deciphers a sign or billboard phonetically (and usually incorrectly) because of unusual font or spacing.
Done that.
David, I think the cover looks okay. I wish you could do it all on one line, but that's not an option, dammit.
Well, quite a lot of fuss. If I didn't know better, I'd think we were dangerous.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
Natter Area 51: The Truthiness Is in Here
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sean K - May 08, 2007 7:52:00 am PDT #6034 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
lisah - May 08, 2007 7:53:53 am PDT #6035 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
David, I like it!
Would you want me to run it by my bookstore owner friends who will be, most likely, carrying it? (They have the whole 33 1/3 series.)
I can't tell if I have a cold or the allergies are killing me this year. I've been home for a day and a half with narstiness though. blergh!
juliana - May 08, 2007 7:54:46 am PDT #6036 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
I still think the publisher should change the font, but since the publisher won't change the font -- what Jesse said.
Yup, that.
DavidS - May 08, 2007 7:56:24 am PDT #6037 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Would you want me to run it by my bookstore owner friends who will be, most likely, carrying it? (They have the whole 33 1/3 series.)
Please! The more feedback the better. I think I'll run it by a Tom Waits fan forum.
lisah - May 08, 2007 7:56:26 am PDT #6038 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
I like that the fonts are all the same for the series! Even though it causes a design challenge in this instance. They look great on display together.
Daisy Jane - May 08, 2007 7:57:21 am PDT #6039 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
deciphers a sign or billboard phonetically (and usually incorrectly) because of unusual font or spacing.
There's a billboard that is on the highway on the way back to my hometown advertising "THE LOOSEST SLOTS IN TOWN!" I know what it says, and I still read it wrong and do a double take every damn time.
Jesse - May 08, 2007 7:58:04 am PDT #6040 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, I was going to say -- I don't think they're wrong to not change the font. It's a huge series with a uniform look.
§ ita § - May 08, 2007 8:00:03 am PDT #6041 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
There's a Fiji billboard I've seen that says, and I swear this although google gives me no love, "Taste the cumulus."
That's not a deciphering issue so much as a "I'm not the only one reading this this way! Stop it!"
beekaytee - May 08, 2007 8:00:46 am PDT #6042 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
There's a billboard that is on the highway on the way back to my hometown advertising "THE LOOSEST SLOTS IN TOWN!" I know what it says, and I still read it wrong and do a double take every damn time.
This is my life!. As a dyslexic person, one of my greatest joys in life is that my form of the disorder seems to have a sense of humor.
Whenever I read signs like that wrongly, the outcome is really funny.
Dog help me with all the sweatshirts around here that say Virginia. When I'm tired, I see before me a sea of vaginas. It's hilarious.
Lee - May 08, 2007 8:01:19 am PDT #6043 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
This morning, I spent a couple of miles stuck behind a minivan with the license plate "URSLEPY" (the plate holder said Hypnosis for change).
I hadn't had coffee yet, so I may have been biased, but ireally, isn't that not such a good idea for a car? Plus kind of mean.