LL-L "Humor" 2009.03.07 (07) [E]

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From: Tom Mc Rae <thomas.mcrae at bigpond.com>
Subject: LL-L "Humor" 2009.03.07 (03) [E]

On 08/03/2009, at 6:32 AM,heatherrendall at tiscali.co.uk  wrote:



G B Shaw was not the easiest of people to live with, having an irascible
nature. One day on receiving the post, he exploded in fury at having been
addressed as G B Shawm " Can't people be accurate! Can't people know how to
spell!



My father was a compositor, typesetter, all his working life and worked for
the Edinburgh printing firm that produced Shaw's works at the time.



He reckoned that Shaw was one of the most atrocious spellers among author
clients. Said authors when visiting the works used to leave gifts of beer
money for the lads who got their books out, Shaw, that dedicated Socialist
and champion of Workers' Rights never gifted a farthing. By their
works.........



Regards

Tom Mc Rae

Brisbane

AUSTRALIA

"Oh wad some power the Giftie gie us,

Tae see oorsels as ithers see us

Robert Burns

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