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Just posted one for you, Derrick. - Chris Baskind

I like mixing typefaces. - Robert Scoble

That's a very good answer. ;-) - Chris Baskind

I like my partners to get this sort of thing. They should also avoid boldfaced lies. It's okay if they italicize dinner. I would appreciate it if they were into practicing certain ligatures with me. - James (!?)

I'd go bold on either one of them. - jcunwired

lol @jc - Cee Bee

Can I adjust the kerning? Are we talking hot type or Linotype? - Robert Scoble

OK, guys. Let's quit gawking at those descenders. - Chris Baskind

Either one works for me! Oh, are we talking about typefaces here? - Jeff P. Henderson

yes. - Bren, Photophobe

Who's gawking ... who posted 'em :) - Charlie Anzman

Good job dude...!!! - Alisa Roberts

one of the very few times I would take a serif over a sans. - vijay

Can we vote for both? - Mark Hendy

Serif! - Toni @ NavinoT

No monospaced? :p - LouCypher

Sorry, I read from bottom to top, back to front. Ask the question that way, and I'll have an answer for you. :D - Steven Perez

Serif has me breathing hard. :D - Joe Silence is not dead

I'd apply <strong> to each of them. - Nathan Chase

Sans Serif please. ;) - AJ Kohn

Well, the serif woman is far, far too young for me. Women are best sans, in any case. - Chris Baskind

Arial has issues because people always confuse her with her sister Helvetica. Helvetica thinks she is grotesque. Georgia is beautiful, like her sister Perpetua, but neither of them are as popular as Arial for some reason. - Karim

Tahoma - Bryan R. Adams

If we could hand out little prizes, Karim would get one, too. - Chris Baskind

Serif! :) (@Derrik LOL) - Lucio

Serif. - Christopher A Carr

Sans Serif - Stoyan Zhekov

thank you words without boarders - jimmy howe from twhirl

Sans Serif pls :) - yagami

<strong>serif</strong> :-D - clockwise

In case... Serif all the way! - Joel Lovato

Hypocrisy is easy to come by in all aspects of thinking. People just don't like to apply criticism to themselves, nor hear it from others. In the case of atheism, I get the impression a lot of people are attracted by the "counterculture" aspect and a smug sense of superiority rather than actually arriving at it by pure rationality. That might be one of the sources of what you're seeing. - Brad Greer

Oh dear god yes. HA! I said "god." Oops. - Lo

This makes me think of a South Park episode where Stan asks the "non-conformist" kids for help. They all say no (on the grounds of not conforming), but one responds "I'm such a non-conformist that I'm not going to conform with the rest of you." and helps out. It seems that some people are atheists just to have something different to conform to. Then again I think we all have times where... more... - Heather

Good point, Heather. I guess my opinion is that atheists are subject to the same virtues & weaknesses as anyone else, because we're just people after all. When I first "found" other positive atheists online, it was such a revelation. But over time I've come to find the atheists are just as prone to make rude generalizations about religious folks as the reverse - and often they do it in... more... - Lo

And I shouldn't have used "atheists" in the original topic, it should have been something more like "rational thinkers." It's those that pride themselves on logic and grounding themselves in science who set the bar higher than scapegoating, etc. So it's more disappointing when they succumb to the same errors in logic. - Lo

By the way, Heather - when the kid on South Park joined the dance team because "I'm such a non-conformist, I'm not going to conform with the rest of you," I pumped my fist in the air and went "YEAH!" What does that say about me, I wonder? Hmmm... - Lo

I'm not sure if this answers your question, but I find some of the atheists' (general term for any one who's not a theist) animosity towards theists disturbing. Any forum I go to, I see talk about forming atheist charity. Frankly, that concept eludes me. I went to a Red Cross training last week, the best thing I walked out of there with was when the guy said, "We are not affiliated with... more... - parsonii

I laughed through the whole thing Lo. hehe South Park is a little over the top sometimes, but they're usually spot on. I dislike hypocrisy, but I know I'm guilty of it quite a bit. I think it's a human tendency to try and fit things in boxes, evolutionary even. Look at mimicry, if on thing looks like a poisonous thing, it's safest to assume it is too. People look at things and try to... more... - Heather

