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The following is a series of advertisements from a real-life newspaper's classifieds section published in UAE. The ads appeared four days in a row - the last three hopelessly trying to correct the first day's mistake.

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MONDAY:

For sale:  R.D. Jones has one sewing machine for sale. Phone 948-0707 after 7 P.M. and ask for Mrs. Kelly who lives with him cheap.

TUESDAY:

Notice: We regret having erred In R.D. Jones' ad yesterday. It should have  read "One sewing machine for sale cheap. Phone 948-0707 and ask for Mrs.Kelly, who lives with him after 7 P.M."

WEDNESDAY:

Notice: R.D. Jones has informed us that he has received several annoying telephone calls because of the error we made in the classified ad yesterday. The ad stands correct as follows: "For sale: R.D. Jones has one sewing machine for sale. Cheap. Phone 948-0707 after 7 P.M. and ask for  Mrs.Kelly who loves with him."

THURSDAY:

Notice: I, R.D. Jones, have no sewing machine for sale. I smashed  it. Don't call 948-0707 as I have had the phone disconnected. I have not been carrying on with Mrs. Kelly. Until yesterday she was my housekeeper but she quit!

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