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  1. Hiro
    October 2nd, 2008 at 05:24 | #1

    Deeeeeeeeelicious!

  2. October 2nd, 2008 at 07:54 | #2

    Apparently not enough improvement.

  3. Anonymous
    October 2nd, 2008 at 09:43 | #3

    Bwah ha! That’s kind of how they pronounce it, though, so maybe it’s–naw, it’s still awful. But hilarious!

  4. Jack
    October 2nd, 2008 at 10:52 | #4

    The real irony is having “Mississippi” and “literacy” in the same sentence.

  5. Mississippi Joe
    October 2nd, 2008 at 11:40 | #5

    well It just goes to show ya that everyone loves the associated press!

  6. sitboaf
    October 2nd, 2008 at 11:42 | #6

    Most frequent answer in last year’s “Spell Your State” Contest: “Misipi.”

  7. L
    October 2nd, 2008 at 14:12 | #7

    I learned to spell Mississippi when I was a little kid. It’s easy… and fun!

  8. Linnee
    October 2nd, 2008 at 16:02 | #8

    Why yes, only a year ago, everyone spelled it
    Mispi. Progress!

  9. Anonymous
    October 2nd, 2008 at 16:17 | #9

    Hmm…although unlikely, it’s possible that the name was shortened in order to fit the headline in the paper as well as for possible editing/formatting issues.

    But that is unlikely, and even if it were true, they should have had the foresight to see the irony. Maybe change the font size?

    Really unlikely.

  10. woahhhface
    October 2nd, 2008 at 16:49 | #10

    It would be an irony win because it’s not like they were trying to be ironic and failed at it. Their irony actually succeeded.

  11. Aeterna
    October 2nd, 2008 at 18:26 | #11

    M! I! S-S-I! S-S-I! P-P-I!

    (I remember many of my fellow students especially enjoying the P-P part.)

  12. October 2nd, 2008 at 19:20 | #12

    Mississippi - the state that always makes Louisiana feel better about itself…

  13. The English prof
    October 2nd, 2008 at 20:07 | #13

    Um, the AP didn’t write that headline. The editor of the local (perhaps Mississippi) paper did.
    The story came from the wire service, but in a newspaper setting, all the headlines are local.
    :)
    I do love the AP.

  14. October 2nd, 2008 at 22:12 | #14

    Let’s just say they have a long way to go still.

    Hall Monitor
    http://detentionslip.org

  15. jordanwb
    October 3rd, 2008 at 15:03 | #15

    Lol

  16. Faulkner
    October 3rd, 2008 at 19:39 | #16

    For a site that prides itself on English, I’m surprised many have not read one of the language’s most unique American voices. Ever heard of William Faulkner? All his stories are set in Missippi.

    E.G. -

    Page 82 -

    http://books.google.com/books?id=yqcNI8e1TpcC&pg=PA82&lpg=PA82&dq=%22missippi%22+faulkner&source=web&ots=fNT9uO5qEq&sig=NUmyP0neWFL1T0C9wWNZzzH8EaE&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result#PPA82,M1

  17. John
    October 4th, 2008 at 04:25 | #17

    Yeah, everyone (in UK) knows it’s ‘programme’

  18. Joe
    October 4th, 2008 at 10:18 | #18

    You should have seen it before it was improved!

  19. October 4th, 2008 at 13:32 | #19

    Had to read it twice before I picked it up. I fail.

  20. Funny
    October 12th, 2008 at 11:31 | #20

    Haha…this is similar:

    Alabamans Literacy Rate Just 25% misprint

  21. October 12th, 2008 at 20:43 | #21

    How many of you have ever visited Mississippi?

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    October 14th, 2008 at 00:01 | #22

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  23. October 14th, 2008 at 00:30 | #23

    Nothing pleases me more than seeing spelling mistakes in newspaper articles about literacy!

    Soon the human race will be mine!

  24. Rick
    October 14th, 2008 at 08:56 | #24

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  25. Paul
    October 15th, 2008 at 03:27 | #25

    The real question is who would want to have the dubious privilege of visiting Mississippi in the first place?

