And included in that first run of scopes for the month was a little typographical mistake. It wasn't a big mistake, but it was slightly problematic. The spell checker, the copy editor, and even the cat missed it. I mean, I could laugh it off, but not everyone was equally amused. I got flamed by three different folks almost immediately.
Some people just fail to see humor in an innocent error.
Let it alone. So you're coming up with some folks who are more than willing to attribute one little innocuous mistake of yours with a lot more importance than it really warrants. Laugh it off, blame the editor, or do like I do and suggest it was the cat's fault.