Billboard in South Bend, Ind., touts city's 'pubic schools'

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Source: WSBT-TV

If you ever wondered how much difference just one letter can make when it comes to a message, ask the thousands of people who drove by a digital billboard near the intersection of Ironwood and State Road 23 between Thursday and Monday morning.

The ad urged people to go to the "southbendon.com" website for a look at the "15 best things about our pubic schools." That's right, the billboard said "pubic" instead of "public" schools. The letter "L" had been left out of the word public.

Responsibility for the spelling error has been claimed by the Blue Waters Group. The company does work for the city of South Bend's redevelopment commission to promote the city.

"I feel terrible. It's a mistake we made and we're guilty of it, and responsible for it. and we take full responsibility for the error," said Patrick Strickler, president of the Blue Waters Group.

Read more: http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/Billboard-Spelling-Error-Creates-Embarrassment-103312449.html?ref=nf
Photo at link, of course

[WCGreen]

1. Would that be the Justice Thomas School

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2. Whoops

At least it was a digital billboard and not the old fashioned kind.