Comments on: Three screw-ups

Three screw-ups

whir — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:23:58 -0800

"Now when I screw up, people from all over Charlotte mindlessly come to Belk looking for Magic Johnson." Thee entertaining screw-ups from author and sports columnist Joe Posnanski.

Via Romenesko. Previous post on Posnanski.

By: drezdn

drezdn — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:30:04 -0800

It actually took me a few minutes to figure out how *spoiler* ceremoniously screwed *spoiler* could be anything other than something sexual.

By: Wolfdog

Wolfdog — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:38:44 -0800

Man, if there are two things I'm specifically not known for, I reckon they'd be my fancy passing and my winning personality.

By: Wolfdog

Wolfdog — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:40:07 -0800

This is a pretty good post, by the way.

By: dubold

dubold — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:44:58 -0800

Thee entertaining screw-ups great band name right there.

By: Epenthesis

Epenthesis — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:18:06 -0800

Loved this. I spent much of today fretting over a screw-up of my own; I think I can put it in perspective now.

By: blue_beetle

blue_beetle — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:23:59 -0800

By: Pollomacho

Pollomacho — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:25:57 -0800

I would have thought that Belk would have been thrilled with all the extra traffic from people showing up to see Majic Johnson and sticking around to shop when they found out they were there on the wrong day.

By: mullacc

mullacc — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:31:17 -0800

Screw-up 2: Shaq This is a much simpler screw-up. I was working in Augusta, and I decided it would be fun to writing a fishing column. FUN TO WRITING? Looks like we have professional screw-up #4! LOL!

By: LobsterMitten

LobsterMitten — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:11:42 -0800

Fun article. Love that first story of first-day-on-job bafflement.

By: anazgnos

anazgnos — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:31:54 -0800

I've never read the word "Belk" so many times in succession. Or ever before.

By: eritain

eritain — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:53:54 -0800

The comments are priceless.

By: ClaudiaCenter

ClaudiaCenter — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:58:03 -0800

Very funny. I love this quote: "Well, that's the problem with screw-ups ... you never know what to wear."

By: flatluigi

flatluigi — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:45:57 -0800

I don't see the problem; I'd certainly go to a game if people were ceremonially screwing in the front row.

By: LobsterMitten

LobsterMitten — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:23:09 -0800

But it's not ceremonially, it's ceremoniously -- so it's a lot of "oh my good sir, beg pardon but may I have the pleasure of gettin it on with you this day?" and "tis the height of impertinence but won't you allow me to suggest that your knee is in the way, preventing our unhindered congress?" etc. Not hot.