November 4th, 2007

A Missing Adjective = Another Blog Entry.

Posted by Michael Calienes in miscellany

driving chargesApparently, rapper T. Pain, is wanted for plain old driving. I think he’s laughing in this photo because he read the adjective-deficient caption before the paper went to press.

November 4th, 2007

Serious matter. Hilarious headline.

Posted by Michael Calienes in miscellany

stillnotfoundThe headline in today’s Tallahassee Democrat, “Missing teen still not found,” is replete with repetitious repetitiousness. Why not just hit us over the head with a stupidity brick and write: “Missing teen found to be still missing.”

I can’t wait till authorities find Ms. Stoops so the writers can deliver us a headline like, “Missing teen found,” a statement which would defy itself in three syllables.

November 3rd, 2007

Sex Offender Meets Language Offender

Posted by Michael Calienes in miscellany

SexOffenderThis breaking news was posted on our local paper’s website home page (click image to enlarge). Have a read and let me know what the heck “suspiciois” is. From this sentence, one can’t tell if the man displaying this “suspiciois” behavior lead to the arrest of a sex offender, or if he himself the sex offender?

Where are the writers? Where are the editors? Where’s the dang spellcheckxinfsfd?

November 3rd, 2007

Michael says:

Posted by Michael Calienes in ad commentary

nics“I just paid $800 for this suit and I’M the accessory?… Try again, Nic.”

November 3rd, 2007

Layout Blunder

Posted by Michael Calienes in miscellany

How does a graphic designer look at this layout and not move something? By the same token, how does the editor not look at the graphic designer and say, “You might want to move something.”?

Question is: would this be the hiring committee, or the faculty they’d like to hire?

Click to enlarge.
TCCMoreFaculty

November 3rd, 2007

Lives Allotted: Too Many

Posted by Michael Calienes in miscellany

catsIt’s time to take these guys in one last ride on the microwave carousel.

November 2nd, 2007

Game Over

Posted by Michael Calienes in miscellany

dogsalivaMy dog always seems to ruin a perfectly good game of fetch.

Click the photo to enlarge foam covered ball.

November 1st, 2007

Wh[eye]?

Posted by Michael Calienes in ad commentary

Dr. Shugar[eye]‘ve been hoping this ad would change since [eye] moved here in 2004, but [eye]‘ve lost all hope. [eye] think the idea for this ad is taken from a game show in the 80s where contestants would have to figure out phrases by adding up visual clues. Unfortunately, this ad is really too easy to figure out to be even remotely interesting.

You may want to trust your eyes to Dr. Shugar, but he might want to trust his advertising to someone else. (Or should I say, “advert[eye]sing”?)