This was a hit back in the mid 1960’s

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The song “King of the Road” appeared on the playlist last night.

“Two hours of pushin’ broom
Buys an eight by twelve four-bit room.”

I thought: I bet some economist has written a paper on the ratio of pushing broom/8x12 room over time.

Sure enough: https://t.co/PTrdgbWFRV

— David Frum (@davidfrum) May 15, 2022