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Job advert found online: "English tutors/teachers. You made be a retired teacher looking for some extra work, You may have a permanent job and looking to earn a extra income or a teacher looking for some extra work during the holidays. You will be required to teach: Small groups of children no more than 5 English for sessions of 80Minute's."

It's not the kids that need teaching!
    Posted by JT on 13 Jan 2010. + (3) - (0) Permalink
as u can c there is lot's of work 4 englsh teachrz 2 do in the mdrn wrld.
    Posted by Wrongfellow on 13 Jan 2010.

"Who'd pay five quid for that? It's broken!" - Entirely serious member of the public looking at a 30cm tall reproduction of the Venus de Milo that I was selling on a market stall.
    (From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_de...)
    Posted by JT on 18 Mar 2010. + (5) - (2) Permalink
Now that you mention it - Why is she missing her arms? Did some psychopathic maniac cut them off?
    Posted by Socky on 18 Mar 2010.
She was a compulsive nail-biter.
    Posted by JT on 19 Mar 2010.

"You're Breakfast." (Sign on snack van parked alongside the A23 just outside Brighton)
    Posted by JT on 18 Jun 2010. + (3) - (0) Permalink

"The 10 days free data credit we gave you 7 days ago have now expired"
    Posted by Wrongfellow on 11 Oct 2010. + (3) - (0) Permalink
A text message I just received from T-Mobile.
    Posted by Wrongfellow on 11 Oct 2010.

"The stationary supplies have moved!"
    Posted by Wrongfellow on 16 Dec 2010. + (3) - (0) Permalink
Sign in my office, where the stationery cupboard used to be.

I'm sure we've all seen this typo before, but this is the best form I've seen it in for quite a while.
    Posted by Wrongfellow on 16 Dec 2010.
I've seen the "typo" (genuine speling errur in most cases, IMO) a million times, but never in that particular environment. Excellent!
    Posted by JT on 18 Dec 2010.

"We don't necessarily discriminate. We simply exclude certain types of people."
    Posted by JT on 21 Aug 2009. + (2) - (0) Permalink

From Windows Live: "Why you're still fat" underneath "Britain's best chippies"
    Posted by Ghost on 6 Jul 2010. + (2) - (0) Permalink

"Why is gold mining important?"
    Posted by JT on 28 Aug 2009. + (1) - (0) Permalink
Because God intended gold to be bright and shiny, but while it's in the ground nobody can see it. So we're doing God's will by digging it up.
    Posted by Wrongfellow on 31 Aug 2009.

"You should always live within your income, even if you have to borrow to do so." (Allegedly, this nugget of wisdom was supplied to a customer by a financial adviser employed at a well known UK bank)
    Posted by JT on 15 Sep 2009. + (1) - (0) Permalink

"We're going to be selling these at 25% of the usual full price! That's 75% cheaper than the full price! No, 80%, isn't it?" (Presenter on television shopping channel)
    Posted by JT on 23 Sep 2009. + (1) - (0) Permalink