Why Is It Always...?

Anytime you hear the following phrase, you know how it is going to end:

"The [name of company or organization] were shocked to discover that their latest advertisement had a mistake in the phone number... and that the erroneous phone number was for a ..."

You know how this song ends, don't you?

Earlier in the week, a publication that I am familiar with had this error. It is unclear whether this error was caused by the publication, or by the advertiser. The phone number in the ad went to an ... ahem ... "adult entertainment" line.

Even better? The ad was a full-page ad for a medical service. The words "Prelubricated Catheters" were prominent.

It amazes me how often this particular mistake happens. Here's another example.


And now for something completely different. Ordinarily I'm not a fan of "dressing up" pets. However, this one made me laugh loudly. It's a turtle's Halloween costume. Enjoy!