Making Mistakes in Print Errors and Transpositions
Sam Miller notes that with 10,000 letters per ordinary column and seven wrong positions per letter there are 70 000 error chances and millions of transposition chances. Across 48 columns the potential mistakes multiply, including 2 759 022 possible transposition errors in the sentence To be or not to be.
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Sam Miller
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Crossword Puzzle Quick Facts
Cross word puzzle clues listed in rows and columns. Includes horizontal and vertical entries with common short words and names. Answers reference standard puzzle vocabulary and names, suitable for a local newspaper puzzle page.
SAY IT WITH FLOWERS O B Still
Comic column snippet features Ira Tehigh and a joke about Mike Goldbaum dozing in a tub with running water. The gag hinges on sleeping with mouth open and a bath overflow concern. Includes playful banter and punchline.
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O.B
Mike Goldbaum
Ira Tehigh
Read the Eagle Ads on Sure Cure for a Slobbering Horse
A reader recalls sending a dollar for a horse slobber cure and receiving only a slip of paper with the instruction Teach him to spit. The item reflects a humorous reader exchange in the Eagle Ads column.
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