It’s been awhile since I’ve updated my site. I apologize. I have been busy, it was summer, and time just got away from me.

Anyhow, I just came across this sign (thanks to a tweet that scrolled down one of my Tweetdeck columns) and I couldn’t pass up posting it here. It’s a great addition to my quirky collection of Bad Signs.

And, with this post I hope to be able to start updating my site a bit more regularly.

Here’s a link to the original source of the picture. There’s a short article that goes into some detail about how this sign was able to be publicly (or should I say pubicly?) displayed with such an egregious error. Enjoy…

Why is proofreading important? Here’s a great example of why you need to double check your work. It’s also a good example of a poor printing company. A company who produces material for other organizations really should be responsible enough to double check the content they are printing. Five minutes of time reviewing the project probably would have eliminated an error that has now been reported and scoffed at nationwide.

WESTLAKE, Ohio – A Cleveland-area principal says he’s embarrassed his students got proof of their “educaiton” on their high school diplomas.

Westlake High School officials misspelled “education” on the diplomas distributed last weekend. It’s been the subject of mockery on local radio.

Principal Timothy Freeman says he sent back the diplomas once to correct another error. When the diplomas came back, no one bothered to check things they thought were right the first time.

The publisher has reprinted the diplomas a second time and sent them to the 330 graduates.

Source: Yahoo News 6/9/08

By the way, if I were the principal…I’d find another printer for next year’s diplomas. I wonder what the first error was that caused them to be sent back…