I received the following submission from reader Jessica:
Hi Kate/GV,
I hope I’m sending this to the right place; your Gmail was the only email link I could find.
Anyway, I just had to take this photo to send to you. This note was posted by management at the off-price retail store I work for. It’s nothing new- once there were signs posted on the sales floor (!!) indicating “clearence” items- but there are so many errors here that I had to document it. I really love the “21nd” and “20st” but I think my favorite parts are the “Ho Hos”- why not add the extra ho?
While it’s clear that this isn’t the kind of sign that would have been submitted to an editor before printing it, and thus should not receive the same criticism of “RUN EASY BOSTON” and similar signs.
But 20st? 21nd? Please bring your holiday spirit we will?!
I’m not even going to get into the Ho Hos!
(Over Christmas, I walked into a room of four girls and one guy and, doing my best Michael Scott impression, yelled out, “Ho, ho, ho, ho — pimp!” And yes, I agonized for several minutes beforehand over whether it would be socially acceptable to say “ho” four times. It bugs me now. I kind of wish I hadn’t said it.)
Thanks, Jessica.
(For the record, my gmail address on my profile page is, in fact, where to send your submissions.)
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That’s nothing. I once saw a similar flier that promised “all the cookies, cakes, and sweats to eat.” Let me tell you, I didn’t go to that party.
I think you could argue that the third “Ho” starts the word “Holiday.”
Then again, it’s hard to argue that the person who created that sign had that much mastery of the language to think of that.
Maybe they’re refering to the delectable Hostess snack cakes….
granted I prefer Drake’s Funny Bones or Ring Dings
I wonder if the person who created the flier originally had the party scheduled for the 22nd, with treats coming in on the 21st, and neglected to change the abbreviations with the dates. It’s the only thing my logical mind can come up with to deal with those mistakes!