The Curious Historical Document Concludes...
		Chaotic filing was just one source of that superiority of moral fibre possessed by the 'life in the raw' pre-electronic author. We have already witnessed (in laser-intensified sterophonic holo-vision, for all I know) the harsh realities of 'write rage', when allowed to go out of control. But we early pluminids were aware of the cultural benefits of harnessing this anger, and re-channelling it into some less damaging (or, at least, less expensive) form of communication. And, so it came about that a sophisticated linguistic codification of wrath subtly evolved, so that, on the one hand, carpets, windows, typewriters, and marriages could be spared the ravages of destruction, and, on the other, the very species of Homo Prospectus could be protected from the degenerative effects of complacency, and its editorial sub-species saved from extinction through over-enthusiastic mutual back-patting activity. This verbal safety-valve has become known as whingeing, and, through the near-instinctive use of its varied modes of expression, paleolithic pen-pushers have averted bloodshed and salvaged their egos when confronted with some perceived threat - unreliable equipment, inaccurate printing, editorial hatchet-wielding, another writer doing something the first writer wished he'd thought of himself... but not using proper grammar, and so on. Thus, the need for painful self-destruction is avoided, and any hint of inferiority turned into a 'moral victory' by the persuasive powers of whingeing. I could go on forever... but what's the point? I don't suppose anyone in the age of electronic publishing will look twice at this manuscript. My trouble is that I was born out of my time. If only I'd had the breaks, I coulda been someone, Eddie. I coulda been a contender... I'd like to have a good long whinge about it, but the art has been lost completely. Author's note :  This authentic manuscript article was constructed using genuine recycled job application forms, an Olivetti Lettera 22 portable typewriters, and three gallons of A16 Tipp-ex.