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17 March 2007

Bizarre viral thing or just an embarrassing typo? That image is from Nine Inch Nails's record label. I know vinyl isn't a particularly modern format, but you'd think that someone would have spotted the mistake. Assuming that it's a genuine mistake...

post by: TheDonF at: 09:51 | 15 comments

TheDonF are you talking about the "backward" N?
Cos if you are then my guess is they are just trying to make it look cyrillic :-the flag bears that out? No?

posted by Wilder 17 March | 10:22

OMG I've only now spotted it! the mad spelling of VINYL, aargh what a whopper!

posted by Wilder 17 March | 10:24

What typo? (the N is always backward)

posted by arse_hat 17 March | 10:24

OMG I've only now spotted it! the mad spelling of VINYL, aargh what a whopper!

posted by Wilder 17 March | 10:24

and I'm even repeating myself, bottom right-hand corner arse_hat

posted by Wilder 17 March | 10:26

Ah yes. As for bizarre viral thing there was lots of that.

posted by arse_hat 17 March | 10:28

A quick search shows that this guy specializes in printing up "vinly" lettering (see page title) for your boat.

posted by PlanetKyoto 17 March | 10:28

Doesn't vinly just mean you're supposed to drink wine while listening to it?

posted by fenriq 17 March | 10:48

Yeah, I saw that viral stuff arse_hat - so nicely designed. fenriq - best tenuous reason to drink wine I've heard this week :)

posted by TheDonF 17 March | 10:57

As a former comercial artist with dyslexia, all I can say is: shit happens. Back in the days before computers these kind of typos were much rarer but much harder to fix. I once spent all day making a sign that read "Merry Chistmas", very embarrasing to say the least.

posted by doctor_negative 17 March | 14:01

Well, Trent does sing divinly.

posted by mischief 17 March | 16:11

TheDonF, you let me know if you need a new tenuous reason next week and I'll come up with something for ya!

posted by fenriq 17 March | 16:54

Cheers fenriq, you're a gentleman and a scholar. I've actually just lost most of Saturday by going for a quick "nap" to get over last night's meetup. It's now nearly 11pm on Saturday and I've slept through all my plans for this evening. Maybe I should cut down a bit. Or open that bottle of red.

posted by TheDonF 17 March | 17:52

If this is a Choose Your Own Adventure I'm going with Open that bottle of red. Unless there's an option with a snake involved.

posted by fenriq 17 March | 20:04

No snake or s(n)ake, either, so consider the red as done :)

posted by TheDonF 17 March | 20:09

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