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I'd nominate GClef, but alas he's not involved in this scheme. Any other volunteers?

 

 

Well, that's all the more reason...he's not here to say no.

 

I'm cannot, I am native to the Las Vegas area and therefore both unqualified and through the marvels of genetic and environmental engineering completely unable to learn "taste" or "style".

 

Therefore, I nominate Madame GDV.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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Well, that's all the more reason...he's not here to say no.

 

I'm cannot, I am native to the Las Vegas area and therefore both unqualified and through the marvels of genetic and environmental engineering completely unable to learn "taste" or "style".

 

Therefore, I nominate Madame GDV.

 

:glare:

 

If I actually start the thread, would there be people actually doing this? I'm not going to expose my shame to the public without other people to go down with me doing the same.

 

Amber: I do have my (own) style in abundance, but I've no idea where you got the notion that I even have a grain of "taste". I'm flavourful but tasteless. :S

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Tes rires retroussés comme à son bord la rose,


Effacent mon dépit de ta métamorphose;


Tu t'éveilles, alors le rêve est oublié.



-Jean Cocteau, from Plaint-Chant, 1923

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If I actually start the thread, would there be people actually doing this? I'm not going to expose my shame to the public without other people to go down with me doing the same.

 

I'm at your service, Ma'am.

 

Except for the part about going down on you.

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I'm at your service, Ma'am.

 

Except for the part about going down on you.

 

 

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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All right, I've taken the leap. If I am the only one who ends up displaying my embarrassing romanticism, I'm going to splash a healthy dose of BSB on all of you... :thumbup:

Tes rires retroussés comme à son bord la rose,


Effacent mon dépit de ta métamorphose;


Tu t'éveilles, alors le rêve est oublié.



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Not if you're Howard Wolowitz, you're not. :P

 

Tes rires retroussés comme à son bord la rose,


Effacent mon dépit de ta métamorphose;


Tu t'éveilles, alors le rêve est oublié.



-Jean Cocteau, from Plaint-Chant, 1923

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I always thought that Howard was on the Dark side.

Long reign the House of Belmont.

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I'm at your service, Ma'am.

 

Except for the part about going down on you.

"with" you naughty person.

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All right, I've taken the leap. If I am the only one who ends up displaying my embarrassing romanticism, I'm going to splash a healthy dose of BSB on all of you... :thumbup:

 

Right on! I'm thinking this will be a great success.

 

Here is a song for such an occasion.

 

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A favorite in my 3B M1000 so give it a try and see. I prefer wetter inks and nibs, so it's down to personal taste.

Inked up my broad nibbed M800 with yama budo and my testosterone levels are still within normal limits :)

 

Looks great - not too pink. Actually to my eye, it's more of a burgundy. I will admit however, that I don't see myself using this ink to take notes, not because I care what any narrow-minded colleague may think, but because reading pages of text in this color is a bit tough on these old eyes. Same with most other inks in the red/orange family. Actually, it's the same for me with any ink that's not dark blue, black or any other really dark color (like Diamine oxblood).

 

I just received a bottle of yama-guri (a fancy name for brown). I'll give that a shot next. I expect it will dark enough to be readable over the long haul.

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Inked up my broad nibbed M800 with yama budo and my testosterone levels are still within normal limits :)

 

Welcome to the club!

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I received a sample size from a recent PIF and to me it reads more purple than pink. in a search to find a less costly buying option I have found the color referred to as a crimson, a bordeau and a magenta. I would go with the magenta reference which would be a purplish-red.

 

So IMHO it is very acceptable for a man to use.

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I received a sample size from a recent PIF and to me it reads more purple than pink. in a search to find a less costly buying option I have found the color referred to as a crimson, a bordeau and a magenta. I would go with the magenta reference which would be a purplish-red.

 

So IMHO it is very acceptable for a man to use.

It is magenta. People who see it as "pink" have a blue deficiency. I have long been interested in how people perceive colours differently, and why.

 

See this thread: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/232882-are-men-and-women-different/?p=2502273

 

Someone earlier tried to chastise me for suggesting that people get their eyes checked before judging Yama Budo. However that is a serious suggestion and a good place to start is here: http://www.xrite.com/online-color-test-challenge

 

So what they should do is write down what colour they think it is, then do this test and let us know what deficiencies they have.

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I received a sample size from a recent PIF and to me it reads more purple than pink. in a search to find a less costly buying option I have found the color referred to as a crimson, a bordeau and a magenta. I would go with the magenta reference which would be a purplish-red.

 

So IMHO it is very acceptable for a man to use.

That is very helpful. Thanks.

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It is magenta. People who see it as "pink" have a blue deficiency. I have long been interested in how people perceive colours differently, and why.

 

See this thread: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/232882-are-men-and-women-different/?p=2502273

 

Someone earlier tried to chastise me for suggesting that people get their eyes checked before judging Yama Budo. However that is a serious suggestion and a good place to start is here: http://www.xrite.com/online-color-test-challenge

 

So what they should do is write down what colour they think it is, then do this test and let us know what deficiencies they have.

 

Oh, thank you for that link! I love that. I took the test and sent the link to my husband so he can also take it. I suspect he will not score as well but it will be interesting to see how he does.

 

I scored an 8 (lower being better), that is part of why I don't think he will score so well. Well, that and the fact that we have debated the color of other items before.

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Redonna can you tell me where your colour perception deficiency is and how you perceive Yama Budo.

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Redonna can you tell me where your colour perception deficiency is and how you perceive Yama Budo.

 

I perceive Yama-budo as a magenta - more purple than pink.

 

Here is the chart that shows the areas of deficiency:

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Redonna - http://perpetual-playtime.blogspot.com/

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