Spelling Mistake Dooms Country to Tyranny
A spelling mistake in the countries new constitution has doomed the tiny republic of Togostan to tyranny.
"I ran it through spell check and everything," said Yuri Gregerov, Interior Minister for the short lived Freedom Party government. "I'm so embarrassed. And after all we've been through."
The new constitution was was to have given power to a democractically elected "Electoral Union". Unfortunately "electoral" was misspelled "electrical" in the document, handing supreme power to the nations union of electricians.
The nations revolution was relatively peaceful. Leader For Life Alexei Alexiov fled the presidential loft after his 14 man army was overrun by housewife wielding "mauve" flags.
"Why mauve? I don't know. Ask the housewives," said a dejected Gregerov.
"It was late at night and I was on a deadline," said Gregerov. "That's the problem with spell check. I spelled electrical right so it didn't come up. I didn't even think to proof it. "
The constitution was signed into law without anyone noticing the spelling mistake. That was until an electrician, wiring the previously gas powered lanterns in the Congress Barn, decided to read the document while taking a "dump" during his lunch break. He took the document to his union president who also read it while relieving himself on an hour-and-a-half smoke break.
When asked if the Electrical Union would be willing to recognize the mistake and join with their fellow countrymen in forming a glorious new democracy, Electrical Union president laughed maniacally. He then outlawed soldering guns and copper wire except for members of the ruling class.
The Freedom party recently swept to power in Togoland's first democratic election since the tiny republic was accidentally invaded by the Soviets in 1956.
"I ran it through spell check and everything," said Yuri Gregerov, Interior Minister for the short lived Freedom Party government. "I'm so embarrassed. And after all we've been through."
The new constitution was was to have given power to a democractically elected "Electoral Union". Unfortunately "electoral" was misspelled "electrical" in the document, handing supreme power to the nations union of electricians.
The nations revolution was relatively peaceful. Leader For Life Alexei Alexiov fled the presidential loft after his 14 man army was overrun by housewife wielding "mauve" flags.
"Why mauve? I don't know. Ask the housewives," said a dejected Gregerov.
"It was late at night and I was on a deadline," said Gregerov. "That's the problem with spell check. I spelled electrical right so it didn't come up. I didn't even think to proof it. "
The constitution was signed into law without anyone noticing the spelling mistake. That was until an electrician, wiring the previously gas powered lanterns in the Congress Barn, decided to read the document while taking a "dump" during his lunch break. He took the document to his union president who also read it while relieving himself on an hour-and-a-half smoke break.
When asked if the Electrical Union would be willing to recognize the mistake and join with their fellow countrymen in forming a glorious new democracy, Electrical Union president laughed maniacally. He then outlawed soldering guns and copper wire except for members of the ruling class.
The Freedom party recently swept to power in Togoland's first democratic election since the tiny republic was accidentally invaded by the Soviets in 1956.
1 Comments:
hmmmm... In a blog about spelling errors you write reliving instead of relieving. Ironic? I think not!
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