[Tired of Taxes]

This problem is not new. :-( Almost 20 years ago, my boss and I had to sort through roughly 200 resumes to find someone to fill a position. He would laugh hysterically at some of the cover letters, many from people with an Ivy League education. No one writes perfectly all the time, but here’s one line I’ll always remember from one letter in particular:

“I’m a team player. To me, 1 + 1 = 1.”

I still remember my boss quipping, “He can’t add.”

[corbie]

As a former book editor, I’ve seen many howlers in the texts submitted for publication by “educated and respected academics.”

One stands out in memory, just because of the hilarious picture it conjures:

“I work under a yolk of self-sacrifice.”