Texas School Misspells Its Own Name Since for Nine Years
Unfortunately, this is not an anomaly. If you go to Grady, New Mexico, you will find it’s the “Home of the Bronchos.” The slogan is painted everywhere from the school to the grain elevator, right beside the silhouette of a horse.
Apparently, it’s been a tradition for at least 65 years.
Reminds me of a sign Holmes saw in Utah a few years back at a Head Start office that said “Now Excepting Applications.”
You know, I don’t knock homeschoolers anymore.
Blogs and Articles in No Particular Order
Two of my favorites in one place. YA historical fiction author and renowned publishing attorney, Susan Spann, interviews mystery writer and former Air Force intelligence officer, Laura DiSilverio. An Interview with Laura DiSilverio
New York Times Bestselling Author and Heckuva Guy James Rollins just came out with his Book Cover Story for The Judas Strain. I began listening to the audio of this book on my last road trip. You know it’s a good book when you reach your destination after 9 1/2 hours and sit in the car until the end of the chapter.
Like big explosions? Check out Andrew Kincaid’s information on The Big One–The Tsar Bomba.
Radha Pyari Sandhir tells us about a new fabric made from milk. Yes, milk. Wearing Milk
And speaking of fashion, how about these gowns for guys? Gowns for Guys–The Latest Men’s Fashion Trend?
I think runway models finally have a reason to look so grumpy.
Four Little-Known Factors Destroying Your Blog’s Chances of Success. Some great observations from freelance writer and editor Marcy Kennedy.
Ellie Ann asks the critical question, Which Avenger are You? A fun quiz that determined that I’m a cross between Natasha and The Hulk.
Best selling author Colin Falconer takes a look at the Mahabarata, arguably the greatest book in history. He also gives us a video about it that will stick in your head for the next month. The Greatest Book In History?
Ever wonder where your tax dollars are going? Patricia Vicens Luchetti pointed out this tidbit to me. Inside Edition Investigates Congressional Cars
Fortunately for London and the world, Corporate Zombie Killer Shantnu Tiwari is on the job. Are the London Olympic Games Safe from a Zombie Attack?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness! from Natalie Hartford’s Bad Hubby tells us about the colorful down home folks of Duck Dynasty. What a hoot! I actually know these people. Not these exact people, but their personality doppelgangers. Enjoy this sample and check out Bad Hubby’s post for more.
What facepalm-worthy misspellings have you seen lately?
All the best to all of you for a week of dotting your i’s and crossing your t’s.
Piper Bayard–The Pale Writer of the Apocalypse
Oh my. I don’t even know where to start with this one…
Maybe with a thank you for the great links? Maybe with a thank you for the great laugh? Maybe I’ll just quietly walk away shaking my head… Excepting Applications. Life is funny like that sometimes.
I’m off to check out some of those links since I missed them the first time around. (quietly shaking my head)
I know. I searched for the actual photo he sent of that sign, but I wasn’t able to find it for you guys. I wonder how many people applied. *shakes head*
You wrote: Two of my favorites in one place. YA historical fiction author and renown publishing attorney, Susan Spann,
Shouldn’t that be “renowned”? I mean, if you’re going to go postal on a public school…
renown |riˈnoun|
noun
the condition of being known or talked about by many people; fame : authors of great renown.
renowned |riˈnound|
adjective
known or talked about by many people; famous : a restaurant renowned for its Peking duck.
Lol. You got me, Julia! Fixing that right now. At least I don’t call myself a school.
#weakdefence
I’m so glad you smiled, and didn’t yell at me. Yeah, it’s been that kind of week. Not a renowned week.
(and to think, I usually spell it reknowned until I see the red dotted line underneath it!!)
Hubby is going to be TICKLED pink he’s been included in a mash-up! He’s started this shameless self promoting all over the place so this is going to put him OVER the top. LOL! Thanks Piper…he’ll be thrilled.
A school misspelled it’s name for 9 years – OMG! Off to check out all the other insanity. LOL! Luv these mashups!
So glad I could make his day! Be sure to take advantage of his good mood and get a few things done around the house.
My friend, a High School teacher, just received back papers that were due on the Human Genome Project.
One paper was titled, “The Human Gnome.” Guess what it was about? Yep, gnomes. LoL!
Susan Spann’s interview was awesome.
I loved Marcy Kennedy’s advice on blogging and social media!