  26. Karen
    October 15th, 2008 at 08:46 | #26

    That’s exactly what I was thinking :-)

  27. Anonymous
    October 17th, 2008 at 12:06 | #27

    ahaha.
    awesome.

  28. Matthew
    October 17th, 2008 at 22:40 | #28

    You know..as funny as that really is..

    I live in Louisiana. I’m fairly intelligent. It’s always been sort of funny and pathetic that the rest of the nation and world look down upon us Louisianians. Granted, there are stupid people here. Sure. But there are stupid people everywhere. I promise. And you mustn’t leave them out when making fun. So, I encourage making fun of others as well.

    Have a great day, from Thibodaux, Louisiana

    PS: You probably couldn’t pronounce Thibodaux correctly, dumby. ;)

  29. lucy
    October 20th, 2008 at 15:15 | #29

    HA.
    Excuse me, but I would like to point out that all of the people from Mississippi, like ME, and not IGNORANT.

  30. lucy
    October 20th, 2008 at 15:16 | #30

    are you serious?
    you don’t know anything about the south.

  31. dafkn
    October 20th, 2008 at 15:16 | #31

    ME

  32. Skwerl
    October 22nd, 2008 at 01:41 | #32

    Fail + Irony = Firony

  33. October 22nd, 2008 at 07:02 | #33

    Someone forgot to use spell check.

  34. justme
    October 23rd, 2008 at 09:08 | #34

    What? I think a bit of clarity is needed. Not to start a flame, but seriously, if you are defending your state’s literacy rate by including yourself in the ‘not ignorant’ category, try reading your post before hitting ’send’.

    That said, I agree, using the whole state name is long-especially in headlines-and a lot of ‘Missippians’ use the abbreviated name with no shame or irony.

  35. October 26th, 2008 at 22:07 | #35

    lol gutted for them! :)

  36. Just Sayin
    October 28th, 2008 at 01:50 | #36

    It’s just local slang, not an oversight.

  37. Sam
    November 1st, 2008 at 12:15 | #37

    Listen: I lived in the North, ranging from big cities like Chicago and little Upstate villages in New York, for fifteen years. I had a 4.0 GPA graduating from high school and still have one in college. I’ve lived in Mississippi for two years now. NOT everyone hear is as stupid as you’d expect. In fact, I’ve learned a few things myself. Give the Southern states a break, eh?

  38. ‘murkin dood
    November 5th, 2008 at 13:32 | #38

    “Thibodaux” is easy: Tib o doe

  39. T
    November 6th, 2008 at 14:06 | #39

    I can’t really believe that ALL of them are not ignorant. Maybe you meant to say that NOT ALL are ignorant???

  40. T
    November 6th, 2008 at 14:09 | #40

    “NOT everyone HEAR…?” Hmm…

  41. dicktrace
    November 7th, 2008 at 22:50 | #41

    fail.

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  43. Taylor
    November 10th, 2008 at 20:10 | #43

    Yeah. Thanks, Lucy.

    We’re not all illiterate.

    And some of us even know how to use computers.

    :/

  44. Taylor
    November 10th, 2008 at 20:11 | #44

    I doubt that.

    EVERYONE knows how to spell Mississippi.

  45. Taylor
    November 10th, 2008 at 20:12 | #45

    Certainly not a Presidential Debate or anything.

  46. jeff
    November 26th, 2008 at 23:25 | #46

    amen

  47. January 1st, 2009 at 14:41 | #47

    Huh. I always learned that Faulkner’s books were set in MISSISSIPPI.

  48. January 19th, 2009 at 16:53 | #48

    lol, maybe they couldn’t fit the full state name on there. still pretty fail tho.

    http://www.wowfailblog.com

  49. Anon
    February 6th, 2009 at 18:21 | #49

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

    Why would you do that to me?

