Catastrophe Rainbow --- What Does It Mean?

Vicki's brother bought this catastrophic can of mints in Hawaii:


It's only blurry because your'e drunk.

Thanks, Vicki!

World Series / AT&T Catastrophe

Many of us are suffering from a bit of winter malaise, so I thought it might be nice to post a baseball-related apostrophe catastrophe. Pitchers and catchers report to spring training just one month from today!


In this context, its should not have an apostrophe in it. Shame on AT&T.

Thanks to Katie for sending me this apostrophe catastrophe way back in October!

Highway Blizzard Catastrophe

Based on the latest weather predictions, we might see a lot of signs like this in Boston tomorrow.


Thanks to my friend Stephanie for sending in this triple error that she spotted on her commute on I-93. Apostrophe catastrophe plus spelling error plus random plural? This may be one of the worst ones ever!

Readers, please be careful driving!

That's the Breaks

Happy New Year, everyone! Leah spotted this apostrophe catastrophe/spelling error at a body shop in Evanston, Illinois:


The Break Inn could be a lovely name for a B&B.

Thanks, Leah!

Christmas Tree Catastrophe

Melissa was horrified to discover that the tree skirt she purchased contained an apostrophe catastrophe:


She says she may embroider a red editor's mark around the errant apostrophe so visitors to her home know that she's aware of the mistake. Great idea! I'd love to see the finished product!

Thanks, Melissa!

The Day Belongs to Christmas

Stephen sent me this sign from a gas station in Portland, Oregon:


He missed out on filling up his gas tank, but he scored an apostrophe catastrophe!

Thanks, Stephen! And Happy Holidays, everyone!

Sleigh Bell Is Ring

My friend Merry found this apostrophe catastrophe in the bathroom of a Somerville apartment.



Thanks, Merry!

This Week's Special: Apostrophe Catastrophes

Nearly everyone who has ever gone to the Somerville Market Basket has a ridiculous story about something they have witnessed there. If you can brave the crowds, you'll emerge with a cart full of bargains.


You may also have to avert your eyes from the bad punctuation.

But the same food would cost about three times as much at Whole Foods, so you'll keep going back.

Satanic Apostrophe Catastrophe

Glenn Danzig, I don't know a lot about religion, but isn't there only supposed to be one Satan?


Clearly, the devil removed the apostrophe from this album cover. The wikipedia entry, and even the URL for the wikipedia entry, include the proper apostrophe. Being inconsistent is even worse than being wrong.

Thanks to Sam for sending me this truly evil apostrophe catastrophe!

F1 Boston Catastrophe

I went to F1 Boston a couple of weeks ago for go-kart racing, which was a blast -- until I spotted this apostrophe catastrophe (confusing your and you're).


I am apparently terrible at race-car driving, but it was fun anyway. Also, for you bargain-hunters out there, you get to race for free on your birthday!

New York Public Transportation Catastrophe

I don't tend to post photos that have been posted elsewhere, but this one, originally posted on Gothamist, was too good not to share.



L.e.s.t.e.r. took this photo and Gothamist used it in its piece about MTA typos.

Thanks to L.e.s.t.e.r., Gothamist, and my friend Marisa for making me aware of New York's typo problem. If New York was able to clean up Times Square, it ought to be able to fix a few pesky grammatical errors.

A Doctor Is Parking

This sign, which Katie spotted at Sutter Memorial Hospital, implies that the hospital employs only one doctor.


You guys should fix that, stat!

Thanks, Katie!

County Council Catastrophe

Bradley sent me this catastrophic image from a Utah county councilman's website:


I guess our tax's [sic] aren't going toward English classes at school.

Thanks, Bradley!

Apostrophe Catastrophe on TV

Kathleen spotted this one watching The First 48.


She writes, "This sign appeared in the Crime Stoppers division of the Selby County office in Memphis, TN." Crime stopper is what?

Good catch with the DVR!

Thanks, Kathleen!

Cat-astrophe

Nate couldn't believe his eyes when he found this apostrophe catastrophe at a video store in Parma, Ohio:


This movie looks so bad that I don't even know where to begin mocking it.

Nate found another cover without the apostrophe catastrophe, but apparently the $1.99 version was never fixed. I looked at IMDB and found that the movie is also called A Cat's Tale, but I guess they decided to shorten it to Cat's for the DVD. This is bizarre and horrendous!

Thanks, Nate!