I couldn’t find any listings for the 888 number, but 1-800-346-4377 is the number is you want to order phone books from AT&T. The exact opposite in terms of DINGERS excitement.
Erik Spiekermann: Most people who use Helvetica, use it because it’s ubiquitous. It’s like going to McDonald’s instead of thinking about food. Because it’s there, it’s on every street corner, so let’s eat crap because it’s on the corner. Interviewer: Why, fifty years later, is it still so popular? Erik Spiekermann: [sighs] Why is… bad taste ubiquitous?
That number numerically is 888-346-4377
I couldn’t find any listings for the 888 number, but 1-800-346-4377 is the number is you want to order phone books from AT&T. The exact opposite in terms of DINGERS excitement.
Eyebrows - January 27, 2012 via mobile
Just awesome
Jeff Sullivan - January 27, 2012
if* you want to order
http://www.att.com/gen/general?pid=6330
Eyebrows - January 27, 2012 via mobile
HOLY SHIT
I found the listing for 888-346-4377.
It’s the fax line for Global Directories in Jamaica. What does Global Directories do? Why, they publish phone books, of course.
http://s2.jamaicayp.com/Jamaica-Kingston/Global-Directories/profile
Eyebrows - January 27, 2012 via mobile
Coincidence?
Probably.
Cascadian Man - January 27, 2012
I don't think so.
The number doesn’t spell anything phonebook-related: http://www.phonespell.org/combo.cgi?n=346-4377
Eyebrows - January 27, 2012 via mobile
Er, I mean yes. It is a coincidence.
I have had WAY too much coffee today.
Eyebrows - January 27, 2012 via mobile
It kind of does in a roundabout way.
“Fingers,” as in “Let your fingers do the walking.”
But yes, most likely a coincidence.
Greg Pirkl Lives - January 27, 2012
Of course I won't bats my own balls
OlSalty - January 27, 2012
I knew this wasn't real...
The instant I the title wasn’t Comic Sans.
Sidi - January 27, 2012
The insant I saw the title wasn't Comic Sans.
That wasn’t intentionally referencing the meme. The one that I know nothing about.
Sidi - January 27, 2012
Admit it.
Comic sans is your go to font.
ToddK - January 29, 2012
So, is it "Bat your own balls"?
Or “Balls, you old bat!”?
HailStanfordHail - January 27, 2012
I was trying to nip this joke in the bud :(
Guess I should’ve made it more obvious
OlSalty - January 27, 2012
I suppose that would be your prerogative :(
I wish I had a penny for every time something was double-posted on this site.
HailStanfordHail - January 27, 2012
Will ID's be checked at the door?
Zamfir - January 27, 2012
855dingers, 866dingers, and 877dingers are all taken, as well.
lailaihei - January 27, 2012
I'd pay 4.99 a minute to hear dingers.
1-9xx-dingers
sofa_king - January 27, 2012 via mobile
They should have a 900 number that plays constant Niehaus dinger calls
UW2010 - January 27, 2012
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msb - January 27, 2012
Unable to attend____XX__
Signed,
Your friend,
Prince
extavernmouse - January 27, 2012
*sigh*
Papyrus.
It could be worse, I suppose.
thehemogoblin - January 28, 2012
Man, the font snobs around here are brutal
J0SER - January 28, 2012
Helvetica is so much better than Arial you don't even know
Corco - January 28, 2012
I would've thought you'd prefer the FHWA typefaces, or Clearview
Also:
J0SER - January 28, 2012
Clearview is the work of the devil
Gross
Not Gross
Corco - January 29, 2012
Actually Helvetica/Arial on highway signs is the work of the devil
Really gross- that’s not how a route number should look ever, but props for the use of an old Arizona shield spec
Corco - January 29, 2012
For a wedding invitation/RSVP that is a perfectly acceptable font though
it’s not my favorite, but it has its utility.
pdb - January 28, 2012
It could have been the kind with seeds that you plant instead of tossing...
msb - January 28, 2012
To bad they didn't send you a myface invite
LeftArrow2 - January 28, 2012
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