Comments on: Make Ready to Fail! http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/make-ready-to-fail/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 03:09:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: gail http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/make-ready-to-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-162718 gail Mon, 23 Jul 2007 02:33:26 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/make-ready-to-fail/#comment-162718 They just had different hyphenation conventions than we do. Also paper was at a premium, so they often hypnenated in whatever way they felt would save the most space. They just had different hyphenation conventions than we do. Also paper was at a premium, so they often hypnenated in whatever way they felt would save the most space.

]]> By: John Sadowski http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/make-ready-to-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-162715 John Sadowski Mon, 23 Jul 2007 02:23:41 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/make-ready-to-fail/#comment-162715 why would he hyphenate the word "agree" into "a- gree" ???? that makes no fenfe. why would he hyphenate the word “agree” into “a-
gree” ???? that makes no fenfe.

]]> By: Chris http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/make-ready-to-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-162710 Chris Mon, 23 Jul 2007 02:12:12 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/make-ready-to-fail/#comment-162710 teeth were usually knocked out during sailors brawls... teeth were usually knocked out during sailors brawls…

]]> By: gail http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/make-ready-to-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-162319 gail Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:17:34 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/make-ready-to-fail/#comment-162319 Correct. As ufual, Neatorama has efpecially intelligent commenters. Correct. As ufual, Neatorama has efpecially intelligent commenters.

]]> By: Nikolas Schiller http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/make-ready-to-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-162272 Nikolas Schiller Sun, 22 Jul 2007 10:35:16 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/make-ready-to-fail/#comment-162272 I <a href="http://www.nikolasschiller.com/blog/index.php/archives/2007/05/29/1056/" rel="nofollow">mashed up an antique map</a> from 1738 and rewrote the title to be: "<a href="http://www.nikolasschiller.com/blog/index.php/archives/2007/05/29/1056/" rel="nofollow">A New Map of the Terraqueous Globe : according to the the Ancient discoveries and most general Divisions of Geospatial Art</a>" using the long S. So Geosfatial = Geospatial. In the process of remixing the map I realized 18th century typography is not easy to replicate! I mashed up an antique map from 1738 and rewrote the title to be: “A New Map of the Terraqueous Globe : according to the the Ancient discoveries and most general Divisions of Geospatial Art” using the long S. So Geosfatial = Geospatial. In the process of remixing the map I realized 18th century typography is not easy to replicate!

]]> By: aware http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/make-ready-to-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-162111 aware Sun, 22 Jul 2007 03:36:27 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/make-ready-to-fail/#comment-162111 ...all in the name of the purfuit of happinefs! (initial and medial s written as a long s (f) but final s looks like our modern s) …all in the name of the purfuit of happinefs!

(initial and medial s written as a long s (f) but final s looks like our modern s)

]]> By: L http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/make-ready-to-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-162108 L Sun, 22 Jul 2007 03:27:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/make-ready-to-fail/#comment-162108 That'f funny. That’f funny.

]]> By: TubbyCat http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/make-ready-to-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-162086 TubbyCat Sun, 22 Jul 2007 02:23:36 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/make-ready-to-fail/#comment-162086 I can fee how thif would make lotf of funny fommentf. I can fee how thif would make lotf of funny fommentf.

]]> By: gail http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/make-ready-to-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-162083 gail Sun, 22 Jul 2007 01:58:58 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/make-ready-to-fail/#comment-162083 Cue Titanic music Cue Titanic music

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