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Boston Globe—Boston Globe via Getty Images by [Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Oct 18, 2014 7:27 PM UTC We’ve all had this thought: Why can’t my typewriter use the Comic Sans typeface? Well, if you like Comic Sans, you may have had that thought, anyway. And if you have a typewriter. But designer Jesse England seems to fit the bill. After reading a typewritten document, he realized there was nothing stopping him from giving a typewriter the most annoying font ever created. So he invented the Sincerity Machine, etching Comic Sans letters with a laser engraver and gluing them onto a 1970s Brother Charger 11 typewriter. England is sympathetic to the font. “While making it, I thought a lot about the Comic Sans typeface and how ridiculed it is. But it is also a mark of sincerity for those who do not have graphic design experience. 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