We Took the Britney Spears Handwriting Challenge, Which We Just Invented
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Early afternoon and with extreme Friday energy, the Jezebel staff began discussing the fact that most of us have never seen each others’ handwriting, in part because handwriting is an increasingly rare facet of 21st century culture. After a brief assertion by Molly Osberg that her handwriting is “actually flawless,” and because we love a good competition, we devised a challenge in which 11 staffers would each anonymously handwrite a line from Britney Spears’s “Lucky,” and video producer Lisa Fischer would both judge the quality of the writing, as well as attempt to guess which fellow staffer wrote it.
Because we took this very seriously, entries were privately assigned and submitted to editor-in-chief Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, who then compiled and presented them to Fischer. Below are her assessments.
Britney Spears’s “Lucky,” as interpreted by Jezebel Staffers
Lisa says: This bubble handwriting best embodies the spirit of Britney Spears in the year 2000.
Lisa’s guess: Ashley Reese
Actual writer: Ashley Reese
Lisa says: This handwriting starts off strong but then peters out toward the end. Just like Britney’s nemesis, Christina Aguilera’s career.
Lisa’s guess: Shannon Melero-Urena
Actual writer: Rich Juzwiak
Lisa says: This perfect script puts my own and all the other handwriting in this post to shame. Thank god for computers.
