tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post3746396381168278735..comments2023-12-30T01:23:38.125-08:00Comments on Riddled: The Typeface of Dorian GrayHamish Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18079552635307235197noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-82666693437075560162011-11-14T22:40:41.324-08:002011-11-14T22:40:41.324-08:00largest collection of Soviet inspired architecture...<i>largest collection of Soviet inspired architecture in the World</i><br /><br />Possibly the largest, but rather uninspired compared to such gems as the WTO offices in Geneva. Or our own municipal archives in Chambery.Trevorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09735886770584642505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-797476441031458862011-11-14T20:12:26.736-08:002011-11-14T20:12:26.736-08:00At least it's not Comic Sans?At least it's not Comic Sans?truculentandunreliablehttp://www.operationacoustickitty.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-22907172472489911102011-11-14T13:21:32.274-08:002011-11-14T13:21:32.274-08:00Someone must have thought it looked "sophisti...<i>Someone must have thought it looked "sophistimicated".</i><br />Sir, you besmirch the aesthetics of New Zild universities??<br />The keepers of the largest collection of Soviet inspired architecture in the World?Hamish Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18079552635307235197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-80545777050211136432011-11-14T13:15:26.681-08:002011-11-14T13:15:26.681-08:00It says "I had to throw together this invitat...<i>It says "I had to throw together this invitation on the fly and Papyrus looked kinda interesting when I saw it displayed in Microsoft Word."</i><br /><br />Someone must have thought it looked "sophistimicated"... someone with a complete ignorance of good graphic design.<br /><br /><i>Why does w/v keep giving me real words? This one can only be described as "holy": "grail!"</i><br /><br />I got "cousin"- captcha has achieved sentience.Big Bad Bald Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-63433663545438282592011-11-14T13:14:55.500-08:002011-11-14T13:14:55.500-08:00I am a nice person.I am a nice person.Dr.KennethNoisewaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756205027083077404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-58708700550066630062011-11-14T12:55:51.669-08:002011-11-14T12:55:51.669-08:00You could have just smooshed my ego.You could have just smooshed my ego.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-32104953811099504532011-11-14T12:27:02.729-08:002011-11-14T12:27:02.729-08:00Also, I am grateful that vs did not give me her un...<em>Also, I am grateful that vs did not give me her unvarnished opinion of my invitations. I am sure that I committed grievous font-use errors.</em><br /><br />I figured you had better things to do with your time than sweat the fonts/design of a party invite.Dr.KennethNoisewaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756205027083077404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-21231802546067578802011-11-14T12:05:41.579-08:002011-11-14T12:05:41.579-08:00Weingut Seifried
I approve of their policy of des...<i>Weingut Seifried</i><br /><br />I approve of their policy of describing the results of over-consumption as part of the company's name.Smut Clydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409476490132867809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-58880650228814047042011-11-14T11:47:48.980-08:002011-11-14T11:47:48.980-08:00Wharerata has, indeed, been tarted up. The gardens...Wharerata has, indeed, been tarted up. The gardens are pretty good. Weingut Seifried does make some good plonk. I fondly remember an icewine that they used to put out.Hamish Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18079552635307235197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-24517257513681005352011-11-14T11:41:29.205-08:002011-11-14T11:41:29.205-08:00Thanks for introducing me to this ever-popular win...Thanks for introducing me to this ever-popular winery I have never heard of.Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-14965477480912436632011-11-14T11:12:42.568-08:002011-11-14T11:12:42.568-08:00Gesundheit
Yes, it does rather sound like that, d...<i>Gesundheit</i><br /><br />Yes, it does rather sound like that, doesn't it? And unless they've tarted the place up a bit since the last time I was there, looks a bit like it too.Trevorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09735886770584642505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-27402031465139960012011-11-14T11:09:04.253-08:002011-11-14T11:09:04.253-08:00Wharerata
Gesundheit.<i>Wharerata<br /></i><br />Gesundheit.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-67488640800079207622011-11-14T11:08:27.611-08:002011-11-14T11:08:27.611-08:00Ah. I was confused by the large type saying "...Ah. I was confused by the large type saying "WINERY" prominently in the middle of the invitation.<br /><br />See, this is why I always suck at writing things like this. <br /><br />I often change my tone in the middle.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-36728049929121912202011-11-14T10:40:20.059-08:002011-11-14T10:40:20.059-08:00Since it is at a winery
Wharerata is, as any fule...<i>Since it is at a winery</i><br /><br />Wharerata is, as any fule kno, the M***** University staff club. There should be no confusion: for one thing, the staff at a winery are generally sober.Trevorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09735886770584642505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-57894276474032003472011-11-14T07:53:50.805-08:002011-11-14T07:53:50.805-08:00Also, I am grateful that vs did not give me her un...Also, I am grateful that vs did not give me her unvarnished opinion of my invitations. I am sure that I committed grievous font-use errors.<br /><br />My self-esteem would never have survived; it is on life support as it is.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-25351717909805702342011-11-14T07:52:13.814-08:002011-11-14T07:52:13.814-08:00Since it is at a winery, I presume you are going a...Since it is at a winery, I presume you are going anyway, lack of soul notwithstanding.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-456456454482378692011-11-14T06:48:16.383-08:002011-11-14T06:48:16.383-08:00I come for the typeface jokes, I stay for the unse...I come for the typeface jokes, I stay for the unsettling and disturbing metaphors!Helmut Monotremenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-19595504082361401662011-11-14T05:47:55.377-08:002011-11-14T05:47:55.377-08:00Why does w/v keep giving me real words? This one c...Why does w/v keep giving me real words? This one can only be described as "holy": "grail!"Dr.KennethNoisewaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756205027083077404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-2012693766747564412011-11-14T05:47:13.840-08:002011-11-14T05:47:13.840-08:00This is slayer-bait from top to bottom.
First of...This is slayer-bait from top to bottom. <br /><br />First of all, that invitation is spectacularly ugly. Does it say "Come and sample our luscious wine and food?" No. It says "I had to throw together this invitation on the fly and Papyrus looked kinda interesting when I saw it displayed in Microsoft Word." Ugh. Awful. Just awful. <br /><br />The text isn't even framed properly. Or did you crop it funny?Dr.KennethNoisewaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756205027083077404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-29190233437598178172011-11-14T05:39:27.508-08:002011-11-14T05:39:27.508-08:00Muskrat U.?
~Muskrat U.?<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.com