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US Govt Makes Times New Roman 14 Official Font

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the curse-the-wretched-serif dept.

pollux03 writes "According to ABC news, 'In an internal memorandum distributed on Wednesday, the department declared "Courier New 12" - the font and size decreed for US diplomatic documents for years - to be obsolete and unacceptable after February 1. "In response to many requests and with a view to making our written work easier to read, we are moving to a new standard font: 'Times New Roman 14'," said the memorandum. ' The report goes on to cite a few exceptions to the rule including official telegraphs."

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  1. Roman? Irony. by joshua404 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    What a fitting font for an empire in danger of collapsing under the weight of its own arrogance..

  2. e-shredder by cgenman · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    [Dean's transition team enters the Oval Office]

    "Ok, Mr President, there are the emergency switches, that's the big red button, this button kills an underpaid worker somewhere in the US, and this is your computer, left behind by ex Vice President Dick Cheney."

    "Let's take a looksee... Hm. Looks like he's got 3 trojan horses, two copies of Gator, more viruses than you can shake a redneck at, and a dozen porn dialers. And in the trash I see..."

    [Jaws drop in amazement]

    "...Everything"

    "Everything"

    [Cheney walks into the room]

    "Hi guys, I just came for my... What?"

    "The department of Homeland Security was the secret funder of SCO?"

    "I um, err. Yes. I mean, no. No. Of course not. We wouldn't, uh..."

    "Kim Jong-Il recieved nuclear weapons in exchange for running the Republican Party's vote solicitation call center?"

    "No! How dare you attack our patriotism! All of those documents were in English Standard Measurements. They'd never figure out anything useful."

    "All public school textbooks are supplied by Haliburton?"

    "Their publishing arm gave the best price in a no-bid contract war, with full editorial control to the administration. America's minds need faith-based guidence to excel in a world market."

    "You approved Gigli?"

    "I was young! I needed the money! How...?"

    "You never emptied your trash."

    "What do I look like, a janitor? I pay someone good sub-minimum wages to do that."

    "No, I mean you never emptied your trash. On your computer."

    "You have to? I Uh... Err... Oh.
    Poopies.
    Hey-what's-that-over-there!?"

    [Cheney slams his hand down on the big red button, and runs for his life]

    --
    The ______ Agenda