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*** UPDATED x1 *** Old habits die hard at the Illinois State Fair

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* Remember these classic blunders from last year?…

* Well…

*** UPDATE *** Oh, for crying out loud. They misused the word “marquis” for the second year in a row…

posted by Rich Miller
Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 9:35 am

Comments

1. Another eerie reminder that proof reading is going the way of the shoe cobbler.

   Comment by efudd Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 9:42 am

2. “Oh dear”

   Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 9:44 am

3. This is one tradition I’d very much like to break.

   That said, I, for one, welcome our offical overlords.

   Comment by thunderspirit Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 9:44 am

4. I guess DoIT forgot to upgrade Spell Check?

   Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 9:45 am

5. “I guess DoIT forgot to upgrade Spell Check?” They had trouble scheduling a meeting for the Steering Committee.

   Comment by Skeptic Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 9:53 am

6. It has now become a tradition. Just hide a few, here and there, and make it a contest to find them all.

   Comment by Bruce (no not him) Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 9:57 am

7. Isn’t “Business” misspelled? Shouldn’t it be “Bidness”?

   Comment by JS Mill Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 9:57 am

8. Better than O’Fecal…

   Comment by Hynes Guy Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 10:09 am

9. Do they get partial credit for correctly spelling “Illinois,” “state,” and “fair?”

   Comment by Keyrock Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 10:11 am

10. -It has now become a tradition. Just hide a few, here and there, and make it a contest to find them all.-

    A state fair version of find Abe in Springfield, I’m surprisingly OK with this.

    Comment by SpfdNewb Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 10:19 am

11. Pritzker’s crack team at work

    Comment by Jerry seinfeld Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 10:33 am

12. ===Pritzker’s crack team===

    BPIA™

    Comment by Rich Miller Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 10:35 am

13. “But do you like the colors?”

    “The seal is like a watermark. That’s fancy”

    “After 9 emails and a PowerPoint, I think we nailed the font”

    “I think we forgot the 3rd ‘s’ in business”

    “We added a blue ribbon, a piece of flair at the fair, if you will”

    #OhDear #YouHadOneJob

    Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 10:42 am

14. I believe the Offical is actually the state bird of New Mexico

    Comment by Ok Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 10:47 am

15. Is it pronounced “Off-fecal?” Cause with all of horse, cows, pigs, etc at the fair, it might be fitting.

    Comment by Lost In Chicago Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 10:48 am

16. Speling is hard.

    Comment by SAP Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 10:56 am

17. That’s offal…

    Comment by Northsider Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 11:35 am

18. You have to expect this with Team Organzing

    Comment by Spelling Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 11:39 am

19. Any reports on attendance?

    Comment by Blue Dog Dem Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 11:45 am

20. ===Any reports on attendance? ===

    Purely anecdotal, but the place was packed Saturday. Perfect weather.

    Comment by Rich Miller Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 11:46 am

21. No one on JB’s high-paid communications staff can spell?

    Comment by King Louis XVI Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 12:42 pm

22. It is a capital offcene for so many of these jerks to still get paid and have a plegoria of mis-writing. They should be burned at the steak.

    Comment by Sayitaintso Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 12:43 pm

23. Could we bring back the dunce cap and have the employee responsible stand next to his or her work for the duration of the event. Do that once and I suspect the spelling will improve.

    Oh, and we do need to spend more on education …

    Comment by What's in a name? Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 1:07 pm

24. ==BPIA™==

    Is this abreviation “Best Pritzker in America?” /snark

    Comment by DarkDante Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 1:51 pm

25. ===Is this abreviation===

    Best Paid In America. Wordslinger invention.

    Comment by Rich Miller Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 1:52 pm

26. Best… Paid… In… America.

    (tm)

    A - Wordslinger - special.

    Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 1:53 pm

27. =They misused the word “marquis” for the second year in a row…=

    Probably a cut-and-paste job. All the more reason to double-check.

    =It is a capital offcene for so many of these jerks to still get paid and have a plegoria of mis-writing. They should be burned at the steak. =

    I believe you mean *capitol* offcene. Pun most definitely intended.

    But I am really in no position to grouse. I found myself splitting an infinitive earlier today.

    Comment by JoanP Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 2:39 pm

28. As RuPaul says, Reading is fundamental.

    Comment by Earnest Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 2:43 pm

29. Oh, D’oh. Here we D’oh again. Maybe Illinois is just plain jinxed. I mean, C’mon now. Can you imagine the carnage of a Statewide spelling contest for adults? “Bring me your pour, you’re tired…”

    Comment by revvedup Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 3:08 pm

30. Sounds like a good fair. Nice job by the organizers to nail it on the obligatory gaffes and blunders.

    Comment by State of DenIL Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 3:25 pm

31. All of the golf cart placards are being confiscated and will not be replaced.

    Comment by Demoralized Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 3:56 pm

32. Sounds like they need to update their spell-check software. Que the professionals at DoIT…

    Comment by LINK Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 4:38 pm

33. How will Brad Cole know if they are offical or official?

    Comment by Dotnonymous Monday, Aug 12, 19 @ 4:52 pm

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