And frankly, I think guys look cool in skirts and dresses, although it’s not socially acceptable here. When I see it in other countries, I think it looks handsome! Perhaps it’s because I’m Scottish. Love live kilts!
I love that! The Human Gnome. Very clever.
As for the men in skirts, I can say I love Russell Crow in a Roman Army uniform…. And kilts can be pretty cool, too. I recently found out, though, that “men in kilts” seems to be a subgenre of porn when I googled the term to find a picture for Wednesday’s blog. But you’re Scottish so you might have known that.
I’m sure if you’re brave enough to look, everything has been turned into a subgenre of porn.
I have to say it took me by surprise. My daughter was even walking through the room. She knows when I tell her to leave the room, that I mean don’t look. Just leave. It’s amazing the things that pop up with the most innocuous google searches.
Dude… what the great hairy goat balls is going on in this world? I must share this- from our hospital cafeteria– today. And this is a UNIVERSITY hospital.
Bread: Cornbread
White Roll
Wheat Role
The only thing that cheered me up- is that you have two of my VERY favorite folks on your blog. The coolest lawyer, best crit partner, and slap-yo-mama fanTAStic writer–Susan Spann.
AND– Mr. Rollins… Who I just think the moon of! He thanks his critique group by name in all his book acknowledgments. I mean.. who does that? Only an amazing person. That’s who.
Thanks so much Piper, for all the wonderful info!! And I can’t wait to hang w/you! I just wish our Susie-Q was coming, too!
And everyone knows that the role of wheat is to clog your arteries (at least, that’s what they are saying now!)
Lol. And the Wheat Role will be played today by Spelt Chaffs. That’s wonderful! Looking forward to meeting you, too, Janet.
Thanks for the “Hubby’s Corner” bluvin!!!
This HAS made my day but I don’t think I could possibly do more around the house. Nat’s little martyr already does as much as he can! Oh-oh did I just refer to myself in the third person – great! Now I’m THAT guy!!! LOL!
Lol. You know, just for that little third person reference, I think the little martyr needs to give Natalie a foot rub.
So nice to meet you, Bad Hubby. I’m thinking you’re not a bad hubby at all.
The best typo I’ve seen recently was a screen cap from Facebook I came across last night: “There. Their. They’re. Come on, your in college!” I’m not sure why, but it literally made me laugh out loud, haha.
Lol. That is a good one, for sure! I’m betting they didn’t do that on purpose.
I am the worst speller EVER, so I have no room to make fun of these poor people. In fact, I realized earlier today, as I filled out a job application in person, that I may rely on spellcheck too much when I couldn’t spell “availability” correctly. In my defense, I was nervous?
Also, Duck Dynasty reminds me of home. Like, as in, my home town. Le sigh.
Yep. I get that home town thing.
As for the spelling, certain male members of my family also have trouble spelling, as do I. For occasions such as filling out job applications, a hand-held device called the Franklin Spelling Correcter can come in handy. You can get them at office supply stores.
Thats a great mashup, Piper. Where do you find all these weird stories? Do you have a team full on interns, whose only job is to search for weird things?
I wish! Actually, if I had a team of interns, I would keep them busy cleaning my house.
Thanks for the link Piper! I never miss a Friday mashup from you, and it’s awesome to be included in this one!!
Good to see you, Susan.
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Piper! I just finished reading all the links. Good stuffin’! I have a confession. There is a blogger I know who writes great content, but whose writing is filled with technical errors. It’s exhausting reading her stuff. She asked me for feedback on her blog.
And I told her.
I shouldn’t have. So there’s another lesson for me to write about. But seriously, as an educator and a writer, grammar rules are not for nothin’. They are conventions that help the reader understand the writer more easily. I can’t struggle through her shizz anymore.
Thank you for Marcy Kennedy’s piece. I was able to forward it to her. She may never peak to me, but at least I’ve got Marcy to back me up on some of my points.
I always tell people my rule of editing. You don’t get bent out of shape by what I say, and I don’t get bent out of shape by what you ignore. If she can’t handle that, she didn’t care what you thought, anyway. People need to be careful what they ask for. Good luck with that.
Thanks, Piper!
Enjoyed your links. Gowns for guys, ha. Next birthday gift for the husband, maybe?
Lol. I’m sure they would appreciate that. My husband would cut it into rags to work on the car.