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June 3, 2008 at 12:25 pm
alejna
That cracked me up. Martial arts and typography humor? Who wouldn’t love it! (Okay, maybe I can think of a few people.)
June 3, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Mark A. Rayner
At first I was worried that only graphics design types (sorry ’bout the pun there) would get it, but I think it’s universal enough. (Not sorry about that one.)
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