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Busterboo

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Jan 2, 2003, 2:53:56 AM1/2/03
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This has troubled me deeply for a few years now.
I had read in the newspaper, about a fontfile in Windows
called WINGDINGS.TTF... and when you press "NYC"
for New York City,
it reads NYC meaning Death To Jews is Okay.
Well, I went to Germany, and borrowed a copy of German
Windows from a fellow I knew there, and after updating
to the German version.. I went about showing somebody
this NYC but on my American keyboard.
But, when I typed in NYC... it did not come up saying
anything about the Jews, rather NZC displayed on the
screen. Which as is known, in Germany, the Turkish are
hated. That is a symbol on the Flag of Turkey.
Germany: Death to Turkish People is Okay.
               Or, maybe it means Death to Muslims?
American: Death to Jews is Okay.
I wondered HOW IN THE WORLD my keyboard was
not bringing up "NYC" versus "NZC". I got to looking
into an MS-DOS manual, and came to learn that with
the American vs German keyboard, the "Y" and "Z"
is interchanged. When I loaded the German Windows
into my computer, it reconfigured my computer
somehow.
Now... whether this hate message was targeting
Muslims and/or Turkish people, I don't know.
But there was yet one other clue into what the
programmer had in mind. That Z was not exactly
the Turkish Flag symbol. The star on the Flag, is at an
angle - - - not completely horizontal. The symbol in
Wingdings.ttf... is a SOCIALIST star...
Z... it is horizontal like all socialist stars.
 
So the third hate message is found in wingdings:
1) Death to Jews is okay
2) Death to Turkish/Muslims is okay
3) Death to Socialists/Socialism is okay
 
I wonder what Microsoft feels about this?
     
 

Alex

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Jan 2, 2003, 8:15:57 AM1/2/03
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"Busterboo" <nospa...@msn.com> wrote in message news:<XeSQ9.1148$rs4.9...@newsfeed.slurp.net>...

> When I loaded the German Windows
> into my computer, it reconfigured my computer
> somehow.


heh, no duh.

Ernest Fairchild

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Jan 2, 2003, 3:55:57 PM1/2/03
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"Busterboo" <nospa...@msn.com> wrote in message
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This has troubled me deeply for a few years now.
I had read in the newspaper, about a fontfile in Windows
called WINGDINGS.TTF... and when you press "NYC"
for New York City,
it reads NYC meaning Death To Jews is Okay.

==> You've got WAY too much time on your hands, dude.

Have a great day!

Ernest
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Busterboo

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Jan 2, 2003, 5:25:34 PM1/2/03
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Thank you for confirming what I said.

Busterboo

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Jan 2, 2003, 7:43:14 PM1/2/03
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"Ernest Fairchild" <ern...@delphidude.com> wrote in message
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> "Busterboo" <nospa...@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:XeSQ9.1148$rs4.9...@newsfeed.slurp.net...
> This has troubled me deeply for a few years now.
> I had read in the newspaper, about a fontfile in Windows
> called WINGDINGS.TTF... and when you press "NYC"
> for New York City,
> it reads NYC meaning Death To Jews is Okay.
>
> ==> You've got WAY too much time on your hands, dude.
>

So does that programmer at Microsoft.

Verl

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Jan 3, 2003, 5:10:41 AM1/3/03
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Busterboo wrote:
>
> "Ernest Fairchild" <ern...@delphidude.com> wrote in message
> news:av28vl$bhfm3$1...@ID-79033.news.dfncis.de...
> > "Busterboo" <nospa...@msn.com> wrote in message
> > news:XeSQ9.1148$rs4.9...@newsfeed.slurp.net...
> > This has troubled me deeply for a few years now.
> > I had read in the newspaper, about a fontfile in Windows
> > called WINGDINGS.TTF... and when you press "NYC"
> > for New York City,
> > it reads NYC meaning Death To Jews is Okay.
> >
> > ==> You've got WAY too much time on your hands, dude.
> >
>
> So does that programmer at Microsoft.

Hate to break it to you buddy, by it is the same on my Mac. It is the
font that does it, not something from Microsoft. It is just a coincidence.

Verl

Adam Weeden

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Jan 3, 2003, 4:49:56 PM1/3/03
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wait a sec.

if i type the words "death to jews" it is hate speech! let's ban the
alphabet!!!!

your point is irrational, it's not like you hit one key and you got the
three symbols at once, you put symbols together (which by themselves are
common symbols) and formed a message (similar to heiroglyphics). If you
type in the initals MJ, it comes out as a bomb and a happy face, does that
mean that bombs make the creator of the font happy? no, it's called
COINCEDENCE, you can just as easily form the NYC message as NUC and it comes
out as death to christians is ok.

