I was a graphic artist cum typesetter for 25 years. So I know that Times New Roman and Arial are not proper fonts, but abominations foisted upon the unsuspecting world by the Evil Empire. Nevertheless, this is a funny video:
Hat tip: Reconciliation Ecology
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"was a graphic artist cum typesetter for 25 years."
Said the straight man...
I'm reminded of the joke about the guy who, when looking at the psychiatrist's Rorshach blots sees a man and a woman having sex each time. "You have a sex obsession," says the psychiatrist. "I do?" replies the patient. "You're the one with all the dirty pictures!"
What's wrong with Times New Roman? At least it was designed by actual typographers, rather than quickly thrown together because Microsoft didn't want to pay royalties for Helvetica.