Fun with Corrections

The magazine that printed the above shall remain nameless, because hey, there but for the grace of God and all that. (I’ve never had to run a didn’t-turn-tricks correction, but about a year ago, I did have to make a promise to our own readers that going forward, everything mentioned on our cover would actually appear in the magazine. Good times, good times.)

However, while I can certainly appreciate the use of the Oops heading for corrections – it’s, like, all folksy and humanizing, or something – surely an upgrade to Yikes is in order when the error in question strays into My Own Private Idaho territory?

Anyway, here’s one of my favourite songs about male prostitution.

• The Pogues, “The Old Main Drag” (buy Rum Sodomy & the Lash here)

That’s right, “one of.” I could do a top-10 list for you at the drop of a hat, baby.

Nah, I’m totally bluffing.