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Sorry, the first line of writing was a bit diluted, the rest of it is reflects undiluted writing.

This is a very "true blue" it reminds me of Waterman blue (whichever the darker one is)

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Thank you for the very nice review!

The text of your signature (άριστον μέν ύδωρ μέλαν) made me crack a smile! :thumbup:

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I do believe you are the first person to get the joke :bunny01:

 

Pindar would be proud ;)

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A great review of one of my very favourite inks. Fabulous.

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"Meddler's 'Salamander' - almost as good as the real thing!"

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Thank you for the very nice review!

The text of your signature (άριστον μέν ύδωρ μέλαν) made me crack a smile! :thumbup:

 

He! I only know the original from the inscription at Bath - must try to find the poem somewhere in translation as my Greek language is beyond rusty and probably beyond repair. I think I can just about make out the s/water/black/ but would never have spotted it without your help. Than is a nice signature Titanic9990 has. :)

I am no longer very active on FPN but feel free to message me. Or send me a postal letter!

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He! I only know the original from the inscription at Bath - must try to find the poem somewhere in translation as my Greek language is beyond rusty and probably beyond repair.

 

;)

 

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0161

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I do believe you are the first person to get the joke :bunny01:

 

Pindar would be proud ;)

 

 

I can't quite make out the bottle of ink your your avatar's hand, but I wonder if the quotation gives us any hints? Might the ink be bulletproof, given the wet conditions?

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I can't quite make out the bottle of ink your your avatar's hand, but I wonder if the quotation gives us any hints? Might the ink be bulletproof, given the wet conditions?

 

The ink in my avatar is Noodler's 54th Massacusetts and if you look closely the pen is a Konrad flex pen. Also the quotation is a play on Pindar's "ariston men hudor" (meaning something along the lines of 'the water is fine/best'). I simply replaced "water" (hudor) with"melan," which literally means "black" but was also the ancient Greek word for ink (they didn't have much color choice back then :( )

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looks sober and elegant

Pens are like watches , once you start a collection, you can hardly go back. And pens like all fine luxury items do improve with time

 

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Thank 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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