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Proportionally spaced fonts(The Post that started it all)

Free Republic | Sept 8 2004 | Buckhead

Posted on by Dog

Howlin, every single one of these memos to file is in a proportionally spaced font, probably Palatino or Times New Roman.

In 1972 people used typewriters for this sort of thing, and typewriters used monospaced fonts.

The use of proportionally spaced fonts did not come into common use for office memos until the introduction of laser printers, word processing software, and personal computers. They were not widespread until the mid to late 90's. Before then, you needed typesetting equipment, and that wasn't used for personal memos to file. Even the Wang systems that were dominant in the mid 80's used monospaced fonts.

I am saying these documents are forgeries, run through a copier for 15 generations to make them look old.

This should be pursued aggressively.

47 posted on 09/08/2004 11:59:43 PM EDT by Buckhead



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This ONE post started it all. It happened ONE YEAR AGO YESTERDAY.



To: Dog

I can't believe it's been a year.



by 2 posted onby MarkeyD (Cindy - The new 'C' word! I really, really loathe liberals.)

To: Dog

The birth of the pajamahadeen.



To: dfwgator

Buckhead Rules!!



by 4 posted onby Dog ( We haven't forgotten you Capt. Michael Speicher)

To: MarkeyD

The day FR really went mainstream..



by 5 posted onby Dog ( We haven't forgotten you Capt. Michael Speicher)

To: dfwgator

The pajamahadeen have always been here.



by 6 posted onby Fudd (Never confuse a liberal with facts.)

To: Dog

Our finest hour ...



To: Dog

We need to have an anniversary for this every year...



You know, like the media does for Watergate.



by 8 posted onby SerpentDove ("Where there is no vision, the people perish." - Proverbs 29:18)

To: SerpentDove

Notice the time. Just a few seconds before midnight. That is so appropriate! The midnight hour! the end of the MSM dominance, once and for all!..................



To: Dog

by 10 posted onby NonValueAdded ("Freedom of speech makes it much easier to spot the idiots." [Jay Lessig, 2/7/2005])

To: SerpentDove

I totally agree. I'll do my part.



To: Dog

That was great. Thanks for posting this reminder.



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To: Dog

Sigh. A whole year and Dan Rather has not cracked the case yet. Nor has OJ found the real killers ...



To: Dog

Dog,



Thanks for posting this.



If Buckhead gets to San Francisco, there's a free adult beverage waiting for him at the Washington Square Bar and Grill.



To: Dog

BTTT



by 16 posted onby DocRock (Osama said, "We love death, the U.S. loves life, that is the main difference between us.")

To: NonValueAdded

TankerKC was about the format of the memo's, and it was Buckhead that showed the memo's were fake due to their formatting using a computer, not the page's format, which would have been difficult to the time frame of the changeover to the format used in the memo's.



by 17 posted onby stockpirate (If you are a John Kerry fan check out my about me page, you'll toss your lunch.)

To: stockpirate

the definitive post that rocked SeeBS. I just wanted to be sure that TankerKC's contribution didn't get lost down the memory hole. Buckhead was the first "expert" but what is significant about Tanker's comment is that it occurred real-time during the flow of the show; it was an almost instantaneous exclamation and serves to illustrate why a Free Republic live thread is the place to be when watching any major event unfolding. Of course, but if you peruse the original thread, you will see that several people were on the trail. Not at all to take away from Buckhead and his expertise that is widely credited asdefinitive post that rocked SeeBS. I just wanted to be sure that TankerKC's contribution didn't get lost down the memory hole. Buckhead was the first "expert" but what is significant about Tanker's comment is that it occurred real-time during the flow of the show; it was an almost instantaneous exclamation and serves to illustrate why a Free Republic live thread is the place to be when watching any major event unfolding. I should also mention Howlin's role in keeping the small fire started by TankerKC burning, setting the stage for Buckhead's now famous post. Also interesting is to see some of the comments about how pursuing the forgery angle would be a dead end :) Healthy skepticism to be sure, but I'll bet they wish they could hide those posts! For those interested in a trip down memory lane, here is a great post that has the timeline and the links to the many threads and posts now a part of history: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1212342/posts?page=4#4



by 18 posted onby NonValueAdded ("Freedom of speech makes it much easier to spot the idiots." [Jay Lessig, 2/7/2005])

To: Dog

History BUMP



To: Dog

As long as we're walking down memory lane, let's all savor *this* delicious moment from the past: CLICK HERE



by 20 posted onby SerpentDove ("Where there is no vision, the people perish." - Proverbs 29:18)

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