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  What a Loser

  1549 readersNot only is this lottery ticket a loser, but it contains an apostrophe catastrophe! Players contains an errant apostrophe.Better luck next time, Jerome, and thanks for sending in this catastrophe. Maybe the Michigan lottery will pay you to be a proofreader instead.

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  World Series / AT&T Catastrophe

  2637 readersMany of us are suffering from a bit of winter malaise, so I thought it might be nice to post a baseball-related apostrophe catastrophe. Pitchers and catchers report to spring training just one month from today!In this context, its should not have an ap...

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  Canadian Hockey Catastrophe

  5720 readersAs the ultimate fair-weather fan, I managed to find a hockey-related apostrophe catastrophe to coincide with Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals. Is there only one referee in the area?Go Bruins! It will be a catastrophe if the B's lose tonight.Thanks to Joe for sending in this apostrophe catastrophe from the TransAlta TriLeisure Centre

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  A Princely Catastrophe

  1649 readersWell, the good thing about this apostrophe catastrophe, spotted at Babies R Us, is that one-year-olds tend to rip hats off their heads rather quickly. It could be put to better use as a spit rag.This type of apostrophe catastrophe is certainly a 1'st [sic]. Thanks to Melinda for sending it in!

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  How to Prepare for the Rapture

  4981 readersWith the end of the world happening tomorrow, this may be the last apostrophe catastrophe I will ever post. It's a Friday and there's really nothing we can do about the impending apocalypse, so today's catastrophe will involve alcohol. Obviously.Besides the obvious apostrophe catastrophe in margarita's, every day should be two words. This restaurant's website

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  This Sh— Is Bananas

  1507 readersToday's apostrophe catastrophe/spelling disaster comes from the the Harrisburg, Penn., Artfest. The person who made this sign clearly doesn't listen to Gwen Stefani because he or she doesn't know how to spell bananas.Nanci, who submitted this apostrophe catastrophe, is clearly awesome. She writes that the ice cream stand "had just taken down a handmade sign

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  Bad Punctuation Is A-Brewin’

  1334 readersMelissa E. spotted this apostrophe catastrophe in Morris, IL:She decided not to stop there because she decided that their bad punctuation was probably indicative of bad coffee.Aside from the bad punctuation, I think Brewed Awakening's is a bad name for a coffee shop in general because it's a pun on rude awakenings, and I don't

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  Satanic Apostrophe Catastrophe

  1554 readersGlenn Danzig, I don't know a lot about religion, but isn't there only supposed to be one Satan?Clearly, the devil removed the apostrophe from this album cover. The wikipedia entry, and even the URL for the wikipedia entry, include the proper apostrophe...

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  Everything Must Go, Including Apostrophes

  4419 readersIntense depression as a result of their stores going out of business is the only explanation for this apostrophe catastrophe from Border's.Thanks to Lance for sending in this catastrophe. It's fitting that I'm posting his submission today because I met him at a Halloween party last year when he was dressed as Kim Jong Il.

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  The First Cut’s the Deepest

  1468 readersThis sign from Reading, England, is a double apostrophe catastrophe:There should be one apostrophe in the sign, but it's in the wrong place. Shouldn't it be gents' hair cuts?Thanks to Kate for sending this one in!