Mix-Up in the Mind

The human mind is a wonderful thing, but damn can it be a tricky bugger too. Now I'm guessing you've seen the meme below before. It goes to show that even with every word being jumbled, the human mind can still make sense of what the words should be. Go ahead take a crack at it.

Why do I bring this up? Because I did a jumble like this in a script... and it wasn't until the ever amazing Mark Ockerbloom pointed it out that I even realized what I had done.

Sometimes the 5/6 shows at work can be a little stressful. Constantly changing scripts. Breaking news. New details. The list goes on. So not only must we make sure the info is correct, but we also have to make sure it gets on air in time. 

Well as I was moving through the shows, I start to hear my coworker Ock laughing behind me at his desk. He starts saying to another coworker how someone has made a mistake in a script... and it probably shouldn't make it to air. I was on a roll though and tried just keep moving on with my stories. It wasn't until he starts to read the line, that I realize it was MY SCRIPT this mistake was in. 

What was that mistake you ask? Here it is taken straight from my story:

"HE WAS THEN AIR-LIFTED TO A HOSPITAL IN LEBANON, NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR HIS INJURIES... BUT PASSED AWAY A SHIT TIME LATER."

Yep.. in my rush I wrote AND read "shit" as "short"... and signed off on it for air. Talk about mortifying! And I had re-read that script to myself, out loud, TWICE! Plus, I had copied that script over to the next show that I had to write it for and didn't notice it when I re-wrote it then either.

I'm just thankful Ock caught it, and could at least have a good laugh about it. Made a few cracks at me. And before the 10, he asked me if I had anymore "shit" to put in his scripts. 

Not tonight Ock, but don't put it past me.   :)