Correcting the Correction
R. D. Jones

The following is an ad from a newspaper that appeared four days in a row – the last three hopelessly trying to correct the first day’s mistake.

Monday:

For sale: Rev. R.D. Jones has one sewing machine for sale. Phone 948-0707 after 7 P.M. and ask for Mrs. Kelly who lives with him cheap.

Tuesday:

Notice: We regret having erred in Rev. R.D. Jones’ ad yesterday. It should have read “One sewing machine for sale cheap. Phone 948-0707 and ask for Mrs. Kelly, who lives with him after 7 P.M.”

Wednesday:

Notice: Rev. R.D. Jones has informed us that he has received several annoying telephone calls because of the error we made in the classified ad yesterday. The ad stands correct as follows: “For sale — R.D. Jones has one sewing machine for sale. Cheap. Phone 948-0707 after 7 P.M. and ask for Mrs. Kelly who loves with him.”

Thursday:

Notice: I, Rev. R.D. Jones, pastor of First Baptist Church, have no sewing machine for sale. I intentionally broke it. Don’t call 948-0707 as I have had the phone disconnected. I have not been carrying on with Mrs. Kelly. Until yesterday she was my housekeeper, but she has now quit.

This article “Correcting the Correction” by R. D. Jones was excerpted from: www.laughoutloud.com web site. June 2008. It may be used for study & research purposes only.

“This article may not be written by an Apostolic author, but it contains many excellent principles and concepts that can be adapted to most churches. As the old saying goes, “Eat the meat. Throw away the bones.”