So This Happened

Walmart is apologizing for running an ad describing a wig cap’s color by the N word.

Mistakes happen, but I have to wonder: 1) Is no one reviewing the ads before publication? and 2) What could the manufacturer have possibly been thinking?

This incident reminded me of a typo which appeared in the Pasta Bible some years ago in a recipe for tagliatelle with sardines and prosciutto.

Do you see it?

Did you catch that the recipe calls for freshly ground black people instead of black pepper?

Though the Walmart thing doesn’t qualify as a typo -- more like the manufacturer wasn’t thinking said description might not be socially acceptable, Walmart didn't catch it, or maybe it was sabotage by a disgruntled manufacturer employee, and inattention at the Walmart end , but typos happen.

I’m sure I’ve made mistakes/typos in my career as a secretary though, fortunately, none so egregious. However, I do remember one unfortunate coworker sending out several thousand copies of a publication touting our Public Affairs Division -- only she left out the “l” in public, so the department read as having to do with a female body part.

Mistakes happen, Walmart jumped right in on damage control, so I doubt any carnage, other than the manufacturer losing it's deal with Walmart.

So that's that.

Yesterday’s Pizza Tuesday was strange.

Activity Director delivered the pizzas, labeled and had them ready to distribute at 10:45. But then she told the seniors they would have to wait 40 minutes. When asked “why?”, her reply was, “I’m doing things a little differently today” and she seriously made them sit there and wait until 11:30 sharp while she sat at a table simultaneously working on paperwork while eavesdropping on conversations.

It was odd. Almost looked like some kind of weird Pavlov’s Dogs conditioning experiment.

Will be interesting to see what she comes up with next Tuesday.

No word yet on what’s playing this coming Movie Night. I’m sure it’s something not worth the trip downstairs.