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  Bum Life

  02.21.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  I see this stuff everywhere, but never with an ampersand.
  I really like that Kevin has tagged this: Does anyone want to make a crappy mumblecore movie and use this bro’s handwriting in the credits?
  Street art like this brings out the grumpy old man in me.

• reader links

  Ampersand Rubix Cube

  02.19.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  I have never solved one of these things ever. I don’t think I have the patience.

  Thanks Sarah.

• reader links

  A Bird Shaped Ampersand

  02.18.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Possibly a waterfowl.

• ampersands I like, reader links

  Daily Ampersand Project

  02.15.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  The Daily Ampersand Project. It starts here on her blog and then you can see the end results here on her indexhibit site.
  Like many things, this was sent to me a long time ago and sat in my inbox forever while I was too busy to post.
  Pretty cool stuff. I am always glad to [...]

• edible, reader links

  Found while headed to the Grand Canyon

  01.16.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  A pretty cool looking ampersand-esque pretzel.
  I like it.
  Thanks Jesse

• ampersands I like, reader links, signage

  Galante’s Bikes & Surreys

  01.14.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  From Ocean City, New Jersey

• ampersands I like, edible, reader links

  Amperspam

  01.14.10 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  or Spampersand?

  I tagged this as “edible” even though that really doesn’t apply to spam.
  Thanks Joe.

• reader links, tattoo

  Engagement Tattoo

  01.13.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

• reader links, tattoo

  30th Birthday Ampersand Tattoo

  01.12.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  A reader sent this in.
  Inspired by Robert Granjon. (Sorry, only the French have stepped up and put together a Wikipedia page about Robert Granjon.)

• edible, reader links

  Delicious Pretzel

  12.18.09 | Permalink | 2 Comments

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A scribal abbreviation for and. Derived from the Latin word "et."

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I like the ampersand. I think it is often the most attractive character of them all. This blog is an attempt to give this humble ligature the respect it deserves. If you would like to submit some ampersand-related content, please let me know.

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