Awww...
I had a Cornish Rex named Cleo. She was very nearly hairless....
I can beat up demons until the cows come home, and then I can beat up the cows.
Buffy ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
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.
tommyrot - Oct 16, 2009 10:18:52 am PDT #14069 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Steph L. - Oct 16, 2009 10:18:57 am PDT #14070 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Can you tell Arial from Helvetica:
I missed BSAF and TARGET. The all-caps throw me. The rest, though -- once you know the things to look for, it's pretty easy. (Helvetica doesn't have the slants on things like the top of lower-case t and the ends of lower-case c.)
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Tom Scola - Oct 16, 2009 10:23:07 am PDT #14071 of 30001
hwæt
Helvetica doesn't have the slants on things like the top of lower-case t and the ends of lower-case c.)
Helvetica doesn't have any slants at all. All the strokes terminate at right angles. You can see a slight slant in the uppercase Arial “S”. The uppercase Helvetica “R” and “G” are quite distinctive, too.
Calli - Oct 16, 2009 10:27:02 am PDT #14072 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I got 18 out of 20. The ones where the words/names were slanted threw me a bit.
tommyrot - Oct 16, 2009 10:27:46 am PDT #14073 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
From Korea: French fry-coated hot dog
If Coney Island witnessed the birth of the hot dog, Seoul in South Korea saw subsequent generations mutate into a an entirely new genus of animal. An animal coated in a skin of batter and french fries then presented deep-fried on a stick.
amych - Oct 16, 2009 10:37:03 am PDT #14074 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I had 20/20, but a few were random guesses pulled out of my hindquarters based on visual memory where knowing the rules wasn't enough to make it clear.
Steph L. - Oct 16, 2009 10:45:44 am PDT #14075 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Helvetica doesn't have any slants at all. All the strokes terminate at right angles.
Okay, Tom said this much better than I did. When I said "Helvetica doesn't have the slants on things like," what I meant by "things like" was "here are some examples."
Hard to believe I get paid to communicate for a living, huh?
Sophia Brooks - Oct 16, 2009 10:51:48 am PDT #14076 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I figured the slant thing out about 1/2 way through the test!
Jessica - Oct 16, 2009 10:52:37 am PDT #14077 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Hey Tep - are you guys having weather in Cincy? My grandmother's flight didn't take off and I'm wondering how long she's going to be grounded.
(It's her 90th birthday this year, so she's coming to NYC with some friends for a Broadway-and-food weekend. All her kids and grandkids and great-grandkid are going to be here too.)
Steph L. - Oct 16, 2009 10:59:07 am PDT #14078 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Hey Tep - are you guys having weather in Cincy?
Not really. Spotty drizzly rain at most, but I haven't even seen that. Maybe the plane she was supposed to take was delayed where it was prior to CVG.