My writing used to be so full of loops and swirls that when my son wanted to forge a signature for school, he used his dad’s scrawl that was much easier to copy.
A 20-something niece seemed to be having problems with some paperwork she was filling out, so I asked if I could help. She admitted that she couldn’t read the note that the employer had written with information and instructions because it was in cursive. That was easy enough for me to help her with, but I don’t know what she or others will do in the future. (Look for gray-haired people, I guess!)
My kids, now in their 30s, went to a school where the third grade teacher made a big deal of cursive, as the secret that would be revealed in 3rd grade!
I never had good handwriting and I write with a combination of printing and cursive. Those cursive capital letters are, well, yuch!
If you ever try to read cursive documents from 100 years ago, you may be surprised to find that your modern script only gets you so far. Always evolving.
The second panel of the 4/4/2021 Get Fuzzy should read … I am writing to pass along the sad news that my goldfish Dubloon has passed on to Davy Jones loo …
DennisinSeattle over 3 years ago
Good question, Bucky!
Wilde Bill over 3 years ago
Bucky is right about it being a scam.
Straker UFO over 3 years ago
Fewer people do read or write loopy anymore.
monkeysky over 3 years ago
That’s Lou F. Flowers, Bucky
Sanspareil over 3 years ago
Jack Spaniel wants the dough!
Oh and Bucky, Lou Flowers played 3rd base for the 1936 Dodgers.
Kind&Kinder over 3 years ago
Well, Lou, I ain’t got a buck, but this Bud’s for you!
Breadboard over 3 years ago
Hummmm will this “Scam” be a new Bucky start up company ?
cubswin2016 over 3 years ago
Loopy letters are Bucky’s territory.
Jeffin Premium Member over 3 years ago
Send donations down the loo just like the poor little fish.
diskus Premium Member over 3 years ago
I like loopy, though i just realized i dont write much of anything any more much less loopy
Nubmaeme over 3 years ago
My writing used to be so full of loops and swirls that when my son wanted to forge a signature for school, he used his dad’s scrawl that was much easier to copy.
Bookworm over 3 years ago
I suppose loopy writing, like the ability to read an analog clock, is no longer a “necessary skill.”
Flossie Mud Duck over 3 years ago
What a perfect name for a goldfish!
delennwen over 3 years ago
I’m surprised Bucky didn’t make a pun on “cursive”.
iggyman over 3 years ago
I get Car Warranty letters, and charities I never heard of!
bloodykate over 3 years ago
I’m LOLing!
Dragoncat over 3 years ago
Laptops are nice, but I still prefer to write with pen and paper. It just feels more gratifying for me.
christelisbetty over 3 years ago
Surprised Bucky can’t read loopy, he certainly thinks loopy.
BlitzMcD over 3 years ago
An obvious scam: Send donations. Fish named Dubloon. And yet Satchel is sad. Another Bucky victory in the cerebral department by default.
finnygirl Premium Member over 3 years ago
A 20-something niece seemed to be having problems with some paperwork she was filling out, so I asked if I could help. She admitted that she couldn’t read the note that the employer had written with information and instructions because it was in cursive. That was easy enough for me to help her with, but I don’t know what she or others will do in the future. (Look for gray-haired people, I guess!)
DennisinSeattle over 3 years ago
My kids, now in their 30s, went to a school where the third grade teacher made a big deal of cursive, as the secret that would be revealed in 3rd grade!
I never had good handwriting and I write with a combination of printing and cursive. Those cursive capital letters are, well, yuch!
If you ever try to read cursive documents from 100 years ago, you may be surprised to find that your modern script only gets you so far. Always evolving.
JesseLouisMartinez over 3 years ago
It’s from you Bucky. You’re the scammer
jamnbird over 3 years ago
The second panel of the 4/4/2021 Get Fuzzy should read … I am writing to pass along the sad news that my goldfish Dubloon has passed on to Davy Jones loo …
Not “latrine …”
Get it? … loo … lieu … Lou …