Nation Frightened by Block of Text
16 Mar 2010Great article from the Onion – probably more accurate than we’d like to admit.
WASHINGTON-Unable to rest their eyes on a colorful photograph or boldface heading that could be easily skimmed and forgotten about, Americans collectively recoiled Monday when confronted with a solid block of uninterrupted text.
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