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[29-Jul-2007] See, we told you there'd be another update this month.

Image server memory: 5.8 seconds; Height: 256 tones; Tray Capacity: 128MB; etc. — found by 'ingsoc' at Worse Than Failure
This one's just unbelievable. A rather...interesting set of specifications for a multifunction printer from Canon, still uncorrected on Canon's site as of July 29, 2007.
Spell converstion / Spell utiltiy
From the help file to version 8 of Corel WordPerfect. This one's just dripping with irony.
Bush Seeks $87Bn in Anti-Terrot Gund
From an Associated Press article posted on ABCNews.com in September of 2003. One must admit that it sounds surprisingly like a Bushism, even though it isn't.
Still and Sparkilng
This sign advertised the two varieties of water available from the dispenser in UGA's Snelling Dining Commons. It has since been replaced with one that's actually spelled correctly.
Allston has long been seen as a future locust of science research — found by Alison Miller
From the January 12, 2007 edition of The Harvard Crimson. Doesn't sound like much of a compliment to Allston when it's put that way...
Edison Labratory, Menlo Park, NJ
A caption from the online game that accompanied NBC's 2006 reality show "Treasure Hunters". Labratory... is that where lab rats are kept?

[01-Jul-2007] Finally, after over a year, an update... and a whole new look to go along with it.

Macon Mitsubushi
An actual ad for a Mitsubishi dealership that appeared in The Macon Telegraph. At least they spelled it right in their URL!
...there's no limit to what I can accompish.
From one of Hiro Nakamura's subtitles in episode 12 of NBC's TV show Heroes. A minor typo, sure, but I notice these things.
New York State Departmentportationion and Finance — found by ms_cucumber
Now there's a department I've never heard of before. From the online version of The New York Times on September 19, 2006; interestingly, this error was not in the printed version.
Steelers win; Ward named MPV
If the Athens Banner-Herald was to be believed, Georgia's own Hines Ward became a minivan after the 2006 Super Bowl.
Quality Website Desgin
An actual banner ad spotted on Lockergnome.com back in 2006. Seriously, how did they miss this?
...whenvever one is available...
The dialog box displayed in iTunes 7.2 when the iTunes Plus option is activated.
1 pound supermarket's refrigerator or freezer section, divided into 4-ounce pieces — found by spicysaurus
That's going to make an awfully inedible pizza. From this Rachael Ray recipe on Yahoo, still uncorrected as of July 1, 2007.
Athen's Best Student Living
Not sure where precisely this Athen place is, but apparently its best student living is at River Walk. From a kiosk at the Tate Student Center at the University of Georgia.
Resident Manger
A sign for Family and Graduate Housing at the University of Georgia. I suppose a resident manger would be useful for the veterinary school that's just down the road...
Most new catena...comepletely new to come into the market
From the packaging for a toy truck. Once again, I ask: could the Chinese manufacturers not find a single English-speaking copy editor?
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