly, I originally read that that was the _mistake_, but apparently the masturbatory reference was intentional 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mispelt-sines/542460/65 "2010-06-10T13:29:39Z")
Chinese Take Out: _Great Wall. Best Tasty of China._ ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mispelt-sines/542460/66 "2010-06-10T14:01:15Z")
Whomever writes the menus at my company’s cafeteria is very creative at recipes (having something announced as, say, “penne bolognese” means there will be pasta and tomato sauce involved, but whether the sauce is actually bolognese and whether the pasta is actually penne are always To Be Determined); she’s also very creative at spellings, too. Patatas (potatoes) tend to lose one a and get extra consonants… the spelling of lechuga (lettuce) changes from day to day… when I’m standing in line waiting for my penne-or-not possibly-bolognese, I look at every sign playing a game of “how many typos can I spot today?” with myself. The food’s pretty decent for cantina fare, though, and last I checked Gud Spelin’ wasn’t really a requirement for cooks. ---
**Author:** ![Sorrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@Sorrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sorrel)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mispelt-sines/542460/67 "2010-06-10T14:02:15Z")
On a menu: Fresh local crap on salad leaves. Hmm… ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mispelt-sines/542460/68 "2010-06-10T14:38:45Z")
The “daily specials” board I once saw in a Chinese restaurant: TODAY’S CHEF RECOMMENDS: Guess they had a different chef each day. Not really the same as the others, but it still made me smile. A local pub had a sign with insertable letters. The pub was near the university, and wanted to advertise to the students, but a couple of the letters just wouldn’t stay in the sign. So, more often than not, the sign read: WELCOME STU NTS ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mispelt-sines/542460/69 "2010-06-10T15:02:16Z")
Ah, removable letters. When I was a theatre manager, one of my jobs was to change the marquee. I hated that. One night some merry pranksters changed it, and I had to change it back. Bastards. TEEN WOLF became WET ONE ---
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mispelt-sines/542460/70 "2010-06-10T15:30:07Z")
On a Chinese Restaurant in Cardiff: **All you can eat buffet 11:30 - 2:30 Diary** I couldn’t work it out until I said it out loud. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mispelt-sines/542460/71 "2010-06-10T16:55:50Z")
> [@Sorrel](#): > > On a menu: > > Fresh local crap on salad leaves. > > Hmm.. Probably just unwashed lettuce. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mispelt-sines/542460/72 "2010-06-10T17:13:20Z")
An apple orchard sign near Ellijay, GA includes the phrase “down younder.” ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mispelt-sines/542460/73 "2010-06-10T17:36:04Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > Whomever writes the menus at my company’s cafeteria is very creative at recipes . . . . Patatas (potatoes) tend to lose one a and get extra consonants… the spelling of lechuga (lettuce) changes from day to day… when I’m standing in line waiting for my penne-or-not possibly-bolognese, I look at every sign playing a game of “how many typos can I spot today?” with myself. A law firm cafeteria I used to frequent would post sign indicating they were serving a “melée of vegetables.” I knew peas and corn didn’t like each other, but when did carrots and squash turn it into an all-out riot? > [@kferr](#): > > **Diary** > > I couldn’t work it out until I said it out loud. Did you mean to write “Dairy”? ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mispelt-sines/542460/74 "2010-06-10T18:29:09Z")
The Pig Hip was a famous diner on Route 66 in Illinois, later converted to a museum. [This sign](http://www.theroadwanderer.net/66Illinois/images/08BroadwellPigHip.jpg) must have cost them quite a bit, since it was never changed even after they realized the error. (A smaller sign was added underneath that reads _All that’s missing is “U”!_) ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mispelt-sines/542460/75 "2010-06-10T18:42:43Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > The Pig Hip was a famous diner on Route 66 in Illinois, later converted to a museum. > [This sign](http://www.theroadwanderer.net/66Illinois/images/08BroadwellPigHip.jpg) must have cost them quite a bit, since it was never changed even after they realized the error. (A smaller sign was added underneath that reads _All that’s missing is “U”!_) Link doesn’t work for me. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mispelt-sines/542460/76 "2010-06-10T18:44:36Z")
> [@campp](#): > > Tire shop near my office: Fiats fixed. I don’t think that’s a misspelling. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mispelt-sines/542460/77 "2010-06-10T19:04:33Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > Link doesn’t work for me. [Try this one.](http://marshalldawson.com/sabbatical/wp/wp-content/images/pig_hip.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![hellpaso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecae2f/32.png) [@hellpaso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hellpaso)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mispelt-sines/542460/78 "2010-06-10T19:06:20Z")
Saw one at a convenience store proudly advertising tacos and samwish. ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mispelt-sines/542460/79 "2010-06-10T19:06:38Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > Exactly, I originally read that that was the _mistake_, but apparently the masturbatory reference was intentional 😉 Damn. I was so busy having fits over the spelling errors that I never thought to interpret it in that light. This may go a long way towards explaining the long dry spells in my sex life. ---
**Author:** ![Sorrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@Sorrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sorrel)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mispelt-sines/542460/80 "2010-06-10T19:09:07Z")
> [@](#): > > Quote: > Originally Posted by Sorrel > On a menu: > > Fresh local crap on salad leaves. > > Hmm.. > Probably just unwashed lettuce. I asked, it was crab, but when they printed the menu the spell checker said it was fine, so that’s ok then..😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mispelt-sines/542460.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mispelt-sines/542460.md?page=5)