Spelling Lessons
Let’s say you’re a member of NASCAR‘s public relations team. You understand that your sport isn’t the most well-respected sport out there, in part because your spectators are heavily stereotyped as ... well, not sophisticated folks. So anyway, one day you decide to put together an amusement device. This device is a kid-sized race car that contains a TV screen. Pop in some money and a video fires up taking the kid on a ride. The car even tilts left and right as the vehicle makes its way around the track. It’s a nice little distraction for kids that will be placed in amusement centers and shopping malls around the country.
Now, given that you don’t really want to facilitate the stereotypes of your sport and/or your fans as being unintelligent, don’t you think you would thoroughly test and proof-read the device before releasing it?
Sorry about the crappy quality of the photo. There’s a layer of plastic covered in grubby kid paw prints that sits in front of the actual TV screen. Between that, the angle, and the fact this was shot with a cell phone camera the pic didn’t come out so well.
The Comments
Nikkidemas says D'oh! February 22, 2010 at 9:46am
D’oh!
JT says Pretty sure that's just the February 22, 2010 at 10:20am
Pretty sure that’s just the description of the Lincoln track. As in the road is coarse. HEYOO!
Mr. Wilson says RE: Pretty sure that's just the February 22, 2010 at 10:55am
Obligatory
macappleteacher says Fantastic! February 22, 2010 at 11:35am
Fantastic!
Fletch says R ewe callin me a February 22, 2010 at 11:59am
R ewe callin me a rednek?
Mr. Wilson says RE: R ewe callin me a February 22, 2010 at 12:07pm
No sir. Your neck is clearly crimson, not red.
Potato. says This probably WAS after spell-check. February 22, 2010 at 7:18pm
If a kid inside the ride doesn’t know the difference, the parents wouldn’t either. Their reading comprehension is probably at about the same level. Yep, I went there.