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Thread #53326   Message #819858
Posted By: SharonA
06-Nov-02 - 09:52 AM
Thread Name: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen
Subject: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen
I was at K-Mart last night, in the Christmas-decoration section, looking at the Nativity figurines. I came across a boxed set and was reading the side panel of the box to see what was included in the set... and there it was, The Worst Typo I've Ever Seen. Quite possibly the worst typo of all time!!!

The box listed the set as including a stable plus:
Mary figurine
Joseph figurine
An Angel
The Baddy

Now, I have to assume that they meant to say "baby", and it was obvious from other boxes by the same manufacturer that the copywriter's first language was not English. I work in the graphic design field, so I've seen some awful typos make it to press, but I can't believe that this one made it to the store shelves!

Jesus Christ as "The Baddy"?!? The bad guy?!?!?!? I was tempted to buy the Nativity set just to have that box!!! What a great gift for an atheist friend... ;^)

So what's the worst typo you've ever seen?