tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post4445873792749489934..comments2024-03-26T16:46:21.764-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: Font issuesGrumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-71651872963027116802014-02-04T20:36:51.363-05:002014-02-04T20:36:51.363-05:00There's a butcher shop in my neighborhood--Fli...There's a butcher shop in my neighborhood--Flicker Meats.<br /><br />When the sign is lit at night (in red), it does not look like Flicker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-24633857853117083872014-02-04T10:49:45.787-05:002014-02-04T10:49:45.787-05:00Sounds like a short appendage problem, often mista...Sounds like a short appendage problem, often mistakenly associated with causing blindness.<br /><br />Luckily, the fact that your arms are all too short can be solved by a pair of reading glasses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-79212768903554141512014-02-03T23:31:07.509-05:002014-02-03T23:31:07.509-05:00Kerning. Well, what did you know? With the extra &...Kerning. Well, what did you know? With the extra "n" and all...<br /><br />This blog is a font of knowledge.<br /><br />Couldn't resist that one.<br /><br />Although I like mortising better.bluetoothbuddhanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-55384196080409165652014-02-03T19:00:06.866-05:002014-02-03T19:00:06.866-05:00What kind of batteries does it run on?What kind of batteries does it run on?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-4523814530002995642014-02-03T18:58:42.323-05:002014-02-03T18:58:42.323-05:00That's one engorged-looking "V" in &...That's one engorged-looking "V" in "Avonex."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-11394176386194583432014-02-03T17:36:26.978-05:002014-02-03T17:36:26.978-05:00What's it do?What's it do?Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297404386730167834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-44840578960695946552014-02-03T17:07:06.478-05:002014-02-03T17:07:06.478-05:00Love it! Reminds me of the time I brought a patie...Love it! Reminds me of the time I brought a patient to the OR and glanced at the board. One patient was having a "dickectomy." I couldn't help but wonder how that informed consent went. TCGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-55922682556271282482014-02-03T13:24:18.333-05:002014-02-03T13:24:18.333-05:00All the amateur typographers come out now. Play ni...All the amateur typographers come out now. Play nice. Pitch and descenders and ascenders count, too.<br /><br /> Remember this when your publisher says they will "design" your Great American Novel for you.<br /><br />My personal favorite -- Garamond. But, I am an odd duck.Ms. Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11945753071493117365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-49668197434518006112014-02-03T11:32:23.926-05:002014-02-03T11:32:23.926-05:00You think it was an accident that people read it t...You think it was an accident that people read it that way?<br /><br />You're naive <br />Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01287039093284613915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-57790545930473321602014-02-03T11:31:35.255-05:002014-02-03T11:31:35.255-05:00Non-serif font is one of the banes of our recent c...Non-serif font is one of the banes of our recent culture.GLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-41235632361012095842014-02-03T11:29:10.284-05:002014-02-03T11:29:10.284-05:00So there is an easier way than one click once a we...So there is an easier way than one click once a week? Location, location, location also matters. I fell into the 3 out of 11 that saw the difference but I'd nit pick on putting the question after the answer. <br /><br />This ain't Jeopardy, yanno? (Then again, maybe it is?!) Syrlinushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04623341997583616428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-58065284729508704962014-02-03T08:47:38.519-05:002014-02-03T08:47:38.519-05:00If there is ever an opportunity to go the off-colo...If there is ever an opportunity to go the off-color route, I am all over it. Never heard the word "kerning" so I learned something new today. I should go home now and rest.bunkywisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-24109751542871965022014-02-03T05:34:46.918-05:002014-02-03T05:34:46.918-05:00As the medications sucks the misread term is someh...As the medications sucks the misread term is somehow appropriate.Stephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-91627064732245477412014-02-03T05:21:16.152-05:002014-02-03T05:21:16.152-05:00Exactly how I read it .Exactly how I read it .jimbo26https://www.blogger.com/profile/02240878442136195921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-46800956776511277892014-02-03T04:21:15.030-05:002014-02-03T04:21:15.030-05:00Well, 8 out of 1O people have a dirty mind. Sadly,...Well, 8 out of 1O people have a dirty mind. Sadly, I fall in the last 2...<br />Kerning, the new twerking!Pierrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11823304881368264694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-38645178036119076252014-02-03T04:14:37.827-05:002014-02-03T04:14:37.827-05:00Kerning matters.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerning" rel="nofollow">Kerning</a> matters.Rnoreply@blogger.com