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[laylalex 7,300]

3 minutes ago, Steeleballz said:

 

     I tried to come up with a list of the top 5 reasons to use a fountain pen. Unfortunately I'm stuck on number 1.

 

  

Literal quote from the very last session that ended in ink blots and tears and exasperation: “I suppose you can only work a biro, then.”

[Randyandyuni 2,682]

4 minutes ago, Steeleballz said:

 

     I tried to come up with a list of the top 5 reasons to use a fountain pen. Unfortunately I'm stuck on number 1.

 

  

Leaky and pretentious is all that come to mind for me, not saying people that use them are, but i would be being just that, if I did

[Boris Farage 353]

46 minutes ago, Randyandyuni said:

Leaky and pretentious is all that come to mind for me, not saying people that use them are, but i would be being just that, if I did

Nicely done sir. 😉

 

Agreed that it's not an instrument for everybody. Obviously you'd have no use for one if you were, for example, a laborer. But if the written word is at all in your repertoire, it should at least be considered.

 

[yuna628 9,717]

1 hour ago, Steeleballz said:

 

     I tried to come up with a list of the top 5 reasons to use a fountain pen. Unfortunately I'm stuck on number 1.

 

  

1) Writing wedding invites and thank you notes.

2)Artwork. I still have my grandfather's fountain pen and original inkwell from the 1940s.

3) Pretentiousness.

4)Interest in calligraphy.

5) Eccentric writer.

[Boris Farage 353]

3 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

2)Artwork. I still have my grandfather's fountain pen and original inkwell from the 1940s.

Wonderful! Do you have details?

[Steeleballz 7,550]

4 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

1) Writing wedding invites and thank you notes.

2)Artwork. I still have my grandfather's fountain pen and original inkwell from the 1940s.

3) Pretentiousness.

4)Interest in calligraphy.

5) Eccentric writer.

 

   Quite a convincing list. I already have my eye on an automatic banana peeler, but I'll certainly have to give some serious consideration to acquiring a fountain pen for my next frivolous purchase. 

[Boris Farage 353]

4 minutes ago, Steeleballz said:

 

   Quite a convincing list. I already have my eye on an automatic banana peeler, but I'll certainly have to give some serious consideration to acquiring a fountain pen for my next frivolous purchase. 

Might I suggest: https://www.staples.com/BIC-4-Color-Retractable-Ballpoint-Pens-1-mm-Medium-Assorted-Blue-Barrel-3-Pack-14540/product_474698

 

😉

[laylalex 7,300]

2 minutes ago, Boris Farage said:

Might I suggest: https://www.staples.com/BIC-4-Color-Retractable-Ballpoint-Pens-1-mm-Medium-Assorted-Blue-Barrel-3-Pack-14540/product_474698

 

😉

Four colors IS pretty frivolous!!!  

[yuna628 9,717]

1 minute ago, Boris Farage said:

Wonderful! Do you have details?

He was an artist at some point before the war and then briefly after. It's in storage at the moment but it even still had the original indian ink and a box of maybe 50-100 different types of nibs (some gold and silver), and they came in handy for our wedding notes. One is a vintage montblanc no idea about the rest.

 

6 minutes ago, Steeleballz said:

 

   Quite a convincing list. I already have my eye on an automatic banana peeler, but I'll certainly have to give some serious consideration to acquiring a fountain pen for my next frivolous purchase. 

If you want to be really frivolous, go old school Quill n' Ink.

[Boris Farage 353]

1 minute ago, yuna628 said:

He was an artist at some point before the war and then briefly after. It's in storage at the moment but it even still had the original indian ink and a box of maybe 50-100 different types of nibs (some gold and silver), and they came in handy for our wedding notes. One is a vintage montblanc no idea about the rest.

What a lovely family treasure, you're very lucky.

 

2 minutes ago, laylalex said:

Four colors IS pretty frivolous!!!  

It's why I use a fountain pen. I would be hopeless in making such a difficult choice every time I pulled such an amazing mechanical contraption from its case! 😉

[Steeleballz 7,550]

4 minutes ago, Boris Farage said:

Might I suggest: https://www.staples.com/BIC-4-Color-Retractable-Ballpoint-Pens-1-mm-Medium-Assorted-Blue-Barrel-3-Pack-14540/product_474698

 

😉

 

    I'm  a medical professional. The last thing I would ever need to pay for is a pen. The first thing every sales rep does is leave a box of promotional pens on my desk. 

[Steeleballz 7,550]

17 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

He was an artist at some point before the war and then briefly after. It's in storage at the moment but it even still had the original indian ink and a box of maybe 50-100 different types of nibs (some gold and silver), and they came in handy for our wedding notes. One is a vintage montblanc no idea about the rest.

 

If you want to be really frivolous, go old school Quill n' Ink.

 

   I don't think I would do well with a jar of ink on my desk. Hard enough to get all the coffee cleaned up as it is. What I do probably need is a black desk.

[Randyandyuni 2,682]

1 hour ago, Boris Farage said:

Nicely done sir. 😉

 

Agreed that it's not an instrument for everybody. Obviously you'd have no use for one if you were, for example, a laborer. But if the written word is at all in your repertoire, it should at least be considered.

 

Not quite a laborer, i have a PhD in business, the pen is not my wheelhouse, nor are bow ties  or wing tip shoes, its an accessory i don’t choose to have, as i said if i had one it would be an affectation not as a superior tool

[Boris Farage 353]

Well if you gentlemen are ever so inclined, do let me know. I can make recommendations, and they also make very thoughtful gifts.

[laylalex 7,300]

9 minutes ago, Boris Farage said:

Well if you gentlemen are ever so inclined, do let me know. I can make recommendations, and they also make very thoughtful gifts.

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