the comic sans song


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(I was penalized for that, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 8:54, archived)

fffff
fffp
edit : 6k

(Radio Active Tea, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 8:56, archived)

Winner!

( We are the lemon Mechanical Citrus Overlord, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 8:57, archived)

haha I just sang that in an opera style in my head.

( mugatu what the deuce?, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 8:57, archived)

Oh god
I just sang it Opera style out loud
( hypnochimp www.miraclefruit.co.uk, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:02, archived)

Don't mention Opera!
You'll have the browser police as well as the typeface police descending on you!
( Ptolemy the man with the silent pea, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:08, archived)

'Ning Ptols
We have another person signed up to the Bath bash now! Woo!
(Pachey, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:10, archived)

Just how many B3tans can you get in one Bath?
*fetches soap
( Ironman tetsuo Back once again with the renegade mastah!, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:11, archived)

if they are all students...not many
*runs*
( The Great Architect, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:12, archived)

hahahahahahahahahaha

( bilbobarneybobs is a financial spacktard, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:15, archived)

heh heh hehe!

( Ironman tetsuo Back once again with the renegade mastah!, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:17, archived)

depends how finely you mince them

( Attila the Bun is not in a right cunt of a mood, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:12, archived)

you mince quite well
oo-er
( Ironman tetsuo Back once again with the renegade mastah!, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:17, archived)

I know...I got commended for my mincing

( Attila the Bun is not in a right cunt of a mood, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:18, archived)

Have we !?
*opens calendar*

Edit: So we do...really your Mum ?
( Attila the Bun is not in a right cunt of a mood, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:12, archived)

My mum
She signed up when I told her Ptolemy was going.
(Pachey, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:13, archived)

eh?
oh!

does he know :)
( Attila the Bun is not in a right cunt of a mood, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:14, archived)

hehehe
"ning Bunster!
( bilbobarneybobs is a financial spacktard, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:15, archived)

hello Sir
Does the day see you well
( Attila the Bun is not in a right cunt of a mood, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:17, archived)

Very well thanks
I'm resisting the w thing as much as I can
( bilbobarneybobs is a financial spacktard, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:20, archived)

i'm all for that!

( Ironman tetsuo Back once again with the renegade mastah!, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:22, archived)

wanking?

( Attila the Bun is not in a right cunt of a mood, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:23, archived)

i'm all for that too!

( Ironman tetsuo Back once again with the renegade mastah!, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:27, archived)

ha ha!
Yay! At least I'll have someone of my own agegroup there :/
( Ptolemy the man with the silent pea, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:23, archived)

Somehow
Comic Sans becomes almost pretty when pixellated all to fuck like that
( Ptolemy the man with the silent pea, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 8:59, archived)

when it's really small it doesn't actually look like comic sans

( mugatu what the deuce?, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:00, archived)

it's the little round letter a that gives it away
'tis why it's used in pre-schools and nurserys everywhere - easier for the little shits darlings to draw than the curly a in most fonts

Trouble is it's become so prevalent in the education field that now it's being perceived as childish when seen out of context - like on top of the National Rail Enquiries page f'rinstance.

It's sort of like a regional accent - there's nothing wrong with it per se, but Comic Sans makes you blink when heard in an unexpected place. Imagine an East End of Lahndon market stall manned by Phil wossisname from Time Team.
( Ptolemy the man with the silent pea, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:02, archived)

pah, in my day it was copperplate on slate all the way
never did me any harm... *twitches*

ning to you sir, and to all
( The Great Architect, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:04, archived)

:) secretly 'nings!
( Ironman tetsuo Back once again with the renegade mastah!, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:06, archived)

NING!

( The Great Architect, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:11, archived)

sssshhhhh!!
*panics*
( Ironman tetsuo Back once again with the renegade mastah!, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:12, archived)

My wife teaches adult ed Computing
One of the tasks is change this piece of text into another font,
and do you know what they always choose? Do you

Bloody Comic Sans!

There's nothing Comic about it, and why isn't there a comic serif?
( bilbobarneybobs is a financial spacktard, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:09, archived)

...cos that would just be silly

( The Great Architect, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:11, archived)

Yes rather
*fires up fontogapher*
( bilbobarneybobs is a financial spacktard, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:13, archived)

i shot the serif
but i did not select tha comic sans
oh no oh!
( Ironman tetsuo Back once again with the renegade mastah!, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:13, archived)

ha ha!

( Ironman tetsuo Back once again with the renegade mastah!, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:00, archived)

Gah!
you could have anti-alias'd it.
( Thor_sonofodin https://twitter.com/Thor_sonofodin, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:02, archived)

would have taken it over 5kb then shirley

( mugatu what the deuce?, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:05, archived)

As stated above, not under the 5k compo limit
Here's the 4 colour version, it looks a lot nicer but it's 7.5k so not eligible for the compo


(I was penalized for that, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:06, archived)

I really love the four shades of black there

( bilbobarneybobs is a financial spacktard, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:10, archived)

shades
colours

whatever :)
(I was penalized for that, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:13, archived)

it's the grey
from the antialiasing between the black and white
( mediocre *canned laughter*, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:23, archived)

yay!
but no extra points for text
( bilbobarneybobs is a financial spacktard, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:04, archived)

BLASPHEMER
Do not acknowledge that comic sans is actually text.

They'll burn your embassy.
(Woody999, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:07, archived)

It's already been razed to the ground
I operate out of a shed in Islington High Street
( bilbobarneybobs is a financial spacktard, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:11, archived)

'ning freebies!

( Ironman tetsuo Back once again with the renegade mastah!, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:08, archived)

'Ning Pieman

( bilbobarneybobs is a financial spacktard, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:16, archived)

are you going to the fair?

( Ironman tetsuo Back once again with the renegade mastah!, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:18, archived)

Heh heh
Comic sans is evil.
(Pachey, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:11, archived)

Ning Paachey
;)
( bilbobarneybobs is a financial spacktard, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:12, archived)

'Ning BBB
:)
(Pachey, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:12, archived)

you spelt
blonde wrongly...

*grins*
( Firkinfedup was right in the middle of a fucking reptile zoo, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:11, archived)

Must be a merican
it's a typeface and not a font in any case
( Ptolemy the man with the silent pea, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:25, archived)

what is the difference?
I've always thought that 'Font' and 'typeface' were the same thing.
( mugatu what the deuce?, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:28, archived)

A typeface is one particular design or face of a font, independent of size or other attribute. Therefore, a full description of a font is by its symbol set, typeface, size, style, and weight. Generally, however, the differences amongst fonts within a typeface are described by their size, style, and weight.
( Ptolemy the man with the silent pea, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:30, archived)

or he could have said
"font family"
( Firkinfedup was right in the middle of a fucking reptile zoo, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:33, archived)

well spotted
and obscenities doesn't rhyme with police either...
( Firkinfedup was right in the middle of a fucking reptile zoo, Fri 17 Feb 2006, 9:29, archived)

Depends
Blond is masculine, blonde is feminine.
( Afinkawan, Sun 19 Feb 2006, 22:57, archived)

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( Afinkawan, Sun 19 Feb 2006, 22:58, archived)