"Eight Mouths Fortus Cleary" - the most ridiculous transcription error ever?

[casram]

I have been looking at the British Royal Air Force, Airmen's service records 1912-1939 on FindMyPast an they have transcribed one of my relatives occupation as "Boob shop manager". !!
To be fair when I looked at the original it is not at all clear - fortunately I know he was the manager of a boot and shoe shop, not sure what his wife would have made of him managing boobs all day.

Carolyn

[Treetotal]

  ...That really made me laugh out loud Carolyn...I had one rellie's occupation listed as "Trunters' Assistant when in fact she was a Fruiterer's Assistant 
Carol

[casram]

yes my husband couldn't understand why I was in hysterics when I first read it until I pointed to the transcription, when he said " I want that job please"

[carol8353]

It made me laugh out loud too.

I won't tell my husband later,or he'll want to apply for the same job.

 

[Treetotal]

I would be happy enough just to be able to visit the shop to buy a pair that haven't gone South 
Carol

[carol8353]

There are an awful lot (thousands) of mistranscribed people with the surname TUCK and TUCKER !!!

The old fashioned way of writing a T seems to have caught people out as it looks like an F.

I discovered that when looking up Tucker for a friend of mine.

[Willow 4873]

I do hope that you are all reporting these errors?!

Ancestry, FindMyPast, Genes, etc won't know there's an error unless somebody tells them - and it IS very helpful for the next person who goes looking!

Yes usually with a scathing comment if its really obvious

Willow x

[carol8353]

I would be happy enough just to be able to visit the shop to buy a pair that haven't gone South 
Carol

Carol stop it,my face aches laughing out loud at that- you and me too girl.

 

[Treetotal]

  ...I also Have a Sarah S. Bowell in 1871 should be Borrill 
and Yes...it has been corrected...I think some of the transcribers had a sense of humour 
Carol