# Proofread! Proofread! Proofread!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proofread-proofread-proofread/194336>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 11, 2003, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proofread-proofread-proofread/194336 "2003-08-11T06:15:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![leechbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@leechbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leechbabe)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proofread-proofread-proofread/194336/1 "2003-08-11T06:15:19Z")

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From the [Australian Idol](http://au.australianidol.yahoo.com/contestants/shannon_thompson/) website:

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> Shannon is the oldest in his family of four. He grew up in New Zealand and moved to Australia seven years ago with his little son, Willem (who is five) and his partner.

Anyone else see the math problem here?

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**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proofread-proofread-proofread/194336/2 "2003-08-11T07:14:08Z")

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I thought it was called “maths” in Australia? Oh well.

Looks like they didn’t convert New Zealand years to Australia years.

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proofread-proofread-proofread/194336/3 "2003-08-11T08:27:16Z")

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Also, five years is a bit young for Willem to have a “partner.” :smack:

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proofread-proofread-proofread/194336/4 "2003-08-11T10:40:57Z")

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> \*Originally posted by leechbabe \*  
> \*\*Anyone else see the math problem here? \*\*

No.

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proofread-proofread-proofread/194336/5 "2003-08-11T10:42:34Z")

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Yes. He didn’t move with his son. because his son is 5. And he moved 7 years ago.  
But I am drunk so you have to forgive me for not seening the obvious.

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proofread-proofread-proofread/194336/6 "2003-08-11T10:43:50Z")

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or ‘see_i_ng’ even.

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**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proofread-proofread-proofread/194336/7 "2003-08-11T11:49:06Z")

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Well I, for one, didn’t know that Shannon was a guy’s name too.

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**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proofread-proofread-proofread/194336/8 "2003-08-11T11:52:48Z")

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Oh, sure. There’s Shannon Stewart of baseball’s Minnesota Twins and there _was_ Shannon Hoon of music’s Blind Melon.

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**Author:** ![leechbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@leechbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leechbabe)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proofread-proofread-proofread/194336/9 "2003-08-11T12:13:27Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Marley23 \*  
> \*\*Also, five years is a bit young for Willem to have a “partner.” :smack: \*\*

Missed that, I was to busy trying to add up 5 to get 7.

and **Lobsang** being drunk is good for your post count. Three posts in three minutes!