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Spell-check Changes Students' Names

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — A computer spell-checker run amok christened several Pennsylvania high school students with new — and in some cases unflattering — last names.

Middletown Area High School's yearbook listed Max Zupanovic as "Max Supernova," Kathy Carbaugh as "Kathy Airbag" and Alessandra Ippolito as "Alexandria Impolite," just to name a few.

"It was kind of funny, but kind of rude at the same time," Ippolito said.

The mistakes were found on four of the yearbook's 176 pages, co-editor Amanda Gummo said.

Ed Patrick of Taylor Publishing, which printed the book, said his company is responsible for the errors and will provide free stickers printed with the correct names.

"It happens all the time, every year," Patrick said. "Look at any yearbook in the country.

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Shame my last name is far too common to get a silly spell check result :(

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MrFrunzi : LVL 33: VP 4.2: said:

MrFrunzi

38 votes NegativePositive

181 days 20 hours ago...

Free stickers though? And besides, what 17 year old high school student doesn`t want a funny fake name in the year book?

Gunchy : LVL 34: VP 4.2: said:

Gunchy

19 votes NegativePositive

181 days 19 hours ago...

This white guy named John Bradford got this name switched with the most mexican guy in our class, Jose Acosta Rodriguez. Trump that!

Tada : LVL 40: VP 4.8: said:

Tada

29 votes NegativePositive

181 days 19 hours ago...

Ever tried just turning the thing off?

hellrazor : LVL 35: VP 4.3: said:

hellrazor

-5 votes NegativePositive

181 days 17 hours ago...

^Kids these days arent the brightest at times, think thats a wise idea Tada?

obaid : LVL 26: VP 3.5: said:

obaid

33 votes NegativePositive

181 days 14 hours ago...

It would be awesome to be named Max Supernova, especially in your yearbook

King of Hearts : LVL 15: VP 2.4: said:

King of Hearts

33 votes NegativePositive

181 days 10 hours ago...

Woah, free stickers to cover their mistakes??? Anyone else think that was cheap?

Ally_Cat : LVL 37: VP 4.5: said:

Ally_Cat

-4 votes NegativePositive

181 days 8 hours ago...

^ but i`d rather they not waste paper by reprinting all those yearbooks..

Uzo : LVL 38: VP 4.6: said:

Uzo

20 votes NegativePositive

181 days 8 hours ago...

Shit, without a spell check they`d just be r0xx0rz h37M3+ and 5k33+ +h3 3733t or "when are their going to be a chamge in teh whether coz teh whether now is worser then is before i now coz i has nowledge" or somesuch.

EDIT: Better yet, tell them the truth. No human being, not even themselves, is gonna find anything worthwhile to read in a yearbook 5 years from now. Unless 6 of your classmates are murdered by the same guy, in which case we can dramatically circle the dead `uns with a thick black marker. And then ask a psychic to determine `whodunnit` by means of the lost art of `almanaquotology` - a phrase I coined to mean "the study of year book quotes". Hint: The guy who said "i`ll kill you all and piss on your graves" did it.

thinkbolt : LVL 31: VP 4: said:

thinkbolt

6 votes NegativePositive

180 days 21 hours ago...

I new a girl named Agina Simpkins. Spell-check always turned her into Angina Symptoms.

PCGamer91 : LVL 35: VP 4.3: said:

PCGamer91

4 votes NegativePositive

180 days 19 hours ago...

lol@ Uzo, your comment topped this article by far +10/5 for you sir :P

nastc1 : LVL 27: VP 3.6: said:

nastc1

-2 votes NegativePositive

180 days 15 hours ago...

tey cam use spael checker if tey wnat its they`re yearbuk it wood not be theres yearbuk if they coont use spael checkey? proteen bilds mustles. teh hamhocks down at teh corner filld teh phone booth. but tese guyZ0RzZage PWNAGE! P0WNOMGzORZAGE! bOOm HEADSHOTz0rZAGE.

longchamps : LVL 31: VP 4: said:

longchamps

0 votes NegativePositive

180 days 5 hours ago...

"...said his company is responsible for the errors and ...
"It happens all the time, every year," Patrick said. "Look at any yearbook in the country. ""

lol Worst PR Ever.

KuRRopT : LVL 31: VP 4: said:

KuRRopT

1 votes NegativePositive

179 days 17 hours ago...

Why the hell would you run a spell checker on names in a year book?

"It happens all the time, every year," Patrick said. "Look at any yearbook in the country."

Don`t give me that crap...

Maimonides : LVL 30: VP 3.9: said:

Maimonides

1 votes NegativePositive

179 days 12 hours ago...

Pre-check | Post-check
--------------------------------
Virginia Coumin -- Virgin Come

Phil Baggins -- Feel Bags

Gary Dallant -- Gay Delight

Horace Sprank -- Whore Spank

All real names from my high school days, except that I had to mix up Horace and Phil`s surnames to get something interesting. I think I`m going to quit my job and apply for a position as an editor for a yearbook publisher. I mean, holy shit, can you imagine all the fun you could have; all the fun you could blame on spell-check errors?

strickjh2005 : LVL 26: VP 3.5: said:

strickjh2005

0 votes NegativePositive

178 days 19 hours ago...

In my high school there were majors, mine was dental assisting and one of my class mates` was "Art of Chauvinism". It was put in as a joke by the year book team and they forgot to take it back out.

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