Misspelling Famous Names

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From The Week Newsletter:

A California library was chagrined to discover that its new $40,000 mosaic of famous people in history misspells 11 names, including “Eistein,” “Shakespere,” and “Van Gough.” The city of Livermore quickly voted to spend $6,000 to have artist Maria Alquilar fix her mistakes, but she refused, saying that spelling was not important to the spirit of the work. “There seems to be so much hatred within certain people,” she said. “They continuously look for a scapegoat. I guess I am the sacrificial goat.”

― mcd (mcd), Friday, 15 October 2004 17:12 (twenty-one years ago)

I think she should probably suck it up and fix her mistakes.

― mcd (mcd), Friday, 15 October 2004 17:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Shakespeare couldn't spell his own name, mind you.

― Alba (Alba), Friday, 15 October 2004 17:16 (twenty-one years ago)

If there's nothing wrong why would people look for a scapegoat? It seems like you're the obvious scapegoat when you alone fuck up something people have paid you alone to do...?

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Friday, 15 October 2004 17:17 (twenty-one years ago)

and the quote of the year goes to maria alquilar.

― peter smith (plsmith), Friday, 15 October 2004 17:17 (twenty-one years ago)

What a fucking moran.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 15 October 2004 17:19 (twenty-one years ago)

"Here's $6,000 to fix your multiple, egregious fuck-ups." "I guess I am the sacrificial goat."

― briania (briania), Friday, 15 October 2004 17:21 (twenty-one years ago)

When I saw "California library" I was half expecting it to turn out to be Ned's fault.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 15 October 2004 17:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Band name: Sacrificial Goat.

― mcd (mcd), Friday, 15 October 2004 17:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Way to take a stand against hatred, Maria.

― Nemo (JND), Friday, 15 October 2004 17:45 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm so glad.

― Huk-L, Friday, 15 October 2004 17:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Every time I see "Samuel R. Delaney" I want to shoot someone in the face... with a rubber band.

― William Crump (Rock Hardy), Friday, 15 October 2004 17:58 (twenty-one years ago)

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