The saddest point about this sign is that it should be necessary in the first place. If displaying the sign in an anthropomorphic manner makes one think, even subliminally, about 'cleaning up' after oneself then I'm all for it. I work with some highly intelligent people but their skills in basic hygiene in the one shared toilet area leave a lot to be desired. However, the subtlety of this particular message would probably be lost on them anyway. As for industrial action ...
Why did I turn out such a pedant? Well you'd have to ask my TV-banning, lentil-baking, library-enforcing, doctor-eschewing, beanbag-sitting, grammar-correcting, homeopathic, 2nd dan black belt, all-round no-nonsense mother. 'Cos me, I got no idea.
1. Changing which to that
2. Putting the accent on cafe
3. Changing affect to effect
4. Turning little dashes into bigger dashes
5. Giggling at typos
6. Blocking out the sci-fi talk
7. Arguing about whether something should be upper or lower case
8. Juggling commas and apostrophes
9. Gazing at The Times Style Guide
10. Misreading things in a deliberately obtuse manner
Sub-editors have a reputation for being odd. Is it any wonder?
It has come to my attention that there is some confusion over a couple of the nicknames on this blog.
Mostly, people want to know who The Bastard is. No, it's not my editor. D'ya think I'm stoopid? The Bastard is Vince, our lovely freelance sub. Nicknamed thus for being the absolute opposite of a bastard.
The Chief is/was (sob) our chief reporter Mr Ball, now cruelly swiped by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism - and not, as you may think, the chief sub. The chief sub (devoted Avatar fan and best subbing mentor I could ever have hoped for) is Dr Kit Davies. He has two degrees in Italian, don't you know. So don't question his spelling of puttanesca...
The saddest point about this sign is that it should be necessary in the first place. If displaying the sign in an anthropomorphic manner makes one think, even subliminally, about 'cleaning up' after oneself then I'm all for it. I work with some highly intelligent people but their skills in basic hygiene in the one shared toilet area leave a lot to be desired. However, the subtlety of this particular message would probably be lost on them anyway. As for industrial action ...
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