Have Some Dignity, Man
Submitted by: Unknown
Comic Sans is the Justin Bieber of the font world. Everyone hates it, but for some reason it’s still popular.
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Submitted by: Unknown
Comic Sans is the Justin Bieber of the font world. Everyone hates it, but for some reason it’s still popular.
Let’s translate that second note into proper English:
“I am an arrogant trend-obsessed douchebag who is too stupid to see that my constant sniveling about fonts, pop stars, etc. makes me look like a jealous, bitter jerk.”
I love this!!!!
Yes. Where is the “like” button?
Heartbeat, that’s love you’re hearing from me.
ILU. Seriously.
let me guess. You like comic sans.
That would be my interpretation.
Bill
Amen!
I am a little more bothered by the ALL CAPS nature of the original message.
I’ve gotta say, doors getting left open especially when you have finicky a/c or heating, can become a big enough of a problem to warrant all caps text on a message.
I shot the serif, but I didn’t shot no comic sans >:l
Ya!
Four exclamation marks. Sure sign of a deranged mind.
six, actually. missing two being a sure sign of deranged vision?
Seven, actually.
Keith is just messing with us, or he’s trippin’!
I can’t believe the discussion of how many exclamation points is still going.
I count 6. *ducks*
Wow, a Diskworld quote here? Nice work, nice work indeed.
Now back to work…
*ahem* “Sausages, get your sausages! Inna bun, while their hot!”
Three on each sentence. So three, or six, but not four anywhere.
Check your eyes, man. There are four on the end of the last sentence, not three.
Noooooo…3.
You gotta have YOUR eyes checked, 6 total, 3 on each line
Kinda reminds me of Star Trek: TNG… There are FOUR lights!
Phew! I thought I was the only one who hated Comic Sans.
seriously, what the fuck is all they hype about comic sans? is this the racism of word processing? it’s just a font. it looks good. just because you mean it to try and keep a door closed doesn’t mean you’re degrading anything.
if you don’t believe me, prove it (with a legitimate resource. not another cheezburger picture)
Because of the unfortunate time called the 90s, when every moron and idiot got a computer, people (and please note that I am talking about people in general, not persons – persons are smart, people are stupid) who had never had any sort of appropriate education (i.e. people who did not spend ten years learning about typography and graphics) were suddenly able to write their inanities on said computer, with plethora of graphical choices. Yes, there is time and place where Comic Sans is appropriate (hint: it’s in comics). Similarly, addressing someone “dude, you won’t believe how fucked up this is” can be used in certain situations. It is not, however, the smartest thing to say to a judge presiding at your hearing.
P.S.: Please note that I do not advocate using just one typeface for everything. Using e.g. Times New Roman to letter a comic book would be equally stupid.
You make some very good points, Biri.
“(i.e. people who did not spend ten years learning about typography and graphics) were suddenly able to write their inanities on said computer, ”
What’s your favorite font then? “Elitist @$$hole Bold”?
“I spent ten years studying typefaces.”
Yeah, in your mom’s basement.
Since you ask, it’s Linux Libertine Regular, but I will keep my eyes peeled for your choice. As for your second misquotation, I suggest getting your eyes (or perhaps your computer) checked by experts, there seems to be something wrong with either. I have no formal education in typography and never claimed to do, but conjectures such as these can be easily made by anyone with a modicum of common sense. Nor does my parents’ house have any basement, to refute your last ad hominem attack.
O linuxologist, I shoulda guessed. The queens of righteous smugness.
Whoa dude!! You need to calm the f*ck down, huh? Sounds like Biri got under ye olde skin!
tl;dr
Oh, and an addendum: I honestly do not feel it necessary to prove my beliefs to you (and not just because they are not based on any resource, legitimate or not, but rather on a sum of my experiences).
That’s OK, nobody cares because we already understand that you are an arrogant frustrated d00shnozzle, overcompensating for a lack of maturity and size by hilariously over-reacting to a silly comment to a silly picture in a silly website. Boy, I’ve seen some Wet Blankets around here, but you take the cake.
Point by point, perhaps?
Arrogant – yes, I believe I am, I will concede that. Then again, the constant atrocities perpetrated on English by her native speakers (by which I do not, mind, mean you, as your English is perfectly legible) would be a reason enough to kindle feelings thereof in anyone who can write “you” with more than one letter.
Frustrated – not particularly.
“D00shnozzle” – here, I’m afraid, my colloquialisms fail me. I suppose you are not likening me to the nozzle of the shower (douche in French), but the exact semantics of the term escape me.
Lack of maturity – not particularly, again. In fact, I can provide an official document certifying my passing of a test thereof.
[Lack of] size – if you are referring to my endowment, I am both within the normal category for men my age (early 20s, in case you’re curious), and not particularly inclined to make use of it in any foreseeable future; I am therefore not inclined to the hang-ups so many men seem to suffer from due to their perceived size. If you are referring, however, to my height, I can assure you that I know of only one person taller than me (although I suppose the average basketball player might have a centimetre or two on me as well).
