DAVIS CARROLL: More Facebook foul-ups

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By David Carroll
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You can blame it on AutoCorrect, Spell Check, voice-activated text, or just a lack of spelling skills, but social media continues to be a bottomless pit of unintentional laughs. Here is my latest batch of Facebook foul-ups, with my comments in parentheses.

“I may have to take this to the school bored.” (Well, can’t you act even a little bit interested?)

“He didn’t do nothin’ wrong. It was guilt by the sociation.” (Then by all means, lock up the sociation.)

“Anybody got some Rock-wiler pups for sale?” (Nope, but I can fix you up with a Jack Daniels Terrier.)

Store sign: “Boneless Bananas 49 cents” (Is that a firm price?)

“He better get his ducks in the road.” (Only if he puts a duck crossing sign up first.)

“I’m going to prom with Brain.” (Did you misspell his name, or is he the valedictorian?)

“They’re having a meeting on gum violence.” (Will the rival dentist gangs be represented?)

“The team was 40 points down and tried to come back, but their efforts were to Noah Vail.” (Maybe they should have given the ball to someone else.)

“He is being sent out on a navel mission.” (I bet he will spend a lot of time on the beach.)

“How much father is it from here?” (Not sure. Let me ask father.)

“We have a hugh wine collection.” (Got any by Joe?)

“We have a wine seller downstairs.” (Is his name Hugh?)

“I don’t mine at all.” (Me neither. Mining looks like hard work.)

“After the divorce, she through out all his clothes.” (Maybe threw the window?)

“Now that his business has closed, Bob will have to find a new lively hood.” (If you have to find a hood, make it a lively one.)

“We used to live next to a chicken coupe.” (At least it wasn’t a sedan.)

“Congress would work better if they would reach across the isle.” (How wide is their boat?)

“I am excited about my upcoming marriage to Sarah. I am proud that she is my finance.” (So you’re marrying a banker?)

“You can count on the Marine Core.” (Sure, but don’t forget the Armey and the Navey.)

“I thought he might remember me from school, but he didn’t even eggnollege me.” (I mean after all, you used to help him with his spelling.)

“We enjoyed the meat loaf, but I had to pour on a lot of catch up.” (Still, it was a good way to ketchup with your friends, right?)

“Keep my name out of it. I want to remain totally unanimous.” (We took a vote, and it was 100% anonymous.)

“Her first husband was from one of them northern states, I think it was Detroit.” (No wait, maybe it was Toronto.)

“People who don’t cast their ballet have no room to complain.” (But hopefully they have room to practice their jumps.)

“He is a sharp dresser, always looking very sheik.” (He must buy his clothes in Saudi Arabia.)

“I want to adopt that dog, but I want to make sure she’s spade.” (Hopefully she will show her cards.)

“I need some new tires. My friend says Michelob is a good brand.” (I’ll bet your friend isn’t talking about tires.)

“I’ll cross that bride when I come to it!” (Trust me, you don’t want to cross her.)

“He’s in charge, for all intensive purposes.” (Is that like intensive care?)

“He minus well face it, he lost the election.” (And now he’s in the minus column.)

“How many hangers do they have at that airport?” (I don’t know. How many coats do you plan to bring?)

“When I walk through the woods, I can see about 250 different spices of birds.” (Don’t tell that to Colonel Sanders. He only uses 11 herbs and species.)

“I’m glad Christmas is over. At my house, I do all the rapping.” (I’ll bet your voice could use a rest!)

“Nobody should be forest to do something against their will.” (So true. And like Smokey the Bear always said, “Only you can prevent forced fires.”)

Keep ‘em coming, folks. My address is [email protected].

Author

Except for a brief period, Albany Herald Editor Carlton Fletcher has been a newspaperman, working as Sports Writer/Columnist for the weekly Ocilla Star, as Sports Writer/Sports Editor with The Tifton Gazette, and as Sports Writer/Copy Editor/News Reporter/Features Editor and Editor of the paper. He has won numerous awards for sports, news, business and column writing, including a first-place Business Writing award in last year’s Georgia Press Association awards competition.

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