# Why is it so big?? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 9, 2001, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-big/75674 "2001-08-09T21:43:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shannybonanny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@shannybonanny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shannybonanny)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2001, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-big/75674/1 "2001-08-09T21:43:20Z")
Okay, is it still doing it? ---
**Author:** ![shannybonanny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@shannybonanny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shannybonanny)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2001, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-big/75674/2 "2001-08-09T21:44:40Z")
Oh, thank God! Hey guys, is there some key combo that changes the size of your font and then goes away? 'Cause that just happened to me and it freaked me out. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2001, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-big/75674/3 "2001-08-09T21:46:52Z")
My god, man! Look at the size of that thing! It’s, it’s, _leviathan_. No, it’s bigger yet. It’s _Holy Roman Empire-sized_! I’ve no idea what you are talking about. Everything appears normal sized to me. ---
**Author:** ![mblackwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5fc32e/32.png) [@mblackwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mblackwell)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2001, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-big/75674/4 "2001-08-09T21:51:25Z")
Did you hold down Alt and type vxl or vxg? ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2001, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-big/75674/5 "2001-08-09T21:54:54Z")
It’s so big … … there’s still snow on top of it in the summer. … it won’t return Spielberg’s calls. … it’s _right behind you_! ---
**Author:** ![shannybonanny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@shannybonanny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shannybonanny)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2001, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-big/75674/6 "2001-08-09T22:04:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mblackwell \* > \*\*Did you hold down Alt and type vxl or vxg? \*\* I don’t think so…Wait a sec…Okay, nope. It was ctrl-], I think. Hey, I just learned a handy-dandy new trick! Way too cool! I can make it bigger…I can make it smaller…I am the Font Goddess! 🙂 All Arials will bow to me! ---
**Author:** ![warmgun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecccb3/32.png) [@warmgun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/warmgun)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2001, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-big/75674/7 "2001-08-09T22:27:24Z")
…It has it’s own moon. ---
**Author:** ![shannybonanny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@shannybonanny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shannybonanny)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2001, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-big/75674/8 "2001-08-09T22:37:25Z")
Thanks **mblackwell**! As for the rest of you all…pssh. Smart-alecks. Reminds me why I quit lurking and registered with this board in the first place! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2001, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-big/75674/9 "2001-08-10T00:10:44Z")
Genetics, baby. Pure genetics. ---
**Author:** ![warmgun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecccb3/32.png) [@warmgun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/warmgun)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2001, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-big/75674/10 "2001-08-10T00:14:09Z")
Coldfire, cite please… ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2001, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-big/75674/11 "2001-08-10T00:20:07Z")
Say! YOu aren’t related to **Shirley, Shirley, bobirley,banana fanna fofirley** are you? ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2001, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-big/75674/12 "2001-08-10T00:38:20Z")
I believe that holding ctrl and scrolling the mouse wheel will change font size for you as well, at least in IE. ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2001, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-big/75674/13 "2001-08-10T08:08:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by waterj2 \* > \*\*I believe that holding ctrl and scrolling the mouse wheel will change font size for you as well, at least in IE. \*\* Whoooooooooooooooooooooooooa, duuuuuude. So THAT’S how I screwed up my screen a couple months back 😃 ---
**Author:** ![warmgun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecccb3/32.png) [@warmgun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/warmgun)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2001, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-big/75674/14 "2001-08-11T07:34:22Z")
test ---
**Author:** ![arachnidlove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@arachnidlove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arachnidlove)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2001, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-big/75674/15 "2001-08-11T08:26:22Z")
Thank you soo much everybody. It was driving me nuts too. I don’t remember what I did but I rememeber holding down the control key to cut and paste something…and poof…My font blew up. Now I’m happy. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2001, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-big/75674/16 "2001-08-11T10:03:13Z")
It’s not, really. (Sad face goes here) Sorry, it is a gun. Sir Rhosis ---
**Author:** ![poohpah\_chalupa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/91b2a8/32.png) [@poohpah\_chalupa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/poohpah_chalupa)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2001, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-big/75674/17 "2001-08-11T10:45:08Z")
test ---
**Author:** ![Epimetheus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2001, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-big/75674/18 "2001-08-11T12:40:37Z")
I had surgery. Can’t tell can you, the scars just went away like they never were. Can you hold it now, my back is starting to hurt. ---
**Author:** ![shannybonanny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@shannybonanny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shannybonanny)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2001, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-big/75674/19 "2001-08-11T16:52:19Z")
Ohhh dude…that’s baaad… 😛 You and Coldfire should start a club. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Coldfire \* > \*\*Genetics, baby. Pure genetics. \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Mikahw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Mikahw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikahw)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2001, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-big/75674/20 "2001-08-12T04:39:25Z")
> [@](#): > > Why is it so big?? JESUS CHRIST! You can see it from that far away?? Someone hand me a towel, quick! Alternate answer: _One credit card receipt for Swedish made penis enlarger…signed by Austin Powers._ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-big/75674.md?page=2)