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Wretched Typo the Printer

Wretched Typo the Printer
An insulting "vinegar valentine" aimed at printers.

Printer

Lead-colored claws, tobacco-stained jaws,
Wretched Typo, you cram up your stick,
Drunk today to your sorrow, half sober tomorrow,
And then swear you're a regular "brick."
Your foreman condemns how you count up your "ems,"
How you "sub" it at half-price he likes,
But the editor only, at his desk groaning lonely,
Damns you and your interminable "strikes."

For another example of a vinegar valentine, see You Teach Each Little Elf More Than You Know Yourself.

You Teach Each Little Elf More Than You Know Yourself

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