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Posted: September 24th, 2008 under typography.
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Comment from Claire
Time: September 24, 2008, 6:18 am

It took me a long time to figure out what that was supposed to say! REALLY bad kerning.

Comment from Robert
Time: September 29, 2008, 9:48 am

This is why I was never much on sports as a kid. Getting picked last was bad enough. But the screening processes nowadays …

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