Papyrus: The Gateway Font.

Ah, it seems Randal of XKCD and I share an awareness of fonts. Oh how I have struggled with the Papyrus afflicition. Users can be as young as children, drawn in either by friends or just experimenting. The consequences however can reach far into their adult lives. At a diffucult stage in my life, I too was a user of Papyrus. Sure, we diddnt call it that back then; setting the font to 'Pappy' or even just 'P' sounded more harmless than it really was. It wasn't a big deal back then, my father was a heavy user, friends and teachers encouraged the font; said it relaxes readers and gives Turkish restaurant menus an authentic feel. Then typographers started saying things: that it was tacky. Overused.

It was difficult, at first. Making the switch from Impact, and then down to more mainstream fonts like Helvetica. My mates and I slowly drifted apart as they, despite my urging continued to print in Papyrus. Every now and then I see it again in flashes. In menus. Flyers. In window shop fronts.

Lol dramatic.