fountain pen taboos - don't enter if you're easily offended

[czar]

no bad/hate-filled language or anything that violates board rules but opinions that are controversial. like how you think 149 is overrated (i disagree). how krone pens are the best thing since sliced bread (i disagree). that you use your lamy 2000 as a door stop (no way...that scratches the door!).

 

you get the picture.

 

remember: what's said here, stays here! no grudges.

 

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i'll start it out with 2 taboos which is more personal than something that may be representative of the fp enthusiast population.

 

1. i never had good experiences with pelikans. having collected pens since the 90s, my early pelikans were mediocre other than their prices. then i thought to progress to the limiteds and bought 3 at different times; each time the nib was scratchy and didn't write well at all. unacceptable because they were brand new. i flushed it, inspected the nibs, etc. now i wouldn't even look at a pelikan.

 

2. complaints about how expensive fountain pens are. come on. it's a fountain pen, a specialty item and an anachronism in this day and age, a luxury not necessity. so stop complaining about how expensive they are because there are disposable fountain pens you can get at office depot. if you want new and quality, then expect to pay what the market demands.

 

i can go on but i won't because i want to hear what you all say.

There has been a time, expecially late 80ies, first 90ies in europe in which FP cost the earth! Now the market is becoming wiser and the truly excellent pens show up naturally.

About MontBlanc: apart 149, that in my opinion is one of the best piece of art ever made (as rolls royce, corvette, harley, Ferrari and so on ......put yout myth here;-))) I agree that Mont blanc, expecially FP made after 1995 are overpriced and overrated.

 

Pelikan ....uhmmmmm, my favourite pen is a dirty Gunther Wagner of late 50ies (OM nib I have never found again), and my worst FP is another Pelikan....

Life is difficult sometimes ....

 

Cesare

[jar]

WRONG!

 

Nuh-Uh!

 

Way.

 

nuhh uhh, totally not!

 

Yes and no....

 

 

 

by far the most childish series of posts I have seen here on FPN...

 

Then our job here is done...

[Fuddlestack]

Drat, wrong thread. Sorry. Senility, etc.

Edited April 26, 2010 by Fuddlestack

[bushido]

215. those who say they never lie about their pens because that's a lie.

[79spitfire]

[...] I am NOT going to change my "car" avatar [...]

But, how come it's all squished-looking?

 

cheap camera and crop job..

[JBat]

1) I see no point collecting lots of cheap pens. Instead of owning x10 $50 pens you could get yourself one very nice pen.

 

 

For what price is a fountain pen considered cheap?

 

+1

 

anything under $100 isn't worth bothering. it's synonymous with photographers; you will never see them carrying cheap cameras or equipment if they call themselves photographers.

Absolutely not true. Most pros use "cheap" compacts as backups and for situations when they don't want to pack larger cameras.

[bushido]

1) I see no point collecting lots of cheap pens. Instead of owning x10 $50 pens you could get yourself one very nice pen.

 

 

For what price is a fountain pen considered cheap?

 

+1

 

anything under $100 isn't worth bothering. it's synonymous with photographers; you will never see them carrying cheap cameras or equipment if they call themselves photographers.

Absolutely not true. Most pros use "cheap" compacts as backups and for situations when they don't want to pack larger cameras.

 

backups?

[ethernautrix]

Absolutely not true. Most pros use "cheap" compacts as backups and for situations when they don't want to pack larger cameras.

 

backups?

 

In case the main camera fails.

[Vladimir]

WRONG!

 

Nuh-Uh!

 

Way.

 

nuhh uhh, totally not!

 

Yes and no....

 

 

 

by far the most childish series of posts I have seen here on FPN...

 

 

WRONG!

 

 

 

Oh, that you've seen here on FPN. Then you're probably right.

 

I, however, have seen childisher series.

 

I'd like to see an example.

[ethernautrix]

 

 

by far the most childish series of posts I have seen here on FPN...

 

 

WRONG!

 

 

 

Oh, that you've seen here on FPN. Then you're probably right.

 

I, however, have seen childisher series.

 

I'd like to see an example.

 

In Internet time, it's ancient history. Feel free to dig around the attic of Chatter and probably Writing Instruments. If the threads weren't deleted, that's where you'll find them

Edited April 28, 2010 by ethernautrix

[Lloyd]

If you can't find any posts that are more childish, I'd be glad to contribute a few.

[jar]

If you can't find any posts that are more childish, I'd be glad to contribute a few.

 

Gotta reach for that Inner Child.

[ethernautrix]

I smack my inner child around and tell him to clean up his room. My inner child flips me off and rides off on his skateboard.

 

 

I don't know why my inner child is a 14-year-old boy.

 

 

I BLAME THE INTERNET!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PUBLIC NOTICE: No inner children were harmed in the making of this comment.

[Lloyd]

I smack my inner child around and tell him to clean up his room. My inner child flips me off and rides off on his skateboard.

 

 

I don't know why my inner child is a 14-year-old boy.

 

 

I BLAME THE INTERNET!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PUBLIC NOTICE: No inner children were harmed in the making of this comment.

 

 

What makes you think that he's alone in there? I've got inner people (both genders) of ALL ages in me. Sometimes, they fight, too.

[ethernautrix]

I don't know why my inner child is a 14-year-old boy.

What makes you think that he's alone in there?

 

That's what the voices tell me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh, wait....

[Lloyd]

At least you only need to buy 1 ticket when you go to the movies.

[Randalf]

I hate Montblanc meisterstück pens: they are the same old style since 200 years, they are way overpriced, everytime i use one somebody ask me:

"is it a montblanc???"

"...yes...."

"is it a real one???"

 

That's why i'm saving up for a 149 BB.............

 

Cheers

M.

[Sailor Kenshin]

My pen can beat up your pen.

 

[Lloyd]

My pen can beat up your pen.

 

Your pen belongs in the bull(y) pen.

 

 

 

 

_{Was that the worst attempt at a play on words ever?}

[eric47]

I don't know why my inner child is a 14-year-old boy.

What makes you think that he's alone in there?

 

That's what the voices tell me.

 

Oh, wait....

 

Except for the mime, right?