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[greenygal]

Some days, I catch typos. Other days the typos catch me, by the throat, and demand my attention.

At the bottom of an attachment explaining that some paperwork was incorrect:

"We apologize for the incontinence."

In capitals. And bold. And copied about fifteen times. Oh, man, someone so badly needs a dictionary... *snicker*

And not quite as dire, but still pretty funny, my boss sent around an email containing a "stress management technique recommended in the latest psychological texts"--basically you visualize that you're Far Away From Here, in a Lovely Secret Place. This is what they've got in Step 7:

"You can easily make out the face of the person you're holding underwater."

...as they struggle in your iron grip and turn purple from lack of air, presumably. *g* If you picked an appropriate person this could be quite a good stress management technique, mind you, but I really don't think it's what the writer had in mind...

Comments

[kerithwyn.livejournal.com]

"We apologize for the incontinence."

I should HOPE. Bwah!

[greenygal.livejournal.com]

...I think we're going to fail to explore that image, 'kay? *g*

[penknife.livejournal.com]

"You can easily make out the face of the person you're holding underwater."

Ooh, this would work for me. *visualizes holding past clients underwater* *feels much better*

[greenygal.livejournal.com]

The more I think about it, the more effective I find this reading of the line...

[http://users.livejournal.com/_jm_/]

"You can easily make out the face of the person you're holding underwater."

...as they struggle in your iron grip and turn purple from lack of air, presumably. *g* If you picked an appropriate person this could be quite a good stress management technique, mind you, but I really don't think it's what the writer had in mind...

I'm sorry...I just have to Laugh My Ass Off now. :-) You are so wonderful with the witty entries, you know.

[greenygal.livejournal.com]

I am? Really? Cool. *g*

[marag.livejournal.com]

Those are hilarious :) They remind me of the note we got from our Administrative Services department a year or two ago. It said (more or less) the following:

"Do not be alarmed by crowds tomorrow in Psychology Plaza. The building next door will be holding a fire drill and they will be conjugating in the plaza."

This left me with two possible mental images: crowds of people having sex...or crowds of people reciting "amo, amas, amat." Man, we were laughing about that one for *days*.

[greenygal.livejournal.com]

*falls off chair* Oh, that's a great one! And what does it say about me that I actually like the second image better? ;)

[marag.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I liked the second one better too. I kept sticking my head into people offices and whispering "je suis, tu..." at them.

rolls on the floor laffin

[illmantrim.livejournal.com]

bad bad bad --- keep em coming lolol

Re: rolls on the floor laffin

[greenygal.livejournal.com]

I will faithfully report as they give me new material. (Especially the next time I have to look at resumes. I was particularly impressed by the guy who misspelled his own name...)

Re: rolls on the floor laffin

[illmantrim.livejournal.com]

lmao-- oy some people's children