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Title: Did your spell check break?
Post by: stitches4815 on March 25, 2012, 01:29:59 PM: This banner was on the side of one of our local chinese buffets. My wife spotted it and I had to stop and take the picture. I don't even know where to begin with this one. Who mispelled? Who proofed? Who accepted the mispelling? How can a simple word that is used quite a bit get by so many people?
Title: Re: Did your spell check break?
Post by: Gilligan on March 25, 2012, 02:05:33 PM: This probably has something to do with how it made it through.

(http://www.marcofolio.net/images/stories/fun/other/word_illusion/first_last.jpg)

It shouldn't but it does.
Title: Re: Did your spell check break?
Post by: ScreenFoo on March 25, 2012, 02:12:46 PM: That is absolutely friggin awesome. Although, "phenomenal" took my press wash-addled brain a second or two. :)
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Post by: Gilligan on March 25, 2012, 02:22:41 PM: They should have gone with "ph" at the beginning... I think "fanetics" have a lot to do with it. ;)
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Post by: Dottonedan on March 25, 2012, 02:53:48 PM: I like it. Kooks awesome! Coulda used begetter font yo.
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Post by: Frog on March 25, 2012, 03:04:21 PM: I'm still stuck on the Work ID requirement. I can't remember one of my jobs in the last thirty years issuing ID.
Title: Re: Did your spell check break?
Post by: stitches4815 on March 25, 2012, 03:26:32 PM: I wonder if a business card and drivers licence would count as a work ID?
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Post by: Frog on March 25, 2012, 03:46:40 PM: how many "employed" embroiderers, printers. loaders, unloaders, and screen cleaners do you know whose boss gets them business cards?

Nope, I think for the most part this work discount is meant for management! lol
Title: Re: Did your spell check break?
Post by: Coyote71 on March 25, 2012, 04:02:57 PM: Your right! They did mispell fur ;D
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Post by: Gilligan on March 25, 2012, 04:19:57 PM: You know it is possible that they are located next to a large plant or something and the discount is there to drive their employees to go eat there.

If you had a plant with 1000's of ppl working and had to compete with other local eating establishments this wouldn't be a bad tactic.
Title: Re: Did your spell check break?
Post by: Frog on March 25, 2012, 05:00:12 PM: If that was indeed the case, and it was my deal, not only would I correctly spell Fryday on my sign. but I'd actually mention Acme Cartoon Props or whatever the next door plant is.

I bet if the "plants" next door involved a growing operation, this could be an especially great tactic!
Perhaps a candy and ice cream parlor as well. ;D
Title: Re: Did your spell check break?
Post by: stitches4815 on March 25, 2012, 05:08:26 PM: Quote from: Gilligan on March 25, 2012, 04:19:57 PM
You know it is possible that they are located next to a large plant or something and the discount is there to drive their employees to go eat there.

If you had a plant with 1000's of ppl working and had to compete with other local eating establishments this wouldn't be a bad tactic.
Nope, they are across the street from a large mall. Good thinking though.
Title: Re: Did your spell check break?
Post by: Frog on March 25, 2012, 05:28:26 PM: Well, the mall has plenty of hungry workers.
Title: Re: Did your spell check break?
Post by: stitches4815 on March 25, 2012, 05:31:19 PM: That they do. Don't know if they have work ID's though. ;)
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Post by: Gilligan on March 25, 2012, 05:41:00 PM: We have a large jewelry plant here... but they don't get out much!
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Post by: sweetts on March 25, 2012, 09:44:50 PM: ah Firday Swiss for fear-day I believe, its like Christmas if Santa was satin he would creep in your house to dismember you.
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Post by: Coyote71 on March 26, 2012, 07:48:49 AM: The 4 PM is incorrect also. It's spelled like 4 dollars, not 4 o clock. Unless lunch is $4 and taking 10% off.