Shouldn't a school know how apostrophies work?

[EricKei]

For many years, my husband drove past a corner shop that offered "Fresh Cat Sandwiches".

Hmmmm >_>

There used to be a ...certain restaurant... that my brother used to frequent in our area that often got jokes about serving cats and dogs. One day, my bro asked them about that, if they really DID serve those animals -- the owner looked at him and said (words to the effect of) "Hell no, if we could get those legally we'd eat them ourselves! It's better quality meat than the chicken we serve..."

[Ironclad Alibi]

When I was living out in the sticks in Florida, one on my neightbors had a sign that read "Bagels for Sale." He raised and sold beagles. They weren't very tasty.

[Flying Grype]

... what were the cat sandwiches supposed to be? Catfish? Near my university there was a cafe with a crowded signboard that read FALAFEL SOUP SANDWICHES. Sounded tasty but messy.

1. Secretaries ARE supposed to be literate, more so than anyone else in the company. If the CEO could punctuate he wouldn't need a secretary.

2. 'Maroon' is indeed a derogatory term -- it once referred to black people who had escaped slavery in America and settled in the West Indies. Allegedly, the verb 'maroon', which means to strand on an island, is derived from the word for these people because they ran away to islands and were sort of stuck there. I have no idea if Bugs Bunny was actually using a racial slur or if he was just deliberately mispronouncing 'moron' (which is actually an outdated and insulting term for someone with an intellectual disability, like 'retarded').

Back on topic... :P

In my hometown there's a fortune-teller who has a big, professionally-made, lit sign outside her office. It says PYSCHIC. You'd think she'd have known beforehand that they'd get it wrong.

[EricKei]

You didn't see the dog's drool.

He slimed me....

I have no idea if Bugs Bunny was actually using a racial slur or if he was just deliberately mispronouncing 'moron'

Good question. Given the character, I lean towards the latter. Given the era, however, the former is certainly possible (keep in mind that this company did manage to squeeze out around a dozen 'toons back in the day that have been more or less officially denied by this point due to content that -- by today's standards -- is considered reprehensible. I'm sure they can be found if one wishes to look, however...And for the record, no, I don't know where to look; Even if I did, I sure as hell wouldn't post it 8p)

You'd think she'd have known beforehand that they'd get it wrong.

*snurffkkk* Dammit...My monitor is quite lucky that I already had plenty to drink with dinner, otherwise this could easily have been a Rule #1 violation. Good work!

[greek_jester]

2. 'Maroon' is indeed a derogatory term -- it once referred to black people who had escaped slavery in America and settled in the West Indies. Allegedly, the verb 'maroon', which means to strand on an island, is derived from the word for these people because they ran away to islands and were sort of stuck there. I have no idea if Bugs Bunny was actually using a racial slur or if he was just deliberately mispronouncing 'moron' (which is actually an outdated and insulting term for someone with an intellectual disability, like 'retarded').

Thank you for the explanation! It's not an insult that ever made it over here, so that always puzzled me in the Bugs cartoon too.

I love hanging around on this site, it's so educational.

[Andara Bledin]

... what were the cat sandwiches supposed to be?

My guess would be Fresh Cut Sandwiches.

^-.-^