You don’t have to take my word when Wikipedia exists :) I think this version must be popular with older folks, I have a boomer prof who writes them as shown in the OP image
Okay, then why do they have to describe the character on Wikipedia?
There’s no actual Unicode font with that character?
There’s no reference image scans of that character?
Hell, the one and only one close example is a mirror image.
To me, what I saw on my screen is a number 3 with a couple dots.
Look, I’ve dealt with lead printing press plates, over 3000 fonts on computers, and have proven handwriting forgeries in court.
Yet I’ve never seen the ampersand symbol written, printed or typed in that manner, and Wikipedia doesn’t even seem to have much of any visual evidence of it, just a description…
Point is it’s apparently not recognized as a standard Unicode character. I don’t read E and 3 the same way, I’m not dyslexic.
So I saw an unusual character I have never seen before, and wondered what the character’s origins were. What I discovered is that it’s apparently a dyslexic mirror handwritten ampersand of a long lost character typeface or handwriting style.
Initially I thought it was just a custom fancy handwritten 3.
So sue me for never seeing dyslexic mirror graffiti out in the wild before.
Point is it’s apparently not recognized as a standard Unicode character
The standard ampersand is U+0026, and there is also a small ampersand, a full-width ampersand, a turned 180-degree ampersand, and 6 stylized versions that were carryovers from wingdings. It is also significantly older than Unicode, and is a standard key on qwerty keyboards (shift-7)
“I was wrong on the internet, so YOU must have a disability to have understood what several other people understood.”
If you had just humbled yourself and said “oh shit, I didn’t know that. I learned something today. Thanks, guys!” then everybody would cheer you on. Have a better attitude, seek self improvement, and you’ll be a much happier person surrounded by pleasant people.
Fair, was focused on messing around with the marks above and below and forgot to double-check. ̗̀𑙓
[Dead-horse beating edit so you’re not getting useless notification spam: I see what you mean, it’s not very consistent between my devices either. Haven’t found a combination that matches, looks good, and shows up correctly across the different systems.]
I apologize if I have somehow upset you or others with my lack of knowledge on what this meme graffiti refers to.
I happen to live in Mississippi and still haven’t seen a single news report of a second hanging, nor has anyone even shared an actual news article link covering the second hanging.
Keep in mind, Mississippi is actively blocking and censoring our internet and news, and the only one hanging they have covered, they’ve declared it as a suicide. So I had no clue why what appeared to me to be a list missing #1, my fucking bad.
Literally no news here in this state regarding a second hanging, so sorry I was in the dark on this. Sorry I misinterpreted the ‘meme’, I’m living in the very state trying to keep us in the dark on this.
You do NOT have to be a douchebag, literally two days after the comment you so rudely told me to shut up on. After two days (can you count days?), I had already shut up.
But you just had to rudely resurrect the mostly dead thread to start shit. Try to be better than that, like maybe provide me a link to an actual news article regarding the second hanging or something, cuz only Tate Reeves and the other politicians of Mississippi know why they’re literally keeping that out of our own news…
Or, ya know, if all you can do is curse at me, two days after the comment you responded to no less, there’s a simpler solution, you could just move on your merry way…
I’d like to think you might understand a little better now and might possibly try to be a better person than just cursing.
You could either ignore me, block me, or if I may ask, do you have a proper news article link to update me on what Mississippi is apparently censoring?
Well, that one is backwards. It’s usually an E. Because an ampersand is originally the latin word “et” (meaning “and”). If you use an epsilon (ε) instead of an E and then cross it, it’s a stylized “et”.
And now you’re burdened with more useless knowledge!
Stop playing as a bot without telling us you’re a bot. Have you considered using your bot brain to go look further, or do you require further instructions?
Bruh, I left this thread yesterday after I was informed there was a second hanging at/near Delta State University.
Kinda fucking awkward to learn that news from Lemmy, considering I live in Mississippi, but you gotta consider that Mississippi is actively trying to censor our internet and news a lot more than most other states.
Sadly, this is still the only source of information I’ve seen regarding a second hanging, they’re damn sure not putting that on our news channels here…
This doesn’t mean 2 men.
This has #2 and #3 in a list, but where is #1? 🤔
The implication should be obvious, the dictators and oligarchs are working towards erasing critical history…
The & symbol they wrote looks like a three I guess. It’s saying that “two Black men were lynched &…”
Yep. That’s how my father wrote his “and” symbols.
Umm, okay. I’ve never seen it written or typed that way before, guess I’ll just have to take your word on it. 🤷
The thing is, they wrote it backwards.
All these symbols come from the Latin ‘et’.
huh. that’s the way i have always done it. backwards, apparently.
You don’t have to take my word when Wikipedia exists :) I think this version must be popular with older folks, I have a boomer prof who writes them as shown in the OP image
Okay, then why do they have to describe the character on Wikipedia?
There’s no actual Unicode font with that character?
There’s no reference image scans of that character?
Hell, the one and only one close example is a mirror image.
