Misread
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Apr 21, 2010
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I have one of those Life is good shirts. It says "Life is good" on the front, a slogan with which I usually agree. And I know this sounds stupid, but every time -- and I mean every single time -- I look at myself in a mirror while wearing this shirt, I think it says, "Life is boog," which of course is what happens to words in mirrors. Why only part of the phrase is indecipherable, I have no idea. But I have to reread it a few times and remind myself that "boog" is actually "good" and that yes, my shirt still says "Life is good."
A similar thing happened while driving a few hours ago. There was a sign for a dentist, and it said in big block letters, "DENTAL ARTS." But I have slightly bad eyesight, so I misread it as "DENTAL RATS," even though I knew it couldn't possibly say RATS. For whatever reason, my impaired vision was sending a stronger signal than the one in my brain that's able to fill in gaps of knowledge. I'm just glad there's no such thing as dental rats, because I hate the dentist enough as it is. #language
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