The following is an ad from a newspaper which appeared four
days in a row - the last three hopelessly trying to correct
the first day’s mistake.
MONDAY:
For sale: R. D. Jones has one sewing machine for sale. Phone
948-0707 after 7 P.M.. and ask for Mrs. Kelly who lives with
him cheap.
TUESDAY:
Notice: We regret having erred In R. D. Jones’ ad yesterday.
It should have read “One sewing machine for sale cheap.
Phone 948-0707 and ask for Mrs. Kelly, who lives with him
after 7 P.M.”
WEDNESDAY:
Notice: R. D. Jones has informed us that he has received
several annoying telephone calls because of the error we
made in the classified ad yesterday. The ad stands correct
as follows: “For sale – R. D. Jones has one sewing machine
for sale. Cheap. Phone 948-0707 after 7 P.M. and ask for
Mrs. Kelly who loves with him.”
THURSDAY:
Notice: I, R. D. Jones, have no sewing machine for sale. I
intentionally broke it. Don’t call 948-0707 as I have had
the phone disconnected. I have not been carrying on with
Mrs. Kelly. Until yesterday she was my housekeeper, but she
has now quit.
