"So," I say to the IT chaps, "You say we're getting WYSIWYG on this new system.""WYSIWYNGE."
"Wait... what?"
"WYSIWYNGE."
"Yeah, that's what I thought you said. What is it, and how much have we paid?"
"What You See Is What You Never Get, Ever. It's free, and adds comedy value."
"Well, that's a relief."
"You think you're putting together a complete and detailed audio-visual presentation for the board of directors, and it throws in whole pages of text in Comic Sans, sparkly Stars-and-Stripes and a mother-in-law joke written by Frank Carson. It's the way he tells 'em, so I hear."
"So I hear. How's the Uploaded Pictures of Your Arse detector coming along?"
"RUBBISH. We're having to use WYSIWYG."
"Oh, that is unfortunate."
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Oh dear, yes, how many times have I seen Comic Sans appear in wholly inappropriate presentations, along with whirly gig sidewinder titles and random slide transitions. Sadly, I fear, 'user error' is to blame in most cases. Frank Carson though, now that I would like to see. I tell you, my mother-in-law, she's so fat that...
WYSIWTF
"WYSIWTF"
No you're talking.
WYSIOMG.
Yes, yes, and yes.
I must be the only person in the whole world who likes Comic Sans
Technogran: You will be relieved to hear that I have a colleague who sends out all his emails in Comic Sans.
I am a Calibri man.
Calibri. Is that like Lambrini?
Nah mate, Campari.
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I would like Calibri more if TEH EVIL VISTA wasn't ramming it down my throat at every turn.
Today, my computer was WYSINWYWTS.
QuarkXPress. It has disappeared.
"Where can I find zis 'ow-you-say: Arse detector?"
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