The following is an ad from a
real-life newspaper which appeared four days in a row - the last three hopelessly trying
to correct the first day's mistake.
MONDAY:
For sale: R. D. Jones has one sewing machine for sale. Phone 948-0707 after 7 P.M.. and
ask for Mrs. Kelly who lives with him cheap.
TUESDAY:
Notice: We regret having erred In R. D. Jones' ad yesterday. It should have read "One
sewing machine for sale cheap. Phone 948-0707 and ask for Mrs. Kelly, who lives with him
after 7 P.M."
WEDNESDAY:
Notice: R. D. Jones has informed us that he has received several annoying telephone calls
because of the error we made in the classified ad yesterday. The ad stands correct as
follows: "For sale -- R. D. Jones has one sewing machine for sale. Cheap. Phone
948-0707 after 7 P.M. and ask for Mrs. Kelly who loves with him."
THURSDAY:
Notice: I, R. D. Jones, have no sewing machine for sale. I intentionally broke it. Don't
call 948-0707 as I have had the phone disconnected. I have not been carrying on with Mrs.
Kelly. Until yesterday she was my housekeeper, but she has now quit.
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