More proof that — no matter how in the right you are — writing a note about it makes you kind of an airhose, too. Especially if you’re using Comic Sans.
From Elizabeth at CMU in Pittsburgh:
And from Drake at BYU in Provo, Utah:
related: Please pickup your prints pomptly
extra credit: The man behind Comic Sans [wsj.com]



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#1
Fuschia Grown
My self-righteousness doesn’t rip others from the warm and–dare I say it?–good-bits-tingling embrace of sweet beautiful sleep. Team Self-Righteous Anti-Slammer.
Also, Comic Sans is an aberration not to be borne.
Mar 30, 2010 at 3:30 pm rating: 39
#2
WestCoast
Honestly, with the extent to which Comic Sans is overused at my work, I’d rather see Papyrus.
But, given an option, I’d rather they both be nuked from orbit.
Mar 30, 2010 at 3:32 pm rating: 11
#3
tallsarah
airhose? I’m having trouble placing this? Clearly it’s not referring to scuba diving…or is it?
Mar 30, 2010 at 3:35 pm rating: 1
#4
Mo®
Please do not lean on the airhose. The meatwhistle requires a uninterrupted supply to operate the door slammer.
Mar 30, 2010 at 3:45 pm rating: 34
#5
team no-slam
I live in a very nice condo building. And, it drives me crazy that people think it is ok to let their door slam behind them instead of shutting it nicely. Seriously do you just think you are the only person that lives in the building?
Mar 30, 2010 at 3:48 pm rating: 9
#6
Vic
IMO, Tahoma FTW!
Mar 30, 2010 at 3:51 pm rating: 2
#7
claw71
Does the “self-righteous” detective understand irony?
Mar 30, 2010 at 3:52 pm rating: 4
#8
claw71
I wouldn’t be too quick to judge the person who used comic sans in the ‘airhose’ note. It’s BYU, people, you find fun anywhere you can.
Mar 30, 2010 at 4:01 pm rating: 18
#9
Kate
Do airhoses usually speak of themselves in third person?
Mar 30, 2010 at 4:08 pm rating: 2
#10
QuarterRoy00
Instead of leaning on the airhose, try putting it in your pants. It’s what all the good Mormans are doing.
Mar 30, 2010 at 4:10 pm rating: 3
#11
anglophile
OK, I’ll confess. I once used Papyrus to make a cocktail recipe book as a wedding present to go along with a Pottery Barn martini set. It was the Nineties. I didn’t know what Papyrus would become. It was all so new and exciting. Forgive me.
Mar 30, 2010 at 4:35 pm rating: 23
#12
oi
I am truly disgusted by the show of fontism here. Just because CS and papyrus like to have fun and refuse to sit with those snobby fonts who pride themselves for being as uptight and boring as Martha Stuart*, you guys would go as far as nuking them to orbit? Shame on you, you pretentious f
ucolks*I have no idea who she is, the name sounds like of a really old lady.
Mar 30, 2010 at 5:19 pm rating: 25
#13
shwonline
Do not air out lederhosen.
Mar 30, 2010 at 5:40 pm rating: 6
#14
Drake
I have no idea what the air hose supplies, but it runs along the wall in the Fine Arts building near the workshops where they build the sets for the drama departments, just to clarify.
Mar 30, 2010 at 5:48 pm rating: 2
#15
claw71
Comic sans has taken such a beating over the past seven years that it’s destined to become popular with the cool kids in the next couple of years.
Mar 30, 2010 at 7:28 pm rating: 7
#16
Kalara
I have a feeling someone is a PVP fan…
http://www.pvponline.com/2009/05/11/the-font-snob/
Mar 30, 2010 at 7:43 pm rating: 0
#17
ronx
It’s all about Wingdings! He is everyfont, struggling to communicate with imperfect tools in an imperfect world.
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1823766
Mar 30, 2010 at 8:36 pm rating: 7
#18
Silly Goose
Airhose … lean on me, when you’re not strong, and I’ll be your friend. I’ll help you carry on.
Mar 30, 2010 at 8:47 pm rating: 4
#19
wurdnurd
Is this real life? Am I gonna stay like this? *slurping drool*
Safety Tip: Never put an air hose in your rectum – you don’t know where it’s been!
Mar 30, 2010 at 9:05 pm rating: 1
#20
Denny DelVecchio
I just want to get on the record saying I’m generally fine with people leaning on my airhose.
Yours in Love,
Denny DelVecchio
Mar 30, 2010 at 9:30 pm rating: 2
#21
Silence
At least it wasn’t Curlz. Small victories, people, small victories.
Mar 31, 2010 at 1:24 am rating: 3
#22
spokesy
I worked computer support at a high school for a while. I got soooo tired of seeing all the teachers posting shit in Comic Sans that every time I went to work on a computer, I would go into the system files and delete it. Problem gradually solved.
Mar 31, 2010 at 1:27 am rating: 13
#23
GhostWriter
I’m wondering what “S R I O” stands for.
Is it really “Senior Resident Involvement Officer”? “…OFFICER“?? What authority does this “officer” possess? The door wasn’t even slammed loudly, to boot. He just hates kids staying out late at night, while he sits alone on his dormroom floor watching Baywatch DVDs (one of the many failed friend-maker suggestions offered by older brother Gary, a ‘90s alumnus).
If the Double-E’s on the floor have any ambition, they’ll secretly wire up some surround sound speakers (stuffed into his room’s registers) and entertain him with a super-loud door slam mpeg. At 4AM. High enough decibels will vibrate those annoying notes right off the wall.
Mar 31, 2010 at 9:47 am rating: 2
#24
soandso
I once met a girl who had a tattoo that was written in papyrus font. As in permanently inked on her body. As in forever. She was proudly showing it off to everyone whilst I stared in abject horror. It looked like she shoved her foot in a ink-jet.
Mar 31, 2010 at 11:38 am rating: 5
#25
Youji
I don’t really understand the hatred for Comic Sans. Yes, it does sometimes get used inappropriately (I would NEVER EVER write a paper in it), but that doesn’t mean people can’t use it for their personal messages or that a message is any less legit just because it’s in a font you personally dislike. I kinda feel like it’s just “cool” among computer geeks to hate Comic Sans and that baffles me.
Mar 31, 2010 at 12:35 pm rating: 5
#26
Breaking up the party
The signs posted about the doors aren’t even in Comic Sans.
Apr 1, 2010 at 11:51 am rating: 1
#27
Complex Flavor Profile
I’m partial to Cambria. Times New Roman makes my brain itch, and I can’t reach it.
Apr 1, 2010 at 8:39 pm rating: 2
#28
jason
Leaving a note is not, in and of itself, self-righteous. Team Shut the Fuck Up.
Apr 2, 2010 at 1:16 pm rating: 0
#29
Little Lovables
better than papyrus, hilarious!!
Apr 2, 2010 at 11:52 pm rating: 0
#30
Sally
I HATE COMIC SANS. Every time I see it I cringe and a little piece of me dies.
But I’ll admit I’ve used Papyrus as the header on my resume..
Apr 6, 2010 at 9:57 pm rating: 1
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