| Field | Calligraphy |
| Went Obsolete | 1990s |
| Made Obsolete By | Computers |
| Knowledge Assumed | A steady hand |
| When useful | Keeping your white sneakers white |
When your typewriter key sticks, when your ink pen breaks, when you mis-spell a word and just can't seem to erase it, White-Out is your best friend. Quick-drying, one could write over the offending mistake and be on with their lives without concern. Made obsolete by the invention of the Backspace key, this handy invention is long past its golden years, and is now relegated to keeping white shoes white, and assisting unscrupulous children in altering their report cards. No less than two full bottles of white-out would've been used to correct the typos originally made in this entry.
