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There's nothing more irritating than receiving junk mail that has been printed to look as though it was written by hand. It's always immediately obvious and I always find it more offensive than normal junk mail because of the lame attempt to trick me into thinking someone took the time to write the letter by hand.

So in that respect, I'm pretty sure I would be just as annoyed receiving a fake hand-written card from a friend. It's not the aesthetic of handwriting that people appreciate, it's the fact that it takes time to do.



"junk mail that has been printed to look as though it was written by hand"

Have you ever copied some documents you've hand-signed in blue ballpoint pen on a high-quality copier (or scanner/printer)?

Aside from the indentations in the paper, they look pretty damn near identical to me. I don't have an iPad but if I did I would be giving Felt a try.


> There's nothing more irritating....

There are lots of things way more irritating than that.


You're right; there's nothing more irritating than people taking figures of speech literally.


That is not a figure of speech, just something silly to say, which adds nothing.




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