I think the concept behind the movement to organize atheists (charities, weekend gatherings) comes from a feeling of disenfranchisement due to the perceived illegitimacy of our philosophy. When a high-ranking cardinal says that atheists are "not fully human," or people launch political campaigns to "out" supposed atheists in office, there's a fundamental disconnect happening that needs... more... - Brad Greer

Parsonii, I think it just has to do with how persecuted you feel. Initially I thought that US atheists felt more persecuted because the US is more intolerant toward atheists, but now I wonder if it says more about our paranoia. I know for me, if I'm being honest my past persecution complexes were more about me than the other guy. Can't really blame anyone, though... coming to grips with... more... - Lo

What with the different nicknames people have here vs. on Kiva, and the lack of avatars next to comments here on FF, I consider it to be a personal victory any time I manage to remember who anyone is :P Everyone's kind of a freethinker, everybody is lovable, you do all sort of blend together. If we knew each other in real life I'm sure things would be quite different. We'd probably fight more, lol - Lo

Dave, that was quite an assumption to make. Although I give you mad props for successfully understanding it was an assumption, which seems to be quite challenging for everyone (including me!) - Lo

For me hypocrisy is less related to your religious (or not) upbringing and more related to general education and personality. There are people that do not want to be hypocrites but would avoid confrontation or making someone else "feel bad" like the plague so they end up being hypocrites (at least for me). On the other hand, there is people like me... it took me 20+ years to (more or... more... - Sandra

I do know what you mean, San. I find that there's often a way to be blunt without seeming rude, but it's definitely the single most challenging brain "process" I can run. Translating right-brain thoughts into language seems to be almost painful. I totally get why "courteous bluntness" is so rare, but it's rare to the point that I didn't really realize it existed until a month ago. You... more... - Lo

Smack them upside the head, Lo. That ought to do the job. =D - parsonii from email

Dave embraces bluntness, as we all know by now. =D - parsonii from email

I *normally* embrace bluntness too, mostly because as Lo said sometimes I feel like translating into a "nice way of saying the same" is too painful for me (and my profession is communications, lol). So with most people I do not care so much if I am blunt or not but it is true that there are some few people you do not want to hurt if you can avoid that. On the other hand, it took me some... more... - Sandra

Dave, by "out of whack" I meant that I see people living according to priorities that aren't really theirs. I do not believe that my priorities should be everyone's. Is that more clear, or should I explain further? Also, what powers are you referring to? I forgot where that came from. - Lo

Parsonii, done and done. I don't think smacking is the best way but everyone seems to be suggesting bluntness is in order, so I'll give it another go :P - Lo

Sandra, it's interesting what you said. You used the word "translation" which is exactly how I would describe putting something harsh into nice words. And you said it was too painful, which is also interesting. It hurts for me too, often it's a headache. I feel like putting things into language, especially feelings, is one of the hardest operations my brain can perform. My profession is... more... - Lo

Oh, for me no doubt is translating and I do believe that with exercise you can get better! I mean, when I first arrived to the USA I would have the same experience when I was trying to explain something more or less complex in English and now I am getting much better at explaining myself. I think is the same with harsh/nice. As I see it, I am translating my thoughts to... more... - Sandra

I forgot to say, that for example Dave's joke in the other thread (TheRapist) is a pretty good example. If I was the one saying that my friends consider me their therapist (what actually is the true with me too) and Dave would make the same joke, I would not be offended at all. On one hand it is an interesting word game (I never noticed that therapist in English is also TheRapist). On... more... - Sandra

TheRapist, as I know it, is from an SNL Jeopardy skit. For some reason there's an on going feud between Alex Trebek and Sean Connery. The Sean Connery character often reads things not how they're meant including the category "Therapists". Which leads me to a really important distinction: words and context. I was offended because I felt the thread was serious, and about Lo. What Dave... more... - Heather