Someone got Fired!!

[Debz]

story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=817&ncid=757&e=10&u=/ap/20041130/ap_on_fe_st/newsstand_misprint (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=817&ncid=757&e=10&u=/ap/20041130/ap_on_fe_st/newsstand_misprint)

Misprint Costs Philadelphia Inquirer

PHILADELPHIA - At the start of the holiday shopping season, The Philadelphia Inquirer inadvertently offered an early bird special of its own.

The early edition of Sunday's Inquirer, which is published on Saturday, was mistakenly priced at 50 cents instead of the usual $1.50.

'Mistakes happen,' said Amanda Bennett, The Inquirer's editor. 'I wish that wasn't the case, but it was. We'll move on.'

Major retailers were notified of the mistake Saturday morning.

'They rallied and some put stickers on them that said $1.50,' said Michael Probestle, vice president for circulation for Philadelphia Newspapers Inc., which publishes The Inquirer.

Probestle said retailers who lost money as a result of the misprint would be compensated.



About 80,000 copies of the early edition, also known as the bulldog edition, are sold at newsstands each week. The paper's total Sunday circulation is about 742,000, said Probestle.

America.. ***** Yeaaaahh!!

[Jason Fraker]

Ouch!

-JF

A lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth can even put on its shoes.
-Mark Twain

[D-Zine]

My WORST nightmare!!!

I have yet to make a mistake on the cover of our paper but I have had nightmares of getting the date wrong..several several times! Not once in 5 years have I missed it ...knock on wood! I have even driven to the store late at night where I know its out already and made sure I remembered to change the date. I keep thinking one day I'm gonna fk up! LOL!

I feel for that person!! Allthough I wouldn't get fired I don't think...of course we only print 11,000 weekly not 80,000!!

Boobie Island or Bust!

[defjoe]

stpud designers... thye don't know anything.

'I will become the most powerful Jedi ever!'
'I'm the damn designer, bitches!'

Check out my indie comic book!
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[coconut]

I worked with a designer who put together an ad of a client who was to be closed on June 19th. The ad said 'We Be Closed for June 19th', can you imagine!!!


What do I look like a smoken monkey?

[Drawing a Blank]

I work in a small town and the local paper is notorious for having mistakes.
My favorite was a headline on the front page "Rapid Dog Caught in Easton".
The story went on to tell the story about a Rabid Dog...to funny






Must be a great religion you have if it is threatened by a bumpersticker

[coconut]

lol


What do I look like a smoken monkey?

[CtrlAltDel]

Ahhh, typos...nothing like working in television, where your mistakes (very rare to be sure) are broadcast across the country for all to see. Your whole reputation (not to mention your job) can hinge on a single graphic that is on the air for 4 seconds...not fun.

[MarkXero]

Classic from the British paper, the Guardian (also known as the grauniad because of its propensity for typos)...

'Correction: In last monday's edition we described Mr X as a defective in the police force. He is, of course, a detective in the police farce.'

Knowing the Guardian, they probably got promoted.

Team Xero - invisible to radar (with any luck) (http://www.teamxero.com/xerum)

[Neuro]

We had a girl here who put the word HORE instead of HIRE on an application she was typesetting! ha! Thank god she didn't go so far as to put WHORE!!

'Thats just my opinion, I could be wrong.' - Dennis Miller

[coconut]

your killen me!


What do I look like a smoken monkey?

[Lonepine]

I recall working at a design shop and one of the other designers was designing our company calendar that we would give away each year. This designer accidentally put Thanksgiving Day a week earlier on the calendar than it should have been. Nobody noticed and they got printed with the error. A woman and her family received the calendar and mistakenly believed that Turkey Day was supposed to be on the incorrect date. The woman fixed a big dinner with all the trimmings and they ended up having Thanksgiving a week before it should have been because they were going by the calendar we sent out.

[Lonepine]

Oops! Noob mistake just clicked submit before I was done posting.

As I was saying...

Somehow the media got hold of the story and they had a big write up in the local paper about it and also a segment on the local news about her. The other designer was so embarrased by her mistake. True story! Honest!

[D-Zine]

LOL @ 'oops'

haha...they had the wrong date for turkey day - classic!!!

Hey once I did an ad and typed 'Quality Pant Job' instead of Paint...luckily I caught it when I proofed it before it went back to the sales department but I was ROFLMFAO! For some reasons my typos are always of a sexual nature...humm...

LOL

Boobie Island or Bust!

[Debz]

lol in last years catalog for work i was told to put 'Color Coded Labels' but i heard 'Color Coated Labels'.. So.. Last year we sold Color Coated Labels.. this year its Coded.. :p

America.. ***** Yeaaaahh!!

[coconut]

DZ that was too funny, nothing like a nice new pant job
poor girl Lonepine, ugggh.


What do I look like a smoken monkey?

[D-Zine]

LOL - thanks coconut! Ya know, when I make a typo..I like it to be REAL quality work! ;o)

Boobie Island or Bust!