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Jeremy

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Jan 4, 2003, 12:32:06 AM1/4/03
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"Adam Weeden" <adam_...@dontspamme.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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If I type out my name it had an hand pointing to a happy face, a hand
pointing to a sun, a skull & crossbones and a Jewish star... So, if I kill
jews, I'll be happy in Haven!

Dumbass.

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Paul Murray (home)

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Jan 4, 2003, 1:34:10 AM1/4/03
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Adam Weeden wrote:
> wait a sec.
>
> if i type the words "death to jews" it is hate speech! let's ban the
> alphabet!!!!
>
> your point is irrational, it's not like you hit one key and you got the
> three symbols at once, you put symbols together (which by themselves are
> common symbols) and formed a message (similar to heiroglyphics). If you
> type in the initals MJ, it comes out as a bomb and a happy face, does that
> mean that bombs make the creator of the font happy? no, it's called
> COINCEDENCE, you can just as easily form the NYC message as NUC and it comes
> out as death to christians is ok.

"NYC" is a common acronym for "New York City". If you convert this
acronym to "WebDings" - a different windows font that is also set of
pictograms - it becomes an eye, a heart, and a picture of a skyscraper.
"I Love New York". You reckon that's a coincidence too? The message in
the WinDings font is deliberate, put there by whoever designed the font.

--
Atheism: the position that each religion is right about all the others.

Busterboo

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Jan 4, 2003, 1:39:40 PM1/4/03
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"Paul Murray (home) wrote:

"NYC" is a common acronym for "New York City".
If you convert this acronym to "WebDings" - a different
windows font that is also set of pictograms - it becomes
an eye, a heart, and a picture of a skyscraper.
"I Love New York". You reckon that's a coincidence too?
The message in the WinDings font is deliberate, put there
by whoever designed the font.

Busterboo (being serious):
Paul Murray... that thought was precious.
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Dark Jedi

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Jan 4, 2003, 7:42:12 PM1/4/03
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Busterboo wrote:
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You were an annoying but somewhat amusing nutcase. Your insistance on
HTML and a two page sig file have landed you in a killfile.

Buh-Bye until you learn some manners.

Busterboo

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Jan 4, 2003, 10:24:03 PM1/4/03
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"Dark Jedi" <ja...@nerdsempire.com> wrote in message

Busterboo wrote:

You are an annoying but somewhat amusing nutcase Dark Jedi.
Your insistance on being an asshole have landed you in a killfile.


Buh-Bye until you learn some manners.

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Busterboo

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Jan 4, 2003, 10:38:21 PM1/4/03
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"Dark Jedi" <ja...@nerdsempire.com> wrote in message

Busterboo wrote:

You are an annoying but somewhat amusing nutcase Dark Jedi.

Your insistance on being an asshole have landed you in a killfile.


Buh-Bye until you learn some manners.

You complained about that HTML file, when others post
them? Strange how something against NAZISM brought
out the true bugs in your attitude. Are you a NAZI o' Dark One?
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<http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/hovind/howgood.html>
Professor Till Exposes Kent Hovind's Diploma Mill Degree:
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http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/credentials.html
Dr. Dave Matson Exposes The Disgusting Truths on Hovind
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/hovind/
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<http://www.errantyears.com/1998/oct98/date.html>
Ready-Response Answers To Creationists: It is easier to believe
<http://vuletic.com/hume/cefec/> a lie that has been heard
Farrel Till -vs Hovind Debate 1000 times, than to believe
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Adam Weeden

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Jan 5, 2003, 1:50:30 AM1/5/03
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"Paul Murray (home)" <pmu...@bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> "NYC" is a common acronym for "New York City". If you convert this
> acronym to "WebDings" - a different windows font that is also set of
> pictograms - it becomes an eye, a heart, and a picture of a skyscraper.
> "I Love New York". You reckon that's a coincidence too? The message in
> the WinDings font is deliberate, put there by whoever designed the font.
>
>
>
> --
> Atheism: the position that each religion is right about all the others.
>
>
Just because one person decided to add what is commonly referred to as an
"easter egg" in his font, doesn't mean that every other font has a message
for those 3 particular letters. Though I would wager on the fact that it
shows an eye, a heart and a skyscraper is conicedence also. It's not like
NYC is the only place with skyscrapers, and has other icons that fit more
readily (such as an apple).

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