Author Topic: GUYS! COME QUICK! I FOUND THE SON OF A BITCH WHO INVENTED COMIC SANS! (Read 13873 times)

Vizzys · « **Reply #60 on:** July 05, 2007, 05:20:12 AM »

ah it burns!

Error Macro · « **Reply #61 on:** July 05, 2007, 05:20:41 AM »

lol @ achewood (the "Smile!" shirt kills me

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lol @ Ichirou vs. Patel/TVC

Speaking of fonts, I guess "Silian Rail" has been identified as this. I'm so going to use that for my business cards because I'm a total fucking nerd like that. Maybe have it printed on bone card stock...

demi · « **Reply #62 on:** July 05, 2007, 05:21:11 AM »

Quote from: Ichirou on July 05, 2007, 05:19:54 AM

Did you purposefully make that with COMIC SANS, demi?

I wanted to go with something more informal.

Vizzys · « **Reply #63 on:** July 05, 2007, 05:22:36 AM »

what the font

awesome site

Ichirou · « **Reply #64 on:** July 05, 2007, 05:23:32 AM »

The funny thing is, as crazily overreacting as Patel is, I'm not even particularly attached to Comic Sans. Times New Roman reminds me of writing college papers and theses so I don't want to use that, and most serif fonts look way too serious and formal...I tried switching things around with some other fonts I have in my laptop but they weren't available in the school computers so I just used Comic Sans as a compromise.

Notice that Patel talked about creating a self-contained document format, but then refused to follow up and explain how to do that on MicroSoft Word....

Ichirou · « **Reply #65 on:** July 05, 2007, 05:57:46 AM »

Quote from: jarosh on July 05, 2007, 05:54:04 AM

i came back to evilbore just to state that everyone who likes - or worse, USES - comic sans supports terrorism and that i am now madly in love with patel for his crusade against comic sans. if there is ONE exception for censorship and capital punishment it should be applied to comic sans and the people who use it.

How sad. Your 667th post was wasted on this crap. Go back to sexxxing cloud.

Every time I'm tempted to switch to Times New Roman as TVC suggested, folks like you and Patel come around and convince me to keep using comic sans just to spite you elitist fuckers.

TVC15 · « **Reply #66 on:** July 05, 2007, 06:11:37 AM »

YOU STUPID distinguished black fellow, USE GARAMOND IF YOU CAN! i THINK IT IS STANDARD WITH XP AND VISTA! It's a good serif font that is not Times New Roman.

Ichirou · « **Reply #67 on:** July 05, 2007, 06:14:25 AM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on July 05, 2007, 06:11:37 AM

YOU STUPID distinguished black fellow, USE GARAMOND IF YOU CAN! i THINK IT IS STANDARD WITH XP AND VISTA! It's a good serif font that is not Times New Roman.

...Dude, did you just call me a distinguished black fellow?

EDIT: What about Century?

TVC15 · « **Reply #68 on:** July 05, 2007, 06:16:10 AM »

Quote from: Ichirou on July 05, 2007, 06:14:25 AM

Quote from: TVC 15 on July 05, 2007, 06:11:37 AM
YOU STUPID distinguished black fellow, USE GARAMOND IF YOU CAN! i THINK IT IS STANDARD WITH XP AND VISTA! It's a good serif font that is not Times New Roman.

...Dude, did you just call me a distinguished black fellow?

No, I called you a stupid distinguished black fellow

Ichirou · « **Reply #69 on:** July 05, 2007, 06:18:20 AM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on July 05, 2007, 06:16:10 AM

Quote from: Ichirou on July 05, 2007, 06:14:25 AM
Quote from: TVC 15 on July 05, 2007, 06:11:37 AM
YOU STUPID distinguished black fellow, USE GARAMOND IF YOU CAN! i THINK IT IS STANDARD WITH XP AND VISTA! It's a good serif font that is not Times New Roman.

...Dude, did you just call me a distinguished black fellow?

No, I called you a stupid distinguished black fellow

Do you really think I'm a stupid distinguished black fellow? $:-\$

cloudwalking · « **Reply #70 on:** July 05, 2007, 06:22:09 AM »

garamond is a fucking awesome font. it's a little less plain looking than times roman and has a warmer look to it, and it's still easy to read.

i like sans serif fonts, but the whole idea behind serif fonts is that the serifs or "feet" on the fonts make it easier to read lines of text especially in paragraphs or large chunks. the eye flows along the text much easier than with a sans serif font. the serifs act as guides, if you will. this is exactly why almost every book that is published is typeset in a serif font. it's simply easier to read.

bud · « **Reply #71 on:** July 05, 2007, 06:26:34 AM »

i use times new roman font size 11 for papers, i think it's the most professional looking font that word has.

