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I don't know a single person that writes anymore, let alone has a fountain pen, and certainly not a Montblanc.

 

I really don't know where this magical land is where everyone has a 149.

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Oh Lord, won't you buy me

A Meisterstück pen?

Friends praise Montegrappa

Show off Pelikan 

 

I worked hard all my lifetime

No help from a friend

Oh Lord, please, a Montblanc

Limited, high-end

 

Oh Lord, how about vat

Batch stationery?

Adult Swim, their livestream

Is trying to find me

 

I wait for delivery

Each day until three

Oh Lord, won't you buy me

Great stationery?

 

Oh Lord, won't you buy me

A Montblanc Haus tour?

I'm counting on you, Lord

‘Least two nights, no few’r

 

Show me you love me

Book the Archive room

Oh Lord, don’t forsake me 

With a tour by Zoom

 

Oh Lord, won't you buy me

An Artisan pen?

Tho’ friends boast Namiki

For Montblanc I yen

 

I worked hard all my lifetime

No help from a friend

Oh Lord, please buy me an

High Artistry pen

 

apologies to J Joplin, B Neuwirth, M McClure

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Penguincollector

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This is wonderful, @NoType- gave me a good chuckle. 🤭 I heard it in Janis’ voice. 

Top 5 (in no particular order) of 25 currently inked pens:

Parker Duofold Centennial IM, RO Rose Gold Antiqua

MontBlanc Bohème Noir F, MB Midnight Blue 

Pelikan M800 needlepoint, Kuretake Shikon

MontBlanc Noblesse M, KWZ Sheen Machine 2

Wahl-Eversharp Bantam F, FC Lapis Lazuli 

always looking for penguin fountain pens and stationery 

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carola

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I couldn't resist singing it. 😂

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Mark from Yorkshire

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That’s cool

Mark from the Latin Marcus follower of mars, the god of war.

 

Yorkshire Born, Yorkshire Bred. 
 

my current favourite author is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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Ceilidh

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2 hours ago, Penguincollector said:

This is wonderful, @NoType- gave me a good chuckle. 🤭 I heard it in Janis’ voice. 

Ditto

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boilermaker1975

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I love Janis, but my wife cannot stand her voice. She also can't stand Robert Plant's voice. Two of my favorites.

My top pens

1. Visconti Homo Sapiens Bronze Age

2. Onoto Faraday

3. Onoto Magna Ebonite

4-9. My Pelikans ( three 800s, two 805s, one 809)

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@NoType -- That is HILARIOUS!  Love it!  

I was ear-worming Janis Joplin as well as other people, but also thinking back to the time a few years ago I talked my husband into going out to Cleveland, Ohio to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- and getting a photo of her old car, which had been tracked down after it was repainted and sold by IIRC her lawyer at the behest of her family after she died -- and the thing I thought was the best part?  Even more than it was painted AGAIN to like it did when she owned it?  That her car was a PORSCHE! :D

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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15 hours ago, NoType said:

Oh Lord, won't you buy me

A Meisterstück pen?

Friends praise Montegrappa

Show off Pelikan 

 

I worked hard all my lifetime

No help from a friend

Oh Lord, please, a Montblanc

Limited, high-end

 

Oh Lord, how about vat

Batch stationery?

Adult Swim, their livestream

Is trying to find me

 

I wait for delivery

Each day until three

Oh Lord, won't you buy me

Great stationery?

 

Oh Lord, won't you buy me

A Montblanc Haus tour?

I'm counting on you, Lord

‘Least two nights, no few’r

 

Show me you love me

Book the Archive room

Oh Lord, don’t forsake me 

With a tour by Zoom

 

Oh Lord, won't you buy me

An Artisan pen?

Tho’ friends boast Namiki

For Montblanc I yen

 

I worked hard all my lifetime

No help from a friend

Oh Lord, please buy me an

High Artistry pen

 

apologies to J Joplin, B Neuwirth, M McClure

 

Some skill shown there, well done. 

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kazoolaw

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21 hours ago, inkstainedruth said:

@NoType-- and the thing I thought was the best part?  Even more than it was painted AGAIN to like it did when she owned it?  That her car was a PORSCHE! :D

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

“Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz? 
My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends“

-Janice

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inkstainedruth

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:thumbup:

I just laughed and laughed when I saw her car on display in the main gallery at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame when we went there.... 

Might still have the photo I downloaded to my laptop from my phone....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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On 4/18/2026 at 4:38 PM, inkstainedruth said:

:thumbup:

I just laughed and laughed when I saw her car on display in the main gallery at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame when we went there.... 

Might still have the photo I downloaded to my laptop from my phone....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

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LINK <-- my Ink and Paper tests

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Not only do I not own any Montblanc pens, I've known of only person who has one (a former colleague). Montblanc has created a deeply negative connotation for me, to the point where without the support of other fountain pen enthusiasts who don't have Montblancs I'd likely feel unworthy to even think about fountain pens.

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12 hours ago, pen_environmentalist said:

Not only do I not own any Montblanc pens, I've known of only person who has one (a former colleague). Montblanc has created a deeply negative connotation for me, to the point where without the support of other fountain pen enthusiasts who don't have Montblancs I'd likely feel unworthy to even think about fountain pens.

 

when asked if i have a Visconti, i would say no

 

i wouldn't for a picosecond feel the urge to attach a denunciation of Visconti, or deliver a Hot Take (from jealousy i guess...)

 

what, the owners of a Visconti think they are better than me??????

 

odd all this...

 

 

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1 hour ago, torstar said:

odd all this...


  It really is. Underneath it all, the point of fountain pen use is customization. Form factor, filling system, nib width, ink color and other characteristics, it’s all about what appeals to the user or collector. If it’s a Meisterstück, so be it. If it’s a $1 pen with a folded nib, that’s cool too. No brand makes one an inferior or superior pen user. If it really makes someone feel that way, they need to look within. 

Top 5 (in no particular order) of 25 currently inked pens:

Parker Duofold Centennial IM, RO Rose Gold Antiqua

MontBlanc Bohème Noir F, MB Midnight Blue 

Pelikan M800 needlepoint, Kuretake Shikon

MontBlanc Noblesse M, KWZ Sheen Machine 2

Wahl-Eversharp Bantam F, FC Lapis Lazuli 

always looking for penguin fountain pens and stationery 

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8 hours ago, torstar said:

 

when asked if i have a Visconti, i would say no

 

i wouldn't for a picosecond feel the urge to attach a denunciation of Visconti, or deliver a Hot Take (from jealousy i guess...)

 

what, the owners of a Visconti think they are better than me??????

 

odd all this...

 

 

I don't think Visconti owners do this. Not sure many Montblanc owners do this either, but the rarity of those pens combined with their prices has created that impression for me (or at least I've always been intimidated by Montblanc owners who don't have other pens).

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