In a moment of frustration, submitted to The Cosmopolitan Shorthander (Toronto) for its May 1887 issue –
In our time, we might add: “Flood every joint with WD-40.”
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I’ve been operating my typewriter wrong for years! I now know how to use it.
Very neat post. I am only teasing about my typewriter operation.
I wonder what you think of this: http://typicaltyping.blogspot.com/2020/01/hail-typosphere.html
Indeed. I am no hater of WD-40, but it does (like everything else) have to be used correctly, and in any given situation, “correct” use varies. (To be honest, I do use WD-40 modestly, as it’s what’s around the house. I haven’t considered the lube I use on my bike chain, but that’s high-quality stuff, and expensive!)