Best typo seen today

[dianeduane]

Damp-squid declaration by Hagel sums up Republican woes

(snort)

 

Comments

[dduane.livejournal.com]

"Squib." A small firecracker. In this case, one that got wet and failed to go off properly. In UK parlance, "[it was] something of a damp squib" is a phrase used to describe something that had less than the desired effect, or was otherwise disappointing.

[curmudgn]

Methinks the proofreader was perhaps pre-octopied . . .

[sarekofvulcan.livejournal.com]

Ah, drat -- couldn't you have come up with this one _before_ I metaquotesed it (http://community.livejournal.com/metaquotes/5923556.html)?