  50. February 6th, 2009 at 18:24 | #50

    I think you missed the point of the comment…

  51. Bergie
    March 7th, 2009 at 23:14 | #51

    I promise you that the editor who made that mistake knocked their head against their desk after that was released…

  52. stfu
    April 29th, 2009 at 10:36 | #52

    stfu nerd

  53. Miss1peisxi joe
    April 29th, 2009 at 10:39 | #53

    omgogmgg im so good at computer im so missipyi yosososaoaoyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee haollaaaa redneckss

  54. diversitymyass
    July 29th, 2009 at 21:03 | #54

    This is where we are in America today. This is a reflection of the obsession by the Zionist controlled media to diversify America, despite obvious proof that every movement for social change that required diversity, has been a complete failure.
    No, not for the diversitees,*those receiving(blacks and minorities) but for the diversitors, well, white people. Who can argue that the civil rights movement has been successful? Blacks still commit the vast majority of violent crime in the US(mostly against whites) and still suck up 70% of the social benefits (while contributing less than 15%. But the liberal fags in Washington claim that the whole thing has been a resounding success. Now whites are subjected to news programs that focus on the continuing struggle of the black race in america ” Black in America” while their has been absolutely no coverage of the impact that the “niggafying” of America has had on the people that made this country great in the first place..whites!
    The revolution is coming people stockpile weapons for that day..

  55. Your mom
    September 26th, 2009 at 11:41 | #55

    Lmao…

  56. chick chicka yeah
    September 28th, 2009 at 08:27 | #56

    nice,…..way to truly help mississippi ,….. FAIL!!!! j/k lol!

  57. Sid
    November 3rd, 2009 at 10:33 | #57

    Who let the racist in?
    He is not welcome.

    Anyone from England can see two fails here: the obvious “missippi” and the fact that “program” is correctly spelt “programme”

  58. Paul
    November 7th, 2009 at 12:51 | #58

    SUPER FAIL!

  59. Vanessa
    November 13th, 2009 at 17:25 | #59

    BAHAHA!
    UBER EPIC FAIL!

  60. Anonymous
    November 21st, 2009 at 11:56 | #60

    wooowwwwwwwwwwww

  61. Coco CrAzeh Courtney
    November 22nd, 2009 at 13:12 | #61

    Omg, like, Epic fail!

  62. anonymous
    December 1st, 2009 at 10:59 | #62

    @diversitymyass

    racist indeed. i agree with you that documentaries like that shouldn’t be made because all they seem to do is give a lousy impression and are a waste of everyone’s time. However, it is sad to see that such an ignorant, racist, and bigot attitude is still being propagated today by idiots like you. everyone is equal. stop blaming things on race and get to the bottom of the social issues that lead to the statistics you try and quote.

  63. Mik
    December 2nd, 2009 at 13:18 | #63

    Thats one of the only things i remember from middle school, “M-i-ss-i-ss-i-pp-i”
    LOL

  64. Allie
    December 3rd, 2009 at 00:13 | #64

    Wow, sam, you must have a lot of free time. And during that whole rant about white vs black people, all I really took in as worthwile information was you incorrect usage of the word “their”. So just face it. People are like rainbows. We are all different colors, but in the end, everyone is just dreary old rain. Depressing analogy, but that doesn’t make it any less true!

  65. December 3rd, 2009 at 14:42 | #65

    Actually I don’t find it ironic, because this one of the hardest words to spell. people get confused when they try to spell this word. I don’t think I’ll be able to spell it

  66. December 22nd, 2009 at 06:57 | #66

    And an editor actually missed this. Go figure!

  67. Emmieluvs
    December 25th, 2009 at 00:25 | #67

    Ok…to whomever took the time to type that huge, long, offensive, racist rant: really? Um…did you read that before you posted it? It was both completely off subject and uncalled for. The only reason “the white man” is responsible for the “construction of the country” is because he OPPRESSED PRETTY MUCH EVERY OTHER RACE. if you are bored/offended by documentaries that tell the story of Blacks struggling, here’s a sollution: DON’T WATCH THEM.

    Oh–and get a dictionary. You’re on English fail blog–you should be able to tell the difference between “their” and “they’re”

  68. Anonymous
    December 25th, 2009 at 22:59 | #68

    This one os the kind of stupid one thts boring…

  69. data
    January 13th, 2010 at 22:12 | #69

    idgi

  70. data
    January 13th, 2010 at 22:15 | #70

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  71. Friend of Doe
    February 11th, 2010 at 19:29 | #71
  72. saai
    March 5th, 2010 at 06:00 | #72

    Dit is echt kei saai. Krijg een leven stelletje oetlullen.

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