Yes, this was inspired by reality.

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"Good morning, sir!"

"It won't be if you don't get that report to me, Mitchell."

"Sorry, sir. I'm having…issues."

"Issues, Colonel?"

"Yes, sir. You remember that man we met?"

"Crichton?"

"Yes, well every time I type his name, spell-check automatically changes it to 'crouton'."

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"I'll go get Carter to fix it now, sir."

"Good."