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Dear Jack, | Dear Jack, | ||
O what a fall was there! I can hardly believe it - always expected Himself to end impaled on his own blue pencil & carried out on a bed of galley proofs to the sound of muted trumpets. Sounds like a combination of | O what a fall was there! I can hardly believe it - always expected Himself to end impaled on his own blue pencil & carried out on a bed of galley proofs to the sound of muted trumpets. Sounds like a combination of Khrushchev and Willy Lomax. (Lohman? oh well, you know.) | ||
Lucky you, trotting off to Europe - me, I haven't even been to the World's Fair yet. Still writing science - now at Pfizer (pills) rhapsodizing on ulcers & high blood pressure. This is a [[underlined: big]] company that has grown so fast it is self conscious about it - worries about the corporate image and wouldn't dare | Lucky you, trotting off to Europe - me, I haven't even been to the World's Fair yet. Still writing science - now at Pfizer (pills) rhapsodizing on ulcers & high blood pressure. This is a [[underlined: big]] company that has grown so fast it is self conscious about it - worries about the corporate image and wouldn't dare pull a Scrooge on the staff - in consequence the working day is short and gay. However some fink is trying to get the joint organized. Head of Technical Writing (my niche) is a Viennese Napoleon - real conversation | ||
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in red pencil in top margin Xmas 1964
Dear Jack,
O what a fall was there! I can hardly believe it - always expected Himself to end impaled on his own blue pencil & carried out on a bed of galley proofs to the sound of muted trumpets. Sounds like a combination of Khrushchev and Willy Lomax. (Lohman? oh well, you know.) Lucky you, trotting off to Europe - me, I haven't even been to the World's Fair yet. Still writing science - now at Pfizer (pills) rhapsodizing on ulcers & high blood pressure. This is a underlined: big company that has grown so fast it is self conscious about it - worries about the corporate image and wouldn't dare pull a Scrooge on the staff - in consequence the working day is short and gay. However some fink is trying to get the joint organized. Head of Technical Writing (my niche) is a Viennese Napoleon - real conversation