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Fountain Pens. What's the attraction?
Outside of their appeal as pretty little objects, i like the smoothness of a properly adjusted fountain pen. When i use a fountain pen, my hand doesn't get tired. Ballpoints require too much pressure and i end up with cramps. I like having a variety of lines, and there are all sorts of fountain pen nibs that give different sort of lines. I do like playing with old flexible nibs, and that's something that a ballpoint or rollerball just can't duplicate. I like the choice of ink (and truth be told, i also like fussing with them.) Finally, my handwriting is much better with fountain pens than with ball points. In sum, with fountain pens, the process of writing is more pleasant and the output much prettier. It's a no-brainer. I also like that FPs are reusable. FP use alone will not save the earth, but all the same, it does bug me to throw things away when there are reusable alternatives. -- |
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Fountain Pens. What's the attraction?
Google wrote: My Big Red is captivating... no skinny BIC is gonna attract goils. Actually is the fountain pen ink, the pheromones of Peman Emerald Green attracts virgins... Omas Vespucci Red pheromones attracts hussys. Well this information will send me out shopping!!! |
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Fountain Pens. What's the attraction?
In article om, JimL wrote:
[snip] time to develop. Finally, I know it's a bit of showmanship, but for the office visitor waiting through this uncapping and writing ritual, [snip] If I want to be even more "impressive," I open up a leather folder with a pad or single sheets of nice paper. I know, it's theater, image, [snip] Plus the time this takes slows down the negotiating time. haha. the "theatre" also works in a meeting for me. :-) regards, Pam's Ode to Spammers & Telemarketers May all spammers & telemarketers die an agonizing death; have no burial places; their souls be chased by demons in Gehenna from one room to another for 1000 years. |
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Fountain Pens. What's the attraction?
On Wed, 7 Nov 2007 12:13:13 -0500, MatthewK
wrote: * The Visitor wrote: Okay guys, I'm curious if anybody will share their reason for liking fountain pens. After getting into fountain pens my penmenship improved as well as muscle fatigue decreasing. Why am I willing to put up with non-perfect pens? It's old-timey and says a lot about perfection. I suppose I like the anachronist nature of being a FP user. Unfortunately, a lot of the people who are in it for the "anachronist nature" are assholes. Fortunately, most of these assholes don't have computers and so we don't have to endure their displays of rank stupidity here or on FPN. The few we've got here and on FPN are more than enough. The stupidest reason to use fountain pens is because they're "old timey". |
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Fountain Pens. What's the attraction?
* The Drunken Lord wrote:
On Wed, 7 Nov 2007 12:13:13 -0500, MatthewK wrote: Why am I willing to put up with non-perfect pens? It's old-timey and says a lot about perfection. I suppose I like the anachronist nature of being a FP user. Unfortunately, a lot of the people who are in it for the "anachronist nature" are assholes. Fortunately, most of these assholes don't have computers and so we don't have to endure their displays of rank stupidity here or on FPN. The few we've got here and on FPN are more than enough. Whats your excuse for bein an asshole then? Did FPN kick you out or something. The stupidest reason to use fountain pens is because they're "old timey". What are your reasons for fp use? matthew ohio |
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Fountain Pens. What's the attraction?
On Sat, 5 Apr 2008 15:23:28 -0400, MatthewK
wrote: * The Drunken Lord wrote: On Wed, 7 Nov 2007 12:13:13 -0500, MatthewK wrote: Why am I willing to put up with non-perfect pens? It's old-timey and says a lot about perfection. I suppose I like the anachronist nature of being a FP user. Unfortunately, a lot of the people who are in it for the "anachronist nature" are assholes. Fortunately, most of these assholes don't have computers and so we don't have to endure their displays of rank stupidity here or on FPN. The few we've got here and on FPN are more than enough. Whats your excuse for bein an asshole then? Did FPN kick you out or something. I'm sure I'd be banned if I posted there what I've posted here. It's probably bad manners on my part to do it here even, but if you've been there, you know what I'm talking about. But most all of the anachronistic assholes in question not only don't know which end is up, but they've never heard of the usenet. The stupidest reason to use fountain pens is because they're "old timey". What are your reasons for fp use? I like the different color inks you can get from PR and Noodler's. If I wasn't into fine jewelry, why the hell else would I use a fountain pen? |
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Fountain Pens. What's the attraction?
* The Drunken Lord wrote:
On Sat, 5 Apr 2008 15:23:28 -0400, MatthewK wrote: I'm sure I'd be banned if I posted there what I've posted here. It's probably bad manners on my part to do it here even, but if you've been there, you know what I'm talking about. But most all of the anachronistic assholes in question not only don't know which end is up, but they've never heard of the usenet. Good to see you have a sense of humor. I'm registered at FPN but haven't been there in months....I rarely get along with forumites in any venue. It's too much like the highly-censored mailing lists back before forums became popular. You have a small group of posters that dictate all content. matthew ohio |
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Fountain Pens. What's the attraction?
On Sat, 5 Apr 2008 21:31:28 -0400, MatthewK
wrote: * The Drunken Lord wrote: On Sat, 5 Apr 2008 15:23:28 -0400, MatthewK wrote: I'm sure I'd be banned if I posted there what I've posted here. It's probably bad manners on my part to do it here even, but if you've been there, you know what I'm talking about. But most all of the anachronistic assholes in question not only don't know which end is up, but they've never heard of the usenet. Good to see you have a sense of humor. I'm registered at FPN but haven't been there in months....I rarely get along with forumites in any venue. It's too much like the highly-censored mailing lists back before forums became popular. You have a small group of posters that dictate all content. So you've seen that FPN is a bunch of dip****s and assholes, and not very interesting dip****s and assholes either--but rather, mostly idiots. There is really no nice way to put it. That guy, SamCapote--he'd have his ass laughed off the usenet in no time. But on FPN, see, the administrators and the moderators are idiots and they have to protect their fellow idiots, such as people like SamCapote, who type about how Baystate Blue "permanently" stained his bathroom sink and then goes on to explain how his wife removed the "permanent" stain. In the same post. No telling how many people they censored for making fun of that simp. But I doubt I was the only one laughing his ass off at that stupidity. I read FPN every few months or so, as much of it as I can stand, to pick up on new inks and crap like that. And Nathan Tardif posts there sometimes. Nathan is a kook, but not an idiot. He used to post here, but I guess he's got a bigger audience on FPN, even if they are idiots like SamCapote. I just read FPN a couple of weeks ago and found out about Baystate Blue. Otherwise I don't know when I'd have found out about it. There are a few people on FPN who know which end is up, but most everybody, including the moderators and the administrators, are a bunch of dip****s. |
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Fountain Pens. What's the attraction?
* The Drunken Lord wrote:
On Sat, 5 Apr 2008 21:31:28 -0400, MatthewK wrote: * The Drunken Lord wrote: On Sat, 5 Apr 2008 15:23:28 -0400, MatthewK So you've seen that FPN is a bunch of dip****s and assholes, and not very interesting dip****s and assholes either--but rather, mostly idiots. There is really no nice way to put it. I just read the "baystate blue post" and can't believe it. Any research on inks at all will lead one to learn high dye content inks often stain pens. So far, the only noodlers I've had luck with is hunter green...and it stained my hero. I expected that though and will be refilling that pen soon. I think the last thread I contributed on was correcting someone that was blaming the ink instead of a cheap pen construction. One of the fountain pen "iron galls" that has been used for years in many pens was blamed for almost instant corrosion...other people knew it was cheap pen materials too. One of my problems with fpn and other forums is they tend to promote rampant comsumerism. There is always a pen or notebook of the day. matthew |
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