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Old 24-08-2008, 09:30
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Red face Grammar vandals fined for altering historic Grand Canyon sign

Jeff Deck and Benjamin Herson, both 28, had spent this spring travelling across the United States correcting errors on government signposts.
The pair set up the Typo Eradication Advancement League and were interviewed by National Public Radio and the Chicago Tribune, which referred to them as "a pair of Kerouacs armed with Sharpies and erasers and righteous indignation".
Their brush with fame brought about their downfall, however, after investigators looked up their web page.
A diary entry by Mr Deck said they had visited the Desert View Watchtower in Grand Canyon national park and "discovered a hand-rendered sign inside that, I regret to report, contained a few errors".
Using a marker, he replaced an erroneous apostrophe and added a comma to the yellow lettering on a black fibreboard sign.
However, the pair did not realise the sign had been made by Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter, the architect who built the watchtower and other landmarks in the Grand Canyon area.
They pleaded guilty to conspiracy to vandalise government property and were sentenced to a year's probation during which they cannot enter a national park or change any public signs.

Grammar vandals fined for altering historic Grand Canyon sign - Telegraph

Good for them, keep it up!
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Old 24-08-2008, 13:42
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LFAO good work fellas, keep it up.
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Default Re: Grammar vandals fined for altering historic Grand Canyon sign

That is quite amusing, good on them! Although maybe avoid the historical stuff next time.
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