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Steph L. - Oct 19, 2009 9:38:40 am PDT #14366 of 30001

this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Big!Boss is on the warpath -- I mean SERIOUSLY -- because 1 word was misspelled in our guidelines for authors. Out of 2,000 pages/year of articles with words like "abciximab" and "fluoroquinolones" (all of which are spelled correctly), he loses his SHIT over ONE WORD.

He's demanding to know where the "paper trail" is for the author guidelines, WHO is responsible for the error, WHY can't we show him an actual galley proof of the guidelines (which were created in December of 2008 -- gee, maybe that's why we don't have a galley on hand).

I'm not sure why he wants the "paper trail," because what will it prove? Does he REALLY want to publically shame someone for misspelling one word?

Perfection, by its very definition, is impossible. Therefore, demanding it and then punishing someone for not achieving the impossible makes you an asshole. Even if you're the boss.

No Craigslist links, please.

tommyrot - Oct 19, 2009 9:41:38 am PDT #14367 of 30001

Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I posted about lost kitty to Craigslist (good idea!) Now I'm trying to finish up some SQL at work, but I'll see if I can leave work soon. I'll make up some flyers before then....

flea - Oct 19, 2009 9:43:05 am PDT #14368 of 30001

information libertarian

Huh, I was sure abciximab had to be made up.

Even very smart people make stupid mistakes. My father, who is a doctor and wicked smart besides, once looked up "camera" in the dictionary. (He was mentally pronouncing it "cam-AIR-ah" and couldn't recognize it!)

Jessica - Oct 19, 2009 9:44:21 am PDT #14369 of 30001

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Tep, what was the word??

Aims - Oct 19, 2009 9:45:17 am PDT #14370 of 30001

Shit's all sorts of different now.

Wrod.

Steph L. - Oct 19, 2009 9:45:57 am PDT #14371 of 30001

this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Tep, what was the word??

"Commentaries," spelled as "commontaries."

SHAME! WE HAVE BROUGHT SHAME UPON OURSELVES WITH THE LETTER O!!!

Jesse - Oct 19, 2009 9:46:02 am PDT #14372 of 30001

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Oh, people. Why so craxy?

Jessica - Oct 19, 2009 9:46:34 am PDT #14373 of 30001

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

"Commentaries," spelled as "commontaries."

faints dead away from the shame of reading such a thing

msbelle - Oct 19, 2009 9:47:02 am PDT #14374 of 30001

I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I can't really read Steph's posts anymore. I mean, she works somewhere where someone missed a type-o. Seriously y'all.

ChiKat - Oct 19, 2009 9:47:03 am PDT #14375 of 30001

That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?

MY EYES!!! MY EYES!!!! THE HORRER!!!!!

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