The TypeMatching Flash app lets you drag two fonts from the left side into the stage area... to see how well the two types mix when dating (fonts available are Mistral, Papyrus, Comic Sans, Helvetica, Stencil, and American Typewriter). It"s all in preparation for upcoming Valentine"s Day on Thursday, February 14th, and an ad campaign for the Extensis font managing service*.
The video quality is kinda on the low end and the site could be more original but you gotta give credit to the creators for having come up with lots of video short clips. I tried the clash of philosophies by dating Comic Sans with
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