D.C.'s favorite political newspaper, Politico, reports that a congressman's office sent out an e-mail to colleagues that contained a "lighted bomb symbol" next to the rep's signature. Obviously, that was not the intent.

Turns out that the congresscritter's staff uses a "specific font" for the signature and, as luck would have it, if the receiving computer doesn't have the font loaded, the computer shows a red bomb icon.

I wasn't able to find the article online, but the image can be seen below, courtesy of Google images.

The point is that while we repeat over and over how much words matter (and yes, political candidates, that applies to you too - whether you like it or not), so do images, especially if you get off the reservation with fonts. Stick with Arial or TNR. That way, you can be sure, and so can your boss, that you won't be e-mailing any bombs.