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Paul Tevis writes, “Read it and weep.” US Department of State bans use of Courier 10 in favor of Times New Roman 14.

February 2nd, 2004

Paul Tevis writes, “Read it and weep.”
US Department
of State bans use of Courier 10
in favor of Times New Roman 14.

It’s so totally absurd.

There’s something deeply depressing about the replacement of the
merely mundane with the tired and pedestrian. “We’ve replaced his
generic brand instant coffee with our Folger’s brand instant coffee.
Let’s see if he notices!”

On the bright side:

“Intelligence reports are to come in Comic Sans, obviously.”

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