What is your favorite pen? Writing utensils are /lit/ related, right? jetpens.com/Morning-Glory-Mach-II-Liquid-Ink-Pen-0.4-mm-Black/pd/5229

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Anonymous Thu May 2 19:44:56 2013 No.3718286 [DELETED]

What is your favorite pen? Writing utensils are /lit/ related, right?

jetpens.com/Morning-Glory-Mach-II-Liquid-Ink-Pen-0.4-mm-Black/pd/5229

>>	Anonymous Thu May 2 19:46:54 2013 No.3718291 File: 710 KB, 2000x1500, P5030033.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] pic related on top of the book is my favorite journal. I bought 5 of varying patterns from this shop in Venice. They are handmade and of excellent craftsmanship.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 2 19:47:54 2013 No.3718292 >>3718286 >Writing utensils are /lit/ related, right? No, but neither are 80% of the other threads, so play on.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 2 19:50:54 2013 No.3718297 File: 80 KB, 1000x665, fpn_1330977677__reform.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I love these little fuckers

>>	Anonymous Thu May 2 19:53:54 2013 No.3718302 >>3718297 Was it hard to get used to writing on that kind of tip? You have to be very careful to always keep it oriented correctly to the page or else it won't write, correct?

>>	Anonymous Thu May 2 20:00:55 2013 No.3718330 File: 139 KB, 249x239, garth-algar.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3718292 GAME ON!

>>	Anonymous Thu May 2 20:01:55 2013 No.3718335 >>3718302 not at all, as long as it's relatively correctly positioned it will write no pen is going to move around in your hand once you start writing

>>	Anonymous Thu May 2 20:04:54 2013 No.3718340 >>3718335 I never write in cursive, could that be problem with this type of pen?

>>	Anonymous Thu May 2 20:16:54 2013 No.3718387 File: 192 KB, 402x500, 4211208461_3ed99fa315.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3718340 I don't see any reason it should But you can do wonderful things with fountain pens so you will probably end up wanting to write in cursive in any case

>>	Anonymous Thu May 2 23:03:10 2013 No.3718799 bump

Anonymous Thu May 2 23:45:10 2013 No.3718885

I use what is at hand...

But could someone tell me if there is a reason to use a nice pen? Is it just a trophy or do you think there is something subtly important about your equipment? Also, what else do you think is important that someone wouldn't notice?

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 00:04:09 2013 No.3718921 >>3718291 there is no pen in that pic.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 00:22:09 2013 No.3718960 File: 4 KB, 250x250, 4-color-pen[1].jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Econ major here.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 00:30:09 2013 No.3718979 File: 10 KB, 300x300, 3.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] No smudge.

Anonymous Fri May 3 00:32:09 2013 No.3718985
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>>3718885
fountain pens offer a vast array of ink choices, line widths, they're refillable, one pen can last you a couple of lifetimes if taken care of, and they're just plain nicer to look at and write with

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 00:35:09 2013 No.3718994 I've been looking for a pen that is pebbled with green glass beads. Anybody got any ideas? I can't find one anywhere

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 00:38:09 2013 No.3719003 >>3718302 In germany, kids learn to use them in elementary school. I don't know, but it's probably like that with a lot of eurpean countries.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 00:44:09 2013 No.3719022 >>3718286 More like /g/.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 00:45:09 2013 No.3719026 >>3718985 >write with My mechanical keyboard would like a word with you.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 00:48:09 2013 No.3719036 >>3719026 Your mechanical keyboard can go fuck itself >>>/g/

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 00:55:09 2013 No.3719061 >>3719036 Typical hipster, irrationally favoring retro tech because it seems more olde tymey and 'authentic'. Kill yourself.

Anonymous Fri May 3 01:00:09 2013 No.3719071
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>>3718979
lies

pic for what i write with in my notebook. no smudging, good ink distribution, good line width, takes a while to die, fits well in the hand, cheap.

thinking about switching to the bic atlantis because they are also very good and i am partial to pens that retract, but they only come 2 to a pack which is disappointing. since i am on my last round stic (the box has lasted a long while), when it finally dies i will most likely switch to the soft feel retractable.

pretty much bic is a win except for ultra-round stic. only bic product that disappoints me.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 01:17:09 2013 No.3719113 >>3719061 Typical pleb, smells like cheetos and stale cum, and has never touched a girl go on, >>>/g/et

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 02:22:09 2013 No.3719236 >>3718297 >dat piston fill

