You know what really grinds my gears...

Postby **tifosi77** » Thu Feb 04, 2021 8:40 pm

August 8, 2018

Postby **Shyster** » Thu Feb 04, 2021 8:49 pm

Was that fog or smoke?

Postby **tifosi77** » Thu Feb 04, 2021 8:54 pm

I can post smoke photos if you like.

Postby **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Thu Feb 04, 2021 9:15 pm

I thought you tore down the grow shed?

Postby **Shyster** » Thu Feb 04, 2021 9:23 pm

Fog is fine. I like fog.

Postby **MalkinIsMyHomeboy** » Thu Feb 04, 2021 10:36 pm

I went to the US Open at Pebble Beach in June 2019 and it was freezing. I had no idea it could get that cold in June in middle Cali

Postby **NTP66** » Fri Feb 05, 2021 6:20 am

To each his own, but I think you're crazy, Shyster. Sunshine is good for the soul.

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Fri Feb 05, 2021 6:55 am

flipping through channels, saw the Flintstones live action movie was on. Stayed only because for some reason I thought Linda Cardellini was Betty (I have a crush on her). Betty finally came on screen and...she’s played by Rosie O’Donnell

what a **** disappointment
Terrible movie.

My kids were watching "League of Their Own" last night and I totally forgot she was in that movie as well.

Postby **MrKennethTKangaroo** » Fri Feb 05, 2021 8:40 am

why are there so many fonts in word

there's like 4 fonts actually used

what is the point

Postby **meow** » Fri Feb 05, 2021 8:42 am

So elementary kids can play with wing dings

Postby **willeyeam** » Fri Feb 05, 2021 8:45 am

And for boomers to customize their email and signatures

Postby **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Fri Feb 05, 2021 9:46 am

Comic Sans is the only one that's really necessary

Postby **NTP66** » Fri Feb 05, 2021 10:01 am

I know of at least two people who use Comic Sans in their e-mail signature. Neither are doing it 'for laughs', and both are older than 50 (NTTAWWT).

Postby **Shyster** » Fri Feb 05, 2021 4:46 pm

why are there so many fonts in word

there's like 4 fonts actually used

what is the point

Some fonts are best for display purposes, such as posters and advertisements.
Some fonts are best for long stretches of running text on paper, such as books.
Some fonts are optimized for on-screen reading.
Some fonts are optimized for compact legibility, such as fonts designed specifically for newspapers.
Some fonts are designed to evoke specific time periods or artistic movements.
Some fonts are designed to mimic handwriting.
There are as many types of fonts as there are purposes for fonts, and there are many, many purposes for different fonts.

Postby **Shyster** » Fri Feb 05, 2021 4:52 pm

If anyone is interested, some good books on the subject of typography are The Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst, A Short History of the Printed Word by Warren Chappell, and Why Fonts Matter by Sarah Hyndman.

Postby **DigitalGypsy66** » Fri Feb 05, 2021 4:58 pm

I ordered Helvetica : homage to a typeface for our library a few years ago. A book about a single font. Actually pretty interesting.

Postby **NTP66** » Fri Feb 05, 2021 5:47 pm

What is going on in here

Postby **meow** » Fri Feb 05, 2021 5:51 pm

Just use Arial and move one

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Fri Feb 05, 2021 6:04 pm

Georgia is my go to for newsletters.

Postby **Shyster** » Fri Feb 05, 2021 6:05 pm

Arial is a poor ripoff of Helvetica. For Microsoft Word system fonts, I'd use Franklin Gothic or Gill Sans instead. I use Franklin Gothic Medium as a contrasting san-serif heading in my pleadings and briefs.

Postby **NTP66** » Fri Feb 05, 2021 6:06 pm

I would have pegged you as a Courier New man.

Postby **Shyster** » Fri Feb 05, 2021 6:07 pm

Oh hell no. Monospaced typefaces are obsolete.

Postby **MalkinIsMyHomeboy** » Fri Feb 05, 2021 6:13 pm

why are there so many fonts in word

there's like 4 fonts actually used

what is the point
Some fonts are best for display purposes, such as posters and advertisements.
Some fonts are best for long stretches of running text on paper, such as books.
Some fonts are optimized for on-screen reading.
Some fonts are optimized for compact legibility, such as fonts designed specifically for newspapers.
Some fonts are designed to evoke specific time periods or artistic movements.
Some fonts are designed to mimic handwriting.
There are as many types of fonts as there are purposes for fonts, and there are many, many purposes for different fonts.

This reads like a bad Dr. Seuss book

Postby **NTP66** » Fri Feb 05, 2021 6:23 pm

why are there so many fonts in word

there's like 4 fonts actually used

what is the point
Some fonts are best for display purposes, such as posters and advertisements.
Some fonts are best for long stretches of running text on paper, such as books.
Some fonts are optimized for on-screen reading.
Some fonts are optimized for compact legibility, such as fonts designed specifically for newspapers.
Some fonts are designed to evoke specific time periods or artistic movements.
Some fonts are designed to mimic handwriting.
There are as many types of fonts as there are purposes for fonts, and there are many, many purposes for different fonts.
This reads like a bad Dr. Seuss book

Exactly what I thought the first time I read it.

Postby **faftorial** » Fri Feb 05, 2021 6:53 pm

Oh hell no. Monospaced typefaces are obsolete.

I use

in my programming text editor.