Sydney Morning Herald [Australia]
22 August 2014
[…] More on foreshortened text confusion (Column 8,
Tuesday), this time from Ross Miller, of Roseberry. "I remember, back when
there was only Bankcard, that many husbands came under fire when their
statement had a payment for 'Whorehouse' on it. That would be all that was
printed after buying tickets to The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas." […]
New Scientist [UK]
16 June 2001
by Michael Lewis, Barnet, Hertfordshire
The problem of truncated subject lines is not confined
to e-mails (Feedback,12 May). I still cringe at the memory of an item that
appeared on my company credit card statement some years ago.
On a company trip to New York, I had taken my host to
the popular musical then running called The Greatest Little Whorehouse in Texas
to thank her for her hospitality. When I got my bill, the item read
"Whorehouse in Texas $200". The finance director was furious. Not
only was it immoral but I had wasted time travelling across the whole of the US
in order to satisfy my needs.