Notation Nerds Mugs

Throwing Away Music

In a world where spelling doesn't count.

My other cello is a Stradivari

'We were thinking of naming him after his daddy, but I don't really like the name, Old slap head.'

"Next time be more careful where you put the decimal point!"

'Let's agree to dispense with the rules of nomenclature and call it compound X.'

'I hope you ain't got no tax up here!'

Man with lobotomy scar - "Changed my mind."

Intellectual Property

Man sees misspelled 'Minimum Competency Testing' sign on door.

"Oh, and add a couple of intentional typos to my weekly email update...I want to appear warm and authentic!!"

Sharp Eyes

Commonly confused homonyms: Frigate and Frigate

Sushi Train Spotters

"How do you spell, asteroid?"

"Subtracting net cash brings the P/E down to 47, and, finally, crossing out the 4 brings it down to a very reasonable P/E of 7."

Man kicking Exclamation Mark.

Irritable Vowel Syndrome

"Ok clss pls trn ur pprs ovr n strt :)"

"I'm sorry, Ma'am, but you'll have to put your dust jacket back on."

The Vertically Challenged Oxford Dictionary.

The Fascinating Language of Ambivalence, Decoded.

'A frore basenji was mistaken for a stabile.'

"I sell them for Website names."

'This has a great ending...he shoots her.'

'But, Mom -- you're always telling everyone to do the math.'

"We're callin' 'im Bill, coz he came at the end of the month"

Your logic is flaccid and your data suppositional, dawg!

"Audacity, noun. Unrestrained impudence. Impudence... Impudence... Impudence, adjective. Marked by impertinent disrespect. Impertinent... Impertinent..."

'I wish we were just called T-Rex...'

"Stop calling everything Kafka-esque

"A few centuries ago, there was a very primitive system for data transmission: it was called Synapse.

"After practicing dermatology every day, maybe you should try branching out from those warts-and-all biographies."