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   (2006.08.16)

I think this is a poorly-rendered variation of this groovy display-type form.

Orange sign reads National CONVENIENCE in curvy white letters whose thick strokes contrast severely with thin strokes
   (2006.08.15)

‘A sister was a pal in whom there could never be any further sexual interest, even if the initial meeting had occurred through cruising’

   (2006.08.15)

In which I arrive at Keflavik Airport for Iceweb 2006

   (2006.08.13)

CBC wouldn’t write a blogging policy, so its bloggers had to do it themselves

   (2006.08.13)

In which we explore the writings of the (formerly mysterious) heterosexualist CBC captioner–blogger, “Nugget” (sic)

   (2006.08.13)

“Of course people would always read things (captions, E-mails), but would they want to read long imaginative or confessional works written by writers in the past, even the recent past?”

   (2006.08.11)

I was gonna say it’s reminiscent of such unpleasant typefaces as Weidemann, but I checked and that isn’t the unpleasant typeface it’s reminiscent of.

Weathered sign on brick wall above doorway reads LAW OFFICE Peters & Kestelman 245 Coxwell Ave.

Additionally, a preposition is not to be used to end a sentence with.

   (2006.08.10)

Does anyone remember Epson dot-matrix printers and the cursive typefaces they could hack together? Is it even possible to make a printout of such a thing anymore?

Sign on brick building reads LUCKY DRIVING SCHOOL in script typeface with mismatched stroke thicknesses and angles

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