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 02:32:10 2013 No.3719256 a pentel graphgear 500 im a math major so the pencil carries over to writing

Omar B !xeS.CIM.Jk Fri May 3 02:45:10 2013 No.3719276

Bic Crystal. Black ink. Fine Point. Cheap and last a long time. And I throw out the cap because I always loose it anyways. I buy them in boxes and write them down till they are finished. I am usually alternating 3 of them at a time and they all usually run out at around the same time if I'm consistent.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 02:53:09 2013 No.3719295 File: 440 KB, 2448x3264, 8lLZY.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3719256

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 02:58:10 2013 No.3719301 >>3719295 >babbys first integrals >ink seems about right

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 02:59:09 2013 No.3719302 >>3718286 Bic Atlantis blue: http://www.bicworld.com/en/products/details/25/atlantis-stic Pencils are more important. Mars technico 2mm of course. http://www.staedtler.com.au/Mars_technico_780_C_au

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 03:00:09 2013 No.3719303 Zebra yo.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 03:02:09 2013 No.3719309 >>3719061 Well, I'm writing this on my apple extended II, with the required dongle to let it run into a USB line. After long useage I prefer apple extended II over IBM Model M

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>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 15:41:09 2013 No.3720637 File: 65 KB, 600x399, feather-pen-set-writing-2.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >2013 >not writing with a feather

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 15:45:09 2013 No.3720651 File: 43 KB, 402x600, The Patrician's Writing Implement.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3720637 >tiny, no ostentatious grey 'feather' >not writing your Naruto fanfiction using an ostrich quill I'm surrounded by plebs.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 15:53:09 2013 No.3720675 >>3720651 My sides, where are they?

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 15:56:10 2013 No.3720692 >>3720637 >not quilling it raw Pleb Spotting #3720637- Friday the third of March 2013

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 15:58:09 2013 No.3720701 >>3720675 I don't know. I plucked mine from some chubby guy's fedora.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 20:33:09 2013 No.3721247 >Pilot G2 Am I a pleb?

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 21:09:09 2013 No.3721337 >>3721247 >pleb You're certainly middle brow.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 21:10:09 2013 No.3721339 >>3721337 >middle brow. G2 is sold at fucking Wal-Mart. It doesn't get more lowbrow than that.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 21:11:10 2013 No.3721345 >>3721339 low-brow don't have status anxiety. Status anxiety is definitional for middle-brow.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 21:17:09 2013 No.3721363 Pentel EnerGel 0.5 mm I have written close to 1000 pages with these pens. I have yet to find anything quite like it. I have a fountain pen that I love, but it's hard to find paper that really suits it in terms of flow and smoothness.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 21:27:09 2013 No.3721388 >>3718286 This is a literature board.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 21:29:09 2013 No.3721393 File: 98 KB, 500x333, 8688845165_293f029e5f.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I just wish it came in fine point

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 22:12:09 2013 No.3721463 File: 1.57 MB, 2592x1936, image.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Lamy Safari for my pen. Zebra m-301 for my pencil.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 22:44:09 2013 No.3721503 File: 134 KB, 640x480, 2611468968_4c553db9d9_z.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] If one of your drafts don't pass through a type-writer you are doing your fingers a disservice.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 22:58:09 2013 No.3721522 >>3721388 >>3721388 You must have a PhD, right?

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 23:05:09 2013 No.3721536 >>3721388 Pens help write literature. Check mate motherfucker.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 23:16:09 2013 No.3721560 >>3719071 No grip and small circumference make these uncomfortable for me.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 06:41:40 2013 No.3722153 File: 16 KB, 361x233, typewriter.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3721503 >DING http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4nwe7cW_og

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 06:47:40 2013 No.3722162 File: 1.77 MB, 300x174, FANTASTIC.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3721503 >mfw I bought an erika for 1.50 Too bad I can't write for shit.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 06:51:40 2013 No.3722170 I do all my writing on the computer like any sane person. The pen I use for other stuff is a Pilot G2.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 07:25:40 2013 No.3722206 File: 24 KB, 800x536, bic_cristal_ballpoint_pent.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] REPRESENT!

