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(Nashville TN Government) Parking Spots' Words Misspelled At Metro Facility
WSMV Nashville, TN. ^
| 12/04/2009
| WSMV
Posted on 12/04/2009 5:12:54 PM PST by The Magical Mischief Tour
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- More than a dozen parking spaces at a Metropolitan government facility have misspelled words, and no one noticed until Channel 4 pointed it out Friday. Related: Watch This Story The word "owned" is misspelled 16 times in spaces outside the County Clerk's office off French Landing Drive at MetroCenter.
It's a parking lot, and most people usually don't pay attention to what's on the ground until something is misspelled. Words on the first three parking spots are spelled correctly, but spot No. 4 is misspelled. It should read "Metro Owned Vehicle Parking Only;" however, someone switched up the 'w' and the 'n,' leaving "onwed." Metro is renting the office space to temporarily house the county clerk's office. According to Metro's assistant finance director, the property manager at MetroCenter is responsible for the lettering on parking spaces. Friday, the building manager for MetroCenter told Channel 4 that a subcontractor did the work. He said he didn't notice the misspelling until Channel 4 pointed it out but said it will be corrected.
According to Metro's assistant finance director, there will be no extra cost to Metro government. However, in a tight-budget economy where every penny counts, at least one person feels it should just be left alone. It certainly is a waste, and I dont know at this particular point, it's not worth the time and effort, in my opinion, said Mike Strinich.
MetroCenter's building manager is aware of the incorrect spelling on the spaces and said he plans to call the subcontractor to correct the spellings soon.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Government; US: Tennessee
KEYWORDS: onwed; oops; owned; pwn3d
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour
Too weeks uhgo I cud nawt spull goobermint wurker, now I are one!
To: The Magical Mischief Tour
Once in Texas I encountered a big sign “No parking on these here primacies”
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posted on
12/04/2009 5:16:46 PM PST
by
1000 silverlings
(everything that deceives, also enchants: Plato)
To: The Magical Mischief Tour
So its OK any day but Wednesday? LOL
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posted on
12/04/2009 5:16:54 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
To: The Magical Mischief Tour
Gotta’ love the hard-hitting investigative journalism.
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posted on
12/04/2009 5:19:52 PM PST
by
pnz1
To: cripplecreek
I wonder if this was one of those jobs Obama’s Stimulus saved?
To: The Magical Mischief Tour
Someone needs to ax the gummint about this
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posted on
12/04/2009 5:20:00 PM PST
by
bigbob
To: The Magical Mischief Tour
There’s a sign on Georgia Tech grounds (east of the freeway) declaring that the particular garden is “draught-resistant.”
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posted on
12/04/2009 5:24:30 PM PST
by
sionnsar
(IranAzadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5:SONY|Remember Neda Agha-Soltan|TV--it's NOT news you can trust)
To: The Magical Mischief Tour
I once saw a picture of one that said SOTP. Painted on the ground.
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posted on
12/04/2009 5:24:41 PM PST
by
irishtenor
(Beer. God's way of making sure the Irish don't take over the world.)
To: cripplecreek
So its OK any day but Wednesday? Who's responsible for that "d" in Wednesday anyway?
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posted on
12/04/2009 5:25:09 PM PST
by
Graybeard58
("Get lost, Mitt. You're the Eddie Haskell of the Republican party." (Finny))
To: bigbob
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posted on
12/04/2009 5:25:37 PM PST
by
IllumiNaughtyByNature
(3V3Ry71N' 084M4 D03z 83N3f17Z MU5l1mz. c01NC1d3nc3?)
To: The Magical Mischief Tour
Now: Public school system.
Next: Public Healthcare.
To: Graybeard58
I’m guessing some guy named Lloyd.
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posted on
12/04/2009 5:27:31 PM PST
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cripplecreek
(Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
To: Graybeard58
The name comes from the Middle English Wednes dei, which is from Old English Wōdnesdæg, meaning the day of the English god Woden (Wodan), a god in Anglo-Saxon England until about the 7th century. Wēdnes dæg is like the Old Norse Oðinsdagr ("Odin's day"), which is an early translation of the Latin dies Mercurii ("Mercury's day"), and reflects the widespread association of Woden with Mercury going back to Tacitus.
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posted on
12/04/2009 5:28:58 PM PST
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votemout
To: The Magical Mischief Tour
Sub-contractor from south of the border?
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posted on
12/04/2009 5:29:33 PM PST
by
Misterioso
(The uncontested absurdities of today are the accepted slogans of tomorrow. -- Ayn Rand)
To: IllumiNaughtyByNature
To: The Magical Mischief Tour
Who are the "Chefs"?
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posted on
12/04/2009 5:38:27 PM PST
by
IrishPennant
(If you can accept losing, you can't win. ~ Vince Lombardi)
To: IrishPennant
What’s McGovern doing there?
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posted on
12/04/2009 5:41:11 PM PST
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votemout
To: IllumiNaughtyByNature
To: IllumiNaughtyByNature
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posted on
12/04/2009 5:45:06 PM PST
by
Jagman
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