The Stranger, an alternative paper from Seattle, recently ran a list of its corrections/regrets for 2008. Among my favorites:

Dan Savage, the editorial director of The Stranger, does not regret a single word he wrote in the wake of Proposition 8. He does regret the dismal state of reading comprehension today, as evidenced by the confused reaction to some of what he wrote. Mr. Savage would like to state for the record: “Your inability to read isn’t evidence that I’m racist.”

On June 4, Brendan Kiley posted this ad on The Stranger’s classifieds page: “Wanted: Intern for The Stranger’s Theater Section—the old one has lost consciousness. Must be reliable (seriously, no flakes), available on Monday and/or Tuesday afternoons, and believe mindless data entry is a means to getting head.” That should have read: “a means to getting ahead.” We regret the error, which confirmed everyone’s suspicions about us.

Stranger news reporter Jonah Spangenthal-Lee regrets once attempting to pitch a story to Stranger news editor Erica C. Barnett by announcing to her that “There’s this tree in Magnolia.” He has never lived it down.

Dan Savage, author of the internationally syndicated sex-advice column Savage Love and host of the Savage Lovecast, regrets using the phrase “that’s retarded” in his column and on his podcast when what he meant was “that’s stupid.” Using “retard” in that manner is, like, so totally gay.