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Presidential Blunders Today is President's Day. Rather than dressing up as Abraham Lincoln and addressing the office, I thought I would spread a little holiday cheer on the blogs. Thanks to Al Gore's invention of the internet, I have amassed some memorable slip-ups from some of our past American...

CLASSIFIED: Ads Part 1 "Great Dames for sale." "Lost Cocktail." "Illiterate? Write today for free help." The classified ads are the perfect place to find communication errors. They are widely publicized and seldom properly edited. Sometimes it’s a simple matter of the auto...

Forest Service Suggestions: I used to love playing the computer game, Sim City 2000. I once set out to make a massive New York style city. I leveled the entire landscape and removed all the trees… except the one tree I missed in the terrain editor. My city was in full swing when I demolished it. The...

State Laws: Arizona Just this weekend I was telling my brother that with all the "Save the Rainforests" and "Save the Oceans" organizations, I bet we could put together a "Save the Desert" campaign as well. It seems Arizona already has laws in place to protect its cactus...

Warning: Labels Part 4 This package of peanuts may contain nuts. This life saving device is not a life saving device. Sleeping pills may cause drowsiness. Hammers may be harmful if swallowed. Here are yet more of the infamous warning labels that somehow lose their effectiveness, or make you question...

Strange State Laws: Alaska The next state on the list is Alaska. I always wondered, with so much snow and so little sunlight, what do they do all day? Perhaps some of their laws will give some insight. These were all once actual city and state laws. It is considered an offense to push a live moose out...

Accident Reports: Part 2 This is the second installment of the accident reports. It never ceases to amaze me what people come up with to explain away any responsibility for an accident. Sometimes a little proofreading can go a long way to keep you from embarrassing yourself. "I collided with a stationary...

WARNING: Labels Part 3 This is the third installment of warning labels that just don’t quite work. I often wonder if these labels exist simply because those writing them don't really think about what they are saying, or if the company posted the label in response to an actual accident. Either way...

Strange State Laws: Alabama Alabama is one of those states where people still don't realize the civil war ended a long time ago. I always said if I ever became suicidal, I'd go to one of those civil war re-enactments dressed up in Yankees baseball gear. I'd wave their pennants and cheer "GO...

School Absence Excuses Fortunately for the rest of the world, most schools aren’t as strict as mine was. The following are actual excuses filed by parents to explain the absences of their children. "My son is under a doctor's care and should not take P.E. today. Please execute him." (Talk...