I really wish for a specific font right now. I don't know if wordpress allows different fonts, but if they do, I am very jealous. See, I need a specific font for the word Griffonage, which means none of the following:
French word referring to a particular decorating style for Christmas Trees. -Mother Mom
A charge particle effect around a statically charged ball. Like with that crystal ball, when you touch it and your hair stands up. -Father Dad
The extent to which a person(s) resemble Peter Griffin, either in demeanor or character-Brother Kevin
...Writing hedgehogs... -Sister Jessie
A version of something else that has wings... -Cousin Dan
An indentation on the side of a castle, located outside of a window. -Sister Kimmy
Well, the fact is, Griffonage is a highly messy and illegible handwriting. And now you see why I need a handwriting font on Blogger.
The word Griffonage comes from the French word grifouner, which roughly means to scribble. This is not to be confused with a Griffone, which is an incredibly adorable dog:
Grifouner originates from the French root Griffe-, which is a claw, or a scratch. In the French language, a griffe can be used as either a claw or a manufacturing label, like a brand.
So, in that case, translating "The cat's claw ruined my designer label" would be "La griffe du chat a ruiné ma griffe." Anyways, back to Griffonage...
Griffonage has been mentioned in a few stories and novels. Not many, but books like To the Gold Coast for Gold, where the author talks about his trip to West Africa. He states "The rock is covered in griffonages, and some square-cut legible letters..."
I know this isn't as sufficient as a blog post as in the past, but I guarantee that next week's will knock your knee-high socks off.
I only wear ankle socks.
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