Maria Bailey's Final Statement in Comic Sans

Always Tired · 15-11-2019 6:12am #1

I often find it hard to decipher whether our politicians are corrupt or just incompetent.

We knew Maria Bailey was crooked, but her font choice for this final statement just underlines how out of touch and clueless her and her ilk really are.

Even if she wasn't aware of how universally derided the font is (and if you aren't aware yourself, it is basically to a designer what a McDonald's burger would be to a Michelin star chef), when you select the font it tells you the name of it - COMIC... Why would you pick that for such a serious statement?

They really are laughing at us, all of them. I actually hope we have another recession maybe we might get rid of this crowd they are just Tories by a different name.

Hoboo · 15-11-2019 6:58am

It's a font. I'm not a designer or a wanker so I don't really care (not aimed at you). I don't get the outrage or whatever it is that Twitter users are experiencing.

bobbyss · 15-11-2019 7:01am

Rather odd. It's a little bit off. More style than substance? You would expect TN Roman.

ButtersSuki · 15-11-2019 7:11am

Because she’s tacky.

Gynoid · 15-11-2019 7:14am

I used to think Comic Sans was quite cute and it does have an innocent, child like air, but then I grew up a bit to be a Garamond type of gal. Maybe she is going for cutesie divil may care innocent sassy lassie ?

padd b1975 · 15-11-2019 7:15am

I do love a bit of genuine copperplate if I'm honest.

Badly Drunk Boy · 15-11-2019 7:39am

Always Tired wrote: »

We knew Maria Bailey was crooked, but her font choice for this final statement just underlines how out of touch and clueless her and her ilk really are.

Even if she wasn't aware of how universally derided the font is (and if you aren't aware yourself, it is basically to a designer what a McDonald's burger would be to a Michelin star chef), when you select the font it tells you the name of it - COMIC... Why would you pick that for such a serious statement?

And the second part of the font's name is SANS, meaning 'without'. She was making sure there was nothing comic about her statement!

But seriously...who cares? Did you consider posting this in the 'Trivially annoying' thread?

machiavellianme · 15-11-2019 7:42am

I found it hilarious that her latest bulletin dropped through the letterbox last night while all this is going on. Going for the sympathy card too with a picture of her with her late father front and centre.
There's a whole page dedicated to the environment and recycling, yet the bulletin is printed on environmentally unfriendly heavy colour card (at least 300gsm).

Emmersonn · 15-11-2019 7:49am

machiavellianme wrote: »

I found it hilarious that her latest bulletin dropped through the letterbox last night while all this is going on. Going for the sympathy card too with a picture of her with her late father front and centre.
There's a whole page dedicated to the environment and recycling, yet the bulletin is printed on environmentally unfriendly heavy colour card (at least 300gsm).

The old adage of "Do as I say and not as I do" is common to all politicians and not to just the corrupt or incompetent group or party.

Omackeral · 15-11-2019 8:14am

Where all my Wingdings people at?

15-11-2019 8:22am

Omackeral wrote: »

Where all my Wingdings people at?

Swingdings, Mack, swingdings!

Bishop of hope · 15-11-2019 8:27am

Always Tired wrote: »

I often find it hard to decipher whether our politicians are corrupt or just incompetent.

We knew Maria Bailey was crooked, but her font choice for this final statement just underlines how out of touch and clueless her and her ilk really are.

Even if she wasn't aware of how universally derided the font is (and if you aren't aware yourself, it is basically to a designer what a McDonald's burger would be to a Michelin star chef), when you select the font it tells you the name of it - COMIC... Why would you pick that for such a serious statement?

They really are laughing at us, all of them. I actually hope we have another recession maybe we might get rid of this crowd they are just Tories by a different name.

Personally I wouldn't have a clue about the intricate detailing or meaning of uses of different fonts, I wouldn't even know why one should be used for certain detailing as compared to another.
What's the big deal?

lawred2 · 15-11-2019 8:29am

Where's the statement?

15-11-2019 8:32am

lawred2 wrote: »

Where's the statement?

https://twitter.com/mariabaileyfg/status/1195086903705579529?s=21

shar01 · 15-11-2019 8:34am

It's almost like a deliberate distraction :rolleyes:

"Hey everybody, let's talk about a poxy font and forget about the crippling insurance rates!"

AndyBoBandy · 15-11-2019 8:43am

Always Tired wrote: »

I actually hope we have another recession maybe we might get rid of this crowd they are just Tories by a different name.