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 07:27:40 2013 No.3722209 >>3722170 A typewriter has it's own merit.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 07:28:40 2013 No.3722212 >>3722206 >crystal richfag

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 07:28:40 2013 No.3722213 >>3722209 like? inb4 saves electricity

Anonymous Sat May 4 07:46:40 2013 No.3722221

>>3722213
Well, ignoring saving electricity, because I also think that's a shit argument, it is true that it doesn't need electricity, so you can use it anywhere, it can't shut off, lose data or not support the file type.
You can't be distracted by applications or the internet, you can't go back and spend 3 hours fucking around on one paragraph, choosing a font or page layout.
There aren't any annoying ads flickering in the corner (fucking thank you, Word fucking 2010), you have a direct hard copy, so you have a concrete result for your effort, and not just a word count or a tiny scroll nub.
Then there's the actual feel of typing, which, straight up, it's pretty awesome.
A good analog typewriter will last for fucking ever, and they're cheap as shit off of ebay, see >>3722162
The ink bands are still sold in stores, so that's not a problem, and they're cheap too.

If all you're doing is writing, the only real downsides are that they're fucking heavy and that it'll have to be transcribed, although now they have that "reading" technology, so I don't even know how long that's going to be a problem.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 08:05:40 2013 No.3722239 >>3722221 You're grasping for reasons and coming up with shitty ones Writing by hand is a superior experience, using a computer is more convenient. There's absolutely no good reason you should be using a typewriter in 2013.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 08:18:40 2013 No.3722258 >>3722239 Grasping for reasons? Those are all valid points, dipshit.

Anonymous Sat May 4 09:05:40 2013 No.3722318
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>typewriter
If you're using typewriter just stop. You want to live like you're some writer you'v seen on the movies and black&white filtered pictures, but you have nothing to say because you're a poser. Remember all that embarrassing shit you did as a kid and teenager, the stuff that makes you cringe and blush? This typewriting thing will be one of them in a few years.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 09:06:40 2013 No.3722322 >>3722239 >There's absolutely no good reason you should be using a typewriter in 2013. There's the clickity-clack sound they make. That's a good enough reason to own one, in my opinion.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 09:08:40 2013 No.3722325 >>3722322 http://www.etsy.com/shop/usbtypewriter

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 09:10:40 2013 No.3722336 >>3722325 >http://www.etsy.com/shop/usbtypewriter Eh, personally, I'd want just the typewriter. I don't want the clickity clack when I'm searching for porn and whatnot.

Anonymous Sat May 4 09:27:40 2013 No.3722396

>>3718979
I am in love with those pens and opened this thread just to make sure it was represented. Good taste, dude. I always carry one of those pens on me. I wish the case was a little better, but it's 90% better than other pens in it's price range and the case doesn't really matter too much.

I'd really like to get into fountain pens too, is there a one-stop guide or something for them? The ones in here I've seen look pretty good, but I know nothing about them or fountain pens in general. They seem like they'd be nice to write with.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 09:28:40 2013 No.3722399 File: 72 KB, 500x549, 1364740082371.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >2000+13 >Using pens still Pencils are where it's at, easier to correct, and overall, the way they write is more attractive.

Anonymous Sat May 4 09:30:40 2013 No.3722408

>>3722170
Why would you do that? I write on looseleaf or in one of the millions of cheap journals/notebooks I have laying around, and then I use the computer for editing. It's much nicer that way, because writing on looseleaf forces me to focus on actually writing instead of over-editing (at least, over-editing too early) and dicking around with the story, and transcribing it to my computer forces me to think about the story and edit it.

Although I will readily admit that beyond that there's no real concrete advantage besides having a back-up medium for your work in case your hard drive shits itself.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 09:33:40 2013 No.3722417 >>3722399 what's so great about being able to correct? are you that retarded that your hands disobey your mind so much that you need to use a pencil? and why would you want what you're writing to fade away to nothing in a few years?

Anonymous Sat May 4 09:34:40 2013 No.3722423

>>3722258
They're also all valid points that are covered and done better by writing by hand.
>no electricity
Check.
>use it anywhere
Check, and even more portable because there's no keyboard or anything other than the paper itself.
>can't shut off
Yep.
>lose data
Yep.
>not support the file type.
Yep.
>can't be distracted by applications or the internet, you can't go back and spend 3 hours fucking around on one paragraph, choosing a font or page layout.
See above.
>aren't any annoying ads flickering, direct hard copy, concrete result
I feel like I'm spending too much time repeating myself, but there you go. The only unique and valid reason behind typewriters are "I like the way it sounds." At least admit that it's the only reason instead of coming up with a bunch of bullshit that holds better for notebooks than typewriters.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 09:35:40 2013 No.3722424 >>3722399 >easier to correct >not retyping a rough draft Wat

Anonymous Sat May 4 09:44:40 2013 No.3722451

>>3722423
Just because a pen and a typewriter have the same advantages doesn't mean the typewriter is invalidated. If that's how you're going to do it, I could just as easily say pens are stupid and nobody should use them because I hate using them because they make my handwriting look like ass and they keep getting lost.

