You may have noticed that I like to rip on the public sector. More specifically, I like to rip on the inane, meaningless and otherwise garbled things that people love to say and do around the office.

But that's not to say that I don't come across my fair share of idiocy in other parts of society. As a public servant (well, for one more week anyway) it's reassuring to know that I'm not the only one who has to face this crap- you all do too.

And here's Exhibit A- an excerpt from a travel agent's brochure I picked up this week:


Pay careful attention to the disclaimer at the bottom: please note these maps are indicative only.

What are they trying to protect against here? Is there a problem with people taking these maps to scale? Has there been a rash of trans-Atlantic rowers attempting to sue Flight Centre because their brochures were insufficient navigation aids? Or have some travellers burst back into the travel agent's store triumphantly brandishing the brochure, a compass and a tape measure, shouting "aha! You know I went and measured the coast of Madagascar and your map is not entirely accurate! It's indicative only!"

Well, I guess they're covered against those risks. Those crafty devils at Flight Centre stay ahead of the curve.