Yeah I can’t wait for Fianna Fáil to get back in.
They’ll do right by the country, they always have.

Tony EH · 15-11-2019 8:47am

It's a bit of a nonissue, of course, but who looks at a font like Comic sans and thinks that the font I need for my official, formal, correspondence. :pac:

It's like a serious legal text being written in Walt Disney lettering.

Mind you, we have no idea is Bailey actually composed the letter or chose that font herself.

Mokuba · 15-11-2019 8:51am

She should count herself very lucky that she hasn't faced criminal charges for fraud, rather than playing the victim over a far lighter, deserved, punishment.

shar01 · 15-11-2019 8:51am

Tony EH wrote: »

It's a bit of a nonissue, of course, but who looks at a font like Comic sans and thinks that the font I need for my official, formal, correspondence. :pac:

It's like a serious legal text being written in Walt Disney lettering.

Mind you, we have no idea is Bailey actually composed the letter or chose that font herself.

I doubt she wrote it. It says "deleted" as opposed to "deselected". I'd say it was one of her minions. The self-important little sh!ts you see strutting around on Count day.

Henry Ford III · 15-11-2019 8:54am

She has a nice tush.

I can forgive her the font choice.

CalamariFritti · 15-11-2019 8:58am

I quite like the font, whats wrong with it. Its looks good and is very legible.

What really sticks out is her continuing unawareness of the situation. Whatever about ethics, she is not politically astute at all. She has apologised for the problems she caused, not for her behaviour or her stupidity. She still thinks she got shafted. The thought that she may actually not get reelected for what she did and the sh1tstorm she caused doesnt even enter her head. I'd say she's some piece of work in real life.

lawred2 · 15-11-2019 9:23am

She probably thinks the font is cutesy. Probably the same font she used when doing a secondary School transition year report on work experience with Daddy.

The content of the report is of someone not remotely aware or contrite. She's just not that smart

Beechwoodspark · 15-11-2019 9:24am

Absolutely clueless and delighted to see her deselected. Anyone who votes for this one goes in eyes open.

Tony EH · 15-11-2019 9:24am

CalamariFritti wrote: »

I quite like the font, whats wrong with it. Its looks good and is very legible.

What really sticks out is her continuing unawareness of the situation. Whatever about ethics, she is not politically astute at all. She has apologised for the problems she caused, not for her behaviour or her stupidity. She still thinks she got shafted. The thought that she may actually not get reelected for what she did and the sh1tstorm she caused doesnt even enter her head. I'd say she's some piece of work in real life.

Just a typical Fine Gaeler really.

is_that_so · 15-11-2019 9:29am

Mokuba wrote: »

She should count herself very lucky that she hasn't faced criminal charges for fraud, rather than playing the victim over a far lighter, deserved, punishment.

She dropped the case so no fraud perpetrated.

FrancieBrady · 15-11-2019 9:34am

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

And the second part of the font's name is SANS, meaning 'without'. She was making sure there was nothing comic about her statement!

But seriously...who cares? Did you consider posting this in the 'Trivially annoying' thread?

FG SANS Bailey.

GLaDOS · 15-11-2019 9:39am

scotchy · 15-11-2019 9:46am

For Maria.

scotchy · 15-11-2019 9:51am

Googled "Comic Sans humour" for the above. Cant believe there is so much derision for it.

Pherekydes · 15-11-2019 9:59am

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

And the second part of the font's name is SANS, meaning 'without'. She was making sure there was nothing comic about her statement!

But it's without serifs. But you probably knew that.

But if it was a final statement why didn't she use something like Impact (bolded, of course, and underlined)?

So it's probably not a final statement...

whisky_galore · 15-11-2019 10:14am

CalamariFritti wrote: »

I quite like the font, whats wrong with it. Its looks good

Ideal for your CV so.

15-11-2019 10:20am

Comic Sans is a nice font. Much nicer to read than somethimg ugly and dull like Times New Roman.

Tony EH · 15-11-2019 10:26am

whisky_galore wrote: »

Ideal for your CV so.

I'd definitely call someone for an interview if I got a CV in with comic sans. :pac:

That'd be brilliant.

Tony EH · 15-11-2019 10:28am

Deleted User wrote: »

Comic Sans is a nice font. Much nicer to read than somethimg ugly and dull like Times New Roman.

It's a grand font for something light hearted. For official documents it looks ridiculous.

biko · 15-11-2019 10:28am

Times New Roman is the business font.

is_that_so · 15-11-2019 10:30am

Internet forum goes bananas over font! It must be Friday!

