zinger burgers more of a scooby snax for zingers i'd have thought
― Not a reactionary git, just an idiot. (darraghmac), Thursday, 7 January 2010 12:56 (3 years ago) Permalink
if this has already been posted, apologies
O_o_O
― j0rdslovesomedude (acoleuthic), Thursday, 1 April 2010 00:51 (3 years ago) Permalink
hmmm
― nijolian dynamite (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 1 April 2010 01:09 (3 years ago) Permalink
An Australian publisher has had to pulp and reprint a cook-book after one recipe listed "salt and freshly ground black people" instead of black pepper.Penguin Group Australia had to reprint 7,000 copies of Pasta Bible last week, the Sydney Morning Herald has reported.The reprint cost A$20,000 ($18,000; £12,000), but stock in bookshops will not be recalled as it is "extremely hard" to do so, Penguin said.The recipe was for spelt tagliatelle with sardines and prosciutto."We're mortified that this has become an issue of any kind, and why anyone would be offended, we don't know," head of publishing Bob Sessions is quoted as saying by the Sydney newspaper.Penguin said almost every one of the more than 150 recipes in the book listed salt and freshly ground black pepper, but a misprint occurred on just one page."When it comes to the proofreader, of course they should have picked it up, but proofreading a cook-book is an extremely difficult task. I find that quite forgivable," Mr Sessions said.If anyone complains about the "silly mistake", they will be given the new version, Penguin said.
Penguin Group Australia had to reprint 7,000 copies of Pasta Bible last week, the Sydney Morning Herald has reported.
The reprint cost A$20,000 ($18,000; £12,000), but stock in bookshops will not be recalled as it is "extremely hard" to do so, Penguin said.
The recipe was for spelt tagliatelle with sardines and prosciutto.
"We're mortified that this has become an issue of any kind, and why anyone would be offended, we don't know," head of publishing Bob Sessions is quoted as saying by the Sydney newspaper.
Penguin said almost every one of the more than 150 recipes in the book listed salt and freshly ground black pepper, but a misprint occurred on just one page.
"When it comes to the proofreader, of course they should have picked it up, but proofreading a cook-book is an extremely difficult task. I find that quite forgivable," Mr Sessions said.
If anyone complains about the "silly mistake", they will be given the new version, Penguin said.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Saturday, 17 April 2010 16:59 (3 years ago) Permalink
At least this mistake won't make people's crock pots explode.
― Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Saturday, 17 April 2010 17:55 (3 years ago) Permalink
I love that dude responded with "well, doing your job correctly is hard!"
― human centipeedi peedi (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 18 April 2010 00:40 (3 years ago) Permalink
Look I'm sorry your car exploded, but building gas tanks is complicated work!
― human centipeedi peedi (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 18 April 2010 00:41 (3 years ago) Permalink
― ☀ ☃ (am0n), Sunday, 18 April 2010 00:56 (3 years ago) Permalink
meh i've made weird typos like that before
― harbl, Sunday, 18 April 2010 01:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8627335.stm
― Ned Trifle II, Sunday, 18 April 2010 18:54 (3 years ago) Permalink
ahem, ned
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Sunday, 18 April 2010 19:10 (3 years ago) Permalink
ha i like how their reaction was "who cares? it was a typo, jeez"
― mr. que surprise (k3vin k.), Sunday, 18 April 2010 19:21 (3 years ago) Permalink
are the black people locally sourced?
― velko, Sunday, 18 April 2010 19:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
I like how their reaction was "We're mortified that this has become an issue of any kind" yet they don't understand why anyone would be offended. Isn't being "mortified" even more extreme of a reaction than being "offended"?
― Adam Bruneau, Sunday, 18 April 2010 23:16 (3 years ago) Permalink
Yeah, but they're apparently only mortified that it became an issue. Not that it happened.
― franny glass, Sunday, 18 April 2010 23:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
ah, a pasta holocaust
― Phoenix in Flight (Cattle Grind), Sunday, 18 April 2010 23:44 (3 years ago) Permalink
Cookbooks really ARE redonkulously hard to copy edit because of all the abbreviations and numbers, and the copy editor has no way of knowing which are right or wrong. (The mistake itt is an obvious one, but it's not surprising that something was overlooked.) Actually it's probably a success for a cookbook if they didn't make any mistakes that make the recipes turn out wrong (apart from the ridiculous) because that also makes the AUTHOR look bad (this way only the publisher does).
Shorter publishing seasons and a more market-driven book idea also make every project a rush, means there's less time for editing and proofing of all kinds. Pretty much sucks!
― Ask foreigners and they will tell you the gospel comes from America. (Laurel), Monday, 19 April 2010 00:08 (3 years ago) Permalink
Do they publish cookbook errata?