Wet Blanket – again, I am not really certain about the colloquial meaning of the term (I am, however, curious about its capitalisation). My blanket, in the meantime, is dry, despite the torrential downpours in my area.
If I have offended you with either my lexis or syntax, I apologise (unless, of course, you are the original poster hiding his/her identity behind a new nickname), but I’m afraid there’s not much to do about it.
P.S.: Thank you for the cake. It’s very good.
What a riot, thanks for the chuckle.
The troll – you are feeding him. Please stop letting him think that he’s one of us by attempting to communicate with him – I’m getting sick of drool flying everywhere when he talks.
k, thx.
teal deer
Just as a professional business would not send out its stock reports written in crayon, it should not use comic sans.
Actually I don’t really care if people use comic sans or not. But the response is hilarious nonetheless.
Plus, if we stop writing in Gothic, the language will die out.
ham-
Prove it to yourself. Grab a 30-page technical paper with a bunch of equations and tables, print it in Comic Sans, read it (for comprehension), and get back to me.
There’s a serious point to the anti-Comic Sans movement, though like all movements, it tends to harbor a few puritanical whackos.
…but, this is a sign cautioning people to keep the door closed. It’s not their logo in the front office. I don’t think it is necessary to be over critical of the font used. It’s still printed on paper and attached with tape (as is the chastising sign.)
it does not look good. it looks childish and is a bad bad font. look at the clean rendering of times new roman, and then compare it with comic sans
my major problem with comic sans is how it’s used so inappropriately. i can see it used for hand outs for children or something, but i continued to get sheets from teachers, written in comic sans, all through sixth form (ages 16-18). it’s like they’re trying really hard to make learning more fun but it just ends up being patronising. and just generally i find it a really ugly font.
also, whoever said comic sans is appropriate for comics is wrong. just really, no. besides, comics tend to favour all caps fonts because they’re easier to read – or for small sections of text, perhaps a short, neat handwritten font – and comic sans does not fit either of these categories.
Technically Comic Sans isn’t even good for comics. it lacks the italicized dynamics of the actual text used in comics (some of which are still done by hand). Compare Comic Sans with the ones in comic books…the former is hard to read, actually.
He always find a way to complain on everything this idiot!
Only gays and complete douches use comic sans.
What about Anime Ace?
Pssh! Shows what YOU know! Gays prefer Helvetica… always have.
LOL!!
People in these comments and the poster of the second sign need to lighten up, it’s a sign saying don’t go in here.
Second sign would be torn down by me if I worked there. Get over it
Lemonade Stand? Nice capitalizing.
Um…Guys…I just want to look at the funny pictures. Do we have to argue? Let’s let it go, already.
don’t read the comments on cheezburger sites often? There are often arguments.
Yes, I do, and it sucks the fun right out of it.
What on earth is wrong with Comic Sans? I really don’t get it at all
I’m not anal enough to care about what the font is named, just that it looks good to my eyes and that will do me
Because Comic Sans just doesn’t look professional. There’s a reason we have standards like MLA. Try handing in a term paper written in comic sans. One of classmates (freshman) did in an English class and the teacher handed it back to him. In big red marker across the front it said, “You’re in college now, delete this font from your computer.” She told him she had no idea if his paper was any good because she saw the comic sans font and didn’t even bother reading it. Times New Roman or Arial are the only appropriate fonts to use in professional settings.
That was a good comment until the last sentence. What happened to Helvetica for example? And it depends a lot on the situation. It would be very boring if every logo were in Times New Roman.
And it’s a lot easier to write code in a monospaced font. Have you ever tried to program in Arial? It just looks wrong.
There are plenty of fonts that work in professional environments. Comic Sans is not one of them.
Because he referenced two commonly used body typefaces, I’m guessing he meant “academic settings” not “professional settings”. When it comes to design work, Arial is ok as a Helvetica substitute, but it doesn’t quite compare.
And hey, at least the sign’s not in Papyrus….
I was waiting for someone to mention Papyrus. I agree, between Papyrus and Comic Sans, I’d rather suffer through Comic Sans. At least it can be used for body font, even if the result is not really something I would sit down and read.
I once had a high school teacher who would award a zero to any paper typed out in Comic Sans. She was my favorite teacher that year.
Aren’t college professors supposed to be, hmmmm, not childish?
Well, they’re supposed to be adults. But as someone who works with, but outside, the academic world, I can tell you there are plenty of hissy-fits thrown there over things that would make most people gape with amazement at the excessive reaction. Perhaps most ivory towers are poorly ventilated, or focussing too long on minute details makes them look bigger than they really are. I have witnessed temper tantrums by adults in their 50s that would make a 3-year-old burn with shame.
You should have told your friend to sue the teacher. They are allowed to take points off for improper font but they MUST read and grade the paper. If they fail to do so they are not doing their job and are just being an obstinate, childish jackass (probably a tenured english professor) who refuses to do anything that they dont like to do.
That’s what we need, ANOTHER ridiculous lawsuit. How about, instead, a complaint to the school? There’s utterly no basis for a lawsuit.
He was given the chance to hand it back in, with the proper font. But he did have pretty much 2 grades deducted because it was late.
