Typographunnies

September 18, 2008 6:44 AM

Typographunnies
posted by chrismear (56 comments total)

Calling Alvy Ampers&
posted by andromache at 6:48 AM on September 18, 2008

I first read that as Typographhunnies. I was expecting sexy typists.
posted by Dr-Baa at 6:51 AM on September 18, 2008 [1 favorite]

Groan.
posted by chillmost at 7:03 AM on September 18, 2008 [2 favorites]

Since there is no image tag.
posted by netbros at 7:05 AM on September 18, 2008 [1 favorite]

Curly: Wait a minute. You know I'm temperamental!
Moe: Yeah, 95% temper, 5% mental.

(You said I should use Curly quotes)
posted by hal9k at 7:05 AM on September 18, 2008 [6 favorites]

Headline Gothic walks into a bar. The barman asks, "Why the long face?"
posted by MinPin at 7:06 AM on September 18, 2008 [2 favorites]

TypograholyshitIwantmyfiveminutesback
posted by WinnipegDragon at 7:10 AM on September 18, 2008 [7 favorites]

.. and the shocked agent said "Wow. That's some act you got there. What do you call yourselves?"

With a flourish the proud family answered as one: "The Ultra Bodonis!"
posted by hal9k at 7:14 AM on September 18, 2008 [2 favorites]

Typographunnies: now in video format.
posted by clearly at 7:16 AM on September 18, 2008 [1 favorite]

Back in my day we only had one font, and none of this computer screen bullshit.
posted by clearly at 7:17 AM on September 18, 2008

Yo mama’s so old, she refers to Century as Futura.

OK, that was worth the two minutes of groaners and i-don't-get-it's.
posted by not_on_display at 7:22 AM on September 18, 2008 [1 favorite]

Sans Comedy
posted by le morte de bea arthur at 7:29 AM on September 18, 2008 [24 favorites]

Needs more funny.
posted by mazola at 7:37 AM on September 18, 2008

The best of Metafilter Typography.

The HTMLed smiley face on the Metatalk banner is the best.
posted by clearly at 7:37 AM on September 18, 2008 [1 favorite]

Yo mama’s so old, she refers to Century as Futura.

Is a stretch.
posted by three blind mice at 8:00 AM on September 18, 2008

Totally loved that. Thanks.
posted by nickyskye at 8:02 AM on September 18, 2008

[fork goes in eye]
posted by Jon_Evil at 8:04 AM on September 18, 2008

Descender? I hardly know 'er.
posted by cortex at 8:22 AM on September 18, 2008 [1 favorite]

Wow, these are bad. But what's the orange x green one? Do I not get it, or is it not funny?

Yes, I'm aware that both might be the case.
posted by echo target at 8:33 AM on September 18, 2008

It's an optical illusion. Stare at the x and let it go through a couple of cycles. Note the apparent color of the outlined versions in your periphery.
posted by cortex at 8:39 AM on September 18, 2008

I think I'd have found this more amusing if they'd filled it with Lorem Ipsum instead.
posted by genghis at 8:40 AM on September 18, 2008

Yberz vcfhz qbybe fvg nzrg, pbafrpgrghre nqvcvfpvat ryvg. Hg gryyhf avfv, cynpreng aba, ibyhgcng n, beaner rtrg, reng. Nyvdhnz inevhf. Cryyragrfdhr np frz. Vagrtre srhtvng chehf. Cryyragrfdhr frq evfhf.
posted by cortex at 8:43 AM on September 18, 2008

something something ligature
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 8:44 AM on September 18, 2008 [1 favorite]

Truly a font of comedy gold.
posted by Cat Pie Hurts at 9:14 AM on September 18, 2008 [2 favorites]

Dang you, cortex.
posted by everichon at 9:29 AM on September 18, 2008

Half of this website name is a lie.
posted by DU at 9:30 AM on September 18, 2008

What the hell is up with that Orange x Green one?
posted by solipsophistocracy at 9:30 AM on September 18, 2008

What the hell is going on with people not reading the thread before asking questions?
posted by dame at 9:31 AM on September 18, 2008

Typography humor! .... Something we can all get down with!
posted by Liquidwolf at 9:39 AM on September 18, 2008

Not something I'll be tracking.
posted by mandal at 9:49 AM on September 18, 2008

Half of this website name is a lie.

