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Stefantasy, v. 5, issue 2, June 1949
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appeared in a St. Louis paper: "Joan C--- had better begin seducing if she hopes to wear that wedding dress." Obviously the s should have been an r because the girl was fat. From a Denver paper: "Judge Grumble, one of the most eligible bachelors, is retiring from politics. Hale, hearty and 55, the judge says he wants a little peach and quiet." And this one which apeared in a Pacific Coast paper: "Nothing gives greater variety to the appearance of a house than a few undraped widows." The n key stuck. Substituting a c for a d made a commercial announcement read: Athletic directors B and L announced that their cuties would be shared by other members of the coaching staff." A San Antonio paper said: "For Sale--grocery and meat market with loving rooms; no competition; a bargain; leaving town." And another one: "For Sale--large wicked davenport, seduced." A Washington daily said: "President kept in bed by coed." _____________ I might add to all this that many textbooks, which are presumably checked with great care, have little slips of Errata bound in. The wonder to me is that the publishers find these at all, for I find most of my typos when distributing the type and it's a little to late to correct them then. Books, of course, are machine set and so are not distributed. I could put in an Errata slip, too, but what the hell--I'd rather surprise you. Anyway, I hope you'll all stop crying over swilled ilk. Just look at the company you keep ywhen you let such things get by: Harpers Magazine, the SaturdayEvening Post, Typo Graphic, Stefantasy and every other magazine, newspaper and book ever published anywhere by human beings. Never having seen the "Word of God" in an authentic edition (and neither has anyone else) I don't know what the heavenly print-shops--if any--can do. Of course, I don't mean that you should abuse the privilege of having a typo or five appear in your work (as has a certain Vanguardif I could mention.) But none of us has either a large staff of proofreaders or enough time to read proof four times, so a sprinkling of typographical errors is nothing is to be ashamed of. Well, there's another page filled! JUNE, 1949 17
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appeared in a St. Louis paper: "Joan C--- had better begin seducing if she hopes to wear that wedding dress." Obviously the s should have been an r because the girl was fat. From a Denver paper: "Judge Grumble, one of the most eligible bachelors, is retiring from politics. Hale, hearty and 55, the judge says he wants a little peach and quiet." And this one which apeared in a Pacific Coast paper: "Nothing gives greater variety to the appearance of a house than a few undraped widows." The n key stuck. Substituting a c for a d made a commercial announcement read: Athletic directors B and L announced that their cuties would be shared by other members of the coaching staff." A San Antonio paper said: "For Sale--grocery and meat market with loving rooms; no competition; a bargain; leaving town." And another one: "For Sale--large wicked davenport, seduced." A Washington daily said: "President kept in bed by coed." _____________ I might add to all this that many textbooks, which are presumably checked with great care, have little slips of Errata bound in. The wonder to me is that the publishers find these at all, for I find most of my typos when distributing the type and it's a little to late to correct them then. Books, of course, are machine set and so are not distributed. I could put in an Errata slip, too, but what the hell--I'd rather surprise you. Anyway, I hope you'll all stop crying over swilled ilk. Just look at the company you keep ywhen you let such things get by: Harpers Magazine, the SaturdayEvening Post, Typo Graphic, Stefantasy and every other magazine, newspaper and book ever published anywhere by human beings. Never having seen the "Word of God" in an authentic edition (and neither has anyone else) I don't know what the heavenly print-shops--if any--can do. Of course, I don't mean that you should abuse the privilege of having a typo or five appear in your work (as has a certain Vanguardif I could mention.) But none of us has either a large staff of proofreaders or enough time to read proof four times, so a sprinkling of typographical errors is nothing is to be ashamed of. Well, there's another page filled! JUNE, 1949 17
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