― kissogram powers (Abbott), Monday, 19 April 2010 00:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
i hadn't read that ronaldinho thread until just now. don't suppose anyone wants to talk about it?
― just darraghmac tbh (darraghmac), Monday, 19 April 2010 00:35 (3 years ago) Permalink
Abbs: Yes! Although I think the general use of errata has declined since publishers tend to only print the copies they think they can sell in a short time -- the production cycle has gotten away from extended warehousing and toward a more on-demand market. So books are off the shelves faster and the pub can reprint the book w corrections already made.
― Ask foreigners and they will tell you the gospel comes from America. (Laurel), Monday, 19 April 2010 00:39 (3 years ago) Permalink
― J0rdan S., Monday, 10 May 2010 07:22 (3 years ago) Permalink
Beat this: racism, sexism, ageism, and a soupcon of paedophilia.
― I don't want to go into my newt details (ledge), Wednesday, 19 May 2010 12:37 (3 years ago) Permalink
Holy shit!
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 19 May 2010 17:55 (3 years ago) Permalink
Indeed!
― Madchen, Friday, 21 May 2010 12:02 (2 years ago) Permalink
― akontenderizer (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 12 June 2010 18:29 (2 years ago) Permalink
???are these naacp whores serious???
― Join the Gothscene! Join for free! Gothscene.com (Whitey on the Moon), Saturday, 12 June 2010 21:31 (2 years ago) Permalink
wau
― Krystal Chic (crüt), Saturday, 12 June 2010 21:36 (2 years ago) Permalink
feel bad for the Rutgers astronomy dept.
― Chips Moleman (los blue jeans), Saturday, 12 June 2010 22:45 (2 years ago) Permalink
i don't know about this
also, something tells me d1pl0 is somehow responsible for major company obsessing over homegrown dance music/"get your island on"/trinidadian soca etc
― Elektro Guzzi Mane (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 29 June 2010 01:07 (2 years ago) Permalink
my buddy in SC noticed these in a store recently:
― glengarry glenn danzig (latebloomer), Saturday, 13 November 2010 04:32 (2 years ago) Permalink
― glengarry glenn danzig (latebloomer), Saturday, 13 November 2010 04:33 (2 years ago) Permalink
actually stupid me i didn't realize that was a chocolate coin
― glengarry glenn danzig (latebloomer), Saturday, 13 November 2010 04:37 (2 years ago) Permalink
at what age did you make the decision to spend the entire rest of your life as a full-fledged racist
― del griffith, Saturday, 13 November 2010 04:58 (2 years ago) Permalink
what
please don't even joke about that man
― glengarry glenn danzig (latebloomer), Saturday, 13 November 2010 05:04 (2 years ago) Permalink
so the other side of the glass had a cartoon dominatrix that gave it a different context, but DAMN.
― I DIED, Saturday, 4 December 2010 12:48 (2 years ago) Permalink
"i.Beat Blaxx" still kills me
― Princess TamTam, Saturday, 4 December 2010 13:01 (2 years ago) Permalink
― max, Wednesday, 2 March 2011 19:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
my god.
― kkvgz, Wednesday, 2 March 2011 19:32 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://www.partycity.com/product/nine+iron+mask.do?sortby=ourPicks&pp=60&size=all&page=3&navSet=170614
very ronaldinho bottle opener
― The Dunkster (absolutely clean glasses), Thursday, 7 April 2011 09:17 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://www.woginabox.com.au/index.html
― ledge, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 12:46 (1 year ago) Permalink
what the hell is a "wogina"
― DJP, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 13:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
shouldn't that be wopinabox? it's not even racistly correct.
― walloginabox (kkvgz), Wednesday, 6 July 2011 13:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
if you have to ask
― remy bean, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 13:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
in Australian English the term was originally a pejorative for "Mediterranean" migrants, though in recent decades its offensiveness has been defused in certain contexts by common usage in pop-culture produced by the descendants of Mediterranean migrants.
― ledge, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 13:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
Whoa! 'Gina in a box!
― Michael Bay, CEO of Transformers (Phil D.), Wednesday, 6 July 2011 13:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
He had trouble getting the name registered for some reason.
― that was the last arrow in my quiver of whimsy (Ned Trifle II), Wednesday, 6 July 2011 13:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
I mean how is this even possible
― DJP, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 13:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
So it's like a pun on http://www.wokinabox.com.au/ or something?
― that was the last arrow in my quiver of whimsy (Ned Trifle II), Wednesday, 6 July 2011 13:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
okay that makes it slightly less horrifying
only slightly
― DJP, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 13:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
I was pretty o_O at first but it seems like it's a pejorative term that's been successfully reclaimed, so good on those old sheepfuckers.
― ledge, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 13:31 (1 year ago) Permalink