Ichirou · « **Reply #72 on:** July 05, 2007, 06:31:23 AM »

Quote from: cloudwalking on July 05, 2007, 06:22:09 AM

garamond is a fucking awesome font. it's a little less plain looking than times roman and has a warmer look to it, and it's still easy to read.

i like sans serif fonts, but the whole idea behind serif fonts is that the serifs or "feet" on the fonts make it easier to read lines of text especially in paragraphs or large chunks. the eye flows along the text much easier than with a sans serif font. the serifs act as guides, if you will. this is exactly why almost every book that is published is typeset in a serif font. it's simply easier to read.

There are no paragraphs in large chunks of text in my handouts, though.

And you know what else makes large chunks of text easier to read? Capitalization. Just sayin'.

TVC15 · « **Reply #73 on:** July 05, 2007, 06:32:36 AM »

Quote from: Ichirou on July 05, 2007, 06:31:23 AM

Quote from: cloudwalking on July 05, 2007, 06:22:09 AM
garamond is a fucking awesome font. it's a little less plain looking than times roman and has a warmer look to it, and it's still easy to read.

i like sans serif fonts, but the whole idea behind serif fonts is that the serifs or "feet" on the fonts make it easier to read lines of text especially in paragraphs or large chunks. the eye flows along the text much easier than with a sans serif font. the serifs act as guides, if you will. this is exactly why almost every book that is published is typeset in a serif font. it's simply easier to read.

There are no paragraphs in large chunks of text in my handouts, though.

And you know what else makes large chunks of text easier to read? Capitalization. Just sayin'.

It is the modern day typographical base block: serif on paper, sans serif on displays and signs.

Beezy · « **Reply #74 on:** July 05, 2007, 07:17:22 AM »

Quote from: Willco on July 05, 2007, 04:18:43 AM

God, you are useless, fleshling.

"Disgusting..."

T-Short · « **Reply #75 on:** July 05, 2007, 08:11:54 AM »

there was a documentary about Auschwitz survivors on swedish TV a couple of months ago, and they used Comic Sans for all the titling. seemed appropriate

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #76 on:** July 05, 2007, 10:48:38 AM »

Was this some kind of drunk post?

FatalT · « **Reply #77 on:** July 05, 2007, 11:05:33 AM »

This thread is ridiculous. Arguing over FONTS.

Powerslave · « **Reply #78 on:** July 05, 2007, 12:04:55 PM »

ugh what's up with these fegs lately who try to jump the comic sans hate bandwagon

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #79 on:** July 05, 2007, 12:07:13 PM »

this thread rules

Himu · « **Reply #80 on:** July 05, 2007, 12:10:05 PM »

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #81 on:** July 05, 2007, 02:16:55 PM »

Quote from: Ichirou on July 05, 2007, 05:16:38 AM

P.S. BTW, Patel, take a cue from TVC 15. He is actually convincing me to switch to Times New Roman instead of acting like a complete dickhead like you.

My goal isn't to make you stop using Comic Sans, my goal is to make you stop using oxygen.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #82 on:** July 05, 2007, 05:57:06 PM »

ARGH I just got an e-mail from HR in Comic Sans, thus proving its provenance as the "clueless secretary font."

It says, "Thank You For All Of Your Hard Work!!"

I don't feel appreciated! I feel nauseous!

drozmight · « **Reply #83 on:** July 05, 2007, 06:02:51 PM »

It's all about Calibri these days!

It's the new hotness.

TVC15 · « **Reply #84 on:** July 05, 2007, 06:04:23 PM »

I would like to take this opportunity to once again whore my favorite font of the year, Frutiger Next:

http://www.linotype.com/53781/frutigernext-family.html

The ampersand is delicious.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #85 on:** July 05, 2007, 06:19:22 PM »

I love all of Maniacker's fonts, though most of them are fairly design-oriented and not suitable for documents (woah, what a crazy distinction!).

However their pixel fonts are like tiny little Jesii. I want to have sex with Hachipochi Eight. GOGO FIVE is also UNF UNF UNF.

TVC15 · « **Reply #86 on:** July 05, 2007, 06:24:17 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on July 05, 2007, 06:19:22 PM

I love all of Maniacker's fonts, though most of them are fairly design-oriented and not suitable for documents (woah, what a crazy distinction!).

However their pixel fonts are like tiny little Jesii. I want to have sex with Hachipochi Eight. GOGO FIVE is also UNF UNF UNF.

I liked the ones I looked at, but they don't support OpenType. Since I do shit on both PCs and Macs, OT is what really rubs my clit.

Ichirou · « **Reply #87 on:** July 05, 2007, 08:36:28 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on July 05, 2007, 02:16:55 PM

Quote from: Ichirou on July 05, 2007, 05:16:38 AM
P.S. BTW, Patel, take a cue from TVC 15. He is actually convincing me to switch to Times New Roman instead of acting like a complete dickhead like you.

