askandanswer Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 9 hours ago, NeuroTypical said: Ok. I ran out of ink, so decided to clean the pen. After flushing a ton of water through it, here's how long it took to get the rest of the ink out: I then took a deep breath and tried to refill the ink well by hand with some of that fancy schmancy ink Zil sent me. I think I used "Blythington's Wither-dithery Slightly-past-midnight" or some such thing. Once done, this was how long it took to flush the water out completely and get the ink flowing: Then I re-capped everything, washed everything out, and gloried in my still stain-free hands. Buncha weirdos. Sounds like you haven't yet completed the final step - disposing of the pen. NeuroTypical 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted June 25, 2018 Report Share Posted June 25, 2018 Today's Sacrament Meeting Doodle: J. Herbin (brand) Lie de Thé (color) (ink) in Pelikan (brand) Souverän (model) m405 Black/Blue (trim), fine (nib) (pen) Sunday21 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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askandanswer Posted June 25, 2018 Report Share Posted June 25, 2018 i thought all fountain pens were dead - in terms of usefulness, attractiveness, efficiency, desirability, appearance, utility, and just about every other way in which something can be dead. And as I suspect the resurrection only applies to living things, I'm delighted at the prospect that fountain pens won't be resurrected from their deadness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted June 25, 2018 Report Share Posted June 25, 2018 4 minutes ago, mirkwood said: Given that (to the best of my knowledge) there's no such thing as a fountain pen made of of living matter, it seems like a no brainer to say that the only good fountain pen is a dead one. The only bad fountain pen is also a dead one. The only yellow fountain pen is a dead one. Et cetera. Et cetera. Et cetera. The poor abused pen above looks like a Jinhao (Chinese brand, sometimes surprisingly good, sometimes as crappy as their price suggests). Fun fact - some fountain pens are made of vegetal resin - thus making them literally dead (as in, formerly alive, just not while in the form of a pen). Maybe I'll write a short story about a living fountain pen, just for you. I'll name it "Mirkpen". Maybe he'll be a detective hot on the trail of ink smugglers. Idea sent to the subconscious for further development. Now if only I could find an interesting plot for the story of a sock, named Nōg, who travels to the Hozone - I already wrote the story of his arrival, but that's as far as I got. I may need to find an illustrator. Sunday21 and mirkwood 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday21 Posted June 25, 2018 Report Share Posted June 25, 2018 8 minutes ago, zil said: Given that (to the best of my knowledge) there's no such thing as a fountain pen made of of living matter, it seems like a no brainer to say that the only good fountain pen is a dead one. The only bad fountain pen is also a dead one. The only yellow fountain pen is a dead one. Et cetera. Et cetera. Et cetera. The poor abused pen above looks like a Jinhao (Chinese brand, sometimes surprisingly good, sometimes as crappy as their price suggests). Fun fact - some fountain pens are made of vegetal resin - thus making them literally dead (as in, formerly alive, just not while in the form of a pen). Maybe I'll write a short story about a living fountain pen, just for you. I'll name it "Mirkpen". Maybe he'll be a detective hot on the trail of ink smugglers. Idea sent to the subconscious for further development. Now if only I could find an interesting plot for the story of a sock, named Nōg, who travels to the Hozone - I already wrote the story of his arrival, but that's as far as I got. I may need to find an illustrator. Love the short story website that you directed us too! zil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyTown Posted June 25, 2018 Report Share Posted June 25, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, zil said: Given that (to the best of my knowledge) there's no such thing as a fountain pen made of of living matter, it seems like a no brainer to say that the only good fountain pen is a dead one. The only bad fountain pen is also a dead one. The only yellow fountain pen is a dead one. Et cetera. Et cetera. Et cetera. The poor abused pen above looks like a Jinhao (Chinese brand, sometimes surprisingly good, sometimes as crappy as their price suggests). Fun fact - some fountain pens are made of vegetal resin - thus making them literally dead (as in, formerly alive, just not while in the form of a pen). Maybe I'll write a short story about a living fountain pen, just for you. I'll name it "Mirkpen". Maybe he'll be a detective hot on the trail of ink smugglers. Idea sent to the subconscious for further development. Now if only I could find an interesting plot for the story of a sock, named Nōg, who travels to the Hozone - I already wrote the story of his arrival, but that's as far as I got. I may need to find an illustrator. My family was killed by a living fountain pen! His eyes drip venomous hate and he stands, hipshot, with hand placed arrogantly on his hip. You can see the evil oozing from his black heart, dripping contemptuously from his tip as he plots your doom. MIRK WAS RIGHT! Edited June 25, 2018 by FunkyTown mirkwood and zil 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LiterateParakeet Posted June 25, 2018 Report Share Posted June 25, 2018 13 hours ago, askandanswer said: i thought all fountain pens were dead - in terms of usefulness, attractiveness, efficiency, desirability, appearance, utility, and just about every other way in which something can be dead. And as I suspect the resurrection only applies to living things, I'm delighted at the prospect that fountain pens won't be resurrected from their deadness. Blasphemy!