Monday, January 17, 2011

Typos of the Week, January 10 to January 16

There were a few good questions for Sheer Mass Typoage recognition this week. "Sommelier" has the most, but the typos for the others are even more impressive in creative form and technique.

SMT #3:
[10:21:34] Eirraca Lyre: someliae
[10:21:34] Olmstead Fanshaw: sommleir
[10:21:34] Juke Badger: somlleier
[10:21:35] Tigh MacFanatic: somallier
[10:21:35] Igpay Morpork: somleliaer
[10:21:36] Cully Andel: somoelrie
[10:21:36] FlutterBye Skytower: solmileer
[10:21:37] Liriel Garnet: sommeliare

SMT #2:
[19:45:39] Olmstead Fanshaw: joan aasonberfn
[19:45:39] Lette Ponnier: what isf gosd awas one fous us
[19:45:39] Eirraca Lyre: whaqt if goe wa
[19:45:40] Juke Badger: osbourbe
[19:45:43] Olmstead Fanshaw: jonan osbonr
[19:45:43] FlutterBye Skytower: godo fwas sonw ofsos
[19:45:44] FlutterBye Skytower: as

SMT #1:
[12:56:37] Ocean Emerald: bogbrb
[12:56:38] Ocean Emerald: biogbne
[12:56:40] FlutterBye Skytower: bigibne
[12:56:41] Cully Andel: bibbegben
[12:56:41] Fiz Laval: big beb]

And the regular top ten!

#10:
[22:23:16] Igpay Morpork: golilocsk

#9:
[10:14:25] Ocean Emerald: toria smo
[10:14:28] Maggie Sewell: tori amspos

#8:
[09:32:53] Trebor Shelman: determnine sex of chiklc
[09:32:53] FlutterBye Skytower: determin e sex of chicnes

#7:
[22:58:56] Hilda Static: much ado abotu hnithhgng

#6:
[11:53:26] Olmstead Fanshaw: vierig;le
[11:53:27] Mumbai Sapphire: virtlg
[11:53:30] bo Cordoso: bvirgili

#5:
[13:07:22] FlutterBye Skytower: giblralge
[13:07:25] Thurina Susa: whatses aiansn'sfs

#4:
[10:57:59] Juke Badger: ponkl leepajnt

#3, submitted by Cully:
[15:02] Cully Andel: astgair rideegres
[15:02] Cully Andel: fred astai rginger rofgers

#2, nominated by Honey:
[18:59:48] Juke Badger: msatbuion
[18:59:49] Lette Ponnier: msatusbastiosn

#1:
[11:14:52] Olmstead Fanshaw: sahepp ggdgardopn

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SMT #3:
[10:21:29] Lette Ponnier: What restaurant worker is trained -- and in some places certified -- to answer questions such as, "Which wine would you recommend with the grilled wildebeast?"
[10:21:33] Mumbai Sapphire: sommellier
[10:21:33] Starla Gurbux: sommelier
[10:21:34] Eirraca Lyre: someliae
[10:21:34] Olmstead Fanshaw: sommleir
[10:21:34] Juke Badger: somlleier
[10:21:35] Tigh MacFanatic: somallier
[10:21:35] Igpay Morpork: somleliaer
[10:21:36] Cully Andel: somoelrie
[10:21:36] FlutterBye Skytower: solmileer
[10:21:37] Liriel Garnet: sommeliare
[10:21:37] Maggie Sewell: sommalier
[10:21:38] Lotus Ceriano: sommel;ier
[10:21:45] Lette Ponnier: MUMBAI, STARLA, EIRRACA
[10:21:56] Lette Ponnier: SOMMELIER or WINE STEWARD

SMT #2:
[19:45:21] Billy2Times Krams: Next Song Coming Up
[19:45:38] Alanna Robbiani: one of us
[19:45:38] Honey Potez: one of us
[19:45:39] BethAnne Muircastle: what if god was one of us
[19:45:39] Olmstead Fanshaw: joan aasonberfn
[19:45:39] Lette Ponnier: what isf gosd awas one fous us
[19:45:39] Eirraca Lyre: whaqt if goe wa
[19:45:40] Juke Badger: osbourbe
[19:45:43] Olmstead Fanshaw: jonan osbonr
[19:45:43] FlutterBye Skytower: godo fwas sonw ofsos
[19:45:44] FlutterBye Skytower: as
[19:45:54] Billy2Times Krams: yes Alanna & Beth
[19:46:03] Billy2Times Krams: One of Us by Joan Osborne

SMT #1:
[12:56:34] Lotus Ceriano: 8: *EGG* WHAT TURNS INTO HELLO KITTY?
[12:56:37] Ocean Emerald: bogbrb
[12:56:38] Lou Netizen: big ben
[12:56:38] Ocean Emerald: biogbne
[12:56:39] Lette Ponnier: big ben
[12:56:39] Jeanette Avedon: big ben
[12:56:40] Ocean Emerald: bigben
[12:56:40] Thurina Susa: big ben
[12:56:40] FlutterBye Skytower: bigibne
[12:56:41] bo Cordoso: big ben
[12:56:41] Cully Andel: bibbegben
[12:56:41] Fiz Laval: big beb]
[12:56:41] Mat Robespear: big ben
[12:56:54] Lotus Ceriano: A: THE CLOCK ON THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT, BIG BEN’S THE BELL OF COURSE, BUT I’LL TAKE THAT http://www.weebls-stuff.com/songs/Cute+Explosion/