My goal isn't to make you stop using Comic Sans, my goal is to make you stop using oxygen.

You're an idiot.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #88 on:** July 05, 2007, 08:41:11 PM »

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #89 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:18:47 PM »

Apparently Ichirou thinks that my posting a photograph of a Dutch tombstone in Comic Sans is a "death threat."

IT'S NOT OKAY

Vizzys · « **Reply #90 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:19:46 PM »

FatalT · « **Reply #91 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:20:21 PM »

That gravestone is so light-hearted and informal now! I want my tombstone to be pimped out in Comic Sans! Then everyone will look at my grave and laugh because they'll know I was such an informal and fun guy.

TVC15 · « **Reply #92 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:24:01 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on July 05, 2007, 09:18:47 PM

Apparently Ichirou thinks that my posting a photograph of a Dutch tombstone in Comic Sans is a "death threat."

IT'S NOT OKAY

Wait, WHAT? Did he actually say that?

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #93 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:26:38 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on July 05, 2007, 09:24:01 PM

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on July 05, 2007, 09:18:47 PM
Apparently Ichirou thinks that my posting a photograph of a Dutch tombstone in Comic Sans is a "death threat."

IT'S NOT OKAY

Wait, WHAT? Did he actually say that?

he sent me a PM saying that the "death threats" were freaking him out. I have no idea what's going on any more. I LOVE COMIC SANS! DON'T CALL THE COPS!

Ichirou · « **Reply #94 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:28:48 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on July 05, 2007, 09:26:38 PM

Quote from: TVC 15 on July 05, 2007, 09:24:01 PM
Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on July 05, 2007, 09:18:47 PM
Apparently Ichirou thinks that my posting a photograph of a Dutch tombstone in Comic Sans is a "death threat."

IT'S NOT OKAY

Wait, WHAT? Did he actually say that?

he sent me a PM saying that the "death threats" were freaking him out. I have no idea what's going on any more. I LOVE COMIC SANS! DON'T CALL THE COPS!

Funnyyy.

TVC15 · « **Reply #95 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:30:54 PM »

Quote from: Ichirou on July 05, 2007, 09:28:48 PM

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on July 05, 2007, 09:26:38 PM
Quote from: TVC 15 on July 05, 2007, 09:24:01 PM
Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on July 05, 2007, 09:18:47 PM
Apparently Ichirou thinks that my posting a photograph of a Dutch tombstone in Comic Sans is a "death threat."

IT'S NOT OKAY

Wait, WHAT? Did he actually say that?

he sent me a PM saying that the "death threats" were freaking him out. I have no idea what's going on any more. I LOVE COMIC SANS! DON'T CALL THE COPS!

Funnyyy.

What did you say, and why?

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #96 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:33:32 PM »

man, if i was taken seriously every time i threatened to kill someone, i'd have multiple life sentences -- and that's just after one day's commute!

Ichirou · « **Reply #97 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:34:15 PM »

I'm thinking of contacting Patel's service provider and having them initiate an investigation.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #98 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:34:49 PM »

I'm sorry! Comic Sans is awesome! Leave me alone! I don't actually want you to die! Just to stop using Comic Sans! Jesus Christ, what's wrong with you!

I don't actually want you to die in a fire! "Die in a fire" is just Internet shorthand for asking someone to stop expressing their opinion!

You are welcome to keep breathing oxygen! There's enough for everyone!

Don't die! Choose life and live, Ichirou!

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #99 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:35:50 PM »

I'm contacting the Japanese government and warning them about the Japafags that teach their children English while using Comic Sans print outs.

TVC15 · « **Reply #100 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:36:55 PM »

Patel, how serious was the PM? Post it so we can get an idea.

Ichirou · « **Reply #101 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:38:23 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on July 05, 2007, 09:37:02 PM

okay, now are YOU being serious about contacting my service provider?

seriously, what the fuck?

just don't use Comic Sans, man. nobody likes it. that's all. I give you this advice to try to make your life better. your life that I want you to continue living.

OWNED

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #102 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:39:02 PM »

Ichirou: What the hell?
I just want to know if you're being halfway serious or if you're just dicking around, because getting death threats is starting to get seriously creepy.

Me: (text missing, general gist) "death threats"? are you talking about the tombstone? how is that a death threat?

Ichirou: "DIE IN A FIRE"

"Stop breathing oxygen!"

etc., etc.

I dunno, apparently if you like Comic Sans you are too dense to distinguish Internet message board banter from actual death threats.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #103 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:39:34 PM »

what the fuck is going on?

is it safe to tell you to die in a fire again?

TVC15 · « **Reply #104 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:39:54 PM »

Wow, Ichirou. Just. . .wow.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #105 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:40:26 PM »

what the fuck? this is not funny!

Comic Sans is funny! this thread sucks now.