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anatess2 Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 Dear pen fairy. Please, I really want to have this pen. NeuroTypical 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 28 minutes ago, anatess2 said: Dear pen fairy. Please, I really want to have this pen. Really? A Montblanc? The only MB I've ever found remotely tempting is the Agatha Christie: (But no way would I pay what they're asking.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroTypical Posted June 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 Here, all you fountain pen people, have a gift. Here are a collection of song lyrics containing the words "Fountain pen": https://www.lyrics.com/lyrics/fountain pen zil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anatess2 Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 1 hour ago, zil said: Really? A Montblanc? The only MB I've ever found remotely tempting is the Agatha Christie: (But no way would I pay what they're asking.) But that's not a Starwalker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 10 minutes ago, anatess2 said: But that's not a Starwalker. No, it's better. It has a snake with ruby eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anatess2 Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 7 minutes ago, zil said: No, it's better. It has a snake with ruby eyes. Snakes with ruby eyes is not even close to better than a STARWALKER! It's like... SPACE FORCE! zil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just_A_Guy Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 (edited) Saw this today and thought it might make for some good discussion: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/08/ballpoint-pens-object-lesson-history-handwriting/402205/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_content=cm&utm_term=10-2018&fbclid=IwAR1FO11-1pk9jxHDGayZiscVCcqxcmQrIEwSt_pXvNtGWuc8boNdq_b8r-8 Edited October 14, 2018 by Just_A_Guy zil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 32 minutes ago, Just_A_Guy said: Saw this today and thought it might make for some good discussion: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/08/ballpoint-pens-object-lesson-history-handwriting/402205/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_content=cm&utm_term=10-2018&fbclid=IwAR1FO11-1pk9jxHDGayZiscVCcqxcmQrIEwSt_pXvNtGWuc8boNdq_b8r-8 Some months after switching to fountain pens, I needed to write with a ballpoint. But it wouldn't write. Then I realized I had to grip it harder and push down hard to get the ball rolling. It was one of the most unpleasant sensations. I couldn't for the life of me figure out why anyone would do that to themselves - except for being entirely ignorant that there was another option. IMO, if you write a lot, your hand and arm will thank you for using a fountain pen. And if you can't stand that, try a ceramic ball pen with liquid ink. (Kyocera make good ones.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted November 2, 2018 Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 NeuroTypical and Sunday21 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 Another reason to love fountain pens and their inks... Pictures from this post by EBGBs over on the FPN: I might need some Colorverse Golden Record and Montblanc Midnight Blue now. Sigh. So many inks, so little time. NeuroTypical 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 On 6/24/2018 at 7:07 PM, mirkwood said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirkwood Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 You got issues @zil, issues I tell ya. zil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 32 minutes ago, mirkwood said: You got issues @zil, issues I tell ya. Yes, of Writer's Digest, the Ensign, Paradox Informant, and one of Espionage. C'mon - that Twain quote is funny! And EBGB's drawing is gorgeous, as are his musings on autumn. mirkwood and SilentOne 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 1 hour ago, zil said: Yes, of Writer's Digest, the Ensign, Paradox Informant, and one of Espionage. I'll change that "lead foot" to "slick-zilk." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
askandanswer Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 On 11/22/2018 at 1:01 AM, zil said: Another reason to love fountain pens and their inks... Pictures from this post by EBGBs over on the FPN: Canon Pixma MG5750 printer using PGI-670XL ink on 80 gsm reflex copy paper. Twice the beauty, half the hassle - a more efficient way to create. zil, mordorbund and SilentOne 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 Even Popular Mechanics is getting in on the whole fountain pen thing, er, gadget. anatess2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirkwood Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 Why hasn't this thread been banned yet? zil and NeuroTypical 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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