Beyond that, I was comparing typewriter with computer/laptop, and even if I weren't: eat me.

Anonymous Sat May 4 09:48:40 2013 No.3722461

>>3722451
The typewriter is invalidated because a pen carries the same advantages AND does them better. That's why I said if you're going to vouch for them, be honest about it.

>eat me.
Don't be so defensive, it's a discussion about pens and typewriters for Christ's sake.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 10:00:40 2013 No.3722516 >>3722461 Except, writing with a typewriter is at least six times faster.

Anonymous Sat May 4 10:13:40 2013 No.3722570

>>3722461
Okay, I apologize for the eat me comment, I got excited.

"The pen does them better" is your opinion and you're using it as a fact.

What you're saying is basically "they both do the same stuff, but I like pens better, so pens are objectively better."

When I'm on the go, my only criteria is "it writes" so I use pens just as often as pencils, but when I sit down and have a choice, I really dislike pens in general. I don't like the way my handwriting looks, I hate the way you have to scribble to get ink flowing in the cheap ones, or the way the ink sometimes blots. If it's not the cheapest ones, I can't fit them behind my ear, either.

But I was never even arguing which ist the best medium to scribble shit out, I just said the typewriter has still has advantages. It's ability and quality hasn't gotten less since laptops came along. When I'm sitting at home, I will always choose the typewriter over anything else.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 10:33:40 2013 No.3722637 My high school english teacher gave me a really nice pen as a gift, but I still just use pilot G2s. God-tier pen, but I wish I used my fancy pen. Has nice memories in it.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 10:43:40 2013 No.3722678 >>3722570 >I hate pens because I only use shitty ones and my handwriting sucks

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 10:56:40 2013 No.3722723 What kind of phone case is that?

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 11:01:40 2013 No.3722741 File: 986 KB, 500x280, HLG.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3722678 >I'm mad because someone doesn't have exactly my opinion on something! >MFW!!!

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 11:18:40 2013 No.3722778 File: 754 KB, 2000x1500, image.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Who makes that iPhone case mang?

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 11:41:40 2013 No.3722814 File: 845 KB, 298x199, the_world_hates_u.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3722741 Stop pussyfooting around the fact that you use a typewriter because you think it improves your image and validates you as i writer.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 14:32:40 2013 No.3723169 >>3722778 What Iphone case?

Anonymous Sat May 4 14:58:40 2013 No.3723216
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>>3722814
>I can't deal with the fact that I can't get this stranger on the internet to agree with me, so I'll make a stupid remark instead.
But yes, it did improve my image of having an almost godlike ability to buy shit I want for insanely small amounts of money.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 15:10:40 2013 No.3723234 >>3723169 The one with the iPhone in it. On top of the book next to the glasses

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 15:29:40 2013 No.3723278 >>3723234 Dude, I think that's a card etui or something. That's not an iphone case.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 15:36:40 2013 No.3723292 >>3723278 I think you are right. I'm kind of a knucklehead.

Anonymous Sat May 4 15:59:40 2013 No.3723361

>>3723292
That's not hard to make though. What kind of place do you live? Because if find some kind of, I don't know leather jacket repair or shoe repair, or something, you could probably get a big enough piece of scrap for super cheap, if not free. If it's actually one of those kinds of shops, sewing it would take just a few minutes, so they might do it for you.
Sewing it yourself could be a problem.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 16:36:40 2013 No.3723456 File: 134 KB, 900x900, Pentel Side FX.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I don't care that these are sold at my Walmart, I own four of these fuckers and they're some of my favorite pencils.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 19:01:40 2013 No.3723759 What is the best fine/extra fine nib fountain pen on a budget? Looking from around $5-$20, disposable fountain pens not included. I was thinking either the Lamy Safari Black, Parker Vector Black , or Nemosine Singularity Velvet Black (German Fine Nib).

