Friday, March 20, 2009

Magic Markers Aren't Really Magic

This post is dedicated to every Nicaraguan person who excessively uses Magic Markers (or permanent markers) to correct mistakes made. Here are a few examples of what I mean...

1. Walking down the road I spot a woman wearing a t shirt with a scripture passage written on it. The book and passage are written below it, obviously being a mistake, there is an X through what was printed on the shirt. The X, done in Magic Marker, is followed by the correct scripture written by hand.

2. While returning a plane ticket, I tried to explain to the employee that writing a 3, in Magic Marker, over a 2 to make the penalty rate 35% instead of 25% is not contractually binding. Especially since the change was made in front of my face on the cancellation form and probably only happened because I'm white.

3. Marking an X over the timetable of a ferry that sank recently to indicate it is no longer running.
But really, what can't Magic Markers do?

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