...I thought you'd remember the smell of "dittos" (like I do) --
You mean the mimeographed copies?? I used to get high from them. By the time I finished sixth grade I was on a three page per day habit.
I remember dittos/mimeograph too. As a matter of fact, we still have one in the work area of my school. I can't say I see anyone use it. It's been there forever.
I remember my first job at an insurance company having to type with carbon paper. If you made a mistake you'd have to correct each copy with a typing eraser than typing tape and then white out. Now..whew!!!! It's a piece of cake typing has become. You can save documents in your computer. If you need to change the date or reword or whatever, how easy it is.
TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
