The Reputation's Numbers Plummeted?

Over the years and with subsequent revisions, the Langfords [Dan and Sandra] received daily e-mails from cycle tourists across Europe, North America, New Zealand, and Australia. Then the inferno struck. Book sales plummeted from 5,000 to 500 per year, and so did the trail’s reputation.
-- Myra Canyon's cyclists ready to roll again in The Georgia Straight, Thursday May 29 2008

Please enlighten me: How does a trail's reputation plummet from 5,000 to 500?

not hunted for it's skin

-- Pic emailed from a cousin of mine. I'm certain he forwarded it my way because of the humor, not the error.

Correction: not hunted for its skin.

walk in showers // Fathers Days Brunch // RVSP

Have you seen our newly renovated suites featuring kitchenettes and walk in showers?
...
Make your reservation for our famous Fathers Days Brunch
....
Please RVSP to...
-- Amica at Arbutus Manor advertisement on page E21 in The Vancouver Courier, Wednesday May 7 2008

Corrections: walk-in showers; Father's Day Brunch; RSVP. Click here to see a very similar post from early last month. The only difference: "Mothers" has been replaced with "Fathers". Even the page number is the same!

whackiness

The good news is that Semi-Pro is Will Ferrell's funniest basketball comedy. Unfortunately it's his fourth funniest movie set in the world of sports, after car racing (Talladega Nights), soccer (Kicking & Screaming) and figure skating (Blades of Glory). No doubt the men's field hockey community is waiting on bended stick for Ferrell to grace their sport with his distinct brand of whackiness.
-- Basketball comedy runs afoul in The Vancouver Courier, Wednesday June 4 2008

Correction: wackiness.

May 31

Critical Mass Cyclists and other self-propelled riders cruise through city streets to promote non-polluting forms of transportation. Meet at Vancouver Art Gallery, May 31 (and last Friday of every month), 5-5:30 pm, free, velolove.bc.ca.
-- Playground listings in The Vancouver Sun, Thursday May 29 2008

Correction: May 30. I hope there weren't any riders showing up at VAG on Saturday the 31st because they would have been quite disappointed. At first I wondered if this was the Sun's subtle way of decreasing the number of participants in Critical Mass, but their bit in parenthesis is correct so probably not - unless they wanted less participants in that particular CM. Also, the ride doesn't get going until after 6. Therefore, unless you wanna hang out for a bit, showing up between 5:30pm and 6pm would be better than 5-5:30pm.

the worlds first // an obligation free tour

Promoting the worlds first range of

- Personal Care

- Oral Care

- Hair Care

- Health Care

For an obligation free tour: www.view.miorganicfuture.com
-- MiOrganicFuture advertisement on page 33 in Common Ground, June 2008

Corrections: the world's first; an obligation-free tour.

creative and exiting environment

If you have experience selling print advertising and would like to work in a creative and exiting environment, please send your resume to:
-- Common Ground help wanted advertisement on page 34 in Common Ground, June 2008

Correction: creative and exciting environment. I don't have any advertising experience, but I do have some free time to do some proofreading.

there's lot's of free parking

Situated on the corner of Kingsway and East Broadway, we're easily accessible by car or bus and there's lot's of free parking for customers.
-- Kingsgate Mall advertisement on page B10 in The Vancouver Courier (We're 100 special edition), Friday May 30 3008

Correction: there's lots of free parking

settled in you new position

Mentoring until you are secure and settled in you new position
-- CareerPlan advertisement on page A30 in The Vancouver Courier (We're 100 special edition), Friday May 30 3008

Correction: settled in your new position

right along side the Jericho Pier

Jericho Sailing Centre; 1300 Discovery Street; In Jericho Beach Park right along side the Jericho Pier

-- Jericho Sailing Centre advertisement on page B11 in The Vancouver Courier (We're 100 special edition), Friday May 30 3008

Correction: right alongside the Jericho Pier.

Thomas Harvey Secondary

Romi Chandra (left in photo) began his career as a community advocate when, as a student, he started the first gay/straight alliance in B.C., at Thomas Harvey Secondary in Maple Ridge.
-- 20 under 29 [Romi Chandra and Spencer Herbert] in Westender, Thursday May 29 2008

Correction: Thomas Haney Secondary.

its not a good idea

[Traffic Services Sgt. Jeff] Redden said he had never seen anything like it. “It goes beyond common sense in saying its not a good idea...Everyone has their right to free speech and protest, but not in that manner.”
-- Four cyclists charged after Gardiner ride on TheStar.com, Saturday May 31 2008

Correction: it's not a good idea. Either Redden pronounced it without the apostrophe or he was misquoted.

FORTUNES's

FORTUNES's 100 Best Companies to Work For
-- Whole Foods Market advertisement on page 91 in The Georgia Straight, Thursday May 29 2008

Correction: FORTUNE's. On this webpage, see the brief blurb under the headline. Click here for a recent post featuring the same ad in a different paper.

Pregant // Juno // going to far

MTV is taking a cue from the movie Juno and making a show called 16 and Pregnant.

According to the New York Post, 16 and Pregant is inspired by the movie, and will follow 16-year-old pregnant teens and document the “touching and scary phenomenon of young girls who are faced with expecting."

One teen that currently qualifies for the MTV show is Jamie Lynn Spears. Maybe she’ll do a guest appearance.

Juno, staring Ellen Page (who is actually 21), is about a 16-year-old high school student who has to deal with an unexpected pregnancy.

Though the movie received high acclaim from critics it also stirred a bunch of controversy when it was released.

Many critics believed the movie glorified teen pregnancy since the main character took to the task of having a baby rather nonchalantly.

Other reality show in the works by MTV include Busted, a show about teens going to far, breaking the law and getting busted (aptly named, no?), and an untitled 50 Cent project, an elimination/competition show looking for the next female singing sensation.

Ah MTV, always providing quality entertainment.
-- MTV brings 'Juno' to life with reality TV on Sympatico / MSN TV News (TV Guide), Friday May 30 2008

Corrections: Pregnant; Juno; going too far.

Yikes, three in one - a pretty short one, at that. The focus of the article is on a television show, and the writer couldn't get the title of the show right in consecutive sentences at the very start of the article. That is bad enough, but after correctly italicizing Juno the first time, it gets neglected the second time. And finally, "going to far"? I suppose the teens could be wreaking havoc in a town called far, which would make the writer's third error a lack of capitalization, but more likely to should be too.

Ah Sympatico / MSN, always providing quality writing.