I guess I'm officially old

[zil]

11 minutes ago, Overwatch said:

@zil @anatess2

Aren't they SOOOO  CUUUTEE!!!!!!

 

 

Better, but one of these things is not like the others.

[Overwatch]

1 minute ago, zil said:

Better, but one of these things is not like the others.

I know, one is totally awesome!

[Overwatch]

2 minutes ago, zil said:

Dude, if yer gonna try hacking a photo, at least ask @NeedleinA for a few tips. 

No, Zil, you missed it. Look, right there. In the upper right corner. It looks like a vintage painting of a BIC Triumph

[zil]

3 minutes ago, Overwatch said:

No, Zil, you missed it. Look, right there. In the upper right corner. It looks like a vintage painting of a BIC Triumph

[Overwatch]

11 minutes ago, zil said:

lol

[NeedleinA]

32 minutes ago, zil said:

Dude, if yer gonna try hacking a photo, at least ask @NeedleinA for a few tips. 

A little more subtle should do it, Waterford back in the day.

[Overwatch]

8 minutes ago, NeedleinA said:

A little more subtle should do it, Waterford back in the day.

Amazing. Love it! Excellent work.

[Overwatch]

10 hours ago, anatess2 said:

My baby sister celebrated her birthday this week.  I can't believe she's THAT old.  I can't believe I'm older!

I feel like there is an age missing in this post.

I wanted to be surprised but didn't have a reference of age.

[mordorbund]

14 hours ago, zil said:

Too lacking in one of these:

 

Did you even read the site rules? I can totally see the nibs!

[mordorbund]

7 hours ago, Overwatch said:

wait what?  What is that on the back wall?  Is that a ... BIC Triumph?

How interesting. The symmetry of this painting has Judas, Thomas, and Bic on the fringes. I looks like that pen is just barely on the safe side of apostasy.

[Overwatch]

11 minutes ago, mordorbund said:

How interesting. The symmetry of this painting has Judas, Thomas, and Bic on the fringes. I looks like that pen is just barely on the safe side of apostasy.

Lol

[Overwatch]

Not sure I like this. I found this in our stuff, comes with a ton of ink. Although I am pretty sure this is a calligraphy pen. Maybe if I go buy a thinner type of Fountain.  hmm.

[zil]

7 hours ago, mordorbund said:

Did you even read the site rules? I can totally see the nibs!

Oooooops!  Sorry.  Forgot this wasn't the pen porn forum.

6 hours ago, Overwatch said:

Not sure I like this. I found this in our stuff, comes with a ton of ink. Although I am pretty sure this is a calligraphy pen. Maybe if I go buy a thinner type of Fountain.  hmm.

You have very nice handwriting.

Meanwhile, we need a closeup photo of the nib so I can read the writing on it.  And of the rest of the pen.  And closeups of any writing on it.  Must know what this is.

The most probable reasons for not liking it are:

1) It looks like the tines are out of alignment.  It probably feels scratchy going from left to right.  This is fairly easily fixed.  (It also looks like a "crisp italic" nib, which means it's very picky about its rotation in relation to the page - because of the sharp corners on the outside of the tines.)

2) The paper you're writing on is probably the standard American 20lb copy paper.   It sucks (literally, ink into it and spreads out and feathers said ink).

I'd suggest moving this discussion to the Fountain Pen Frenzy thread, but @NightSG has been known to enjoy a nice fountain pen, and @Sunday21 is secretly dying to head to the nearest Canadian FP shop.

[Overwatch]

1 hour ago, zil said:

Oooooops!  Sorry.  Forgot this wasn't the pen porn forum.

You have very nice handwriting.

Meanwhile, we need a closeup photo of the nib so I can read the writing on it.  And of the rest of the pen.  And closeups of any writing on it.  Must know what this is.

The most probable reasons for not liking it are:

1) It looks like the tines are out of alignment.  It probably feels scratchy going from left to right.  This is fairly easily fixed.  (It also looks like a "crisp italic" nib, which means it's very picky about its rotation in relation to the page - because of the sharp corners on the outside of the tines.)

2) The paper you're writing on is probably the standard American 20lb copy paper.   It sucks (literally, ink into it and spreads out and feathers said ink).

I'd suggest moving this discussion to the Fountain Pen Frenzy thread, but @NightSG has been known to enjoy a nice fountain pen, and @Sunday21 is secretly dying to head to the nearest Canadian FP shop.

Wow. You sound like a pen expert  O_O

1 hour ago, zil said:

I'd suggest moving this discussion to the Fountain Pen Frenzy thread, but

Right, we hijacked their B-Day thread. :C