Dept. of Superheroes: The Apostrophist

Posted by on Jun 4, 2006 in Blog | 2 Comments

In the course of working at the Oregon Daily Emerald many silly ideas have come to the surface (movie trailer mad-libs comes to mind). Nevertheless, brilliance occasionally strikes.

This silliness was the genesis of the world’s most grammatically correct superhero: The Apostrophist. The masked crusader is based on my good friend and copy editor extraordinaire Shadra Beesley, who has been known to graffiti/vandalize modify improper bathroom stall punctuation with one of the many red pens she carries in her purse.

IN A WORLD…
… WHERE BAD GRAMMAR RUNS RAMPANT…
ONE WOMAN….
WILL POSSESS EVIL and CONTRACT THE DEMONS WITHIN….

WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN…. SHADRA BEESLEY BECOMES … THE APOSTROPHIST!

I envision a Saturday morning cartoon as the perfect vehicle for The Apostrophist, whose only weakness is a clear liquid known as Gin-inite. With her red pen of justice, and working in conjunction with the Department of Corrections, she puts crooked words behind bars. Oh, the possibilities.

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2 Comments

  1. Thought Criminal
    June 17, 2006

    You know what’s sad . . .

    I think I have seen some modified bathroom stall graffiti in the stalls at UO. Lord knows I’ve considered making the corrections myself.

  2. Elliott
    August 5, 2006

    That’s pretty damn funny, I have to admit;

    Oops. I believe that was an errant semi-colon.