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While I too want to be Deborah Driggs Archivesremembered as someone who smiled at all dogs, I also want proper sentence structure.

On Sunday, Jen D'Angelo pointed out on Twitter that a dedicated park bench in Los Angeles probably had a very nice intention, but its unfortunate wording kinda ruined it.

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"In loving memory of Nicole Campbell, who never saw a dog and didn't smile."

Wait.

She never saw dogs and she never smiled? Surely, they really mean something along the lines of, "she never saw a dog without smiling," right? Or maybe they were celebrating that she never smiled and managed to live a life free of canines?

The internet, however, was quick to show their support. One Nicole Campbell, in the flesh, even confirmed the situation.

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Overall, Carl Clark explained it best:

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But Nicole's real life friend, Christina, then came in and set the record straight.

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Thank you, Christina.

I'm glad Nicole Campbell really was able to smile and love dogs, and that she has a memorial, intentional or not, that no one will forget.

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