Re: FN-FORUM The Legend of the Four Fonts

date posted 27th September 2001 13:11

Yeah um.. stick to what ever else you do..
=)
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From: "John Brunsdon" [EMAIL REMOVED]
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Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 12:36 PM
Subject: FN-FORUM The Legend of the Four Fonts


> Alright, if I must respond to the joke - everyone else seems to be doing
> so - here's my offering:
>
> THE LEGEND OF THE FOUR FONTS
>
> Four fonts walk into a bar. The barman says "Oi - I've seen your faces
> before. Get out! We don't want your type in here".
>
> "Yes, clear off," said the burly serif, standing close to the barman,
about
> to offer his glass for a refill.
>
> "Aw, come on, serif, give us a break," replied the first, Fonto.
>
> "Yes," agreed the second, Typo. "We're thirsty. Throwing us out like this
is
> just not justified. Of course, if you want to align everyone against us,
> we'll have to go, but you ought to be fair over this."
>
> "OK, then," said the barman firmly, "just one drink each and nothing on
the
> Tab. I want to underline that - no more, no justification."
>
> The third font, Arial, put his arm around his neighbour, Mat. "You
> characters go ahead and drink. I'm looking out for Mat (format) here - he
> doesn't drink very much."
>
> "Aw, come on," said Fonto. "Let's be bold and show this barman we mean
> business. I want a punch-up. I want to 'it all I see (italic), not kowtow
to
> this shadow of a man. We've more than an outline chance of embossing his
> ugly face. We'll go to the margin on this - but no bullets. We don't want
to
> indent anyone or leave them hanging. We'll just make a symbolic gesture."
>
> "No," said Arial, quite determined. "Let's insert some space before and
> space after us and delete this bar from our minds. We'll go to the next
> town. There's a super little place there I know, just like Home. They've
got
> no end of tables of different sizes, all in rows, with columns by the
door,
> and the waiters don't spin you a line (align) like this cretin of a
barman."
>
> So they went, and the occupants of the bar returned to normal, though
> greatly enlivened by the event. Many quotes, both single and double, of
the
> exchanges that had taken place were repeated, and voices in different
> sections of the bar were raised or lowered in support of or against the
four
> fonts.
>
> Thus was the Fight at the Curly Brackets bar avoided, and perhaps it's
just
> as well!
>
> John Brunsdon
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 10:37 AM
> Subject: FN-FORUM OT - Joke
>
>
> >
> > Four fonts walk into a bar....
> > The barman says "Oi - get out! We don't want your type in here"
> >
> > heh ... *cough* ... I'll get my coat.
> >
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