In the syllabus, it clearly stated (I think 3 or 4 times) that all submitted work was to be typed, double spaced, in arial or times new roman 12 point font. If you didn’t follow the syllabus, your paper would be handed back and you could hand it back it, but the prof deducted something like 10 points for each day it was late.
My friend was just a dumbass and either didn’t read the syllabus or didn’t think the prof was serious.
Lawsuit? Really?? If it’s a private college, the teachers do not have to follow any set standard rules for grading papers. They make the rules as they go. Most colleges and universities usually have a set standard for term papers, or any paper a student turns into the professor, that includes which fonts will be used.
You’re teacher would make a mark against them real quick from higher ups, even if that didn’t happen to me, if I found that out about someone being that anal. Keep you having a bad day out of your marking, k thanks
Times New Roman is a crap font made to a: save the NYTimes money, b: ruin your eyes, and c: increase the pointless work issued by ignorant, sheltered University professors.
For a serif’d font, kick it with the best: Century Schoolbook.
I think Comic sans is a wonderful casual font because readability is outstanding. It’s nice and bold and clear and nice looking. True, it is not formal, but readability is more important to me. Arial, on the other hand, is an unattractive font that does not give enough space to i’s and l’s, making it difficult to read. It also has no differentiation between I and l, and that is very annoying when your job is in technical writing. Times New Roman is adequate, but some of the less common fonts are better.
Agreed. After all the sign is just a piece of paper taped up to a door. No problem with having some kind of informal font on that kind of thing. Now if you were writing a business letter or compiling financial reports or something, I can understand why comic sans wouldn’t be acceptable.
If they were as fancy as they put on, they would know that “lemonade stand” should not be capitalized becuase it’s not specifically talking about one lemonade stand.
Unless the lemonade stand is called “Lemonade Stand”. Straight-foward, yes.
Yeah like arial narrow in size 36 font with bad punctuation on a piece of paper stuck on a door with tape makes your fortune 500 company look MORE professional
Those were my thoughts, exactly. If you’re going to be smug, at least one-up the person you’re being smug to. Even if the note was just put there for picture-taking purposes and wasn’t left to be an eye-sore, they could have at least justified the margins.
This whole anti-Comic Sans shit is lead by the same morons who think that Chuck Norris is awesome. They’re wrong on both accounts, and one day, they’ll realize it.
And when they do, they’re gonna feel sooooo stupid.
I’m a college professor, teaching while I work through my MFA program. I enjoy and emply MLA format (Times New Roman) because it is consitent, professional, clean, and (the actual reason it is required) it is a way of standardizing length without word-counting.
However, I do submit this wonderful pit of rebuttal for many of these comments:
http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/monologues/15comicsans.html
excuse me. *employ*
excuse me further, my keyboard must have had a frog in its throat.
Save your eyes, insist on Century Schoolbook. Times’ll kill you.
As tablo points out- capitalizing ‘lemonade stand’ pretty much pisses your critical cred right out the window. It’s still funny though.
AMEN to kvweber! I was waiting for it too! We have a sign in our office that says “friends don’t let friends use Papyrus”.
If you too hate comic sans, sign the petition!
bancomicsans.com/
Ban Comic Sans.com
If the second poster is such a grammar nazi, why are there capitals on “Lemonade Stand”? That is not a proper noun and deserves no capitals.
And also, if the first poster was such an eye-sore, why not just re-do the original in Arial instead of posting a second poster demeaning the first? That does not sound like the way a Fortune 500 company works to me, maybe the person responsible for the second poster should get him/herself a job as a TA instead of wasting time pointing fun at coworkers. (BTW I posted this while at work… not for a Fortune 500 company or a lemonade stand.)
S/he is a font fascist, not a grammar Nazi. (Nazi is capitalized because it is an abbreviation for National Socialist German Workers Party. And by ‘party’ I mean political party, not the fun kind.)
I don’t understand why people make such a big deal over what type of print you use. Why do people get all vicious and childish when they see Comic Sans? Like ohmagod, grow up.
Well, I liked Comic Sans about 10 years ago, but it has really grown old.
“Use Helvetica instead, like I do.”
It’s a font, kids. A fucking font. That’s all. People who didn’t bat an eyelash over the gulf oil spill are flying into a rage over a font. Grow up.
Move on to Bloodgutter 99 and make references to “FemiNazis” who smell like liverwurst as a reason to keep the door closed. Fun times–Nothing compares to being an office creature in corporate America!
I think somebody may have already addressed this, but the excessive exclamation points is more of a pet peeve for me. I considered deleting someone from my Facebook because it was so annoying that she thought every single thing that happened to her was that exciting.
Some people are just not very touchy-feely! Comic Sans is the touchy-feely font for true caring hearts who would never want to hurt anyone’s feelings. Probably why we use it all the time with teaching and leave the other fonts to sharks on wall street?
*LOL* This is hilarious! It’s just an example of office humor, folks. As a 50-something, creative, mother, grandmother, community volunteer, and feely/touchy massage therapist who also renovates houses on the side, I’ve made my own fortune 500(k), with no college education. Therefore, I shall use any font I wish, anytime I wish.