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phillieskjk

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Maybe this is just me, but I was going through Yahoo answers when I found this answer to a question about ballpoint vs. fountain pens:

 

"it's just a fancier and less practical pen. ballpoint pens are much better at everything, it writes easier and you don't need a bottle of ink."

 

Does this bother anyone else as much as it bothers me, especially the "ballpoint pens are much better at everything"???

 

 

-Phillieskjk

 

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Rule #1 of the innanet: Ignore Yahoo answers and the like.

 

Don't let trivial answers from people who don't know what they're talking about annoy you, life is about other and better things!

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No, it really doesn't bother me, as it is a personal preference as to whether a person likes a ballpoint or a fountain pen better. The majority of people today would rather have the convenience, cheapness, versatility, and durability of a ballpoint pen rather than the better writing experience that can be found by using a fragile, expensive, and arguably inconvenient fountain pen.

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No, it actually doesnt bother me. There are people that will think that cardboard wine is better because it is easier to open.

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No.

Franklin-Christoph, Italix, and Pilot pens are the best!
Iroshizuku, Diamine, and Waterman inks are my favorites!

Apica, Rhodia, and Clairefontaine make great paper!

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Nope. Less people bidding against me on eBay for pens or putting expensive ideas in my head here.

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Perhaps there's a cumulative effect to all the ignorance and stupidity one is exposed to. By itself, though, this isn't much.

"So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or make a reason for everything one has a mind to do."

 

- Benjamin Franklin

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I put Yahoo at the top of my black list years ago because of their advertising policies. Anybody willing to put up with such nonsense doesn't warrant any attention from me.

Can a calculator understand a cash register?

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PDW Vintage

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"... ballpoint pens are much better at everything, ..."

 

 

-Phillieskjk

 

 

Everything? Well, the blunt end of a free pen is much better at getting wax out of your ears (so I'm told), but maybe if I use a gold nib ...

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"Don't try to teach a pig to sing.

You will only waste your time,

and annoy a pig."

 

****** barn manager at my alma mater ******

 

I'm sure it is only a lonely administrator from the "ballpointpennetwork". :lticaptd:

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Zum Augenblicke dürft ich sagen:
Verweile doch, du bist so schön !

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Not annoyed with the Yahoo answer.

But I am annoyed that GClef can write better with a BP than I can when trying my hardest with an FP. However, I think that's just my jealousy speaking.

 

Regards,

 

Richard.

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Not annoyed with the Yahoo answer.

But I am annoyed that GClef can write better with a BP than I can when trying my hardest with an FP. However, I think that's just my jealousy speaking.

 

Regards,

 

Richard.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

And I love the quote too!

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I find that the only thing Yahoo answsers is good for, is to browse the questions and find really absurd or stupid ones and laugh at them.

 

I think it may be the same with other all-topic forums, I'm not sure.

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Well, honestly, ballpoints are way better for most people. Have you seen what happens when a normal person gets a hold of a FP?

 

...Ink, ink everywhere.

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