BAN ICHIROU

maybe without EB he'll have more time to find a good font for his handouts

Ichirou · « **Reply #106 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:42:09 PM »

I was just fucking with him, which he totally deserved. Synthesizer Patel has been acting like a fucking dick in this thread. From my first posts, you can tell I'm not at all familiar with typography other than the very basic stuff (Times New Roman for college papers, serifed texts for newspaper texts, etc.) and was honestly interested in finding out about alternative fonts, and Patel's (and TVC's) reaction was just to be hostile and insulting.

TVC15 · « **Reply #107 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:43:10 PM »

"I just want to know if you're being halfway serious or if you're just dicking around, because getting death threats is starting to get seriously creepy."

This doesn't sound like you were joking/fucking with him. If you were, why didn't you do it in public?

Ichirou · « **Reply #108 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:43:57 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on July 05, 2007, 09:43:10 PM

"I just want to know if you're being halfway serious or if you're just dicking around, because getting death threats is starting to get seriously creepy."

This doesn't sound like you were joking/fucking with him. If you were, why didn't you do it in public?

Because he wouldn't have taken it seriously if I'd posted it in public?

TVC15 · « **Reply #109 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:44:14 PM »

So you were being serious, then?

Ichirou · « **Reply #110 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:44:47 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on July 05, 2007, 09:44:14 PM

So you were being serious, then?

I wanted him to think I was being serious, yes.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #111 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:45:21 PM »

if you want to fuck with me, do it in the thread to my face

taking it to PM and dropping your message board persona to put on your "serious face" makes you the dick

we've given you a lot of typography and font advice in this thread and you've refused it all on the grounds that you can't install fonts on your PC. boo fucking hoo. Windows 95 didn't invent the typeface, and I'm sorry your school sucks so much

TVC15 · « **Reply #112 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:45:37 PM »

Quote from: Ichirou on July 05, 2007, 09:44:47 PM

Quote from: TVC 15 on July 05, 2007, 09:44:14 PM
So you were being serious, then?

I wanted him to think I was being serious, yes.

Jesus fuck, that's hilarious. You're completely ridiculous.

bagofeyes · « **Reply #113 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:46:25 PM »

kill him!

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #114 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:46:52 PM »

what the fuck? are you 17? how do you think this is funny?

I don't want you to die but I do want you to get the fuck off this board.

Ichirou · « **Reply #115 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:47:03 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on July 05, 2007, 09:45:37 PM

Quote from: Ichirou on July 05, 2007, 09:44:47 PM
Quote from: TVC 15 on July 05, 2007, 09:44:14 PM
So you were being serious, then?

I wanted him to think I was being serious, yes.

Jesus fuck, that's hilarious. You're completely ridiculous.

And you're a huge asshole. Your point?

TVC15 · « **Reply #116 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:49:28 PM »

Quote from: Ichirou on July 05, 2007, 09:47:03 PM

Quote from: TVC 15 on July 05, 2007, 09:45:37 PM
Quote from: Ichirou on July 05, 2007, 09:44:47 PM
Quote from: TVC 15 on July 05, 2007, 09:44:14 PM
So you were being serious, then?

I wanted him to think I was being serious, yes.

Jesus fuck, that's hilarious. You're completely ridiculous.

And you're a huge asshole. Your point?

I'm a huge asshole? I'm not the one that just implicitly tried to threaten someone over death threats. And funny, you seemed to like me before your stupid stunt here. I even tried to give you advice last night. I call ridiculous as I see it. I think you're generally a good poster, but this was like, really dumb.

Ichirou · « **Reply #117 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:49:45 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on July 05, 2007, 09:46:52 PM

what the fuck? are you 17? how do you think this is funny?

I don't want you to die but I do want you to get the fuck off this board.

I think it's funny because you were being a hostile dick. Maybe you should start treating people like human beings on message boards instead of going off on bizarre rants because someone is using a FONT you don't approve of.

I personally think the, like, really dumb thing is a couple of otherwise intelligent people going completely off the fucking rails because someone is using comic sans on some handouts.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #118 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:51:57 PM »

yeah, I don't (or didn't) hate you, Ichirou. hate the sin, not the sinner, as they say. the more you insisted comic sans was a viable font, the more we turned up the heat.

but boy! I sure do hate you now! so way to go on turning a perceived slight into an actual grudge. and with TVC, too! you've done a stupendous job of taking a sarcastic typography thread and turning it into a real world example of your own stupidity. what the fuck. go away.

EDIT: Why should I treat someone who uses Comic Sans like a human being? Fuck that.

This is stupid. I'll be back in a week or when Ichirou is banned, whichever comes first.

FatalT · « **Reply #119 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:52:58 PM »

This is madness.

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Author Topic: GUYS! COME QUICK! I FOUND THE SON OF A BITCH WHO INVENTED COMIC SANS! (Read 13873 times)