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Thanks to Metrolingua for posting this video. It cracked me up! The video is an excellent personification of the fonts we know and love. I just want to know why Rage Italic is German…
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I am a full-time German to English translator. This blog is my creative outlet to share my knowledge and random musings. Despite the title of my blog, I am generally available for translation work – even if there might be a delay of a few days. You can contact me at gertoeng AT jill-sommer.com.
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This one was hilarious! Thanks for making me laugh hard!
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Oh my gosh, that was so funny. I think my favorite was the redneck Arial Narrow? So funny. And I think I was Century Gothic in high school.
Arial Narrow was funny, but I loved Baskerville Old Face and Bookman Old Style the best.
“Wingdings was bad enough. I’m sick of pandering to these artsy farts.”
“When I was just a four point, a font was a font. Letters were good enough for us – not these damn doodlings. I won’t stand for it!”
“You won’t stand for it? You can’t stand for it, you shriveled bastard. You’d probably break a leg.”
Ha!!! Too funny!