How do you misquote something that's written down on a giant sheet of paper?

By adamg on Sat, 03/27/2010 - 11:11am

The Herald finds a way.

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Possible explanation for this?

By Ron Newman on Sat, 03/27/2010 - 12:02pm.

When the Herald story was written, the full-page ad hadn't yet been published. Note that the Herald story refers to a "planned MSNBC newspaper ad". The Globe ad and the Herald story came out the same morning. Is it possible that the original ad copy contained the word 'creep', but that the Globe rejected that wording and asked the advertiser to rewrite the ad?

Survey says!

By Lanny Budd on Sat, 03/27/2010 - 1:31pm.

Is it possible that the original language of the relatively mild letter was more snarky and contained obscenities like "creep"? Sure. It's just not probable.

since when is creep an

By nightmoves on Sat, 03/27/2010 - 4:30pm.

since when is creep an obscenity?

Stupid Herald - there's so

By NotWhitey on Sat, 03/27/2010 - 1:01pm.

Stupid Herald - there's so stupid.

The Globe would never make a mistake like that.