{"id":28,"date":"2008-04-10T20:40:08","date_gmt":"2008-04-11T04:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fanglord.net\/blog\/?p=28"},"modified":"2008-04-10T20:40:08","modified_gmt":"2008-04-11T04:40:08","slug":"figure-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fanglord.net\/blog\/?p=28","title":{"rendered":"Figure One"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many years ago, I ran across an ASCII drawing of a raised middle finger. It was labeled “Figure 1.” The accompanying text directed the reader to “see Figure 1.”<\/p>\n

This whole concept so delighted me that since then, I haven’t been able to see the phrase “see Figure 1” without thinking of flipping someone the bird.<\/p>\n

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Figure 1<\/em><\/p>\n
Note that if you need, for some reason, to reproduce this, it's probably a good idea to go to the source<\/a> where I found it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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