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Quoted Walter Wellesley “Red” Smith by Walter Winchell (Naugatuck Daily News)

Red Smith was asked if turning out a daily column wasn't quite a chore. ... "Why no," dead-panned Red. "You simply sit down at the typewriter, open your veins, and bleed."
---Walter Winchell, April 6, 1949 in the Naugatuck Daily News, p4, column 5

If opening up your veins at the typewriter and bleeding means something with respect to writing, then it must surely mean all the more when typing with a red ribbon on a Remington 666 typewriter which gives the type slugs the appearance of being covered in blood.

April 7 is the birthday of radio pundit #WalterWinchell who we #quote and back with a picture of a lion at #SanDiegoZooSafariPark. If this #quotograph speaks to you please #repost it.

“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”
― Walter Winchell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Winchell

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Walter Winchell - Wikipedia

The 20th century’s biggest gossip columnist #WalterWinchell was very influential for both good and bad reasons.

Of his biggest contributions in journalism were #Winchellism and #Winchellese - using clever phrases in attack journalism:

…An etymologist of his day said, "there are plenty of ... expressions which he has fathered and which are now current among his readers and imitators and constitute a flash language called Winchellese.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Winchell

Walter Winchell - Wikipedia