OK, razor companies, I’m ready at any time to talk money
I have a great idea for an ad campaign for Gillette or Schick to use during the NHL playoffs. Listening? OK. The TV spot opens on a sad-looking shirtless man…
Worst headline ever? I dunno, but it’s pretty awful.
First of all, let's answer the most obvious question: Yes, I was at the gym. I go to the gym sometimes. You don't get pythons like this by just sitting…
Why outside? Why indeed.
Here's something I saw the other day, and I stood there and looked at it for awhile trying to figure it out. I get that it's a fitness club. What…
I don’t always peeve, but when I do, it’s about something very small
I don't usually indulge in peevery, but I’m making an exception here. Just a small fraction came up at work the other day, and I removed the word small, which…
Conundrum is dumb
Aw, man. Get this: I'm at work, and a writer used conundrum in a way that didn't feel right, so I looked it up. co·nun·drum: noun. 1. : a riddle whose…
AP’s latest revelation makes copy editors cry like little girls
Pretty disappointed today in my editing brethren after the Associated Press' bombshell that it will no longer make the distinction between more than and over. If Facebook and Twitter are…
Montreal sweaters get complicated
The Montreal Canadiens have started putting accent marks on the players' jerseys. It never occurred to me that they weren't there, but now that it's been pointed out, I wonder…
Toronto’s hockey team: Go, LEAVES!
Most sports fans have a favorite team and a backup. Sometimes the backup team's from a favorite city. Or maybe if your favorite team is in the Eastern Conference, for…
Probably stating the obvious here, but this is a pretty bad mistake
As I've said before, some misspellings are worse than others. And in this case, of all the words to misspell on this commemorative coin, you really couldn't have picked a…
Dammit, Jagermeister!
Well, that was fast. Just the other day, I was singing the praises of the clever wordplay Jagermeister unleashed in its new ad campaign, and it was so inspiring that…