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Theresa Greene's avatar

Otto Van Carrot began as a sneeze

of the brain right when you don't need him to be.

His black magic fingers replace your tired digits when unaware

And when you proofread you say " was I there?

Auto correct is his cohort

and makes you scream when forth becomes fort.

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The Black Knight's avatar

Glorious! You guessed who his cohort is :D

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Theresa Greene's avatar

Thank you, Black Knight!

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Rod Bluhm's avatar

Thanks for the shoutout!

Typos can be so funny! I was at a book sale this weekend so I pulled up a list of books I'm looking for on my phone. The first one on my list said "The Armpit." It took me a while to figure out that my phone had used the autocorrect from "The Armor."

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The Black Knight's avatar

Armpit… armor… after all, Otto von Carrot’s best cohort was on the job.

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A.C. Cargill, All-Human Author's avatar

gigglesnort. Yes, typos are annoying. I do certain ones by habit now. But the most annoying was in my first book. I typed "handwriting" instead of "hand wing." Heavy sigh.

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The Black Knight's avatar

In my head I typed nigh. My fingers wrote neigh. I had to go back and reedit everything...

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A.C. Cargill, All-Human Author's avatar

Been there. giggle

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Joyce's avatar

Oh, I know what it feels like… queen of typos here 😂

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The Black Knight's avatar

The power of the typo cannot be denied :D

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Joyce's avatar

Never!

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MoraleOfficerGran's avatar

Don't forget those typos breed and infect whole libraries. I just found out there is an Otterville Missouri. Not to far from me 🤣🤣

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The Black Knight's avatar

They are powerful! Mightier than the black death even…

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Lillyput Fields's avatar

I will try to think about it. Hopefully auto correct doesn’t kick in!

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The Black Knight's avatar

Ahahaha!

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MaKenna Grace's avatar

Lol, yes indeed. I can relate.

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The Black Knight's avatar

I hope someone guesses the root of our Otto von Carrot :D

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Heidi Zawelevsky's avatar

Thank you for the honorable mention!

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The Black Knight's avatar

The might of Otto von Carrot cannot be denied :3

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Typos can be great fun, for sure... 😎👍

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Jenn's avatar

Auto correct!? Ugh I am very prone to typos. It is embarrassing sometimes, but mostly funny. I still have not learned to proofread everything I type 😂

I love this little poem 🙌

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MoraleOfficerGran's avatar

Don't forget those typos breed and infect whole libraries. Otto Von Carrot. I will have to think on this one.

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