Complete Making of Mistake

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Just finished reading The Complete Making of Indiana Jones and caught a mistake. They name Steve Delk as Steve Dell. Someone should get a whipping for that. :whip:
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They should get a whipping for a few more errors in these books, like the "soft wool felt" in the DK guide to indy etc.
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Steve... DELL? :shock:
UTTER BLASPHEMY! :evil: OFF WITH THEIR HEADS! :twisted:









No, really. Can we hurt someone? ...Please? 8-[
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conceited_ape wrote:Steve... DELL? :shock:
UTTER BLASPHEMY! :evil: OFF WITH THEIR HEADS! :twisted:









No, really. Can we hurt someone? ...Please? 8-[
Line 'em up!!!

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Seriously.......Bunch of idiots...didnt someone proof read this thing?
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Post by blueoakleyz »

I just saw the Ultimate Indy guide at borders and they had a big two page photo/diagram showing what each piece of equipment is. They had a picture of KotCS Indy with an AB and they pointed to it and said it was an HJ from London. Irritating...
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Very good points all. But can you imagine if all of us tried to put a book together like that? All the details we know? The thing would come in 15 volumes from Time Life and each one would weigh 8 pounds!! (Read the Book!! remember those?)
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I just saw the Ultimate Indy guide at borders and they had a big two page photo/diagram showing what each piece of equipment is. They had a picture of KotCS Indy with an AB and they pointed to it and said it was an HJ from London. Irritating...
Yes I noticed this too. VERY irritating. :evil:

Let the beatings begin. :whip: :whip: :whip:
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That's it, where's my table leg with teh railroad spike in it !? I'm drivin to the publishers office ! :evil: :twisted:

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schmidty612 wrote:Very good points all. But can you imagine if all of us tried to put a book together like that? All the details we know? The thing would come in 15 volumes from Time Life and each one would weigh 8 pounds!! (Read the Book!! remember those?)
Heh heh that's funny!

Right next to the Time/Life books on "Plumbing and Kitchens", "Decks and Patios", "The VietNam Conflict", would be - - -

"The Truth (At Least They Think So!) About Indiana Jones"
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There is an up side:
At least that means they're not implying ABs are made of wool. That and, jus' to be nitpicky, there was no Adventurebilt ( or else that puts Fedora somewhere around 100 yrs old :shock: )
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I wonder if this means AB will now start making computers....
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Post by Treadwell »

All of The Ultimate Guide descriptions are "in universe". Since HJ supplied the Raiders hat AND was around in 1936, it's understandable if they went that route. No excuse for the "wool", though. ;)

They also misnamed the Aldens, which were also around in the 30s, so another lash with a wet noodle.
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What did they call the Aldens? :-k
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They said they were a pair of red wings that Nadoolman brought to the character. I blanched when I read that. :!:
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JerseyJones wrote:That's it, where's my table leg with teh railroad spike in it !? I'm drivin to the publishers office ! :evil: :twisted:

JJ
I call shotgun!!!
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AAARRRRRRRRRGH! This is a big deal to us, people. Can you PROOFREAD your own hack work?!?
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It's sad, but proofreading, copyediting, and fact-checking are sloppily done these days -- fitting though for our dumbed-down, lowest-common-denominator society. Just closely read The New York Times, America's "paper of record" and count the mistakes! I was reading a book the other day where in one sentence somebody's name was misspelled, and in the very next paragraph spelled correctly. Now that's bad proofreading.
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If my finace was the editor this mistake would never have happened (she edits menus when we go out to eat ;) ) it's a shame that it did happen though because this is a great book and everyone involved deserves fair credit.

I have to add that I am glad Ken sent me here too because now I will be aware of who Steve is and of this mistake and that counts for something. While the mistake may go unnoticed by those not in the know, word of mouth will educate them.
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Terrasolo wrote:If my finace was the editor this mistake would never have happened (she edits menus when we go out to eat ;) ) it's a shame that it did happen though because this is a great book and everyone involved deserves fair credit.
am I the only one to find it ironic that he mis-spelled "fiance" ?? :lol: :lol:
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Gater wrote:
Terrasolo wrote:If my finace was the editor this mistake would never have happened (she edits menus when we go out to eat ;) ) it's a shame that it did happen though because this is a great book and everyone involved deserves fair credit.
am I the only one to find it ironic that he mis-spelled "fiance" ?? :lol: :lol:
oh no! I did! and she was so impressed when I wrote it to her the first time and spelled it right! lol

however, ironic it is not, as I laid no claim to be an editor. In fact I am a terrible speller and make no claims otherwise lol esspecially when i type as I think the words faster then I can type them and I type pretty darn fast. So I usually end up leaving out letters or whole words becuase in my head I have moved on from them. One of my constant spelling errors would be the word their, I always spell it as "thier" no matter how many times I do it.

Perhaps next time I will have my Fiancee spell check my response ;)

but back on track, as I said, no matter the error in the book, people will hear about it.
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Worse than that, The new "official" magazine doesn't mention his name at all. It only says that they found a guy whose hobby was making hats. Talk about"dissed". WOW!!!!

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Post by Indiana MarkVII »

I think I've made up my mind. When I hear about something like the number of errors in that book, I develop a negative attitude about it and can't bring myself to spend any money on it. The writers, editors, and publishers are all to blame, and for that many mistakes to slip through is inexcusable in my world. I believe (Though I haven't tried looking for them yet) that there are fewer errors of grammar, spelling, or misinformation in the newly designed and well-written pages of Club Obi Wan.
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Club Obi Wan is well-tended indeed. But one of the great advantages to forum like this is that posts can be updated anytime and instantly. I've appreciated the ability to edit my own postings, since I can misspell, mis-speak and make mistakes galore.

I would suggest all bothersome and glaring errors be sent to the publisher since newer editions and perhaps even newer printing may be corrected, if only by insert. Worth a try, yes?
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