Dairy Queen

The Dairy Queen sign on Merle Hay Road said "SAVE $300 ON ANY CAKE"
They must have expensive cakes.

I'll try to go back and get a picture before they fix or change it.

Travelers Umbrella

I was doing research for an article and looked up the Travelers Insurance Company umbrella sign, which is in downtown Des Moines. On the Living Downtown Des Moines website, their title of their article reads, "Des Moines Landmark: The Traveler's Umbrella Sign."
It should be read, "Des Moines Landmark: The Travelers' Umbrella Sign" since the company spells their name "Travelers."

FULL ARTICLE

Thenewest

This was the centerfold of an article in Women's Health (March '09). The full article title was "IS WORKING OUT THENEWEST HEALTH THREAT." I read then reread the title trying to figure out what "thenewest" was. It didn't help that "thenewest" were the only letters printed in yellow. It sounds like a new navigational direction. I spread the centerfold as wide as it could (pictured) but the center is still eating part of the letters.

Metro&Iowa

cover of The Des Moines Register (3/2/09)

At first I noticed "Metro&Iowa" was not spaced correctly, but it is printed again like that again on the inside. But then I thought, if they are going to do that with "Metro&Iowa" they should keep the wierd no-spacing rule with "Business & Networking." But then I looked inside, and there is not even a "Business & Networking" section. It is just called "Business." Maybe they meant to do all this, but it's consistent and looks kind of sloppy.

Ny Cheesecake

I ate at Champp's last night and on the menu, they had "Ny Style Cheescake" (abbreviating New York). It should have been "NY Style Cheescake. "
Our waiter thought I was weird for taking this picture.