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Old 03-23-2009, 06:41 PM
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Anyone still have one of these ? Does any company still make them?
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Old 03-23-2009, 06:45 PM
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Thats pretty funny saw a shop today while I was out that repairs them from the looks of it, so I would imagine they would sell them too. Obsolete machine
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Old 03-23-2009, 06:46 PM
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I hear a few writers still use their typewriter at home. Not sure if it's a personal habit by preference, the sound it emits, or to conserve energy from their pc.
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Old 03-23-2009, 06:46 PM
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Gobbler's Knob makes them everyday in the word ASS ociation thread. Maybe one day he'll grow up and stop being such an ass, but we won't hold our breath.
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Old 03-23-2009, 06:50 PM
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Thats pretty funny saw a shop today while I was out that repairs them from the looks of it, so I would imagine they would sell them too. Obsolete machine
Was thinking of opening a typewriter repair shop or an asbestos factory , can't decide.
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Old 03-23-2009, 06:51 PM
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Gobbler's Knob makes them everyday in the word ASS ociation thread. Maybe one day he'll grow up and stop being such an ass, but we won't hold our breath.
Dude lives for the word game, go buy a paper and do the jumble to get your rocks off.
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Old 03-23-2009, 06:51 PM
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Was thinking opening a typewriter repair shop or an asbestos factory , can't decide.
Seriously Gobbler was tempted to go in there just to see what the fuk was going on in there, it was downtown here so you know it had to some kind of front for something, lol
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Old 03-23-2009, 06:52 PM
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Dude lives for the word game, go buy a paper and do the jumble to get your rocks off.
LMAO
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Old 03-23-2009, 06:53 PM
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Seriously Gobbler was tempted to go in there just to see what the fuk was going on in there, it was downtown here so you know it had to some kind of front for something, lol
Not a good idea Chris, you would probably end up in a scene from Pulp Fiction......."Bring out the gimp"
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Old 03-23-2009, 06:54 PM
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Dude lives for the word game, go buy a paper and do the jumble to get your rocks off.
My wife takes care of that just fine thank you. Now go back and rub your pathetic excuse with asbestos and make your typewriter keys stickier!
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Old 03-23-2009, 06:56 PM
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I hear a few writers still use their typewriter at home. Not sure if it's a personal habit by preference, the sound it emits, or to conserve energy from their pc.
Was going to rent one for my winter job watching this hotel at a ski lodge up in Denver. Going to spend six months up there with my wife and daughter while I finish my novel............should be fun
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Old 03-23-2009, 06:56 PM
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My wife takes care of that just fine thank you. Now go back and rub your pathetic excuse with asbestos and make your typewriter keys stickier!
That's it we're not friends anymore
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Old 03-23-2009, 06:58 PM
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Is typewriter code for a act like the soggy biscuit?
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Old 03-23-2009, 06:59 PM
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Is typewriter code for a act like the soggy biscuit?
Ask Kidknowspicks, he's the soggy biscuit expert.
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Gobbs I miss the old typewriter
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