Manglish Award

To: Garrison Keillor, 

Minnesota Public Radio

CONGRATULATONS! 
 
You win the First Annual Manglish Award 

for your creative destruction of an 

Emily Dickinson poem on your Writers' 

Almanac web site today. You said, 
 
"The Only News I know 
Is Bulletins all Day 
From Immorality." 
 
The International Brotherhood of Sloppy 

Typists is delighted that a person of your 

reputation was the first to win this award. 

 
Sincerely, 
 
Wesli Court 
Honorary Poobah 
IBST 

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If I’m a “character,” you’re a HOOT!
Vivian
Owl take that as a compliment.
Lew

Such a big difference a little "t" 
makes.
Alice
I wonder what type of tea it was.
Lew

A Duffer? or, more aptly
put, a Duffer's tee.
Alice
And a well-deserved award it is. He 
should have stuck to the news from 
Lake Woebegone.
Jack

He did stick to it, but it tore loose.
Lew

Dear Lew, 
This is, as used to be said in the U.S., 
"rich"! Thank you for the fun. 

And could you send me a mailing 
address? I'd love to send you a book. 

By the by, I was on the phone earlier 
today with an out of work  gaffer 
friend of mine from L.A. 
He told me the Number One 
new ring  tone in America is 
"Nearer My God to Thee." I realized 
how bad things  are because I 
believed him, and felt  a little jealous 
thinking, where do I have to go to 
get that! 
Blessings,
Robert
At 8:45 this evening, 2 July 2008, I 

checked to see whether Garrison 

Keillor had corrected his error. He had 

but, alas, he didn't have the good 

manners either to acknowledge his

award, or to thank us for drawing his 

attention to the matter. Sad. This 

uncommonly common man turns out 

to be merely common after all.