A terrific typo
We see typos everywhere — in the grocery store, on TV, looming over the highway on billboards and of course on the internet. They’re entertaining — they’re harmless — and most of the time I give them no second thought.
But the other day perusing a website I saw my new most favorite typo ever. It conjures up all kind of images that are hard to explain, although I’ll try.
‘MANTEL INSTITUTION’
Is this a place where they rebuild fireplace mantels or is it the place where they teach people how to build mantels? Perhaps after years of bumping their heads on mantels, it’s where old Santas go for a “rest”.
I do realize that we all make mistakes and it’s not nice to make fun of people. Blah, blah, blah. I’m funnin’ with the typo, that’s all.
Any ideas? What’s your idea of a ‘mantel institution?’
Maybe it’s where they build things, like the opposite of dismantle.
I think it’s definitely a Hilary Mantel Institution.
Maybe they’re a part of the toy company. A secret place where they have broken toys or the ones that go off the market because they are dangerous. They had to change the name a bit since for the sake of all the children
I say it’s a mental institution just for men.
From the condensed ValRussell dictionary of purely speculative definitions: Mantel Institution: A rehabilitation facility for men addicted to their blackberries, cell phones, twitter and facebook. :0