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HORACE: …I look around the store and I realize why I’m kind of dizzy. The sign on the counter is in Comic Sans. On the window it’s Copperplate Gothic. And on the receipt it’s Monotype Corsiva. MONOTYPE CORSIVA! So I said that’s it! I’ll never again patronize any business that uses any typeface I can recognize!

GIOVANNI: You sound somewhat obsessed with fonts.
HORACE: TYPEFACES.
GIOVANNI: It’s unhealthy! Listen, here’s my card. I’m a psychologist specializing in anxiety-causing obsessions. Give me a call.

[[HORACE looks at GIOVANNI’S card in horror.]]

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#650; The Typographical Terror transcribed by in

HORACE: ?I look around the store and I realize why I’m kind of dizzy. The sign on the counter is in Comic Sans. On the window it’s Copperplate Gothic. And on the receipt it’s Monotype Corsiva. MONOTYPE CORSIVA! So I said that’s it! I’ll never again patronize any business that uses any typeface I can recognize!

GIOVANNI: You sound somewhat obsessed with fonts.
HORACE: TYPEFACES.
GIOVANNI: It’s unhealthy! Listen, here’s my card. I’m a psychologist specializing in anxiety-causing obsessions. Give me a call.

[[HORACE looks at GIOVANNI’S card in horror.]]

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#650; The Typographical Terror transcribed by in

HORACE: ...I look around the store and I realize why I'm kind of dizzy. The sign on the counter is in Comic Sans. On the window it's Copperplate Gothic. And on the receipt it's Monotype Corsiva. MONOTYPE CORSIVA! So I said that's it! I'll never again patronize any business that uses any typeface I can recognize!

GIOVANNI: You sound somewhat obsessed with fonts.
HORACE: TYPEFACES.
GIOVANNI: It's unhealthy! Listen, here's my card. I'm a psychologist specializing in anxiety-causing obsessions. Give me a call.

[[HORACE looks at GIOVANNI'S card in horror.]]

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PAPYRUS.

#650; The Typographical Terror

  — August 20th, 2010

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Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

May 8, 2026 by David Malki !

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

It’s a reality show without the cameras — a 3-day, all-inclusive weekend retreat structured around a series of challenges and puzzles, in which personalities and dealmaking matter as much as playing games.

It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

Learn more — and apply — at GeniusNW.com.


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