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View Poll Results: Fountain Pen or Ballpoint what do you use?
The ultimate writing machine (Fountain Pen) 3 9.38%
The most common easy to use instrument (Ballpoint) 29 90.63%
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Old 01-18-12, 09:36 PM   #1
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I've got a Mont Blanc around here somewhere... (searching drawers) Now I'm so embarrassed... Well, when I do find it, it'll be in perfect condition!

This is why I use cheap ballpoints -- I never worry about losing them!
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Old 01-18-12, 09:53 PM   #2
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My handwriting is so horrible its not even worth trying. The closest I can get to legible handwriting is to grab a bottle of ink and pour it over the paper.
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Old 01-19-12, 10:28 AM   #3
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My handwriting is so horrible its not even worth trying. The closest I can get to legible handwriting is to grab a bottle of ink and pour it over the paper.
Yes I have one, what is this "pen" you all speak of??
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Old 01-19-12, 11:05 AM   #4
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Yes I have one, what is this "pen" you all speak of??
How could I explain this... its smaller (usually) version of thing that every man has. Main difference is that its usually not permanently connected to any other object and it contains ink which is (usually) intended to be used for writing.



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Old 01-19-12, 12:27 PM   #5
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Been using the Pilot G-2 for a little over a year now. Love the way it fits the hand and survives the washing machine!

Ran the last one dry and haven't replaced it yet, so I'm using an old Uni-ball ONYX micro I found in my desk.

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Old 01-19-12, 02:42 PM   #6
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well as I can see the results are embarassing for FPs
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Old 01-19-12, 03:10 PM   #7
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well as I can see the results are embarassing for FPs
I think cost has a lot to do with it, a well known high street stationers has the cheapest online FP at £7.99, or a pack of ten ball points for £5.19, or 30 gel pens for £12.99
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Old 01-19-12, 02:56 PM   #8
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Whenever I actually have to resort to using a pen, I will most likely find myself with a ballpoint. I have the uncanny ability to render any pen I use inoperable within minutes to hours of touching it (The same thing that keeps killing my headphones, I'm certain), and those are usually the most common ones in hand when I have to throw the old one into my expanding collection of worthless writing instruments.
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