Killer Font#

Anyone else think this is funny?

A critical update for a font? What are these "unacceptable" symbols gonna do? Call your mama names? Give you a wedgy? Shout racist insults at the local grocery shop owner and then steal a banana? Or maybe spell ".NET" as "J-a-v-a"? Oooooh now that would be unacceptable!

It even seems so dangerous that you may have to restart your computer - just to make sure that evil font has really left no backstabbing trace in your memory whatsoever. I guess it'll have something to do with national security or something. Run for cover!

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Wednesday, February 11, 2004 11:41:25 PM (Romance Standard Time, UTC+01:00) #    Comments [2]  | 
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Thursday, February 12, 2004 7:53:54 PM (Romance Standard Time, UTC+01:00)
The swastica was in there. In europe it is illegal to distribute that.
yves
Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:21:25 PM (Romance Standard Time, UTC+01:00)
Aha, I see. So it's a critical update because otherwise anyone could sue Microsoft for Nazi propaganda or something? A little far-fetched I'd say but better safe than sorry I guess.

By the way, it's a shame seeing a centuries old religious symbol of protection and benevolence made illegal - but then again, that connotation has long been lost I guess.
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