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Was the plaque made for James Earl Jones accidentally or purposely inscribed with James Earl Ray? LAUDERHILL, Florida (Reuters) -- A plaque intended to honor black actor James Earl Jones at a Florida celebration of the life of Martin Luther King instead paid tribute to James Earl Ray, the man who killed the black civil rights leader, officials said Wednesday. The embarrassing mix-up was caused by an error by the plaque`s designer, the owner of the company that ordered the plaque said. It was being corrected in time for Jones` visit to the Fort Lauderdale suburb Saturday. Over a background featuring stamps of famous black Americans, including King, the erroneous plaque read, `Thank you James Earl Ray for keeping the dream alive.` He was the man who shot and killed King in a Memphis hotel in 1968. King is honored across the nation on January 21, Martin Luther King Day.

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smartyshoes Male, 18-29 Eastern US Joined: 20 yrs, 5 mos ago 3,466 Posts	19 yrs ago, 11 mos ago - Thursday 6/20/02 - 9:01:27 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message i bet it was done purposely. i don't understand how you can mess that up.
rricker Female, 18-29 Eastern US Joined: 20 yrs ago 97 Posts	19 yrs ago, 10 mos ago - Saturday 7/6/02 - 7:53:53 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message thats so cool lol
butthole Female, 18-29 Southern US Joined: 19 yrs, 9 mos ago 264 Posts	19 yrs ago, 6 mos ago - Saturday 10/26/02 - 11:25:48 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message I don't know, but it's kinda funny!
krissyspl Female, 18-29 Australia / NZ Joined: 20 yrs, 9 mos ago 10,403 Posts	19 yrs ago, 6 mos ago - Saturday 11/2/02 - 6:15:30 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message You never know. Does sound a bit suss.
exxkon Male, 18-29 Eastern US Joined: 20 yrs, 6 mos ago 26,751 Posts	19 yrs ago, 6 mos ago - Saturday 11/2/02 - 6:20:47 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message How ironic.
CzarNicky Male, 30-39 Midwest US Joined: 20 yrs, 9 mos ago 44,615 Posts	19 yrs ago, 6 mos ago - Saturday 11/2/02 - 6:25:58 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message Probably an accident
LowAlexander Female, 18-29 Midwest US Joined: 20 yrs, 1 mos ago 15,160 Posts	19 yrs ago, 6 mos ago - Tuesday 11/12/02 - 1:16:14 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message That is one major mistake!
aehryx Male, 18-29 Eastern US Joined: 19 yrs, 6 mos ago 410 Posts	19 yrs ago, 5 mos ago - Friday 12/6/02 - 11:15:30 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message Feh, if I had been in charge it definitely would have been on purpose.
Bloodklotz Female, 13-17 Europe Joined: 19 yrs, 8 mos ago 508 Posts	19 yrs ago, 5 mos ago - Saturday 12/7/02 - 11:56:59 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message Yikes! That's bad. I don't know whether it was an accident or not. It WAS in the south, so maybe it wasn't. *shrugs* I don't know. Either it was a dreadful mistake or a terribly tasteless action.
hottsmugirl Female, 18-29 Western US Joined: 20 yrs, 1 mos ago 61,244 Posts	19 yrs ago, 5 mos ago - Saturday 12/7/02 - 12:05:23 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message What exactly is that supposed to mean Bloodklotz?
*gir*ly_girl Female, 18-29 Southern US Joined: 19 yrs, 6 mos ago 303 Posts	19 yrs ago, 5 mos ago - Saturday 12/7/02 - 5:12:43 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message i don't appreciate that remark, bloodklotz. there is just as much hate in the rest of the country (world, even) as there is in the south. comments like that are what keep the negative stereotypes alive.
Vampire_D Male, 18-29 Europe Joined: 20 yrs, 3 mos ago 4,125 Posts	19 yrs ago, 5 mos ago - Saturday 12/7/02 - 5:45:33 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message I'm sorry, i find that hilarious.
Bloodklotz Female, 13-17 Europe Joined: 19 yrs, 8 mos ago 508 Posts	19 yrs ago, 5 mos ago - Tuesday 12/10/02 - 1:20:51 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message But there's still a lot of bitterness in the south, more so than the north. That was what my comment ment, no offence intended.
*gir*ly_girl Female, 18-29 Southern US Joined: 19 yrs, 6 mos ago 303 Posts	19 yrs ago, 5 mos ago - Tuesday 12/10/02 - 1:31:25 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message there's not as much "bitterness" as you think. the idea that there is comes from people making comments and such like that. i could go on a tirade here, but i'm not going to. just please try to stop the stereotyping, ok?
BillJohnson Male, 13-17 Eastern US Joined: 18 yrs, 1 mos ago 18,410 Posts	17 yrs ago, 6 mos ago - Thursday 10/28/04 - 2:15:07 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message I'd put my money on accidental. That'd be something I would do
shaylacherry Female, 13-17 Western US Joined: 17 yrs, 5 mos ago 3,412 Posts	16 yrs ago, 4 mos ago - Sunday 1/1/06 - 2:23:12 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message That's horrible! And shame on all of you who thought it was funny!
Nwlyfree2003 Female, 40-49 Western US Joined: 18 yrs, 4 mos ago 28,823 Posts	16 yrs ago, 4 mos ago - Sunday 1/1/06 - 2:34:08 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message ^^ And it never once occurred to me that it might be on purpose. I'm glad I don't think that way.
turtle2193 Female, 13-17 Canada Joined: 18 yrs, 10 mos ago 634 Posts	16 yrs ago, 4 mos ago - Friday 1/6/06 - 9:45:32 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message How should I know? Sounds a little Freudian to me.
niccole Female, 30-39 Midwest US Joined: 17 yrs, 6 mos ago 13,494 Posts	16 yrs ago, 4 mos ago - Friday 1/6/06 - 9:59:29 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message I highly doubt it was done on purpose.
Tasdavil Male, 18-29 Australia / NZ Joined: 19 yrs, 5 mos ago 3,281 Posts	16 yrs ago, 3 mos ago - Monday 2/13/06 - 11:19:58 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message On 1/6/2006 9:59:29 PM niccole wrote: I highly doubt it was done on purpose. Why? There are still plenty of people out there more than racist enough to want to do it.
iamthekellie Female, 18-29 Southern US Joined: 16 yrs, 3 mos ago 1,566 Posts	16 yrs ago, 1 mos ago - Tuesday 3/28/06 - 12:40:59 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message that's pretty funny!
Gumdoll Female, 18-29 Europe Joined: 16 yrs, 5 mos ago 29 Posts	16 yrs ago - Tuesday 5/9/06 - 1:39:00 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message How can you confuse Jones and Ray? A big coincidence
melLowstar Female, 18-29 Midwest US Joined: 17 yrs, 10 mos ago 20,753 Posts	16 yrs ago - Wednesday 5/10/06 - 12:23:08 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message I think (or strongly HOPE at least) that it was an honest mistake, because it's one that I've heard people make from time to time.
go_sullivan Female, 13-17 Asia Joined: 18 yrs, 5 mos ago 1,779 Posts	15 yrs ago, 11 mos ago - Wednesday 6/21/06 - 7:19:56 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message i find that funny. But that is very serious
Cheese King Male, 30-39 Western US Joined: 20 yrs, 5 mos ago 106,707 Posts	15 yrs ago, 9 mos ago - Tuesday 7/25/06 - 3:21:34 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message What I want to know is what's with the name "James Earl"? James Earl Jones James Earl Ray James Earl Carter (president)

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