President Bush and his Sharpie

I recall reading in more than one place that the President often uses
a Sharpie to make notes or even edit documents. Best that I can
figure is the guy a) likes felt tips (I understand the official pen
and bill signer is a Cross Townsend Selectip Felt) and b) the
permanent ink is good for archives.

I got curious and decided to try using a Sharpie for a day. Man -- I
might as well have walked around with a ream of posterboard to take
notes. I managed to fit a few thoughts or sentences on a piece of
paper. As for edits - forget it.

Any thoughts? And lets leave politics aside -- the pen is the point.

"John" wrote in message
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I recall reading in more than one place that the President often uses
a Sharpie to make notes or even edit documents. Best that I can
figure is the guy a) likes felt tips (I understand the official pen
and bill signer is a Cross Townsend Selectip Felt) and b) the
permanent ink is good for archives.

I got curious and decided to try using a Sharpie for a day. Man -- I
might as well have walked around with a ream of posterboard to take
notes. I managed to fit a few thoughts or sentences on a piece of
paper. As for edits - forget it.

Any thoughts? And lets leave politics aside -- the pen is the point.

Can't. He uses a Sharpie because he can't find his crayons.

M.

(John) writes:
I recall reading in more than one place that the President often uses
a Sharpie to make notes or even edit documents. Best that I can
figure is the guy a) likes felt tips (I understand the official pen
and bill signer is a Cross Townsend Selectip Felt) and b) the
permanent ink is good for archives.

It's lousy for archives. It turns green and eats thru the paper after
a decade or so.

--
Mark Atwood | When you do things right, people won't be sure
| you've done anything at all.
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"Michael" writes:

Can't. He uses a Sharpie because he can't find his crayons.

I just knew some asshat was going to resurrect that lame joke.

W's SATs and armed forces aptitude test scores have been published.
As were Kerry's. W scored higher. What did *you* score?


--
Mark Atwood | When you do things right, people won't be sure
| you've done anything at all.
http://www.pobox.com/~mra | http://www.livejournal.com/users/fallenpegasus

John wrote:
I recall reading in more than one place that the President often uses
a Sharpie to make notes or even edit documents. Best that I can
figure is the guy a) likes felt tips (I understand the official pen
and bill signer is a Cross Townsend Selectip Felt) and b) the
permanent ink is good for archives.

I got curious and decided to try using a Sharpie for a day. Man -- I
might as well have walked around with a ream of posterboard to take
notes. I managed to fit a few thoughts or sentences on a piece of
paper. As for edits - forget it.

Any thoughts? And lets leave politics aside -- the pen is the point.

In my part of the world (New Zealand) Sharpies come in a fine
point version, with which I could imagine keeping brief notes,
and doing simple underlines or marginal queries on a document.

I remember reading that for authors doing sign-the-book tours,
the Sharpie is the instrument of choice. I think the piece in
question was written by an author who scoffed at this practice,
until the end of the first day. Of course, not all authors etc.
YMMV etc., but it suggests that a lot of people like the things
for some purposes.

Best

Michael

"Mark Atwood" wrote in message ...
"Michael" writes:

Can't. He uses a Sharpie because he can't find his crayons.

I just knew some asshat was going to resurrect that lame joke.

W's SATs and armed forces aptitude test scores have been published.
As were Kerry's. W scored higher. What did *you* score?

I'll have to ask for a citation on that one.

Even so, George W is still as stupid as a box of hammers.

M.

"Michael" wrote in message ...
"Mark Atwood" wrote in message ...
"Michael" writes:

Can't. He uses a Sharpie because he can't find his crayons.

I just knew some asshat was going to resurrect that lame joke.

W's SATs and armed forces aptitude test scores have been published.
As were Kerry's. W scored higher. What did *you* score?

I'll have to ask for a citation on that one.

Even so, George W is still as stupid as a box of hammers.

M.

Anybody who wins two terms cannot be as stupid as a box of hammers!
If that was the case, then you could say that more than 51% of the
people are stupid as a box of hammers and you can go figure it out why
51% of the people voted for George W. Bush if they are still stupid as
a box of hammers!

It takes a high degree of intelligence and much hard work to win over
more than 51% of the people to be reelected for a second term as not
too many people get that honor. Anybody who is stupid as a box of
hammers would not have gotten elected for the second term and the
first term four years ago.

If George W is still stupid as a box of hammers, then what do we call
Kerry and Al Gore who could have beaten Bush in both elections? Do we
call them sore losers and if this is the case for such
characterization, then why don't all the liberals call both men sore
losers?

Characterizing people with unnecessary invectives has no place in our
society as if it is not alright to call a black person a ******, then
why is it alright to call the President of the United States stupid as
a box of hammers?

The pen George W uses is what he feels most comfortable using and that
is his business to decide which pen he will use in his daily work.
After all, itis a free country and people died for our freedom to
decide which pen we shall use.

In the final analysis, keep your perjoratives to yourself and allow
people to make their own decisions regarding Bush.

Goodwin

James Goodwin wrote:

"Michael" wrote in message ...

"Mark Atwood" wrote in message ...

"Michael" writes:

Can't. He uses a Sharpie because he can't find his crayons.

I just knew some asshat was going to resurrect that lame joke.

W's SATs and armed forces aptitude test scores have been published.
As were Kerry's. W scored higher. What did *you* score?

I'll have to ask for a citation on that one.

Even so, George W is still as stupid as a box of hammers.

M.


Anybody who wins two terms cannot be as stupid as a box of hammers!
If that was the case, then you could say that more than 51% of the
people are stupid as a box of hammers and you can go figure it out why
51% of the people voted for George W. Bush if they are still stupid as
a box of hammers!

It takes a high degree of intelligence and much hard work to win over
more than 51% of the people to be reelected for a second term as not
too many people get that honor. Anybody who is stupid as a box of
hammers would not have gotten elected for the second term and the
first term four years ago.

If George W is still stupid as a box of hammers, then what do we call
Kerry and Al Gore who could have beaten Bush in both elections? Do we
call them sore losers and if this is the case for such
characterization, then why don't all the liberals call both men sore
losers?

Characterizing people with unnecessary invectives has no place in our
society as if it is not alright to call a black person a ******, then
why is it alright to call the President of the United States stupid as
a box of hammers?

The pen George W uses is what he feels most comfortable using and that
is his business to decide which pen he will use in his daily work.
After all, itis a free country and people died for our freedom to
decide which pen we shall use.

In the final analysis, keep your perjoratives to yourself and allow
people to make their own decisions regarding Bush.

Goodwin

Consider switching to decaf tomorrow. Please?

"Michael" wrote in message
news

"Mark Atwood" wrote in message
...
"Michael" writes:

Can't. He uses a Sharpie because he can't find his crayons.

I just knew some asshat was going to resurrect that lame joke.

W's SATs and armed forces aptitude test scores have been published.
As were Kerry's. W scored higher. What did *you* score?

I'll have to ask for a citation on that one.
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionar...%20SAT%20score
Charles

"Charles Perry" wrote in message ...

"Michael" wrote in message
news

"Mark Atwood" wrote in message ...
"Michael" writes:

Can't. He uses a Sharpie because he can't find his crayons.

I just knew some asshat was going to resurrect that lame joke.

W's SATs and armed forces aptitude test scores have been published.
As were Kerry's. W scored higher. What did *you* score?

I'll have to ask for a citation on that one.
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionar...%20SAT%20score
Charles

Those scores are not authorized by either Bush or Kerry. Give
me a break.

M.