The font was created back in 1982 by Chris Costello, but it seems to have really come into vogue over the past few years. I can't be certain, but it seems to be a font that is being used by a lot of vinyl printing companies.
The offending font
Now, Papyrus does have it's place. I think it's fine if you are doing something related to Egypt, but that's about it. I've come across it being used for everything from lawn services to day care. I don't get what people are thinking when they choose it for such things but, I have to assume, that they are not designers.
Here are a few confusing uses of the font:
Hopefully this trend will die out in the near future....
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