Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for October 31, 2014

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computer efficiency ernest hemingway's new typewriter what if... 1925 man: here's your new typewriter, ernest! ernest: ah, thank you! so, now to work on ym first novel! just me and my typewriter! man: here's how it works... you put the paper in here, and you can edit as you are writitng! ernest: this is a marvel! man: but this typewriter does so much more. press this button and it becomes a telephone. ernest: fantastic! man: press this button and it shows all your correspondence, instantly! ernest: keen! man: press this button and it becomes a movie theater. ernest: remarkable! man: press this button and it beocmes a limitless library! ernest: good lord! man: and this... ernest: that's quite enough! i'm ready to start my novel! man: of course. ernest: but of course, first i should check incoming correspondence... and perhaps i'll be inspired if i quickly view a movie... ring ernest: ah, i'll get that... 1961 woman: how tragic! took his own life. man 2: but what a life! he'll always be remembered as the author of several 140-character jokes and the inventor of the smiley face! :)