TERRRIBLE TYPOS

It’s a 9ood thing we never make any mistooks, or this pgae would be really ironic.

The player’s name is Carter Hart—but here’s how an ESPN headline writer spelled it: “Philadelphia Flyers recall goalie Carter Harter.”

A 155-year-old bottle of Allsopp’s Arctic Ale was auctioned on eBay in 2007 as “Allsop’s.” Because the second “p” was missing, only three people saw the listing, and one of them bought it for $304. He then relisted it—with the correct spelling—and made over $500,000.

Did the biggest blowout in NBA history take place on January 29, 2017? Here’s how a California newspaper reported Golden State’s 2-point win over Portland: “Warriors 1113, Blazers 111.”

North Carolina’s Yancey County News asks a tough question: “So What’s Is the President’s Gun Policy?”

A doozy from the Post-Journal in Jamestown, New York. They meant “Roles” (we hope): “Julia Roberts Finds Life and Her Holes Get Better with Age”

Some sweet advice from an electronic traffic alert sign: “Winter Conditions Drive with Cake.”

This sign would have benefited from some punctuation: “HUNTERS PLEASE USE CAUTION WHEN HUNTING PEDESTRIANS USING TRAILS”

The New York Times had to apologize for putting the city of Stockton out to sea: “An obituary on Wednesday about Alex Spanos, the owner of the Chargers, misstated the location of Stockton, Calif… It is about 80 miles east of San Francisco, not west.”

A sign for a fund-raising event outside the Royal Canada Legion in Etobicoke, Ontario: “Christmas Bazaar & Craft Show / Fight Children with Diabetes”

Reporting the death of Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee in 2018, New Zealand’s Gisborne Herald got him confused with another celebrity: “Spike Lee Dies at 95.”

At a doughnut shop: “Mini Dognuts $2.25”

In 2010 the Irish Times reported on a medical publication that accidentally described a renowned therapist as “the rapist.” (Luckily, it was changed before it went to press.)

Makes sense: During the Cold War, missile manufacturer Raytheon made refrigerators.