A few gems I remember from our typing pool days mainly from the good ole 70s trying to work out what was being said on audio tapes:-
1) "Excretia" payment instead of ex gratia payment
2) Typing "the house was owned by My family" instead of the name Myfanwy
3) My boss was doing a sponsored diet and I typed on the sponsor form he was to be weighed in "short trousers & shoes" instead of shirt, trousers & shoes
4) Taken his tea into him in a sugar bowl instead of tea cup and he spent the meeting rotating the bowl trying to find the handle without letting on to customers!
And many many more that I can't think of straight away
