Teeth marks

[J. John Harvey]

I have been looking at the marketplace ever since I've joined this forum, and have been astonished by the amount of references to 'good condition, no toothmarks, only light surface wear' etc.

 

Please tell me that people never actually put their TEETH on their fountain pens? This is bizarre!

 

EDIT: if this is in the wrong forum, it is only because I couldn't decide where to put it...

Edited May 25, 2006 by J. John Harvey

[KCat]

i don't put my teeth on my pens.

 

Now and then if I'm juggling too many things, I'll put a pen between my lips, cushioning it from my teeth.

 

People chew pens - have since I can remember. Just because it's a pricey pen doesn't make it safe from the compulsive pen chewer. I suppose that's especially true of things like Esterbrooks and Sheaffers and similar vintage "user" pens. Many a junior high and high school student sat through boring lectures and stressful exams with Exterbrooks.

[J. John Harvey]

I suppose I could understand that - I used to chew on pencils, and perhaps the ends of cheap bics, but I could never think of chewing on a fountain pen. I s'pose I grew out of it. When I'm bored and/or stressed, I draw endless squiggles and circles and sign my name countless times...

Edited May 25, 2006 by J. John Harvey

[RLTodd]

I admit it, I used to chew my writing instruments through High School. I think my military tech school was then end of the behavior. But I did it, and I did it with every pen or pencil I had up to that time. I remember I used to put really deep bite marks on No. 2 pencils.

[KCat]

I suppose I could understand that - I used to chew on pencils, and perhaps the ends of cheap bics, but I could never think of chewing on a fountain pen. I s'pose I grew out of it. When I'm bored and/or stressed, I draw endless squiggles and circles and sign my name countless times...

i used to chew on #2 pencils but only to see what strange patterns I could make with the indentations.

 

When I'm bored or stressed I...

 

what do I do?

 

I pick mini-fights on-line.

I write long letters to friends who have been incredibly tolerant of my ranting.

I wish I drank.

I wish certain herbs were not illegal.

I stitch.

 

sorry - this response should be in the chatter forum

[Michael Wright]

From the nature of some tooth marks, it seems likely that some people also tap a pen against their teeth hard enough to make a mark. I guess you could also hold a pen in your teeth when you need both hands. I mean, there are pens with toothmarks on them, and we can't blame them all on cats and dogs

 

Best

 

Michael

[DrPJM1]

I used to bite #2 pencils, just for fun!

[sonia_simone]

I used to have a cat who would chew pencils like you can not believe. He never got hold of any of the FPs, though!

[offbase]

David Isaacson (nope) has a beautiful 1935 Sapphire Doric on his site ... with toothmarks! I bought the other one he had (smaller, flex nib, no toothmarks), but refused to double up due to that. Sometimes, I'd like to go back in time, sit behind the moron chewing such a nice, rare olf pen, and whack the back of his head with a book! :bonk:

[RonB]

When I'm bored or stressed I...

 

what do I do?

 

I pick mini-fights on-line.

I write long letters to friends who have been incredibly tolerant of my ranting.

I wish I drank.

I wish certain herbs were not illegal.

I stitch.

Kcat, wine is my drug of choice. You should try it!

 

Ron