bug#17983: 24.4.50; digit keys in *Messages* unhelpful, hang Emacs, etc.

[Glenn Morris]

Part of this is you trying
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2013-09/msg00284.html

again. This is about the third time now. Give it a rest.

For the rest, read the help of quoted-insert.

If you want to type text, maybe try text-mode?

If you have a clear, reproducible recipe to freeze Emacs starting from
emacs -Q, I suggest opening a new report that just gives that recipe,
minus all the invective.