I think the joke goes like this, a Citadel Grad and an Editor from the Post & Courier are in a Spelling Bee, who “WHENS”?

Sorry, I forgot the punch-line, but to keep with the iconoclastic spirit of Mr. Pat Conroy, here is free advice to the Editor’s at the Post and Courier and the Citadel’s Athletic Marketing Department: When advertising an author’s book-signing at the Citadel basketball home opener, you should at least run the wording through the spell-checker.

In case you missed it, the line from the ad reads, “Any canned good or non-parishable food item”. “Parishable” unfortunately is not a word, “Perishable” is-meaning liable to perish, spoil or decay. (Merriam-Webster) All right, since Citadel grads have a reputation as poor spellers anyway, probably no one will catch this spelling error. So, we’ll just share a chuckle over this behind their backs, but W(here)-T-F is the oversight at the Post & Courier? Surely someone there should have caught the error….

Editor’s Note: Btw, if you are offended by this commentary and decide to peruse the Bushido for mistakes in grammar or spelling, I am not going to stop you from having your fun. However, I must point out (not that this excuse has actual merit, but you have to spin it somehow) that I don’t have an actual Editor, paid staff nor am I hosting a living literary legend, who I am sure noticed your mistake.