> > > > > > You don't see them much anymore, but does anybody know what a trot line is?
> > > > > > How about a quiver?
> > > > > > Have you ever seen a Deliar?
> > > > > > If somebody gave you a bamboo Fenwick, what would you have?
> > > > > > What is a Demascus barrel? (I hope I spelled that right.)
> > > > > > Would you know how to use a Linotype?
> > > > > > When was the last time you saw a bumper jack?
> > > > > > And who in heck was Moon Mullins?
> > > > > > Howard
> > > > >
> > > > > I know how to use a Linotype! Do I get a prize?
> > > > >
> > > > > Ell"the Evil"myruh
> > > >
> > > > You win a new-still-in-the-wrapper trot line! Congratulations. Please sent $25 for shipping and handling.
> > > > Howard
> > > > PS: Do you have any trouble switching back and forth between your computer keyboard and the Linotype? That would drive me nutz.
> > > > H
> > >
> > > Well, it's been awhile since I played with a Linotype machine, so I haven't tried multi-tasking between a computer and a Linotype lately. I learned about it way back in 8th grade when I was first becoming interested in Journalism.
> > >
> > > As a side note, do you think Quark Express (common program used in the newspaper business) would be compatible with a Linotype?
> > >
> > > Ell"Someday the question will be 'Would you know how to use a computer?'"myruh
> >
> >
> > I haven't touched a Linotype since 1957. I don't miss it very much.
> > Howard
>
> Howard, do I recall correctly that you were once a reporter? You should see the inside of a newsroom today!
>
> Ell"Just as chaotic, only now there are computers"myruh

Yep. I worked my way through college on a small daily. I used to write obits, real estate transfers, ball games, car wrecks and all kinds of important stuff. One time I got a bi-line on page one and I clipped it out and sent it to my mother. I also swept out the composing room, did maintence on Linotypes, read proof and copy, set corrections and poured pigs. By the time I finished school, my passion for journalism had cooled and I became a teacher. Bad move.
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