Monday, November 14, 2005

The worst misspelling of "Santa Claus" I've ever seen

sign reading "THINK CHRISTMAS POINTSETAS (sic) COMING SOON"
Or maybe this local landscaping company was trying to say something about poinsettias. In which case, they have not inspired much confidence in their knowledge of their stock (or stock-to-be).

The popular name of Euphorbia pulcherrima comes from the name of Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first United States ambassador to Mexico, who sent some of the plants to his plantation in South Carolina in 1828. (see this)

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