#10:
[22:22:34] Olmstead Fanshaw: What name is given to a planet whose distance from its sun makes it conducive to life?
[22:22:45] Lou Netizen: goldilocks
[22:23:11] BethAnne Muircastle: goldilocks
[22:23:16] Igpay Morpork: golilocsk
[22:23:27] Olmstead Fanshaw: Lou and BethAnne

#9:
[10:14:21] Sharon Scofield: ON WHOSE CD 'UNDER THE PINK' WILL YOU FIND THE SONGS 'GOD' AND 'CORNFLAKE GIRL'?
[10:14:25] Ocean Emerald: toria smo
[10:14:28] Maggie Sewell: tori amspos
[10:14:29] Sharon Scofield: YES OCEAN!
[10:15:31] Sharon Scofield: TORI AMOS. IT MUST'VE BEEN HOT PINK SINCE HER NEXT CD WAS 'BOYS FOR PELE'.

#8:
[09:32:33] Weniki Oh: WHAT IS A CHICKEN SEXER SPECIALLY TRAINED TO DO?
[09:32:53] Trebor Shelman: determnine sex of chiklc
[09:32:53] FlutterBye Skytower: determin e sex of chicnes
[09:33:00] Thurina Susa: check the gender of a chicken
[09:33:01] Weniki Oh: THURINA
[09:33:04] Weniki Oh: IDENTIFY THE GENDER OF CHICKS TO SEPARATE THE MALES FROM THE FEMALES THAT WILL BE NURTURED FOR THEIR EGG-PRODUCING ABILITY.

#7:
[22:58:42] Lotus Ceriano: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4486094764_6684a43643_o.png
[22:58:53] Nelly Swindlehurst: much ado about nothing
[22:58:56] Hilda Static: much ado abotu hnithhgng
[22:58:57] Lotus Ceriano: yes Nelly!!
[22:59:06] Lotus Ceriano: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

#6:
[11:53:22] Lette Ponnier: In Dante's "The Divine Comedy", What Roman epic poet served as guide through the inferno?
[11:53:25] Lou Netizen: virgil
[11:53:26] Olmstead Fanshaw: vierig;le
[11:53:26] Juke Badger: virgiul;
[11:53:27] Mumbai Sapphire: virtlg
[11:53:28] Alanna Robbiani: virgi'
[11:53:29] Nelly Swindlehurst: vigil
[11:53:30] bo Cordoso: bvirgili
[11:54:16] Lette Ponnier: LOU, OLMS, JUKE
[11:54:18] Lette Ponnier: WD WITH VIRGIL

#5:
[13:07:16] Lacey Lukas: 4. Main character has care for his brother Arnie and his obese mother, which gets in the way when love walks into his life
[13:07:21] Lette Ponnier: what's eating gilber grape
[13:07:22] FlutterBye Skytower: giblralge
[13:07:23] Lacey Lukas: YAY LETTE
[13:07:24] Max Artemesia: what eating gliber grabe
[13:07:25] Thurina Susa: whatses aiansn'sfs

#4:
[10:57:54] Sharon Scofield: WHAT PINK CRITTER WOULD YOU BE EXPECTED TO SEE IF YOU HAD A DRINKING PROBLEM, ACCORDING TO FOLKLORE?
[10:57:57] AnaMaria Quintessa: elephant
[10:57:59] Juke Badger: ponkl leepajnt
[10:57:59] Lotus Ceriano: elepjant
[10:57:59] Trebor Shelman: elephantrs]
[10:58:05] Sharon Scofield: YES ANA!
[10:58:25] Sharon Scofield: PINK ELEPHANTS. IT'S SYMBOLIZED DELIRIUM TREMENS FOR DECADES, AND WALT DISNEY FAMOUSLY USED THE IMAGERY WHEN DUMBO ACCIDENTALLY GOT DRUNK IN THE MOVIE.

#3:
Brie Janick: Flying Down to Rio is a 1933 movie that saw the first screen pairing of which partnership.
[15:02] Cully Andel: astgair rideegres
[15:02] Cully Andel: fred astai rginger rofgers

#2:
[18:59:44] Billy2Times Krams: Over the years, Vapors vocalist David Fenton has insisted that "Turning Japanese" is NOT a euphemism for what?
[18:59:48] Juke Badger: msatbuion
[18:59:49] Lette Ponnier: msatusbastiosn
[18:59:53] Billy2Times Krams: yes Juke
[19:00:02] Billy2Times Krams: Masturbation

#1:
[11:14:43] Lette Ponnier: Name all twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac.
[11:14:52] Olmstead Fanshaw: sahepp ggdgardopn
[11:15:37] Lette Ponnier: ANSWERS: RAT (or Mouse) / OX (or Water Buffalo) / TIGER / RABBIT (or Hare or Bunny, etc; Cat also accepted) / DRAGON / SNAKE (or Serpent) / HORSE / GOAT (or Ram or Sheep) / MONKEY / ROOSTER (or Cock) / DOG / PIG (or Boar or Elephant)

Gratuitous promotion: Incidentally, the "sahepp ggdardopn" typo is available in the Olmstead Fanclub as a tag, though an officer (me or Honey) will need to activate it for you if you join. If you would like to be a sheep dragon, paste this link into a chat line in SL, click, and join the Olmstead Fanclub: secondlife:///app/group/4dd667a3-0c23-40c4-b99e-c517e050b941/about . The "I dgg (O;lMstgeadd''" and "wehn yur'r8ght, yo;r" tags are also available for all members. And you couldn't have joined 17 new groups in less than a week, so we know you have room.

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