Green ink

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==External inks==
 
==External inks==
*[http://www.astorehouseofknowledge.info/Template:Tq ASK <nowiki>{{</nowiki>Tq<nowiki>}}</nowiki>] for a classic example.  It used to be "small gray" ink, though.
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*[http://www.astorehouseofknowledge.info/Template:Tq ASK <nowiki>{{</nowiki>Tq<nowiki>}}</nowiki>] for a classic example.  It used to be "small gray" ink, though, until a RationalWiki editor changed it to green.
  
  

Revision as of 10:54, 23 October 2010

Green ink is a British journalistic term for the frothing of lunatics. Back when letters to newspapers were written on "paper" using "ink", the nutters would supposedly always write their IMPORTANT INFORMATION in green. It is not known just how many such letters actually were, or if this is just urban legend.

The term remains a useful metaphor for similar frothing in the electronic age, even though the pages are likely to include every colour rejected from the rainbow, in a tasty variety of fonts. Though the truly exquisite green ink is often found in carefully-formatted black and white PDFs.

See also

External inks

  • ASK {{Tq}} for a classic example. It used to be "small gray" ink, though, until a RationalWiki editor changed it to green.


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