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Cleretic posted:Speaking of placeholders! "No one for spelling at a loss is Who boldly spells Rhinocerosses." Or Gallipoli. Fame at last:  Herey Herey!  (pretty sure this is the Guardian, also known as the Grauniad) Classy stuff:  All shamelessly cribbed from this fine collection: http://www.elezea.com/2014/02/lorem-ipsum-gone-wrong/
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Nov 25, 2014 15:56
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The Not Enough News Network strikes again. Toxicology:  Horticulture:  Entomology: 
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Aesop Poprock posted:A story that's basically "A duck was around" on what appears to be the front page of a newspaper. I feel like you would die of boredom even accidentally passing over whatever town that is in an airplane One of my personal favourites:  Full story here.
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Zamboni_Rodeo posted:Holy crap, I wish the only problem I had in my life was a "lack of custard." There's a UK site called Dull News in Local Newspapers, which performs exactly as advertised, reaping a steady harvest of overturned wheelie bins and people who win meat raffles. But occasionally, it blindsides its tedium-loving readership with revelations like this: 
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Feb 17, 2015 13:41
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KillHour posted:There could be a whole thread about these, Jesus. Who creates the mottos for these things? 'Cave spiculum nostrum', the first thing that I could string together, is clumsy at best, but 'Caveo noster morsus' is bizarre gibberish. I also want to know who was responsible for this lady:  Because she seriously makes me wonder if all these satellites are being controlled by dice rolls.
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Apr 21, 2015 16:24
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At least they didn't have it carved in stone and embedded into the wall of a public building. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2782467/Motto-engraved-library-gets-lost-translation.html The Daily Mail posted:Moorestown architect Rick Ragan told the Burlington County Times he learned of the problem from residents who translated it online - who also came up with a wrong answer. KillHour posted:
Hans...are we the baddies?
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Apr 21, 2015 17:02
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drat, I was just going to post that. I bet the guys from Puppetry of the Penis already have this talented fellow on the phone. (bonus points as it's from The Independent, which is usually too staid for headline shenanigans)
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Oct 11, 2015 12:50
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Snoped, alas. One for Heath Robinson enthusiasts: 
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Dec 2, 2015 11:17
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Teach posted:Mentioned on this blog HERE and from 1979, I don't know what's happening here. Drugs? I was rendered helpless by 'Thrremony at tremony at the libremony at the libraremony at the library', and I bet even the most surly couldn't handle the segue into a football match. Holymoly shitremony. On the subject of libraries, I hope this isn't a photoshop: 
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 When my brother was little, he once defined Feudalism as 'obeying the person who was more impotent than you', but I think this kid has him beat: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jan/20/i-live-in-a-terrorist-house-police-speak-to-muslim-boy-10-over-spelling-error
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