15-11-2019 10:30am

I’ve received CVs in comic sans before. Would be from young applicants with little experience. I never put them in the “no” pile because of it but if they had been older and experienced in a work environment, I would have.

lawred2 · 15-11-2019 10:38am

biko wrote: »

Times New Roman is the business font.

Calibri is far easier on the eye

Times New Roman was for the 90s

AndyBoBandy · 15-11-2019 10:44am

Calibri (Body) (size 11) is the only gig in town in Outlook as far as I'm concerned.

OldGoat · 15-11-2019 10:54am

Tony EH wrote: »

Just a typical Fine Gaeler really.

Don't ya mean "type-ical"?

I like comic sans and still use it whenever I feel like it. **** the designers who think it's passe. It was once a very popular font to use because people liked it. Then we were told it's not nice and we believed it.
I do however change the kerning between glyphs 3, 7 and 8 just to be idiocentric.

The Bishop Basher · 15-11-2019 10:55am

I'd be far more irritated by the arrogant and self entitled tone of her statement tbh.

Every time she opens her gob she makes it worse for herself but she doesn't seem capable of learning from it.

The fact that this was published in comic sans isn't surprising as her actions have been anything but professional throughout this sorry mess.

But it's just a font at the end of the day

The content is far more relevant and damaging.

ednwireland · 15-11-2019 11:02am

she's pure senator material

Tony EH · 15-11-2019 11:04am

The Bishop Basher wrote: »

I'd be far more irritated by the arrogant and self entitled tone of her statement tbh.

Thing is, nobody is surprised at the tone of her letter. Why would anyone expect anything different.

Buford T Justice · 15-11-2019 11:09am

I wouldn't be surprised if she ran as an independent now.

cj maxx · 15-11-2019 12:00pm

It does look a bit like a menu you'd see at a christening.
As posted above I wouldn't be surprised if she ran as an independent such is her what looks like arrogance

Cee-Jay-Cee · 15-11-2019 12:39pm

machiavellianme wrote: »

I found it hilarious that her latest bulletin dropped through the letterbox last night while all this is going on. Going for the sympathy card too with a picture of her with her late father front and centre.
There's a whole page dedicated to the environment and recycling, yet the bulletin is printed on environmentally unfriendly heavy colour card (at least 300gsm).

He was a bigger crook than she is so god knows what she’s trying to do putting his face on anything. Anyway good riddance to bad rubbish, she deserved everything she got. I’m sure the Indo will keep tabs on her and anytime she appears attached to a new venture or event they’ll make sure the public don’t forget that’s she’s a fraudulent greedy liar.

PhilOssophy · 15-11-2019 12:45pm

I don't get the outrage, am I alone in neither caring nor understanding the outrage regarding what font she used?

whisky_galore · 15-11-2019 5:09pm

Buford T Justice wrote: »

I wouldn't be surprised if she ran as an independent now.

She could, if she likes being made fun of and laughed out of it at every second door.
Best bet is the Senate, retirement home for failed politicians.

In the pre word processor days, the font would be akin to writing a statement in crayolas.

seamus · 15-11-2019 5:12pm

All the comic sans, but no comments on the fact that she typed it up, printed it out, then took a photo of it to put up on Twitter. If only there were an easier way...

This is political dynasties all over; self-entitled, arrogant, and utterly, utterly incompetent.

dotsman · 15-11-2019 5:17pm

OldGoat wrote: »

Don't ya mean "type-ical"?

I like comic sans and still use it whenever I feel like it. **** the designers who think it's passe. It was once a very popular font to use because people liked it. Then we were told it's not nice and we believed it.
I do however change the kerning between glyphs 3, 7 and 8 just to be idiocentric.

But nobody ever liked it!

Some people used it back in the 90's because, when it was introduced with windows 95 etc it was "different" and they thought it made their documents/posters look "hip" compared to the boring, standard fonts. But, to the majority of people, it just made it look like the document/poster was composed by a child.

lawrencesummers · 15-11-2019 5:29pm

PhilOssophy wrote: »

I don't get the outrage, am I alone in neither caring nor understanding the outrage regarding what font she used?

We live in a world where outrage is the currency most people deal in. Facebook, twitter and all the other dumb social media outlets are all about outrage. It saves you from getting off your hole and doing anything about it.

Maria Bailey's Final Statement in Comic Sans

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