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 20:08:39 2013 No.3724001 >>3723759 the safari or the singularity. i would stay away from the parker much too unreliable

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 20:10:39 2013 No.3724012 File: 51 KB, 1300x1300, Pigma Micron 5mm.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] GET ON MY LEVEL

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 20:23:39 2013 No.3724059 File: 79 KB, 1530x1530, 0_0_productGfx_7ff6e8aa673de27597101f87d63a2a9e.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I need to pay 5 bucks a refill, but I still love this little devil.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 20:24:39 2013 No.3724062 File: 23 KB, 396x528, g7516.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3724012 Good for illustration, but not as good as these fuckers for writing. I mean, damn.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 20:26:39 2013 No.3724064 I was watching Django Unchained and the pens seemed...erotic.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 20:27:39 2013 No.3724069 >>3724062 These bleed through every page I've ever used them on.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 20:29:39 2013 No.3724074 >>3724069 Really? I've never had that happen to me. Ever. And I've used the absolute hell out of 'em.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 20:29:39 2013 No.3724075 I myself use Uni-ball eye 157s or A Parker jotter. I like the feel of uni-balls, and the Parker, I only use for it reliability.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 20:30:39 2013 No.3724079 >>3724075 Mmm, the feel of a uniball in your hands.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 20:31:39 2013 No.3724081 >>3724069 If you're a slow writer, they shall.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 21:27:24 2013 No.3724242 >>3724001 Alright. If I go for the Nemosine, how should I know whether to get fine or extra fine nib?

>>	Anonymous Sun May 5 04:43:24 2013 No.3724914 File: 25 KB, 600x600, zebra-g-301-stainless-steel-gel-rollerball-pen[1].jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Zebra G-301 Stainless Steel Gel Pen. about £2.50 on cultpens.com

>>	Anonymous Sun May 5 04:54:24 2013 No.3724921 File: 27 KB, 300x381, 1366200859835.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3722461

Anonymous Sun May 5 06:22:24 2013 No.3725028

>>3724242
look up a writing sample of it, I got a fine and It was too wide for my taste to next time(i gave it to a friend) I might go extra fine since I write really small. if you do go with the nemosine, make sure to use it every couple of days, or else the ink will dry in the feed. the safari is really good about starting up right away no matter how longs it been since i've used it.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 5 10:43:24 2013 No.3725404 >>3723759 see >>3718297 Reform 1745 fine, semi-flex, piston-filler

>>	Anonymous Sun May 5 14:29:24 2013 No.3725991 Pentel Slicci .25mm

>>	Anonymous Sun May 5 14:56:24 2013 No.3726079 What's a good pocket sized notebook?

>>	Anonymous Sun May 5 14:59:24 2013 No.3726089 Any pen I can get because I actually do write rather than just trying to look like a writer.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 5 15:03:24 2013 No.3726099 >>3723759 The Pilot Metropolitan is an extremely respectable choice for the price range--it just hasn't yet achieved the popularity of other 'introductory' pens like the Safari.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 5 15:05:24 2013 No.3726105 >>3726089 >Any computer I can get because I actually use my computer rather than trying to look like I use my computer This is how you sound to anyone who knows anything about pens; also, discrediting aesthetics is for tasteless philistines.

Anonymous Sun May 5 15:24:24 2013 No.3726175

>>3726105
>Equating how drastically different one computer is from another to... pens.
My god you're an idiot. Aesthetics are one thing, but at the end of the day a pen is a pen. Having some $50 pen isn't going to make you a better writer than if you use one you found of the floor.

Anonymous Sun May 5 15:27:24 2013 No.3726192

>>3726175
>but at the end of the day a pen is a pen. Having some $50 pen isn't going to make you a better writer than if you use one you found of the floor
You call me the idiot, yet you're arguing over something that you clearly have no knowledge of. Different pens, like computers, have different quality--a cheap ballpoint is nowhere near as good as a fountain pen. I'd suggest you actually try out some pens before you dismiss them.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 5 15:29:24 2013 No.3726200 >>3726192 >Fountain pens make me a better writer than lowlife ballpoint users. All right man, obviously I am wrong. I'll just pack my stuff and go to /b/ because I am nowhere close to being on your level.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 5 15:30:24 2013 No.3726204 >>3726200 Oh dear God, I'm bumping this thread once again just so people on the front page can see how pathetic you are. No one in this thread was being an elitist over the pens they use, you clearly struggle with issues of inadequacy.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 5 15:31:24 2013 No.3726210 File: 49 KB, 380x380, 0007033017122_A.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3719071 THESE Pens right here. I stocked up and pretty much have a lifetime supply of these pens.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 5 15:33:24 2013 No.3726225 >>3726204 >pleb

