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Join The Top 3% Entrepreneur’s!

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Readers Like You
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License plate at the hotel I’m in, which is hosting some sketchy “make lots of money” seminar. Apparently the entrepreneur in question was absent on apostrophe lesson day in 3rd grade.

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Doing the Dishe’s

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Readers Like You
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This was in my friend’s kitchen, they tell me the landlord wrote it. Not sure though.

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cooking, dishes, food, kitchen, microwave | 2 Replies

Wild Shot Bloody Maria, with Olive’s

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Readers Like You
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I stopped at the casino in Thackerville, OK to lose
a few dollars, and had dinner in Toby Keith’s fine
restaurant. While awaiting my food, I glanced over
the very colorful, elaborate (expensive) drink menu. What a surprise to find olive’s as one of the ingredients of this Bloody Maria.
Thomas O.

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Wedding Apostrophe Fail

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Readers Like You
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A lovely and chic wedding in Malibu, filled with lots of adorable details. Too bad no one noticed that “biscottis” doesn’t need a possessive here.

calamigos-ranch-wedding-27.jpg (78 KB)

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Apostrophegeddon

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Readers Like You
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Must be charlatans – real geeks would never make so many mistake’s.

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged computers, pc, shops, signs | 2 Replies

Do Not Leave Soda’s in the Freezer!!!!

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Readers Like You
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Verse variation

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Readers Like You
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I don’t get it, but I doubt God minds.

Brighthop Sign.jpg (162 KB)

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged sign | 5 Replies

Local’s, Managers, and Beer.

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Readers Like You
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Maybe the manager is one of the local’s, though if there are multiple managers the goof on “managers” wouldn’t be a goof, though I don’t usually get the sense these are consensus decisions.

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Chevy apostrophe abuse

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Readers Like You
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I spotted this on a national television ad for Chevrolet

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Talk about your niche markets…

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Readers Like You
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Every time I pass this little neighborhood store, I wonder just how many Kid’s Sofa Outlets there are out there and how could they need enough furniture to keep this place in business for the last 15 years.

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