Comic Sans

I had an English teacher in high school who used Comic Sans on everything she wrote for us. Whether it was an assignment sheet that told us to find the alliteration and assinins in a pop song or an essay test, it was written in Comic Sans. Which was cool, because it wasn't Times New Roman. In high school, every teacher told you to type your papers in size 12, Times New Roman, and everything they ever gave you was written in size 12, Times New Roman. So Comic Sans was really great.

Until it started showing up everywhere. And the worst thing about it is that you can tell it's Comic Sans. Alright, so I'm a real nerd, and I love fonts. And I can tell what a lot of fonts are when I see them, which is one thing I pride myself on. But Comic Sans? Everyone knows what that one is. And I don't think it's cool to use a font that everyone and their brother used on MSN in the sixth grade. Let alone, use it everywhere. And for everything.

I'm not kidding you, you could have the serious letter ever-- have President Obama tell you to go directly to jail, do not pass "Go," do not collect $200-- and slap some Comic Sans on there, and you'd laugh. I'm not kidding. You'd laugh. Because not only would it look fake, but it would look cheap. And you'd be wishing he would have passed "Go" and collected those $200 so that he could afford some more expensive-looking fonts.

It took me up until a couple of years ago to realize it was Comic Sans, as in Comic, like comic books. Which is cool. But it should really stay there. If it doesn't say Boom!, Pow!, or Bang!, then it shouldn't be in Comic Sans.

And if you are writing Boom!, Pow!, or Bang!, I hope it's not for anything serious. Because that's a little strange.

Now, there are still some people out there who like Comic Sans-- not to mention any names-- and will still use it. But not me. And when I see it, I just want to die. Just a little. Because there are so many better fonts out there. Go to a free font site and download some! They're free, people. It's time to move on from Comic Sans.

I'd rather see everything in Times New Roman, I swear. Or worse, Courier.

Here's something really nerdy, that I think is pretty funny. Check it out.

http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/monologues/15comicsans.html

And if everyone starts using Comic Sans on me, I think I might die. So, please don't, or I'll hack your computer and delete it from your Font folder.