So you think the volumnious corporate edifice known as Microsoft is lacking a sense of humor? You've obviously never stumbled upon a little late-90's nugget entitled: A Disagreeably Facetious Type Glossary. Do the mucky mucks in Redmond realize that this sort of frivolity exists right under their noses? I hope not. Via Snog Blog
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And don't forget about all of those old conspiracy theories involving the Wingdings and Webdings symbol fonts. It's a constant stream of typographic entertainment out of that campus up in Redmond.
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Did you know that Microsoft also offers a "Bookshelf Symbol 7 Font Removal Tool"? The font included a swastika symbol (or its Hindu equivalent, depending on how you look at it). Cue red faces at Redmond and the oblique admission... "This font has been found to contain unacceptable symbols."
The tool is here: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=833404
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