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Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Stupid People...
Last week, Michael Savage mentioned a ceramic mural that was unveiled at the public library in Livermore, California. It sounds like a cool concept- a mural with pictures of several important historical figures. There's only one problem- eleven of the names are spelled wrong. On a mural. At the library.
These aren't obscure figures from history. Nope. The artist misspelled some of the Big Guns of history- Einstein, Shakespeare, Van Gogh, Michelangelo and seven others. And, now it appears that the artist isn't willing to fix the errors. Here's what she said about the mistakes:
These aren't obscure figures from history. Nope. The artist misspelled some of the Big Guns of history- Einstein, Shakespeare, Van Gogh, Michelangelo and seven others. And, now it appears that the artist isn't willing to fix the errors. Here's what she said about the mistakes:
Besides, she insists, the mural isn't really about spelling. "The people that are into humanities, and are into Blake's concept of enlightenment, they are not looking at the words," Maria Alquilar told The Associated Press. "In their mind the words register correctly."Nah, no one cares about spelling... especially at a LIBRARY.
