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Written by Joe Sondow :verified: on 2024-09-14 at 09:04

If I put a sign on my door asking people to please not steal my packages, what font would be most effective?

Garamond, right?

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Written by Jake Hamilton on 2024-09-14 at 09:07

@JoeSondow handwritten perhaps? 🤔

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Written by Charlie Stross on 2024-09-14 at 09:07

@JoeSondow No. Your sign needs to be in Comic Sans, and read: 'Hi! Before you steal my packages, be advised that some of the edibles are poison and some of the electronics are rigged to catch fire and explode. Have a nice day! Signed, The Joker".

Then leave out an Amazon box containing dog shit or unrefrigerated mixed mushrooms or sea food …

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Written by Daniel Barlow on 2024-09-14 at 09:29

@cstross @JoeSondow "Free parcels, help yourself.[*] " then in smaller writing "first month free, £37.99 thereafter, minimum term 18 months. To cancel, write to PO Box nnn..."

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Written by Joe Sondow :verified: on 2024-09-14 at 10:25

@cstross OMG i wonder if this would work

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Written by Dr Ro Smith on 2024-09-14 at 09:12

@JoeSondow surely Impact would be more impactful.

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Written by In Search of a Better World on 2024-09-14 at 13:48

@JoeSondow

If the internet is to be believed, you should use Comic Sans and then even thieves will shun you for its use...

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Written by Pteryx the Puzzle Secretary on 2024-09-14 at 16:46

@JoeSondow I'd probably seek out a font that's evocative of the military or one of those angry-men-with-guns "militias". Something whose appearance is suggestive of consequences for porch thieves without actually making any sort of threat you could be sued over.

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