Wednesday, August 20, 2008

magna cum laude

There is a new water cooler at the office, and on the base it says, and I am not making this up:

WATER DISPENSER
CUM REFRIGERATOR

Now, I am all for incorporating as much Latin as possible into your daily discourse, but this usage, while technically correct, seems...unfortunate. Or maybe I am seriously in the dark and we're actually running a document review service-cum-fertility clinic over here.


UPDATED TO ADD PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE:

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