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British politician’s staff really cocked up this election flyer

If only he’d received more campaign donations, he could have hired a proofreader.

Patrick Howell O'Neill

Updated on May 28 2021 10:02 pm CDT

Typing is hard, but you have to be really thick to make a mistake as boneheaded as this.

Always have someone to proof read your leaflet. This one had no imprint and mentions Erection Day. Keep it up! pic.twitter.com/09d5l163Hc
— Sir James Duddridge KCMG MP (@JamesDuddridge) May 4, 2015

With just two days to go before the U.K. elections, Conservative Member of Parliament James Duddridge is probably wishing his campaign managers had a little more blood flowing through their brains.

When you see “ERECTION DAY” on a poster, you know someone really “cocked up,” as the British say.

Well, at least he can laugh about it. Isn’t democracy fun?

H/T Talking Points Memo | Photo via Martin Cooper/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

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Patrick Howell O'Neill

Patrick Howell O’Neill is a notable cybersecurity reporter whose work has focused on the dark net, national security, and law enforcement. A former senior writer at the Daily Dot, O’Neill joined CyberScoop in October 2016. I am a cybersecurity journalist at CyberScoop. I cover the security industry, national security and law enforcement.