Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Philly's fifth type-in



"The typists followed [Mike McGettigan's] instructions to write a brief message and then keep hitting the carriage return until the white sheaf of paper, tied by ribbon to a balloon, lifted up into a bright blue sky."

 Full story here.

 PS: "The Typist" is just a few hundred dollars away from its target.
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2 comments:

Bill M said...

That was a great idea. It'll be nice to know where all the words land.

October 23, 2013 at 3:32 PM
Ted said...

as of the 29th, "The Typist" has exceeded it's goal (:

October 29, 2013 at 1:59 PM

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