>>	Anonymous Sun May 5 15:43:24 2013 No.3726269 >>3726200 >Fountain pens make me a better writer than lowlife ballpoint users. He actually never even implied that.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 5 16:56:24 2013 No.3726474 >>3726099 I'm probably just going to stick with a Lamy Safari Fine or Extra Fine, can't find much good comparisons of both nibs though.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 5 20:40:24 2013 No.3727148 File: 23 KB, 350x255, lamy.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3726474

>>	Anonymous Sun May 5 20:53:24 2013 No.3727174 >>3727148 I saw that one. Most pencils I prefer to write with are in-between that, so I'll probably just go for extra fine.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 5 21:37:24 2013 No.3727290 >>3727148 that's some excellent writing, mate

>>	Anonymous Sun May 5 21:44:24 2013 No.3727306 I write with a Lamy Safari with an extra fine nib, and Aurora Black ink. pretty basic as far as fountain pens go, but I love it.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 01:25:24 2013 No.3728078 File: 7 KB, 380x380, pilot g2.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] g2 all day every day

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 01:34:23 2013 No.3728101 >>3726210 >needing to have a lifetime supply of pens srsly, just get yourself one good pen that will last

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 01:39:23 2013 No.3728116 >>3728101 You don't write very much do you?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 01:40:23 2013 No.3728121 >>3728116 What makes you say that?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 01:41:23 2013 No.3728123 >>3728121 That you've never worn out a pen

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 01:45:23 2013 No.3728137 >>3728123 What do you mean by 'worn out a pen'?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 01:46:23 2013 No.3728142 >>3728137 You've never used a pen so much that you've had to replace it have you?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 01:49:23 2013 No.3728152 >>3728142 What do you mean by 'replace it'?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 08:50:23 2013 No.3728632 >>3728152 it ran out of ink. it became empty inside. all of the ink in the pen is now on paper

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 09:10:23 2013 No.3728666 >>3722318 >Everybody but me is a hipster! >Imitating art is an inherently bad thing! >gooby pls You do realize that people only stopped using typewriters in like, 1993, right?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 09:15:23 2013 No.3728676 >>3728632 Why not just buy a new ink cartridge (or however the heck they are called)?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 09:18:23 2013 No.3728686 >>3728666 Guess why. You're typing on it. Meanwhile in 1743. >Everybody but me is an archer >Imitating robin hood is an inherently bad thing! >Monsieur please! You do realize that people only stopped using bows in like, 1601, right?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 09:21:23 2013 No.3728692 >>3728676 I'm not that guy, but this is a thread to post pens you like. He apparently likes the bics and those aren't refillable. Thats why he has a lifetime supply

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 09:46:23 2013 No.3728740 Anyone else a decent writer, but with shit handwriting? The irony of life.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 09:50:23 2013 No.3728753 >>3724059 >parker my nig

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 12:57:23 2013 No.3729307 >>3719295 Lamy's a good choice!

Anonymous Mon May 6 13:39:23 2013 No.3729435

>>3728632
Ah, so your pens aren't wearing out? They're just running out of ink, and you have to throw them away?
Which leads back to my original comment
>just get yourself one good pen that will last
and you can understand my confusion at your rejoinder
>You don't write very much do you?
because you see, I do in fact write by hand quite a bit, but since I use quality writing instruments which can refilled once the ink runs out, I haven't in a long long time used a pen so much that I've been forced to replace it with an entirely new pen

Anonymous Mon May 6 13:43:23 2013 No.3729445
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>>3728686
>Nobody should use typewriters!
>Because they're OLD and not NEW.

>My dad's record collection?
>Fucking trashed it, tossed the player in after.
>He's not going to listen to the White Album while I'm around.

>My uncle wanted to restore this old-timer
>the seats were shit and there wasn't even a lighter port for the Navi
>so I called him a faggot and set it on fire.

