Wrong Word Choice Results in Stinky Sentence

Posted October 12, 2010 | Laura Christianson

Putrid ProseHeard on the radio:

“When I was a little girl, I had a fragrant disregard for taking my shoes off when I entered my house.”

The deejay must have had stinky feet when she was younger — which would account for her fragrant disregard.

She meant to say flagrant (which means blatant).

Your turn! Submit funny examples of Putrid Prose you see or hear, along with a short bio about you and a link to your site.  If I feature your submission, I’ll link to your site.

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