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[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

yes but a factotum is a person who does general, menial jobs, and Bukowski was writing about his (assumed true) experience finding work after being rejected for ~~thrww1~~ the WW2 draft. (EDIT: typo)

[-] 12345678@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

It was WWII, and I don't know if he actually got rejected, the end of Ham on Rye implies he just didn't register.

[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

typo, I meant 2.

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