>A friend of mine got a call from his crush
>The phone wasn't an iphone5 so I THREW IT ON THE GROUND

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 13:48:24 2013 No.3729451 >>3729445 It's not that they're old, it's that they're obsolete Do you also use oil lamps to light your house and twigs to clean your teeth?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 13:51:24 2013 No.3729462 >>3728740 I don't know whether I'm a decent writer or not, but I do know that I have shit handwriting. Thankfully, computers exist.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 13:54:23 2013 No.3729468 File: 17 KB, 250x250, 1300044776986.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3729462 >giving thanks for the invention that has ruined your life and will eventually lead to the downfall of humanity

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 13:58:23 2013 No.3729484 File: 181 KB, 599x492, 1324139975434.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3729451 >Record players are old, but typewriters are OBSOLETE. >You see, there's a distinction, because my entire opinion would be retarded if there wasn't.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 13:59:24 2013 No.3729490 >>3729468 Why has it ruined my life?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 14:02:23 2013 No.3729496 >>3729484 That's right, if there wasn't a distinction between old and obsolete his whole opinion would be retarded. Good thing for him that there is such a distinction, clearly established in the separate meanings of the words.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 14:04:23 2013 No.3729510 >>3729490 You're here, aren't you?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 14:05:23 2013 No.3729514 >>3729510 Yes, but only because I haven't got any friends to enjoy this fine day wi- Oh. I see what you mean.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 14:07:23 2013 No.3729519 File: 44 KB, 600x451, marinetti.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3729445 Preach on brother.

Anonymous Mon May 6 14:13:23 2013 No.3729538

>>3729484
Yeah, using Record players is almost as retarded as using typewriters

I say almost because there is a perceptible different in the output versus that from a digital file, whether it's increased fidelity or just the eccentricities of the player is beside the point.
Is there a difference in the words you produce whether they're typed on a typewriter or on a computer?
What's your argument for using a typewriter?
Is it the sound? Why not just get a clickity-clackety keyboard for your computer?
Portability? Your old friend the pen offers the ultimate in that regard. And just how portable is a typewriter anyway, you're not exactly going to be lugging it out of the house very often are you?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 14:16:23 2013 No.3729547 >>3729468 A gramme is better than a damn.

Anonymous Mon May 6 15:14:23 2013 No.3729792
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>>3729538
>Is there a difference in the words you produce whether they're typed on a typewriter or on a computer?
What does that even matter? The answer is yes, by the way.

>Why not just get a clickity-clackety keyboard for your computer?
>paying money to buy a novelty trinket designed specifically to imitate a sound made by a machine that was designed to write things and costs about five bucks.

>Portability?
Yes. That's the first thing that comes to mind when I consider what I want to write on when I'm in transit.
No, idiot, I keep it at home. I have a typewriter at home to write on and a small journal in my coat for when I'm going someplace and think of something unbelievably clever and artistic that must be recorded.

I know this concept might be a bit out of your grasp, but I enjoy writing on a typewriter more than I do on a keyboard. I like to have and do things I enjoy. Bizarre, I know.

I am also the opinion that something I enjoy should be enjoyed to the fullest extent. If I'm sitting at home, and I'm going to do something, I'm going to do it fucking right.
That includes optimizing atmosphere to peak comfyness, selecting a tool that is both physically and functionally appealing, pouring myself a drink with enough alcoholic content to get me drunk faster and writing utter gibberish that sounds like it's supposed to mean something, but doesn't. Because I like that too.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 15:18:23 2013 No.3729803 >>3729792 Doctor Whom is shit and you're a fag

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 16:24:58 2013 No.3730091 File: 58 KB, 600x400, 10192[1].jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >caring this much that people use older objects for their own reasons rather than cutting-edge tech The fuck, you guys. Pic related, my go-to.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 16:25:59 2013 No.3730095 >>3729803 >>>/b/

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 17:00:59 2013 No.3730198 File: 171 KB, 385x314, a.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3729803 I can actually FEEL how mad you are.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 19:06:58 2013 No.3730663 File: 73 KB, 552x396, fdgall52.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3730091 fuck you pasta eater

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 23:55:59 2013 No.3731835 Thinking of getting a Lammy Safari(the greenish one; generic black ink) as my intro to the world of fountain pens, but I'm concerned my cursive is shit. Am I making a mistake? Different pen?

Anonymous Tue May 7 00:10:00 2013 No.3731887

>>3731835
If you're interested in improving your cursive, there's a decent amount of resources out there. If you have the time you could try picking up the Palmer method, which is basically writing cursive using your forearm/upper-arm and shoulder instead of the wrist so you can write for hours without getting sore if I'm remembering right.

I'm also interested in getting into fountain pens, so hopefully somebody has some good advice for us.

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