Yeah, some of that isn't even typography related.
posted by Lacking Subtlety at 10:05 AM on September 18, 2008

They're missing my favorite typography cartoon!
posted by piratebowling at 10:11 AM on September 18, 2008 [3 favorites]

I first read that as Typographhunnies.

I read it as Typograbunnies and I was expecting to see rabbits doing typesetting. Or perhaps rabbits being used as typesetting.

I'm not sure if I'm relived or a little disappointed.
posted by quin at 10:12 AM on September 18, 2008 [1 favorite]

What the Helvetica?

No Arial the Little Mermaid?

No Seattle/Tahoma?

No Trajan Horse?

No "We can't stop here. This is dingbat country"?
(and have they officially renamed the Impact font LOLCAT yet?)

No Bauhaus Party?

No Gotham City?
(come on... Obama Batman jokes... they're so easy...)

No Life, the Univers and Everything?

No Georgia on My Mind?

wait... there's a "submit a font joke" box... bwahahahahaha!!!

My favorite font pun is actually the name of a font: Cry Uncial.
posted by wendell at 10:12 AM on September 18, 2008 [1 favorite]

quin, this is for you.
posted by wendell at 10:14 AM on September 18, 2008 [1 favorite]

And don't forget "Candid Typography" with Allen Font.
posted by wendell at 10:16 AM on September 18, 2008

What the Helvetica?

No Arial the Little Mermaid?

No Seattle/Tahoma?

wendell, I didn't even have to check the byline of this comment.
posted by cortex at 10:18 AM on September 18, 2008

Thanks wendell, some of these are really sweet, but some... oh some of them make you wonder what kind of sick, evil, mentally deranged artist would contort little bunny bodies into these horrible shapes, just to make a letter.

Like "J".

Madness.
posted by quin at 10:21 AM on September 18, 2008

Because 7 8 9!

Thanks, Highlights Magazine!
posted by Horace Rumpole at 10:28 AM on September 18, 2008 [2 favorites]

I'm taking that as a compliment, couriercortex.
posted by wendell at 10:34 AM on September 18, 2008

My head hurts.
posted by C17H19NO3 at 10:41 AM on September 18, 2008

OK, the keming / kerning joke did actually make me laugh.
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 10:46 AM on September 18, 2008

Back to the Futura

already taken
posted by Korou at 10:48 AM on September 18, 2008

the blind









the blind

(the blind leading the blind)
posted by hal9k at 10:56 AM on September 18, 2008 [1 favorite]

God, geology jokes are better than this. Time to adjust the in-joke hierarchy charts.
posted by TwelveTwo at 11:02 AM on September 18, 2008 [1 favorite]

geology jokes? Like "Can You Smell What the Rock is Cooking?"
posted by wendell at 11:16 AM on September 18, 2008

Man. Those are... I mean, I laughed, but... man.
posted by OverlappingElvis at 11:40 AM on September 18, 2008

Pretty great typography rant here.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 11:41 AM on September 18, 2008 [1 favorite]

Yeah, I'll stick to geology and physics jokes, thanks.
posted by Green Eyed Monster at 11:47 AM on September 18, 2008

Pretty sure the audience for this one is pretty limited. But I liked it.
posted by Caduceus at 11:55 AM on September 18, 2008

Pretty great typography rant here.

Heh. I'm from Sedalia, originally. Grew up looking at that sign.

That makes me almost as sad as when they took down the Wheel-Inn Drive In.
posted by middleclasstool at 12:12 PM on September 18, 2008

i approve this post!
posted by kerning at 1:41 PM on September 18, 2008 [1 favorite]

it doesn't have my favorite type comic, either.
posted by heeeraldo at 4:45 PM on September 18, 2008

The green/orange one was awesome! I didn't read the thread, but I kinda suspected the outcome because it reminded me of REM's Green album cover, which was bright orange (you stare at it and then see green spots everywhere else you look). This website warms my U + 2665
posted by iamkimiam at 10:44 PM on September 18, 2008

So geeky. I loved it.
posted by thbt at 10:15 AM on September 19, 2008

My favorite was the one that simply read, "Comic Sans".
posted by breath at 6:21 PM on September 20, 2008