To me, what I saw on my screen is a number 3 with a couple dots.
Look, I’ve dealt with lead printing press plates, over 3000 fonts on computers, and have proven handwriting forgeries in court.
Yet I’ve never seen the ampersand symbol written, printed or typed in that manner, and Wikipedia doesn’t even seem to have much of any visual evidence of it, just a description…
Tf you want them to do? Link to an interpretive dance on the subject? It’s Wikipedia. They explain shit.
Point is it’s apparently not recognized as a standard Unicode character. I don’t read E and 3 the same way, I’m not dyslexic.
So I saw an unusual character I have never seen before, and wondered what the character’s origins were. What I discovered is that it’s apparently a dyslexic mirror handwritten ampersand of a long lost character typeface or handwriting style.
Initially I thought it was just a custom fancy handwritten 3.
So sue me for never seeing dyslexic mirror graffiti out in the wild before.
The standard ampersand is
U+0026, and there is also a small ampersand, a full-width ampersand, a turned 180-degree ampersand, and 6 stylized versions that were carryovers from wingdings. It is also significantly older than Unicode, and is a standard key on qwerty keyboards (shift-7)Unicode standards don’t say anything about the font.
Cool story.
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Yes, because people like you must have Dyslexia and didn’t see the reverse image I did.
Lmao.
“I was wrong on the internet, so YOU must have a disability to have understood what several other people understood.”
If you had just humbled yourself and said “oh shit, I didn’t know that. I learned something today. Thanks, guys!” then everybody would cheer you on. Have a better attitude, seek self improvement, and you’ll be a much happier person surrounded by pleasant people.
Fair, was focused on messing around with the marks above and below and forgot to double-check. ̗̀𑙓
[Dead-horse beating edit so you’re not getting useless notification spam: I see what you mean, it’s not very consistent between my devices either. Haven’t found a combination that matches, looks good, and shows up correctly across the different systems.]
The final character in your last posted comment doesn’t even show up here, it’s just a box with an X in it.
I’ll take people’s word on it…
Holy shit, shut the fuck up.
Holy fuck that shit was unnecessary, that was 2 days ago.
Clearly I already shut the fuck up, you should try doing the same, asshole.
No, seriously, just shut the fuck up you insufferable twat.
I apologize if I have somehow upset you or others with my lack of knowledge on what this meme graffiti refers to.
I happen to live in Mississippi and still haven’t seen a single news report of a second hanging, nor has anyone even shared an actual news article link covering the second hanging.
Keep in mind, Mississippi is actively blocking and censoring our internet and news, and the only one hanging they have covered, they’ve declared it as a suicide. So I had no clue why what appeared to me to be a list missing #1, my fucking bad.
Literally no news here in this state regarding a second hanging, so sorry I was in the dark on this. Sorry I misinterpreted the ‘meme’, I’m living in the very state trying to keep us in the dark on this.
You do NOT have to be a douchebag, literally two days after the comment you so rudely told me to shut up on. After two days (can you count days?), I had already shut up.
But you just had to rudely resurrect the mostly dead thread to start shit. Try to be better than that, like maybe provide me a link to an actual news article regarding the second hanging or something, cuz only Tate Reeves and the other politicians of Mississippi know why they’re literally keeping that out of our own news…
Or, ya know, if all you can do is curse at me, two days after the comment you responded to no less, there’s a simpler solution, you could just move on your merry way…
I’d like to think you might understand a little better now and might possibly try to be a better person than just cursing.
You could either ignore me, block me, or if I may ask, do you have a proper news article link to update me on what Mississippi is apparently censoring?
I think of it like a non-cursive &…
Well, that one is backwards. It’s usually an E. Because an ampersand is originally the latin word “et” (meaning “and”). If you use an epsilon (ε) instead of an E and then cross it, it’s a stylized “et”.
And now you’re burdened with more useless knowledge!
Indeed I learned a thing today.
Did you know that only 27% of social media users know how to sharpen a pencil?
According to recent research, 89℅ of modern AI users know how to sharpen their finger in a pencil sharpener…
Today’s lesson brought to you by the letter &
/s
Why is this relevant at all?
2 Black men were found hung. That’s the fucking thing that matters.
Well shit, you coulda at least been decent enough to tell me they found a second hanging body. ☹️
I’m actually from Mississippi, though not from that region. Sorry I wasn’t aware of the second deceased, my bad. First I’m hearing about that…
There is no context of time, there have been many thousands of people hung over time.
Is there a specific context I’m supposed to take this as?
Stop playing as a bot without telling us you’re a bot. Have you considered using your bot brain to go look further, or do you require further instructions?
Bruh, I left this thread yesterday after I was informed there was a second hanging at/near Delta State University.
Kinda fucking awkward to learn that news from Lemmy, considering I live in Mississippi, but you gotta consider that Mississippi is actively trying to censor our internet and news a lot more than most other states.
Sadly, this is still the only source of information I’ve seen regarding a second hanging, they’re damn sure not putting that on our news channels here…
That isn’t a 3.