its my use of uppercase, innit Tim?
BTW, I'm old enough to have physically held not only an 'upper case' but also a 'lower case' in my hands. Metal type is heavy, very heavy.
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there you go : regardless of whether it's about the old harris tweed or not, amphetamine-fuelled covers just about all of them!
Well I was handsome and I was strong
And I knew the words to every song.
"Did my singing please you?"
"No! The words you sang were wrong!"
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"Did my singing please you?"
"No! The words you sang were wrong!"
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Oh Yes. Clear as crystal, my friend.James Blast wrote:its my use of uppercase, innit Tim?
Good God, I could just imagine trying to post to Heartland by clicking each metal letter in place. Survival of the fittest? Quiffy would never have to ban again. That said, he probably wouldn't be able to anyway.James Blast wrote: BTW, I'm old enough to have physically held not only an 'upper case' but also a 'lower case' in my hands. Metal type is heavy, very heavy.
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Back in the day, my dad used to work in a printing shop where they used lead type on huge offset-litho presses (called Heidelburgs but known "affectionately" as Heidelbuggers). The type-setter that had been there longest could set an A4 page of fully-justified 10 point type in about three minutes. They had a competition and he beat the typist for speed.
To this day I can still read the mirror-image you get on set type as easily as reading "right-way-round" print.
To this day I can still read the mirror-image you get on set type as easily as reading "right-way-round" print.
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
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