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AIBU to think this is the funniest typo ever?

244 replies

MaggieMagpie357 · 20/11/2018 15:35

I'm admin on an FB forum for PTAs. Someone has just commented on a thread about Santa's Grottos, apparently they're going to decorate theirs with "snowflake netting across the windows, a blow up father christmas and tree on the outside, oh and not forgetting the snow top foof"

I laughed so hard. What's the best typo you've ever seen/done? I did confuse lick and kick once in a dirty text...... could have been a bit ouchy.....

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Ilikethedaffodils · 23/11/2018 01:10

I took English Lit A Level back in the 1980's before poems and other texts could easily be downloaded from the internet. Our teacher used to type out, then photocopy poems for us to study. Tennyson's The Lady of Shalott contains the line "Lying, robed in snowy white". Unfortunately the version we read included the line "Lying, robed in snowy shite"

Funnily enough that's the only quote I remember from all my A Level texts combined.

BrigitsBigKnickers · 23/11/2018 01:37

A kit list for a DDs guide camp that stated "willies were essential" 😂

Chickenwings85 · 23/11/2018 02:02

I text my partner on his way home a few years ago that 'I was just doing Aaron' it was meant to say 'I was just doing ART' Autocorrct changed it to Aaron. Luckily my partner laughed about it.

largeprintagathachristie · 23/11/2018 03:10

I called a friend today who didn’t pick up. They sent an immediate message to say thy were in a really, really important meeting. Obv no need to do that but kind as I’m having a tricky time. No reply necessary or desirable from me due to very important meeting etc but before I stopped myself I replied, “Whoops.”
Except that it auto corrected to “Snoopy.”
Haven’t heard yet as to whether friend got the big deal!

Presh12345 · 23/11/2018 03:32

I received this email last year

"I hope you are well, I imagine you are very busy orgasming participants at the moment!"

Assume predictive text.....ehatbhad he been writing before?!?!?!

NearlySchoolTimeAgain · 23/11/2018 05:58

Organising?

KhaleesiTheDeadWalker · 23/11/2018 06:14

I had a friend who referred to his dog as HRH.

He sent me a text one day (this was about 5 or 6 years ago but I STILL remember and tell people about it!) saying he was tired as he'd been "fucking HRH around the clock"

After I composed myself I asked him if he meant he'd been "walking HRH around the block" he said yes and was a little embarrassed but I still like to remind him of it now! Grin

Bezalelle · 23/11/2018 08:20

D'oh.

AIBU to think this is the funniest typo ever?
blackandred · 23/11/2018 21:46

Years ago I worked on a newspaper taking classified adverts over the phone. A lad rang up and dictated a few computer games which I typed were "all on a 3 and a half inch floppy dick"

JiltedJohnsJulie · 23/11/2018 21:59

Years ago there was an ad in our local newspaper for Coy Karp.

Next week it was corrected as someone must have point out that it was spelt with a K, so the advert ran for Koy Karp.

I wondered why you’d buy fish who’d be so shy you’d never see them Smile

StealthPolarBear · 23/11/2018 22:11

It could have been worse... Could have been koy crap

JiltedJohnsJulie · 23/11/2018 22:51

I think the DDog was having a Coy Crap this evening. Not sure why he’s got bashful in his old age Grin

puckingfixies · 23/11/2018 22:59

A few years ago now, a supermarket chain used to text offers to it's loyalty card holders - received a text about their special offer on Bastard Turkeys, followed an hour later by an apology.

KD272 · 23/11/2018 23:19

A few years ago, at our work’s Christmas meal at a posh restaurant, we were all surprised by one of the choices of Starter on the menu - Melon Balls in Shite Wine . Didn’t sound very appetising!

Angelf1sh · 23/11/2018 23:31

Not a typo, but I once mentally couldn’t decide between “bother” and “bug” and came out with “sorry to bugger you” Blush

MLMsuperfan · 24/11/2018 09:36

Another one I just remembered. "I hope to meet you in person" became "I hope to meet you in prison".

Sidge · 24/11/2018 14:58

So I sent a text to someone last night which autocorrected "white van man" to "white van nan".

Which for some reason I found hilarious Grin

JohnCRaven · 25/11/2018 08:36

I wrote an article about our local brassiere that was opening rather than brasserie.

Fortunately the manager of the brasserie spotted it before it went to the editor Grin

StealthPolarBear · 25/11/2018 08:38

Was the owner of the brasserie also the owner of the brassiere? :o
These are great

Chesneyhawkes1 · 25/11/2018 08:45

My Mum started a family what's ap chat for the Xmas menu. She asked if anyone wanted duck. I replied "I love dick" she said that was nice to know Smile

JohnCRaven · 25/11/2018 19:37

@StealthPolarBear she was fortunately!

MaggieMagpie357 · 29/11/2018 12:45

Oh my. Literally can't breather from laughing at some of these! Must check how the snow topped foof went down at the kids Xmas Fair....... wonder if there are any pictures? Hmm

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belinda789 · 29/11/2018 13:38

I’m still laughing at this (which was an ending to an email to the boss):
“I shall be contacting you shorty”
The boss happens to be only 5 feet tall.

belinda789 · 29/11/2018 14:12

The family of a friend of mine ran a wholesale pharmaceutical company. They frequently received orders for “observant lint” Not typos – just stupidity........

Shriek · 30/11/2018 03:03

I have just noticed an embarrassing typo of my own on another thread earlier this evening, I put:

So, I have a wide tooth comb for only coming immediately prior to shampooing Confused Blush

Combing of course!!