Today is the Feast of Great Typos. Here are 10 great typos:
Strikebound holidaymakers were kept waiting six hours for the jerry. Then it was filled to capacity. Southern Echo
The strike leaders had called a meeting that was to have been held in a bra near the factory, but it was found to be too small to hold them all. South London Press
A public enquiry will be held in Colchester on October 23 in a bed to resolve the issue. Essex County Standard
Her dark hair is attractively set, and she has fair skin which, she admits ruefully, comes out in "a mass of freckles" at the first hint of sin. Essex County Standard
Hold the bottle firmly and remove the cook as gently as possible. Women's Own
Queen Victoria herself graciously pissed over the magnificent edifice. The Times on the opening of the Forth Bridge
The storm was described as one of the worst spring onslaughts in memory to plague Massachusetts, triggering traffic accidents including a 50 cat pile up south of Boston.
You can dramatically reduce your chances if a heart attack, stroke or kidney disease by eating live cavemen, says a noted professor. Burton Advertiser
Michael Green of Crimond, Main Road, Danbury was fined £3 for causing an obstruction with his ear in Maldon High Street.
The annual Christmas party at the Ashley Street school was hell yesterday afternoon.
Beta
(Combat Team Series #2)
Steff was abducted by an evil alien race, the Orbs, at fourteen. Used as a weapon for years, he eventually escapes, but his problems are just beginning. How does a man support himself when his only work experience is a paper round and using an Orb bio-integrated gun?
Warlord is an alien soldier who knows little but war. When the centuries-old conflict which ravaged his planet ends, he seeks out another world where his skills are still relevant. There are always wars on Earth, it seems. However, none of Earth's powerful armies want him.
Natalie has always wanted to visit England and sees a chance to do so while using her martial arts skills, but there are sacrifices she must make in order to fulfil her dream.
Maggie resorted to crime to fund her sister's medical care. She uses her genetic variant abilities to gain access to the rooms of wealthy hotel guests. The Ballards look like rich pickings, but they are not what they seem. When Maggie targets them, little does she know that she is walking into a trap.
Hotel owner Hamilton Lonsdale puts together a combat team to pit against those of other multi-millionaires. He recruits Warlord, Natalie, Maggie and Steff along with a trained gorilla, a probability-altering alien, a stockbroker whose work of art proved to be much more than he'd bargained for, a marketing officer who can create psionic forcefields, a teleporting member of the landed gentry, and a socially awkward fixer. This is Combat Team Beta.
Steff never talks about his time with the Orbs, until he finds a woman who lived through it, too. Steff believes he has finally found happiness, but it is destined to be short-lived. He is left with an unusual legacy which he and Team Beta struggle to comprehend; including why something out there seems determined to destroy it.
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