Posted on 09/09/2005 5:42:06 AM PDT by Dog
Howlin, every single one of these memos to file is in a proportionally spaced font, probably Palatino or Times New Roman.
In 1972 people used typewriters for this sort of thing, and typewriters used monospaced fonts.
The use of proportionally spaced fonts did not come into common use for office memos until the introduction of laser printers, word processing software, and personal computers. They were not widespread until the mid to late 90's. Before then, you needed typesetting equipment, and that wasn't used for personal memos to file. Even the Wang systems that were dominant in the mid 80's used monospaced fonts.
I am saying these documents are forgeries, run through a copier for 15 generations to make them look old.
This should be pursued aggressively.
47 posted on 09/08/2004 11:59:43 PM EDT by Buckhead
I can't believe it's been a year.
The birth of the pajamahadeen.
Buckhead Rules!!
The day FR really went mainstream..
The pajamahadeen have always been here.
Our finest hour ...
We need to have an anniversary for this every year...
You know, like the media does for Watergate.
Notice the time. Just a few seconds before midnight. That is so appropriate! The midnight hour! the end of the MSM dominance, once and for all!..................
To: HowlinSee: TankerKC Raised First Questions about SeeBS Memos Authenticity and of course Live Thread: Ben Barnes and CBS Attempt Another Bush Smear (60 Minutes)
WE NEED TO SEE THOSE MEMOS AGAIN!
They are not in the style that we used when I came in to the USAF. They looked like the style and format we started using about 12 years ago (1992). Our signature blocks were left justified, now they are rigth of center...like the ones they just showed.
Can we get a copy of those memos?
107 posted on 09/08/2004 8:19:00 PM EDT by TankerKC (R.I.P. Spc Trevor A. Win'E American Hero)
I totally agree. I'll do my part.
That was great. Thanks for posting this reminder.
Dog,
Thanks for posting this.
If Buckhead gets to San Francisco, there's a free adult beverage waiting for him at the Washington Square Bar and Grill.
BTTT
TankerKC was about the format of the memo's, and it was Buckhead that showed the memo's were fake due to their formatting using a computer, not the page's format, which would have been difficult to the time frame of the changeover to the format used in the memo's.
I should also mention Howlin's role in keeping the small fire started by TankerKC burning, setting the stage for Buckhead's now famous post.
Also interesting is to see some of the comments about how pursuing the forgery angle would be a dead end :) Healthy skepticism to be sure, but I'll bet they wish they could hide those posts!
For those interested in a trip down memory lane, here is a great post that has the timeline and the links to the many threads and posts now a part of history: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1212342/posts?page=4#4
History BUMP
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